New Releases and Top 5 Flicks on Redbox

It's going to be a little chilly this weekend, Waukee. Wouldn't this be the perfect time to rent a movie?

What should you see? How about a new Redbox release?

Madea's Witness Protection - For years, George Needleman, the gentle CFO of a Wall Street investment bank, has been living with his head in the clouds. His frustrated second wife, Kate, has reached her limit taking care of his senile mother, Barbara. His teenage daughter, Cindy, is spoiled beyond hope and his seven-year-old son, Howie, wishes his father were around more. But George is finally forced to wake up when he learns that his firm, Lockwise Industries, has been operating a mob-backed Ponzi scheme - and that he's been set up as the fall guy. Facing criminal charges and death threats from the mob, George and his entire family are put under witness protection in the safest place that Brian, a federal prosecutor from Atlanta, can think of His Aunt Madea's house down South.

Redbox Review: 4 Stars  Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tyler Perry, Eugene Levy, Denise Richards, Romeo , Tom Arnold

Madgascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted - Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo, and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of course, King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the perfect cover: a traveling circus, which they reinvent - Madagascar style

Redbox Review: 4.5 Stars Rating: PG Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron Cohen

Armed and Deadly - Janis McKenzie is blond, beautiful and intelligent. She should have no trouble making friends. But she does. A series of traumatic events in her life have made her reluctant to let people get close. A near death experience, while in the Army during the Gulf War, and losing the love of her life, have left invisible scars. But the deepest scar came from her twin brother Jamey. At age 16, she saw him butcher knife their parents to death. He blames Janis for his going to prison and promises to kill her when he gets out. Now, 20 years later, Jamey is coming, and all Janis wants is closure.

Redbox Review: 1 Star  Rating: R Stars: Lisa Varga, Audrey Landers, Diane Ford, Toni Ann Rossi, Ken Stellingwerf

I Heart Shakey - Single father J.T. and his precocious daughter Chandler move from a small town to Chicago with their lovable family mutt Shakey. After missing the fine print in their rental contract, J.T. is forced to find Shakey a new home. Chandler hatches a plan to keep Shakey and teach J.T. a valuable lesson about loyalty and the importance of keeping family together.

Redbox Review: 3 Stars  Rating: PG Stars: Steve Lemme, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Alfonso Arau, Rylie Behr

The Dead Matter - A guilt-ridden young woman desperate to contact her deceased brother discovers a powerful ancient relic that controls the dead. Her dark obsession drags her into the tangled world of two warring vampire lords each with his own sinister plans for the artifact, and a vampire hunter who will stop at nothing to destroy it.

Redbox Review: 2.5 Stars  Rating: NR Stars: Andrew Divoff, Tom Savini, Jason Carter, Sean Serino, Tom Nagel

Want to know the Top 5 movies on Redbox this week? Here you go:

1. That's My Boy
2. Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
3. Snow White and the Huntsman
4. Madea's Witness Protection
5. The Avengers

Waukee is home to three Redbox kiosks, so there's more than one place to find the perfect movie:

• Kum & Go, 350 S.E. University Ave.
•  125 Laurel St.
•  3311 Ute Ave.

To ensure that your movie is available, go to redbox.com and reserve online.