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I don t know.I m making this up as i go-Indiana Jones
Director:Steven Spielberg
Cast:Harrison Ford,Karen Allen,Paul Freeman,John Rhys Davies,Denholm Elliot
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1981
Running Time:111 minutes
Plot:
The year is 1936. Archeology professor Indiana Jones narrowly escapes death in a South American temple with a gold idol - by poison dart, fall, and finally a giant boulder that chases him out the front. An old enemy, Rene Belloq, steals the idol and then orders Hovito indians after Indy. Indy, however, escapes back to the USA, where Army Intelligence officers are waiting for him at his university. They tell him about a flurry of Nazi archaeological activity near Cairo, which Indy determines to be the possible resting place of the Ark of the Covenant - the chest that carried the 10 Commandments. The Ark is believed to carry an incredibly powerful energy that must not fall into Nazi hands. Indiana is immediately sent overseas, stopping in Nepal to pick up an old girlfriend Marion Ravenwood and then meeting up in Cairo with his friend Sallah.
Review:
With no doubt one of the greatest movies of all time and an absolutely phenomenal film.More than just a tribute to the 1930´s adventure serials,Raiders of the Lost Ark changed the adventure genre forever.I watched Raiders back at 2005 on DVD and it become my all favorite movie.Personally,no movie will beat this classic in my opinion and Raiders of the Lost Ark has everything i love in a movie:action,comedy,great scenes and a memorable character.This is the movie that will never die.
Raiders introduced to the world one of the most iconic heroes of cinema history:Indiana Jones,the daredevil and charming archaeologist who travels around the world to find legendary artefacts and at the same time gets into the most incredibles but dangerous situations.
Harrison Ford delivers a great perfomance as Indiana Jones.He was meant to play Indy.Ford gives the attitude,the personality and the charm that made Indy a legend and he also gives humanity to him on making his laughable fobhia of snakes very realistic.I love Harrison as Indy more than as Han Solo of Star Wars because he ´s so cool and he always gets in very diferent situations.Ford is legendary and Indiana Jones was really made for him. I love Karen Allen as Marion Ravenwood because she is the only woman that can handle Dr.Jones.Allen is a great actress and very strong as well.Paul Freeman is excellent as Indy s arch-nemesis Rene Belloq.What i love about Belloq is he knows Indy better than noboby and he ´s always one step of him.Belloq is the best villain of the series along Irina Spalko of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.Ronald Lacey is preety damn scary as Toth,John Rhys Davies is so funny as Sallah and the late great Denholm Elliot is unforgettable as Marcus Brody.
Steven Spielberg´s direction made this movie a instant classic.I´m a huge of him since ever and he created such iconic scenes as the famous boulder chase which is the best action sequence of all time and my favorite scene ever.
The sequels may be good but Raiders is where everything starts.Like a rollercoaster,Raiders of the Lost Ark doesn´t stop every second and offers the audience a great time.The greatest action-adventure masterpiece of cinematic history,the adventure has now a real name:Indiana Jones.
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Say hello to my little friend!!!!-Tony Montana
Director:Brian DePalma
Cast:Al Pacino,Steven Bauer,Michelle Phfeiffer,Robert Loggia
Genre:Crime,Gangster
Year of release:1983
Running Time:170 minutes
Plot:
After years of diplomatic silence between the United States and Cuba, Castro opens the port of Mariel Harbor, Cuba, to thousands emmigrating to the United States in search of the American dream. Shrewdly, Castro also unlocks the overpacked prisons, allowing hordes of criminals to join the refugees. Tony Montana, a small time hood, is one of them. In Florida, Montana connects with gangster Frank Lopez, and guns his way through the sun washed streets of Miami where he finds power, wealth and passion. He kills Lopez and marries his mistress, Elvira. Montana, better known as "Scarface," soon becomes the leader of a bloody cocaine-smuggling empire but at a terrible cost to his sister, Gina and his loyal friend, Manny. However, like that of others before him, Montana's reign is brief and a violent end is guaranteed as rival gangster compete to become the next drug lord.
Review:
No movie has made a massive impact on myself like Scarface when i first saw it back in 2004.This is absolutely one of the greatest movies of all time and one of my personal favorites actually.Based on the 1932 gangster movie with the same name and directed by Howard Hawks,this version is even more violent and updated but briliantly directed by Brian DePalma with a intense script by Oliver Stone.Scarface is simply phenomenal and one of the greatest classics of gangster movies.
Al Pacino delivers a amazing and oustanding perfomance as the ruthless and psychotic cuban gangster Tony Montana which according to Pacino,he was inspired from the original version.Tony Montana is one of the coolest and bad ass movie characters of all time because he´s very honest and loyal to his balls and word but his greed takes him to extreme actions that could make his own destruction.Pacino was phenomenal in the movie and perhaps the role is the most popular role of his career.Not a bad debut for Michelle Pheiffer.She was bloody gorgeous but i still prefer her in Batman Returns.One of the actors i liked the most was Paul Shenar as Alejandro Soza.What i like about Soza is that he´s a respectable buissenessman but he´s one relentess bastard if some one tries to double cross him.One of the scenes that i don t like at all is when Tony kills his best friend Manny right in front of her sister.I mean is shocking because i would never kill my best friend.
Brian DePalma is one of the greatest directors ever.His technique of filmmaking reminded me of Sergio Leone´s style specially in the close ups to the character´s face but he created a one hell of a epic gangster movie just like the Untouchables.25 years after the release,Scarface changed the culture forever and inspired a lot of hip hop stars to do whatever it takes to get to the top.
One of the greatest movies of all time,Scarface taught me a very important lesson:The World is Yours.A oustanding masterpiece of cinema that will live on forever in the history of cinema.
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Yippee-Ki-Yay,Motherfucker.-John McClane
Director:John McTiernan
Cast:Bruce Willis,Alan Rickman,Bonnie Bedelia,Alexander Godunov
Genre:Action,Thriller
Year of release:1988
Running Time:127 minutes
Plot:
John McClane is a cop from New York City who is on his way to Los Angeles to see his kids and his wife Holly, who moved to LA because of a job at the Nakatomi Corporation. When he arrives at Nakatomi Plaza, he meets Holly's boss Joe Takagi and her co-worker Harry Ellis. He and Holly go into a private bathroom and get into an argument. When Holly leaves to give a speech, thirteen armed terrorists lead by Hans Gruber seize control of the building and take the occupants of the 30th floor, who are the only ones left in the building, hostage. Luckily, they missed John since he was in the bathroom. He sneaks out and witnesses Gruber kill Takagi. He goes to floor 32 and pulls the fire alarm, but the terrorists cancel the alarm and send someone up to kill John. However, he kills the terrorist and steals his machine gun. Now he has to kill the rest of the terrorists and save the hostages before the terrorists get their way.
Review:
What a amazing movie and one of my personal favorites of all time.Die Hard is definelty a masterpiece and a explosive adrenaline rush masterpiece that grabs you every second of it.20 years later,it still kicks butt and is a lot better than those CGI craps of today.Die Hard is such a thrilling ride and the sequels may good but this is in my opiinion the grandaddy of action movies.
Bruce Willis delivers an oustanding perfomance as John McClane and he s not your regular killing machine like Schwarzenegger or Stallone.McClane is a regular guy like everybody and nothing goes right in his life.He s scared of flying,his marriage has collapsed and he s not dressed for the christimas party at the Nakatomi Plaza.I love Willis as McClane because he makes him such a nice guy but at same time heroic and a complete badass.Even in the moments of tension,John maintains his sarcasm and sense of humour aswell,which will be his trademark along the series.McClane will wish to spend a nice Christmas at home.Alan Rickman dominates the entire movie as Hans Gruber.I had no idea that was him when i first saw the movie but wow Rickman was phenomenal.Hans Gruber isn t the typical villain actually.He s just a guy with ambitions and he also has a sinister sense of humour.Rickman will go down to history as one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time.
John McTiernan directed the film with brilliance and control,estabilshing a great revolution in action movies.Die Hard gives a great balance between the action and comedy and few movies weren´t able to do it.
If you want a good example of an excellent action movie,Die Hard is the one.The greatest action movie of all time and also a classic of it´s own,Die Hard sets a new generation of action movies and deserves to be at the list as one of my all time favorite movies.
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Get away from her,you bitch!!!-Ellen Ripley
Director:James Cameron
Cast:Sigourney Weaver,Michael Biehn,Lance Henriksen,Paul Reiser,Carrie Hehn,Bill Paxton
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1986
Running Time:132 minutes
Plot:
Ellen Ripley, the sole survivor of the alien attack on the mining ship Nostromo, awakens half a century later when she is found by a salvage ship. The welcome given to her by the "Company" officials is far from warm, since they refuse to believe her discovery of alien existence and strip her off her flight officer's license. Ripley also discovers, much to her horror, that the planet LV-426 where her crew had encountered an alien species for the first time, is now colonized by the company. But when all contact from the planet is lost Ripley is called back into action again as an advisor to a team of tough space marines with lots of firepower. To get rid of her recurrent nightmares about the alien creature, Ripley prepares for a final battle with the monsters - and this time, there are hundreds of them out there.
Review:
This time,it s war!!There are few sequels on movie history that can be even better than the original and Aliens is the right example.I always loved this movie because is an amazing classic and a an oustanding improvement of the original movie directed by Ridley Scott in 1979.While Alien is a scary space horror movie,Aliens is a spectcular space action movie with adrenaline,intensity and brilliance aswell.This is one of the best action movies of all time and one of the greatest sequels of movie history.
Sigourney Weaver delivers an excellent and improved perfomance as Ellen Ripley.She looks even better than in the first movie.Sigourney is one of the greatest actresses of all time and she s the original action lady of Hollywood.Ripley is one of my favorite movie heroes because she dominates a genre dominated by men but she left her mark as the most iconic female hero of all time.Ripley is much stronger in this movie because the events of the first movie affect her mentally but she faces her own fear like she knows best.Sigourney became a icon thanks to Ripley.Michael Biehn was great as Corporal Hicks but i like him more in The Terminator,Bill Paxton is soo cool as Hudson.He s the most coolest character of the entire movie and Jennette Goldstein is a badass as Vasquez.Carrie Hehn is so adorable as Newt and i love the scenes with her and Ripley .And of course,the aliens were fantastic and this movie marks the first appearence of the Alien Queen.
James Cameron is indeed one of the greatest directors of all time.He really directs Aliens with his signature and he makes a bigger and better movie than in the first one.Cameron is one of the best reasons that i love this movie and his other movies aswell and he will bring another masterpiece with Avatar.
Aliens is one of my all time favorite movies and is better than those CGI craps of today.23 years later after it s release,Aliens is one of the greatest action sci fi movies of all time and a timeless masterpiece.Cameron rules!!!!
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You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.-Harvey Dent
Director:Christopher Nolan
Cast:Christian Bale,Michael Caine,Heath Ledger,Gary Oldman,Maggie Gyllenhall,Aaron Eckhart
Genre:Action,Crime,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2008
Running Time.153 minutes
Plot:
With just one year having passed after taking out Ra's Al Ghul's plan to have Gotham eliminated and the mysterious disappearance of Dr. Jonathan Crane AKA the Scarecrow, and after the city was nearly plundered with his toxins, Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter-ego the Batman, continue the seemingly endless effort to bring order to Gotham, with the help of Lt. James Gordon and newly appointed District Attorney Harvey Dent. But a new threat has now emerged into the streets. The Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic criminal called The Joker, whose eerie grin, laughter, and inhuman morality makes him as dangerous than what he has yet to unleash. It becomes an agenda to Batman to stop the mysterious Joker at all costs, knowing that both of them are in an opposite line. One has no method at all and seeks to see the world plunge into the fire he has yet to light. One represents the symbol of hope and uses his own shadow to bring the peace and order he has yet to accomplish doing.
Review:
I was very excited to see The Dark Knight because i enjoyed Batman Begins and it was great to see my favorite superhero back to the big screen in a huge way.I also was curious about Heath Ledger s perfomance as The Joker right after his shocking death.After i walked to the cinema,i wasn t excepting The Dark Knight to a be an oustanding masterpiece.This movie was definetly 2008 s best movie and puts other comic book movies to the shame because not only sets a new standard in the comic book genre but is such a phenomenal movie .This is the Batman i wanted to see and deserves to be on the list of the greatest movies of all time.
Christian Bale delivers once again a excellent perfomance as Batman/Bruce Wayne.His perfomance was fantastic,showing a more darker and tortured Batman while he tries to end crime in Gotham City and the same time his presence atracts a lot of freaks like the Joker.Bale is by far the best actor playing Batman since Michael Keaton and he is simply phenomenal.Heath Ledger (Rest in Peace)was absolutely amazing and phenomenal as The Joker.Ledger delivers one of the greatest and the most legendary perfomances of all time.He shows a Joker like we have never seen before:a dangerous ,maniacal and phsycotic criminal who doesn´t care about the money and also takes Batman to the limit.No disrepect for Jack Nicholson but Ledger gives here his finest perfomance ever and he totally deserved the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. And of course the rest of the cast were amazing including Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent aka Two Face and the lovely Maggie Gyllenhall as Rachel Dawes.She was way better than Katie Holmes.
Christopher Nolan is an amazing director.He has not done a bad movie yet and thank god for that.Nolan made a film much darker than the previous one and the script is amazing and of course maintains the spirit of the comic books.
The Dark Knight is one of the best movies i ever seen in my life and i m so proud of this movie just i m proud of Batman Begins and honeslty is very superior to Tim Burton s version.The Dark Knight proves that Batman is truly back and better than never.Thank Nolan and Bale and RIP Heath Ledger.
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I am your father.-Darth Vader
Director:Irvin Kershner
Cast:Mark Hamill,Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher,David Prowse,Frank Oz,
Billy Dee Wiliams,James Earl Jones
Genre:Action,Adventure,Science Fiction
Year of release:1980
Running Time:125 minutes
Plot:
Three years after the destruction of the death Star, Imperial forces have since driven the Rebels to hide on the ice world Hoth. But even on such an icy, backwater world, they cannot escape the wicked Darth Vader's eye for long, and he devastates the Rebel base in an assault with the horrible AT-AT walkers. Luke flees to Dagobah to begin Jedi Knight training with Yoda, while Han Solo, Chewbacca, Princess Leia and C-3PO run the blockade of Imperial Star Destroyers in the Millenium Falcon. The Imperials pursue them across the galaxy and eventually catch up with them at Bespin. Now Darth Vader plans to use them as bait to lure Luke Skywalker to him, and turns Han Solo over to Boba Fett as a prize to be delivered to crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Luke learns a terrible family. secret after losing a swordfight with Vader.
Review:
In 1977,Star Wars changed cinema forever and became a worldwide phenomenon.Now,3 years later,the battle between the Empire and the Rebel Aliance continues in The Empire Strikes Back,the second installement of the legendary space adventure trilogy.This was the first Star Wars movie i ve ever seen and made me enjoy the series.Empire is very different for the previous movie because while the first movie was a enjoyable space adventure movie,this one is very dark,strong and very emotional which are the factors i love in this amazing movie.
Mark Hamill gives a more mature perfomance as Luke Skywalker and he left his innocence behind thanks to the moments that will change him forever like his beggining of his Jedi training with Yoda and his first confrontation with Darth Vader.Harrison Ford brings once again his coolness on Han Solo but at same time gives such a great perfomance like always does.Before the massive impact of Indiana Jones in 1981 with Raiders of the Lost Ark,Ford left his mark on Star Wars and he´s the real hero of the series in my opinion.Carrie Fisher was absolutely stunning as Princess Leia but at same time very emotional.Frank Oz makes his first appearence in the series as one of the most important characters of the movie:Yoda,the legendary Jedi master that will train Luke for the the final battle against the Sith.Billy Dee Williams was great as Lando Carlissian but i didn t like when he double crossed Han Solo but David Prowse dominates as Darth Vader along James Earl Jones s fantastic voice.Vader is obessed to take Luke to the Dark Side of the Force and even with his shocking revelation,it wasn t enough to Luke accept to join Vader.Vader is one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time and he proves it in the movie.
Irvin Kershner directed masterfully the movie that the way George Lucas couldn´t never do and the script was well made.The Empire Strikes Back has the most emotional and memorable scenes of the entire series including when Leia says:´ I love you´and Han responds:´ I know´,which is such a beautifull moment of the movie and Darth Vader´s shocking revelation as Luke´s father,which is the best scene of the movie.
Personally,no other Star Wars movie can beat the Empire Strikes Back because is and still is the best Star Wars movie of all time and an excellent improvement of the original movie.Masterpiece.
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Replicants are like any other machine.They´re either a benefit or a hazard.If they ´re a benefit,that´s not my problem.-Rick Deckard
Director:Ridley Scott
Cast:Harrison Ford,Sean Young,Rutger Hauer,Edward James Olmos,Joe Turkel
Genre:Science Fiction
Year of release:1982
Running Time:112 minutes
Plot:
Advances in genetic technology have allowed scientists to create sophisticated biologically-engineered humanoid beings called "replicants". Following a violent revolt that takes place "off world," replicants are declared illegal on Earth.
In Los Angeles, November 2019, Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford) is called out of retirement when a fellow Blade Runner, Holden (Morgan Paull) is shot administering a Voight-Kampff test to Leon (Brion James), an escaped replicant. A reluctant Deckard is brought to his old boss Bryant (M. Emmet Walsh), who informs him that the recent escape of Nexus-6 replicants is the worst yet. He orders Deckard to eliminate the four replicants, a process referred to as "retirement".
Review:
Blade Runner is one of the movies that changed my life forever.This futuristic thriller became one of the most influential movies not only of science fiction but of cinematic history,inspiring other movies like The Matrix and The 5th Element.I first watched Blade Runner when i was a kid.I didn t understand the story but the darkness and the visual effects grabed me a lot.Some people don t understand Blade Runner but i now understand the message of the film.Is about being human and what makes us being human,showing the dark side of humanity.Blade Runner remains a timeless classic that will never die.
Harrison Ford delivers a fantastic perfomance as Deckard,the ex-cop who is asigned to kill fugitve replicants.Ford confessed that Blade Runner is the most complicated movie he s ever done in his brilliant career.Deckard is very different from Han Solo and Indiana Jones but Harrison nailed the part perfectly.He gives such a charm and vulnerability to Deckard that makes his perfomance very realistic.For me,is Harrison s best perfomance and i couldn t imagine this movie without him.Sean Young is absolutely stunning as Rachael and her perfomance is preet decent.She s a mystery in the beggining because we question if she s or not a replicant.The chemistry between Deckard and Rachael is really electrifying and a must see aswell.Rutger Hauer is the best actor in the movie with his fantastic perfomance as the leader of the replicants,Roy Batty.That perfomance is truly deserfull of a Oscar.Hauer dominates the movie specially in his remarkable speech in the ending,probably one of the best endings ever made.Edward James Olmos didn t show up a lot but his presence is very powefull and so his perfomance.We also see Daryl Hannah for the first time as Pris but she was even better in Kill Bill,
Ridley Scott directs his most remarkable masterpiece,setting a new standard in science fiction just like he did with Alien in 1979.Scott directs masterfully this movie,showing a darker side of his personality that i could feel.Blade Runner shows how great director Ridley Scott is and he showed it with Thelma and Louise and Gladiator.
Blade Runner will go down in history as one of the greatest masterioieces of science fiction along 2001,Star Wars and Alien.This is such a phenomenal movie that will live on forever no matter how many years.Thank you Ridley Scott on creating one of the greatest movies of all time.Masterpiece.
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Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare...the war against the machines.-Sarah Connor
Director:James Cameron
Cast:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Linda Hamilton.Edward Furlong,Robert Patrick,Joe Morton
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1991
Running Time:137 minutes
Plot:
A decade after Sarah Connor destroyed the original Terminator, a second unstoppable killing machine arrives from the post-apocalyptic year 2029. But this time his mission is to stop an even deadlier Terminator, the T-1000 , made entirely of shape-shifting liquid metal and determined to kill young John Connor, the future leader of the human resistance. Sarah, John, and the Terminator counter by going after the scientist responsible for developing Skynet, the computer system fated to destroy humanity, leading to an explosive and spectacular clash with the fate of humanity in the balance.
Review:
Back in 1984,The Terminator became one of the biggest classics of science fiction and turned Arnold Schwarzenegger and director James Cameron to superstars.7 years after the first movie,the war against the machines continues in Terminator 2:Judgement Day,the follow up of the 1984 classic.I first watched T2 when i was 6 years old and is very special to me because is one of the most phenomenal,spectacular and brilliant movies ever made,proving to be by far more superior than the original.Where many sequels failed,T2 prevailed with a better storyline,improved special effects and amazing action and intensity.Terminator 2:Judgement Day is one of those movies that is impossible to beat.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back(like he promised)as The Terminator but this time he s sent to protect the Connors.Arnold has proven that he s the greatest action hero of all time and he proves once again with his fantastic perfomance as Terminator.Like in the original,he s still deadly and unstoppable but he becomes more connected with the humans.Arnold is in my opinion the heart and soul of the series and he will always be the Terminator.Linda Hamilton also returns as a much stronger and tougher Sarah Connor and boy her perfomance is amazing.Sarah changed a lot since she survived the attack of the first Terminator and the birth of her son John.She looked like a pshyco in th beggining of the film but she becomes much stronger and determined to protect her son and gain his love.Linda was phenomenal and she was way better than in the first movie.Robert Patrick dominates the movie as T-1000.This new terminator is much deadlier and unstoppable than his predecesscor and looks preety undestructable.T-1000 s mission is to kill John Connor and nothing will stop him to achieve his goal.Edward Furlong was awesome as John Connor.He reminded me a little of Bart Simpson because of his sense of humour.Ed s perfomance was great because John is practically a target before he was born and becomes very strong to fullfill his destiny.
James Cameron delivers another spectacular ride like he knows best.Cameron is the only man who directed two sequels that are better than their predecessors(like Aliens).The action sequences are the best ever made in a movie and nobody knows action better than Mr.Cameron.
Terminator 2:Judgement Day is one of the greatest action movies of all time and a oustanding masterpiece and a excelent follow up of the first movie but way better than Rise of the Machines and Salvation.Masterpiece of James Cameron
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That woman deserves her revenge and we deserve to die.-Bud
Director:Quentin Tarantino
Cast:Uma Thurman,Lucy Liu,Darryl Hannah,Michael Madsen,David Carradine
Genre:Action,Martial Arts
Year of release:2003
Running Time:106 minutes
Plot:
The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad consists of five most deadly killers, led by Bill. There is O'Ren-Ishii as Cottonmouth, Elle Driver as California Mountain Snake, Vernita Green as Copperhead, Budd as Sidewinder. And there is The Bride, whose name is not spoken, who wanted to quit because she was pregnant. One day, somewhere in the Texas desert, The Bride wanted to marry the love of her life. Then Bill and her former colleagues showed up and killed everyone there. But they did not do a good enough job: The Bride survives, barely, and is in a coma for four years. Her colleagues know this but won't kill her in her sleep, it would just ruin the reputation. One day, The Bride awakens. For her, not a second has consciously passed, and after she realizes all the things that have happened, The Bride decides to take revenge. Bloody revenge. On each single one of those who betrayed her. First on her death list is Cottonmouth, who has become the yakuza boss of Tokyo, Japan, second in line is Copperhead, who chose a more decent life as well. The Bride sets out to take back what was once hers: Her life.
Review:
Kill Bill was the movie that the movie fans were waiting back in 2003 because is Tarantino s fourth movie.When i first watched Kill Bill,i wasn t suprised on liking it because is a masterpiece and i m a huge fan of Tarantino.Kill Bill is such a spectacular and bloddy story of a woman who seeks revenge of those who left her to die.Very influenced by the martial arts of 70 s(specially by Bruce Lee movies),Kill Bill is one of the best action movies i ve ever seen in my life.
I absolutely loved Uma Thurman with her fantastic perfomance as The Bride.The Bride reminded of Clint Eastwood s Blondie in The Good,The Bad and the Ugly because she s a mysterious character.Uma is way better in Kill Bill than in Pulp Fiction because she really kicks ass in this movie.Probably her defining role.Lucy Liu was another sexy and deadly babe as O-Ren-Ishii,The Bride s first traget.I loved the scene where she cut the headed of one of the mob bosses.She was absolutely fantastic,at least better than in Charlie s Angels.Other actors were fantastic including Michael Madsen as Bud,Darryl Hannah was awesome as Elle Drive and of course the return of legendary actor David Carradine with his fantastic perfomance as Bill,The Bride s mentor and final target.
Quentin Tarantino delivers another great masterpiece.Like i said before,Tarantino is a genious and has proved with Reservoir Dogs,Pulp Fiction,Jackie Brown and the upcoming Inglorious Basterds.The action fight scenes are spectacular specially the famous showdown between The Bride and Crazy 88.
Kill Bill:Volume 1 is one of Tarantino s best movies along Pulp Fiction and a masterpiece of action movies.One of the greatest movies of 2003 along The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King.
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You see,in this world there´s two kinds of people,my friend:Those with loaded guns and those who dig.You dig -Blondie
Director:Sergio Leone
Cast:Clint Eastwood,Lee Van Cleef,Eli Wallach,Mario Brega
Genre:Western
Year of release:1966
Running Time:170 minutes
Plot:
Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through, as long as he is payed to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie share a partnership together making money off Tuco's bounty, but when Blondie unties the partnership, Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco comes across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies, they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery, while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie meet with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold. All he needs is for the two to lead him to it. Now The Good, The Bad and The Ugly must all battle it out to get their hands on $200,000 worth of gold.
Review:
All i got to say is:oh my god,what a movie.This is most spectacular,brilliant and influential western movie of all time with non-stop action and legendary perfomances.I was never a huge fan of westerns(just my father)but after i watched The Good,The Bad and the Ugly,i got hooked to Spaghetti Westerns,the genre created by the legendary Sergio Leone.The unique style and visual of this movie influenced a lot of directors including Robert Rodriguez with Desperado and Quentin Tarantino with Kill Bill vol 1 and 2 but can never be equal to the master that is Leone.
Clint Eastwood was absolutely amazing in the movie.He took once again his immortal role of Blondie,the most relentess and toughest gunfighter of the West.This is the role that made Eastwood the living legend that he is today,inspiring a lot of bad muthas in the silver screen.Nothing will beat Eastwood´s classic image with the hat, the cigar in the mouth and the gun in hand.Now that´s a badass in my opinion.I loved Lee Van Cleef in the movie as Angel Eyes.I first met him in Escape from New York but he´s a constant presence in the westerns.He will be always remembered as the West´s most toughest villain.
Sergio Leone is one hell of a director.He has such a unique style of filmmaking which is amazing.He´s the Kubrick of westerns in my opinion.The standoff scene between Blondie,Tuco and Angel Eyes is one of the best scenes of the film and also of cinematic history.That scene is so intense and spetacular and with Ennio Morricone´s amazing score makes it even more amazing.This movie grabed a lot and too bad they don´t make this kind of movies anymore.The Good The Bad and Ugly is the definitve western movie of all time and a landmark of cinematic history just like Raiders of Lost Ark for the adventure movies and Die Hard for the action movies.
This is no doubt of mind one of my favorite movies ever and i hope to see more Spaghetti westerns just as spectacular as this amazing masterpiece.The ultimate bad ass movie ever made by the master Sergio Leone.
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There are places in this world that aren't made out of stone. That there's something inside... that they can't get to, that they can't touch. That's yours. -Andy Dufrense
Directed by:Frank Darabont
Cast:Tim Robbins,Morgan Freeman,Bob Gunton,Clancy Brown
Year of release:1994
Plot:
Andy Dufresne, a mild mannered New England banker, is convicted of murdering his wife and her lover. Despised at first by the other inmates because of his introverted manner, Andy slowly forges an unlikely friendship with Red, a seasoned lifer and his gang. Soon, Andy also becomes popular with the prison guards, including the vicious Captain Hadley who offers him protection against the jail's rougher convicts in exchange for financial counseling. The prison warden also takes advantage of Andy's banking knowledge by exchanging privileges for creative bookkeeping. Over a twenty year period, Andy is able to maintain his sanity and dignity in prison not by physical force but by mental force. His smarts and confidence keep him going and he is able to teach the other prisoners that hope is the ultimate means of survival.
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We came,we saw it,we kicked its ass!!-Peter Venkman
Directed by:Ivan Reitman
Cast:Bill Murray,Dan Aykroyd,Harold Ramis,Sigourney Weaver,Rick Moranis
Genre:Comedy
Year of release:1984
Running Time:105 minutes
Plot:
Peter Venkman, Raymond Stantz and Egon Spengler are three scientists at Columbia University in New York City. When their grant expires, the guys are fired and they go into business as a ghost extermination company called "Ghostbusters". Their first customer is orchestra cello player Dana Barrett, who was scared out of her apartment on the 22nd floor of a high rise apartment building on Central Park West. It seems that Dana's neighbor, Louis Tully, is also being affected by the strange happenings in the apartment building. Armed with proton guns, the Ghostbusters become wildly popular, and they are joined by Winston Zeddmore, who is looking for a job with good pay. Overzealous Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agent Walter Peck thinks the Ghostbusters are frauds, and he has the Ghostbusters put in jail. Peck is forced to believe the Ghostbusters when New York City is put under siege by an ancient Sumerian God named Gozer the Gozerian, who is channeled through the apartment building that Dana and Louis live in, and the mayor has no choice but to let the Ghostbusters out of jail to face Gozer.
Review:
Oh boy,i absolutely love Ghosbusters since i was a kid and 2009 is a year of celebration because one of the most funniest comedies of all time celebrates 25 years since it s release and Ghostbusters is one of those movies that will never die in my opinion.This movie is very remembered by his amazing cast,great special effects and Ray Parker s catchy song but if you want to some fun,who ya gonna call?GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!
Bill Murray steals the show as the funny but sarcastic Dr.Peter Venkman.Is really cool to see Murray at his best because he is one of the most funniest actors of all time.I can t stop laughing with him because that s impossible.Venkman may be interested in getting girls instead of catching ghosts but he s the heart and soul of the team and a natural leader.Dan Aykroyd is another comedy genious in the movie as Ray Stanz.I love his face expressions,freaking funny aswell.I loved Harold Ramis as the group s egged brained Egon Spengler.I had no idea tnat was him but even with his serious look,he is so amazing.Wow,i loved Sigourney Weaver as Dana Barret.She was great but she s even better in Aliens.Oh can t forget Rick Moranis as the retarded Louis Tully and the first appearence of two of the most emblematic characters of the movie:Slimer and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
Ivan Reitman is one of the best comedy directors of all time.He made Ghostbusters such a funny movie that the audience can have a great time and still today,Ghostbusters is such a phenomenon around the world that will never die and it will continue with the long awaited third installement.
Ghostbusters is still one of the most funniest,entertaining and spectacular comedies of all time,conquering audiences of all ages.Personally,it won t have another amazing comedy just as fun as Ghostbuster.A classic not only of the genre but of cinema history,Ghostbusters is one of the best movies ever made.
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Say what again.Say what again!!I dare you!I double dare you,motherfucker.Say what one more goddamn time!!-Jules
Directed by:Quentin Tarantino
Cast:John Travolta,Samuel L.Jackson,Uma Thurman,Bruce Willis,Ving Rhames,Tim Roth
Genre:Crime,Gangster
Year of release:1994
Running Time:147minutes
Plot:
Prizefighter Butch Coolidge has decided to stop payment on a deal he's made with the devil. Honey Bunny and Pumpkin are young lovers and small time thieves who decide they need a change of venue. Meanwhile, two career criminals, Vincent Vega and Jules, go about their daily business of shooting up other crooks that are late on payments to their boss. While one is asked to baby sit their boss' dangerously pretty young wife, the other suddenly realizes that he must give up his life of crime.
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Juno
(2007, PG-13)
You should've gone to China, you know, 'cause I hear they give away babies like free iPods. You know, they pretty much just put them in those t-shirt guns and shoot them out at sporting events.-Juno
Directed by:Jason Reitman
Cast:Ellen Page,Michael Cera,Jennifer Garner,Jason Bateman
Genre:Comedy,Drama
Year:2007
Running Time:95 minutes
Plot:
Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her hot best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.
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Live long and prosper.-Elder Spock
Director:J J Abrams
Cast:Chris Pine,Zachary Quinto,Eric Bana,Zoe Zaldana,Leonard Nimoy
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:2009
Running Time:127 minutes
Plot:
On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien vessel. He was looking for Ambassador Spock, who is a child on Vulcan at that time, disdained by his neighbors for his half-human nature. Twenty years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker inspired by Capt. Christopher Pike to fulfill his potential in Starfleet even as he annoys his instructors like young Lt. Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikura Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever even as the new version of it is just beginning.
Review:
Well, i m going to be honest.I never liked Star Trek because it was very boring to me in my opinion.Like everybody ,i grew up with Star Wars.When i heard of a new Star Trek movie with J J Abrams,i knew how good this movie would be and my god i was right.This new version of the adventures of Captain Kirk,Mr Spock and the rest of the Enterprise crew is simply spectacular and amazing,I was missing this kind of movies since the good old times of Star Wars and Indiana Jones.This is not your daddy´s Star Trek movie,is pure fun and recommendable for the non Trekkies.Star Trek is one of the most suprising blockbusters of the year,ressurecting with success one of the most legendary sci fi sagas of all time.
Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto take on the legendary roles of James T.Kirk and his associate Mr.Spock,formely played by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy(who makes a great cameo in the film).Both of the characters are young,tortured and troubled with themselves,specially Spock.Chris Pine was phenomenal as Jim Kirk.He really makes the character of his own on giving charisma and charm just like Shatner in the original series.Pine reminded me of a young Harrison Ford in Star Wars because of his cockiness and sense of humour.I hope to see more of this young man who is the new Harrison Ford.Zachary Quinto(the guy from Heroes)was absolutely fantastic as Spock,who became my favorite character of the movie.I was impressed of his abilities as an actor because he looks like a young Leonard Nimoy.He was great and there´s someone i will put my eye on for a long time.And i can´t forget Eric Bana with his fantastic perfomance as Nero.He has erased those bad memories of The Hulk.The rest of the cast was fantastic including John Cho as Hikari Sulu,the lovely Zoe Zaldana as Uhura,Karl Urban was so funny as Bones McCoy and Simon Pegg made me laugh a lot as Scotty.
J J Abrams should be called the new Steven Spielberg.He managed to make such a fun and entertaining movie with amazing visual effects(the most impressives since the original Star Wars)bringing back the spirit of enteratinenment cinema created by Lucas and Spielberg in the 70´s and 80´s.
This is the most impressive blockbuster of the year and i hope to see more good Star Trek movies like this one.A great masterpiece of science fiction,Star Trek is back where it belongs.Live long and prosper,JJ Abrams.
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Serve the public trust.Protect the innocent.Uphold the law.-Robocop
Directed by:Paul Verhoeven
Cast:Peter Weller,Nancy Allen,Kurtwood Smith,Ronny Cox,Miguel Ferrer
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1987
Running Time:100 minutes
Plot:
After Omni Consumer Products (OCP) announced that it bought out the Detroit police department, the department decides to go on strike. Alex Murphy, gets transferred from Metro South to the West. He and his partner, Anne Lewis, track down a group of criminals led by Clarence Boddicker. Unfortunately, Murphy was killed by Clarence's gang. Bob Morton, one of OCP's employees, transforms Murphy's corpse into Robocop, to compete with another employee Dick Jones' ED-209. Robocop's tests are successful. Unfortunately, Robocop rediscovers his memories (when he was Alex Murphy), and now knows he has to find and arrest Clarence Boddicker. He realizes that Clarence is working for Bob Morton's competition Dick Jones. Now, Robocop must stop both Clarence and Dick Jones.
Review:
I absolutely love Robocop since i was a kid.I grew up with Robo when i saw the 3 movies.And well,the original is definetly the best and one of the greatest action movies not only of the 80 s but of all time.Robocop is one of the most violent and intense movies ever made and i liked it because the more Robocop is violent the more is legendary.Robocop isn t just a science fiction but is also a social satire with a amazing story about a man who becomes a machine and recovers his own humanity.
Peter Weller IS Robocop.i just said it because is true and anyone who watched the movie would agree.He was great as Murphy but he was amazing as Robocop.I really liked Weller s perfomance because he makes Robo such a fascinating character and at same very realistic when he recovers his humanity.Robocop is a real badass too and very relentless to the criminals.No one can replace Peter Weller as Robocop,i mean nobody.
Nancy Allen was great as Robo s partner and friend,Lewis.She s such a strong character and very supportve because she s the one who understands Robo s soul.Kurtwood Smith was soo cool as Murphy s executioner Clarence Boodicker.He was so hilarious and at the same as relentless badguy but Ronnie Cox is the real villain as Dick Jones.Cox makes Dick Jones such a evil villain and he won t stop to achieve his power.He also created Robo s nemesis,ED 209,the dumbest robot ever made.Like Jones said,it s a temporary setback.
I love Paul Verhoeven because he s a fantastic director.He made Robocop such a hardcore and explosive that is not just a typical robot movie.He has not afraid of making a violent movie but also he has such a realistic vision.Verhoeven is fantastic and Robocop is his best movie by far.
Robocop is a action masterpiece of the 80 s along Aliens,Die Hard,The Terminator and Predator.Is very superior to those CGI craps of today and 22 years after the release,Robocop is a timless classic that will never die.
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Do you even know why you're supposed to kill me? Look at us. Look at what they make you give.-Jason Bourne
Director:Paul Greengrass
Cast:Matt Damon,Julia Stiles,Joan Allen,Albert Finney,Edgar Ramirez
Genre:Action,Thriller
Year of release:2007
Running Time:110 minutes
Plot:
All he wanted was to disappear. Instead, Jason Bourne is now hunted by the people who made him what he is. Having lost his memory and the one person he loved, he is undeterred by the barrage of bullets and a new generation of highly-trained killers. Bourne has only one objective: to go back to the beginning and find out who he was. Now, in the new chapter of this espionage series, Bourne will hunt down his past in order to find a future. He must travel from Moscow, Paris and London to Tangier and New York City as he continues his quest to find the real Jason Bourne?all the while trying to outmaneuver the scores of cops, federal officers and Interpol agents with him in their crosshairs.
Review:
He lost his identity,found his supremacy and now Jason Bourne is sending his ultimatum.I was every excited for The Bourne Ultimatum because i enjoyed the first two movies and boy i absolutely loved this spectacular movie.Why is The Bourne Ultimatum is the best movie of the series?It s simple.It managed to maintain the brilliance of Identity and the intensity of Supremacy with a great control.Ultimatum is one of the best movies o 2007 and one of the greatest action movies of all time that won t let you breath.
Matt Damon proves once again that he IS Jason Bourne.This time,Bourne is decided to recover his true identity at all cost.Damon was meant to play Bourne because he s such a realistic and amazing character and the way he reacts to the situations is amazing.Looking back at the series,i couldn t imagine another actor playing Bourne nicely as Damon.Julia Stiles was fantastic as Nikcy Parsons,which gains a even bigger presence in the movie on helping Bourne.I thought that would be some romance between them but that didn t happen.Joan Allen is absolutely fantastic as Pamela Landy.She s no longer a enemy of Bourne and just like him,she s trying to fight the system she helped to creat.Other actors were great like David Strathain as Noah Vosel and Albert Finney was creepy and brilliant as Hrsch,the mastermind behind Blackbriar.
Paul Greengrass directs another spectacular chapter of the Bourne series.This is probably his best work along Bloody Sunday and United 93.Greengrass is the John Frankenheimer of the new century because he directs with such brilliance,intensity and control.Greengrass didin t dissapoint me yet and probably he won t for a long time.
The Bourne Ultimatum is one of the most spectacular and brillaint action movies of all time and probably one of the best movies of 2007.This is what Bourne is all about and i can t wait to see Bourne on the run again in tnhe fourth filme.The Bourne Ultimatum is definetly a masterpiece.
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this movie is amazing with a great perfomance by robin williams
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Heeeeeere´s Johnny!!!!-Jack Torrance
Directed by:Stanley Kubrick
Cast:Jack Nicholson,Shelley Duvall,Danny Lloyd,Scatman Crothers
Genre:Horror,Thriller
Year of release:1980
Plot:
A novelist - Jack Torrance take a job interview as winter caretaker of the isolated, old, huge and beautiful Overlook Hotel. In the interview, Jack is told by the manager himself, that the previous caretaker - Grady, chopped his family and later killed himself with a shotgun. Ignoring the story, Jack brings his wife - Wendy and his son Danny. It happens that Danny, has a mysterious power known as "The Shining" that shows him things from the past and future. Some of the visions come from Tony - "the little boy who lives in Danny's mouth". Danny meets Hallorann - the hotel cook in their first day arriving at the Overlook, who also has this "Shining" and he warns him about the hotel and the sinister Room 237. As the days go by, Danny has visions of previous guests and employees who died at the hotel years before, meanwhile Jack starts driving into insanity, turning more and more aggressive, at the point that Danny and Wendy gets convinced that Jack might try to do the same thing, Grady did.
Review:
The Shining is one of the most scariest and intense horror films of all time.I m not a huge fan of the genre but The Shining made me see how good the horror films are.Based on the novel created by Stephen King(who didn t enjoy it),The Shining is more a phsycological thriller because is about losing your sanity and becoming a threat to your family and this movie explores very well the human insanity.Anyway,this movie is one of all time favorite and a powerfull experience.
Jack Nicholson gives one of the scariest perfomances and probably the best of his career as Jack Torrance.Torrance is not exacly your typical villain.He s just a regular guy who loses his own mind and tries to kill his own family.Nicholson is one of the best actors ever and there´s no person who could play that role better than Nicholson because he was scary but at the same time.He also creates one of his most famous quote ever:Heeeeeeere´s Johnny!!!.Shelley Duvall was a little annoying for me because she was a bitch to me.Always crying and screaming all the time.No wonder why Torrance wants to kill her.Danny Lloyd was kind of weird but scary too,specially in the Redrum scene.He was creepy as Jack is but in a nice way of course.
I absolutely love the legendary Stanley Kubrick.He was the main reason that i love the Shining.His direction is brilliant and intense at the same time.Kubrick is indeed the master of cinema and movies like 2001,Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange are other ounstanding masterpieces of this legendary director.
The Shining is a intense and unforgettable horror experience and of my faves of the genre along A Nightmare on Elm Street,Friday the 13th and The Exorcist.A masterpiece courtesy of Stanley Kubrick.
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No. You want you to find this, because the finding of this finds you incapacitorially finding and or locating in your discovering the detecting of a way to save your dolly belle, ol' what's-her-face. Savvy?-Jack Sparrow
Director:Gore Verbinski
Cast:Johnny Depp,Orlando Bloom,Keira Knightley,Bill Nighy,Jonathan Pryce
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:2006
Running Time:147 minutes
Plot:
Captain Jack Sparrow is caught up in another tangled web of supernatural intrigue. Although the curse of the Black Pearl has been lifted, an even more terrifying threat looms over its captain and scurvy crew: it turns out that Jack owes a blood debt to the legendary Davy Jones, Ruler of the Ocean Depths, who captains the ghostly Flying Dutchman, which no other ship can match in speed and stealth. Unless the ever-crafty Jack figures a cunning way out of this Faustian pact, he will be cursed to an afterlife of eternal servitude and damnation in the service of Jones. This startling development interrupts the wedding plans of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann, who once again find themselves thrust into Jack's misadventures, leading to escalating confrontations with sea monsters, very unfriendly islanders, flamboyant soothsayer Tia Dalma and even the mysterious appearance of Will's long-lost father, Bootstrap Bill. Meanwhile, ruthless pirate hunter Lord Cutler Beckett of the East India Trading Company sets his sights on retrieving the fabled "Dead Man's Chest." According to legend, whoever possesses the Dead Man's Chest gains control of Davy Jones, and Beckett intends to use this awesome power to destroy every last Pirate of the Caribbean once and for all. For times are changing on the high seas, with businessmen and bureaucrats becoming the true pirates--and freewheeling, fun-loving buccaneers like Jack and his crew threatened with extinction.
Reviewsoon...:
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Look at me.I know people,huh?White people.Without me,you´re just another black man in Africa,all right?-Danny Archer
Directed by:Edward Zwick
Cast:Leonardo DiCaprio,Jennifer Connelly,Djimon Hounsou,Arnold Vosloo
Genre:Action,War,Drama
Year of release:2006
Running Time:137 minutes
Plot:
Set against the backdrop of civil war and chaos in 1990's Sierra Leone, "Blood Diamond" is the story of Danny Archer--a South African mercenary--and Solomon Vandy--a Mende fisherman. Both men are African, but their histories as different as any can be, until their fates become joined in a common quest to recover a rare pink diamond that can transform their lives. While in prison for smuggling, Archer learns that Solomon--who was taken from his family and forced to work in the diamond fields--has found and hidden the extraordinary rough stone. With the help of Maddy Bowen, an American journalist whose idealism is tempered by a deepening connection with Archer, the two men embark on a trek through rebel territory, a journey that could save Solomon's family and give Archer the second chance he thought he would never have.
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Save it.I´m just here for the gasoline-Max Rockatansky
Directed by:George Miller
Cast:Mel Gibson,Bruce Spence,Michael Preston,Vernon Wells
Genre:Action
Year of release:1981
Running Time:95 minutes
Plot:
Roaming the highways of post-apocalyptic Australia, years after he avenged his wife and son and his partner who were murdered by the motorcycle gang led by the evil Toecutter. Burnt out former Australian policeman Max Rockatansky, now known as "The Road Warrior" searching for sources of fuel, stumbles upon a gasoline refinery home to a community of survivors who are struggling for survival and finds the community is being terrorized by a band of brutal motorcyclists led by The Humangus and his finest warrior, Wez, who bid to loot all the gasoline from the refinery for themselves. The community hires Max, as Max agrees to help the community transport the gasoline across the highway and fight for freedom, as they are pursued by the Humangus and his warriors.
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300
(2007, R)
This is blasfemy!!!This is madness!!!-Persian Messenger
Madness?This...is ...SPARTA!!!!-Leonidas
Directed by:Zack Snyder
Cast:Gerard Butler,Lena Heady,David Wenham,Rodrigo Santoro
Genre:Action,Epic,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2007
Plot:
In the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC an alliance of Greek city-states fought the invading Persian army in the mountain pass of Thermopylae. Vastly outnumbered, the Greeks held back the enemy in one of the most famous last stands of history. Persian King Xerxes lead a Army of well over 100,000 (Persian king Xerxes before war has about 170,000 army) men to Greece and was confronted by 300 Spartans, 700 Thespians and other Slave soldiers. Xerxes waited for 10 days for King Leonidas to surrender or withdraw left with no options he moved. The battle lasted for about 3 days and after which all 300 Spartans were killed. The Spartan defeat was not the one expected, as a local shepherd, named Ephialtes, defected to the Persians and informed Xerxes of a separate path through Thermopylae, which the Persians could use to outflank the Greeks
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I knew it was to early to promote you-M
Director:Martin Campbell
Cast:Daniel Craig,Eva Green,Mads Milkkelsen,Jeffrey Wright,Judi Dench
Genre:Action
Year of release:2006
Running Time:138 minutes
Plot:
Recently promoted to 00 status, James Bond takes over his first mission, in which he faces a mysterious private banker to world terrorism and poker player, Le Chiffre. Along with a beautiful Treasury agent and the MI6 man in Montenegro, Bond takes part in a high stakes poker game set up by Le Chiffre in order to recover a huge sum of his clients' money he lost in a failed plot that the British spy took down. 007 will not only discover the threatening organization behind his enemy, but the worst of all truths: to not trust on anyone.
Review:
Rebooting a franchise is very risky,specially for James Bond.After Die Another Day,the producers decided to reivent the series for a new generation with Casino Royale,showing Bond s early days as 007.I got to say that this is the greatest Bond movie ever made since Goldfinger and a excellent reivintation of the legendary hero created by Ian Fleming.This is the Bond movie i always wanted to see and a great masterpiece.
Daniel Craig is the sixth actor to play James Bond,following the steps of Sean Connery,George Lazenby,Roger Moore,Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan and he s the first blond Bond of the history of the series.His choice was contorversial that the fans and critics were enraged about Bond s new look but after the movie being released,Craig proved to everybody that he is James Bond.Craig brings such a intensity,toughness and humanity to Bond in a brilliant way of course but he s also charming and sexy for the ladies.Craig is the best Bond since Sean Connery and i hope too see him more as 007.Judi Dench is brilliant as M and she s fantastic as usual.I love the conflict between M and Bond because she believes that Bond doesn t deserved her trust.Mads Milkkelsen is a excellent villain as LeChiffre,Bond s first opponent.He s sinistrely evill.Eva Green is stunning as Vesper Lynd.Seeing Vesper and Bond is so magical specially in the scene where she dies and Bond starts his obession for revenge that will continue in Quantum of Solace.Oh and the movie has one of the coolest poker games ever.
Martin Campbell ressurects Bond to a new generation after Goldeneye.His direction is brilliant and full of energy but at the same time he makes the Bond that everyone wanted to see.
Casino Royale is the best movie of the series and very faitfull to Fleming s spirit and also a lot better than Quantum of Solace.Anyway,Bond is reborn once again and better than never.
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Walk in the right alley in Sin City and you will find anything-Marv
Directed by:Frank Miller,Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino
Cast:Bruce Willis,Jessica Alba,Benicio DelToro,Clive Owen,Mickey Rourke
Genre:Action,Crime,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2005
Plot:
"Sin City" is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both. The film incorporates storylines from three of Miller's graphic novels including 'Sin City,' which launched the long-running, critically acclaimed series, as well as 'That Yellow Bastard' and 'The Big Fat Kill.' Where Hartigan, a cop with a bum ticker and a vow to protect stripper Nancy. Marv, the outcast misanthrope, is on a mission to avenge the death of his one true love, Goldie; there's also Dwight, the clandestine love of Shelley who spends his nights defending Gail and her Old Towne girls from Jackie Boy, a dirty cop with a penchant for violence.
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a beautifull film
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Step out the car,please.-Anton Chirgurh
Director:Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Cast:Tommy Lee Jones,Josh Brolin,Javier Bardem,Woody Harrelson
Genre:Crime,Thriller
Yearo fo release:2007
Running Time:119 minutes
Plot:
In rural Texas, welder and hunter Llewelyn Moss discovers the remains of several drug runners who have all killed each other in an exchange gone violently wrong. Rather than report the discovery to the police, Moss decides to simply take the two million dollars present for himself. This puts the psychopathic killer, Anton Chigurh, on his trail as he dispassionately murders nearly every rival, bystander and even employer in his pursuit of his quarry and the money. As Moss desperately attempts to keep one step ahead, the blood from this hunt begins to flow behind him with relentlessly growing intensity as Chigurh closes in. Meanwhile, the laconic Sherrif Ed Tom Bell blithely oversees the investigation even as he struggles to face the sheer enormity of the crimes he is attempting to thwart.
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I´m the king of the world!-Jack Dawson
Directed by:James Cameron
Cast:Leonardo DiCaprio,Kate Winslet,Bliiy Zane,Kathy Bates,Bill Paxton
Genre:Drama,Romance
Year of release:1997
Running Time:172 minutes
Plot:
The journey of "Titanic" begins in the present, at the site of the ship's watery grave, two-and-a-half miles under the ocean surface. An ambitious fortune hunter (Bill Paxton) is determined to plumb the treasures of this once-stately ship, only to bring to the surface a story left untold. The tragic ruins melt away to reveal the glittering palace that was Titanic as it prepares to launch on its maiden voyage from England. Amidst the thousands of well-wishers bidding a fond bon voyage, destiny has called two young souls, daring them to nurture a passion that would change their lives forever. Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is a 17-year-old, upper-class American suffocating under the rigid confines and expectations of Edwardian society who falls for a free-spirited young steerage passenger named Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio). Once he opens her eyes to the world that lies outside her gilded cage, Rose and Jack's forbidden love begins a powerful mystery that ultimately echoes across the years into the present. Nothing on earth is going to come between them -- not even something as unimaginable as the sinking of Titanic.
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It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast.-Carl Denham
Directed by:Peter Jackson
Cast:Naomi Watts,Adrien Brody,Jack Black,Andy Serkis
Year of release:2005
Plot:
Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
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The truth is...i am Iron Man.Tony Stark
Director:Jon Favreau
Cast:Robert Downey Jr,Terence Howard,Jeff Bridges,Gwyneth Paltrow
Genre:Action,Adventure,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2008
Plot:
Tony Stark is a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity. When he uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his powerful armor and vows to protect the world as Iron Man.
Review:
Wow,man.What a huge way on bringing for the first time on the big screen one of the coolest Marvel superheroes of all time.When i first heard of Iron Man movie,i was so happy but at the same time afraid of killing the character but thank god,that didn´t happen.Iron Man is such a fun movie to watch and is more than just a blockbuster movie.Is one of the best movies ever made and an enjoyable ride for the audience.
Robert Downey Jr.is absolutely amazing as Tony Stark aka Iron Man.He´s a great choice because he makes Tony such a sarcastic and funny guy but at the same time troubled and tortured.I really love the scene where Tony makes the armor and the hilarious tests as well.I couldn´t imagine this movie without Robert Downey Jr. because no other actor could make Tony Stark very realistic like Downey does.What a comeback for this fantastic actor and i hope to see more from him.Jeff Bridges was amazing as well as Obadiah Stane.He makes Stane a egomaniac and sadistic villain even when he puts the Iron Monger armor he is such a menace.I also liked Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts(god,she was so sexy)and Terence Howard as Jim Rhodes was great.
Jon Favreau´s direction is absolutely fantastic.He makes such a entertaining and funny movie on keeping the action and comedy together and the visual effects are spectacular,specially the scenes where Iron Man flies.
Iron Man is one of the best movies ever made and also one of the coolest comic book adaptations ever made along The Dark Knight and Sin City.While i m waiting for the sequel,I will not get tired of this spectacular rollercoaster that will please all the comic book fans.
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Easy,miss,i got you.-Superman
You ve got me?Who s got you?-Lois Lane
Directed by:Richard Donner
Cast:Christopher Reeve,Gene Hackman,Marlon Brando,Margot Kidder
Genre:Action,Adventure,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:1978
Running Time:148 minutes
Plot:
The infant Kal-El, of the planet Krypton, makes his journey to Earth in a ship constructed by his father, Jor-El, just as the planet explodes. Crashing down in the midwest United States, the boy is adopted by farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent. After Jonathan's death several years later, Kal-El - now known as Clark Kent - learns of his true identity from the ghost of Jor-El. He has great powers - he can fly, outrun a train, and lift up a 1-ton truck. But it isn't until he gains a job at Metropolis' Daily Planet newspaper that things begin to come together. One night, after leaving work, he sees a helicopter crash on the building's roof. From this night on, he will be known by a new name...SUPERMAN! His mission: "To fight for truth, justice and the American Way". Lex Luthor, however, has other ideas - to sabotage a pair of nuclear missiles and use them to create an earthquake that will wipe out the California coastline. Superman must race against time and stop a sinister plan by Luthor to eliminate him before millions of innocent people are killed.
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You know there´s more men out there.You know where they are.Find him or i´ll find you.-John Rambo
Director:George P.Cosmatos
Cast:Sylvester Stallone,Richard Crenna,Steven Berkoff,Charles Napier
Genre:Action,War
Year of release:1985
Riunning Time:95 minutes
Plot:
John Rambo who is now in prison after the ruckus he caused in the previous movie, is approached by his former superior, Colonel Trautman. It seems that the government's looking for American MIA's in Vietnam, that are still being held there. Now the man in charge of the mission, Murdock, tells Rambo that his job is to go in, confirm their presence by taking photographs. Rambo senses that Murdock is not what he seems. Rambo goes in takes the photographs, but also takes one of the prisoners with him. When Murdock learns of this, he orders the chopper that's suppose to pick him up to pull out. Rambo is then captured. Obviously Murdock's desire was not to find anyone. Trautman warns him that Rambo's going to come after him. And that's what Rambo's going to do but first he is going after the Vietnamese and Russians, who brutalized him.
Review:
In 1982,we witnesed the birth of everybody´s favorite killing machine John Rambo in the excellent action thriller First Blood.Years later,Rambo returns in Rambo:First Blood Part 2,the second installement of the most emblematic action franchises of all time.This is personally my favorite of the series because is one of the grandaddies of the genre.Who ever grew up with Rambo,will enjoy this amazing movie that has everything that action fan loves.
Sylvester Stalllone returns as more tougher and deadlier John Rambo,a little different than in the first movie.Some people may hate him in this kind of movie but i don´t because he was amazing as he always has been.What i loved about the story is the fact of Rambo returns to Vietname and rescue the prisioners of war.I think Rambo did what the Governement could never do in my opinion.Stallone established in this movie as an action icon.
Richard Crenna was great as Trautman,Rambo´s mentor and friend and Charles Napier was such a bastard(in a nice way) as Murdock but we can see him full of fear when Rambo says he would get his ass.
George P.Cosmatos ´s direction was spectacular and the action is freaking spectacular and the visual effects were fantastic(and with no CGI).Now that´s how a action movie is made.
No disrepect for 1 and 4 but Rambo:First Blood 2 is spectacular and a great sequel of the original movie.Rambo is one of the badass heroes of cinematic history and fuck the critics.This movie is a classic of the 80´s.
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this film has a outstanding beauty
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You have offended my family and you have offended the Shaolin Temple-Lee
Director:Robert Clouse
Cast:Bruce Lee,John Saxon,Jim Kelly
Genre:Action,Martial Arts
Year of release:1973
Running Time:98 minutes
Plot:
Enter the Dragon revolves around the three main characters. Lee, a man recruited by an agency to investigate a tournament hosted by Han, since they believe he has an Opium trade there. Roper and Williams are former army buddies since Vietnam and they enter the tournament due to different problems that they have. Roper is on the run from the Mafia due to his gambling debts, while Williams is harassed by racist police officers and defends himself from them and uses the car for his getaway. It is a deadly tournament that they will enter on an island. Lee's job is to get the other two out of there alive. Written by Emphinix A martial arts expert is recruited to infiltrate a drug operation under the guise of taking part in an invitational competition sponsored by the one handed crime boss.
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one of my favourite comedies
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Hey,we re superheroes.What can happen?-Elastigirl
Directed by:Brad Bird
Cast:Craig T.Nelson,Holly Hunter,Samuel L.Jackson,Jason Lee
Genre:Animation
Year of release:2004
Plot:
Once one of the world's top masked crime fighters, Bob Parr--known to all as "Mr. Incredible"--fought evil and saved lives on a daily basis. But now fifteen years later, Bob and his wife--a famous superhero in her own right--have adopted civilian identities and retreated to the suburbs to live normal lives with their three kids. Now he's a clock-punching insurance claims adjuster fighting boredom and a bulging waistline. Itching to get back into action, Bob gets his chance when a mysterious communication summons him to a remote island for a top-secret assignment.
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That Terminator is out there.It can´t be bargained with.It can´t be reasoned with.It doesn´t feel pitty,or remorse or fear and absolutely will not stop.Ever!Until you´re dead.-Kyle Resse
Director:James Cameron
Cast:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Linda Hamilton,Michael Biehn,Lance Henriksen,Paul Winfield
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1984
Running Time:103 minutes
Plot:
In the future, Skynet, a computer system fights a losing war against the humans who built it and who it nearly exterminated. Just before being destroyed, Skynet sends a Terminator back in time to kill Sarah, the mother to be of John Connor, the Leader of the human resistance. The terminator can pass for human, is nearly indestructible, and has only one mission, killing Sarah Connor. One soldier is sent back to protect her from the killing machine. He must find Sarah before the Terminator can carry out it's mission
Review:
In 1984, a legend is born and the name is The Terminator.What a great start of one of the most legendary sci fi series of all time and boy this is one of the best movies of all time.The Terminator became a landmark of science fiction and 25 years later since it´s beggining,it still thrills the entire audience and no matter how great is Terminator 2,T1 started the unending battle between man and machine.
Arnold Schwarzenegger became one of the most iconic action heroes of all time thanks to his amazing perfomance as the most deadliest killing machine of the future,The Terminator.He nailed the part perfectly and honestly no other actor would play the role.Arnie makes the Terminator such a dark,menancing and relentless character that it has no limits,feelings and fears.And of course one of the coolest quotes of all time is born:I ´ll be back.Arnold dominates the entire movie from the beggining to the end.Linda Hamilton gives a great perfomance as Sarah Connor.Yeah.she ´s kind of scary in the beggining but she becomes more stronger and tougher like in the second movie.Michael Biehn is great as Kyle Reese and he has a great presence in the movie.
James Cameron began his legendary career thanks to Terminator.He brings his amazing direction with energy and intensity,which would be his trademark in his next movies(Aliens,T2 and True Lies).The effects are great and cheesy but hey,it´s 1984.
One of greatest classics of science fiction,The Terminator is one of the movies that will never die and not even Terminator Salvation will beat this masterpiece.The Terminator is one of the most legendary science fiction masterpiece of all time and also one of the best movies of the 80 s.
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What are you prepared to do?-Malone
Director:Brian DePalma
Cast:Kevin Costner,Robert DeNiro,Sean Connery,Andy Garcia,Charles Martin Smith
Genre:Action,Gangster
Year of release:1987
Running Time:119 minutes
Plot:
1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him.
Review:
The Untouchables is a incredible film and one of the reasons that atracted to watch this movie is because i love gangster movies and this movie is on the same level as The Godfather,Scarface and Goodfellas.When i was a kid,i got a litlle uncomfortable with the violence of the movie but now i m all grown up,i absolutely loved The Untouchables and the idea of one man has the courage to stand against corruption.The Untouchables is definetly a masterpiece and no other movie of the genre can reach the same level of Brian De Palma s crime epic.
Kevin Costner delivers an amazing perfomance as Elliot Ness,the federal agent who swore taking down Al Capone.Costner is perfect as Ness and proves to manage the role perfectly.What i love about Elliot Ness is the fact that he s a man with principles and rules but he soon realizes that the only way to face Capone is hunting down with no mercy.This is probably Costner s best roles but i m curious to see him in Dances with the Wolfes.Sean Connery gives a memorable perfomance as Jim Malone which earned him his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.Malone becomes not only a father figure but he s also the heart and soul of the group.Connery delivers here one of his best peformances of his career,proving that he s not only the best James Bond,he s one of the greatest actors of all time.Robert DeNiro was phenomenal as the legendary gangster Al Capone.I didn t recognize him but boy he was amazing.DeNiro is one of the greatest actors of all time and he shows here why.Capone is a little different of the other gangsters.He basically looks more a buisness man than a criminal.Well a honest criminal who won t hesitate to take down his enemies.The other actors were amazing including Andy Garcia as George Stone,Charles Martin Smith fantastic as Oscar Wallace and Billy Drago sinister as Frank Nitti,Capone s henchman.
Brian De Palma directs his ultimate film and probably the best movie he has ever done since Scarface.De Palma is a genious and he managed to create a memorable crime epic like he knows best with memorable scenes like the train station gunfire and of course Ennio Morricone s amazing score.
The Untouchables is one of the greatest movies of all time and probably of the 80 s.An american classic that will alwalys live forever as one of the most stunning crime epics of all time and i hope Mr.De Palma delievers more masterpieces like The Untouchables.Classic piece of cinema.
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Heat
(1995, R)
A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." -Neil McCauley
Directed by:Michael Mann
Cast:Al Pacino,Robert DeNiro,Val Kilmer,Ashely Judd,Jon Voight
Genre:Action,Crime,Drama
Year of release:1995
Plot:
Neil McCauley is a hardened professional criminal who has spent many years behind bars and is determined never to go back. A highly focused loner, McCauley's protection is that there's nothing in his life that he can't walk away from in 30 seconds flat. Vincent Hanna is a lieutenant of detectives in LAPD's Robbery/Homicide Division who searches through the remains of a crime for the scent of his prey and then hunts them down. Those are the elevated experiences of his life--the rest is disorder. When McCauley and his team rob an armored van of bearer bonds, Hanna takes over the case. McCauley and his crew are nearly impossible to identify, let alone track down. But Hanna's network of informants and the details of each man's life--failures and dreams, betrayals and vendettas--generate clues Hanna is able to discover. Soon, Hanna and his detectives and McCauley and his crime partners are driven towards a collision from which only some will survive.
Review:soon...
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McLovin?What kind of stupid of name is that,Foggell?Are you trying to be a irish R n B singer?-Evan
Directed by:Greg Mottola
Cast:Jonah Hill,Michael Cera,Seth Rogen,Bill Hader,christopher Mintz-Plasse
Genre:Comedy
Year of release:2007
Running Time:114 minutes
Plot:
Seth and Evan are best friends, inseparable, navigating the last weeks of high school. Usually shunned by the popular kids, Seth and Evan luck into an invitation to a party, and spend a long day, with the help of their nerdy friend Fogell, trying to score enough alcohol to lubricate the party and inebriate two girls, Jules and Becca, so they can kick-start their sex lives and go off to college with a summer full of experience and new skills. Their quest is complicated by Fogell's falling in with two inept cops who both slow and assist the plan. If they do get the liquor to the party, what then? Is sex the only rite of passage at hand?
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I know what you ´re thinking.Did he fire six shots or only five? Well,to tell the truth,after all that excitement i kinda lost the track myself.Since this a Magnum 44.,the most powerfull handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off,you gottta ask yourself one question:Do i feel lucky?Well do you,punk?-Harry Callahan.
Directed by:Don Siegel
Cast:Clint Eastwood,Reni Santoni,Andy Robinson,John Vernon
Genre:Action,Crime
Year of release:1971
Running Time:99 minutes
Plot:
San Francisco is being terrorized by a sniper who calls himself Scorpio, and Scorpio kills Diana Davidson as she swims in a pool. Inspector Harry Callahan is known as Dirty Harry. Dirty Harry is a widower, his wife having been killed in an auto accident. He lives to make the existence of his superiors a miserable one, and he refuses to play by the rules. Dirty Harry doesn't wear Kevlar and he doesn't carry an arsenal of automatic weapons. All he needs is his .44 magnum. Six shots doesn't seem like much, but it's enough when you rarely miss and a single shot can knock you into the next millennium. Dirty Harry handles the search for Scorpio, and ends up stopping three men from robbing a bank. Known for bringing bad luck to his partners, Dirty Harry reluctantly accepts new partner Chico Gonzalez on the orders of Lieutenant Al Bressler. Dirty Harry even gets chewed out by the mayor. Scorpio promises to kill a black person and a priest if the city doesn't give him $100,000. Nearly caught, Scorpio doubles the ransom, kidnaps a 14-year-old girl, and buries her alive, giving the police a limited time to cough up the money before she suffocates. Dirty Harry follows Scorpio's instructions for the delivery, which results in Chico getting wounded. Dirty Harry tracks Scorpio to Kezar Stadium, the home of the San Francisco 49ers. Scorpio is running across the football field, and Dirty Harry calmly takes aim and nails him in the leg at the 50-yard line. The shot lifts him up and flips him over. Dirty Harry tortures Scorpio into revealing the girl's hiding place. She's found dead and Scorpio is released due to Dirty Harry's unorthodox procedure. Later, Scorpio takes over a school bus. And Dirty Harry is the only one who can take Scorpio down.
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If it bleeds,we can kill it-Dutch
Directed by:John McTiernan
Cast:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Carl Weathers,Sonny Landham,Kevin Peter Hall,Bill Duke
Genre:Action,Science Fitcion
Year of release:1987
Running Time:103 minutes
Plot:
Dutch and a team of commandos have been sent into a Central American jungle to track down some missing airmen that were kidnapped by terrorists. By the time they get to the camp, the airmen have been butchered in a very violent fashion and the commandos retaliate on the terrorists' camp. After that's over, they wait for a helicopter to pick them up, but something strange begins to happen in the woods. It isn't long before the commandos start getting killed off and Dutch and a girl from the camp, Anna, are the only people left and fighting for their lives. But what they discover is too shocking for them to imagine. What's been killing them is the Predator, an alien that hunts rare species and make his trophies out of their skulls. And human beings are the new species he has discovered.
Review:
Predator is one of the greatest action movies of all time and i have no shame to say.This classic is the ultimate guy and it doesn t waste anytime with romantic.Is pure action from the beggining to the end and at the same thing grabs you every single second.Predator is an oustanding classic that starts like Rambo and ends like Alien.In simple word,this movie is pure adrenaline.
Arnold Schwarzenegger doesn t need introduction because he s the king of action and this movie is the example.His character Dutch is a preety tough guy and a natural leader but he and his men will a enemy they have never met before:a alien who hunts for sport and feels the thrill of the hunt but Arnie proved that he s not easy man to hunt.Carl Weathers was ok as Dillon,who has a nasty death in the movie.Bill Duke was fantastic as Mac,perhaps the most paranoid of the group and becomes a liittle when he faces the Predator for the first.Kevin Peter Hall dominates the entire movie as one of the famous movie creatures of all time:Predator.i love Predator because he s very inteligent and deadly.He s really the ultimate hunter and nobody suits up nicely as Hall did.Oh and he beats the crap of Arnold,kinda shocking actually.
Before setting a standard in the genre with Die Hard,John McTiernan directed nicely this movie,right in the level of James Cameron s Aliens.McTiernan made a very intelligent movie with a interesting plot,leaving his mark as the most influential action director of all time.
Predator is the most badass movies of all time and one of Arnie s best movies along The Terminator,True Lies,Total Recall,T2 and Red Heat.This is one of the movies that will never die and is a lot better than the sequel.Masterpiece of action courtesy of Arnold Schwarzengger.
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The son of a bitch is here. I saw him. I'm gonna get him.-Popeye Doyle
Directed by:William Friedkin
Cast:Gene Hackman,Roy Schneider,Fernando Rey
Genre:Action,Crime
Year of release:1971
Running Time:100 minutes
Plot:
Alain Chanier is a dapper businessman from Marseilles, France, who is in reality a drug lord working on a big score - to sell $32 million worth of 89% pure heroin to New York City. But his potential buyer - small-time hood Salvatore Boca - is being tailed by two undercover NYC cops, James "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo. The more Popeye and Cloudy dig, the closer they get - to where Chanier agrees to an attempt on Popeye's life that results in a brutal train hijacking and automobile pursuit, and eventually to a showdown between police and mobsters outside the city.
Review:soon...
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Batman
(1989, PG-13)
I have give a name to my pain and it is Batman-JThe Joker
Director:Tim Burton
Cast:Michael Keaton,Jack Nicholson,Kim Basinger,Jack Palance
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1989
Running Time:121 minutes
Plot:
Gotham City: dark, dangerous, protected only by a mostly corrupt police department. Despite the best efforts of D.A. Harvey Dent and police commissioner Jim Gordon, the city becomes increasingly unsafe...until a Dark Knight arises. We all know criminals are a superstitious, cowardly lot...so his disguise must be able to strike terror into their hearts. He becomes a bat. Enter Vicky Vale, a prize-winning photo journalist who wants to uncover the secret of the mysterious "bat-man". And enter Jack Napier, one-time enforcer for Boss Grissom, horribly disfigured after a firefight in a chemical factory...who, devoid of the last vestiges of sanity, seizes control of Gotham's underworld as the psychotic, unpredictable Clown Prince of Crime...the Joker. Gotham's only hope, it seems, lies in this dark, brooding vigilante. And just how does billionaire playboy Bruce Wayne fit into all of this?
Review:
Batman is one of the most popular comicbook superheroes of all time since his first appearence in 1939.Back in 1989(his 50th anniversary),The Dark Knight jumped to the big screen by the hands of Tim Burton in the first and most sucessfull movie of that year.I may feel the explosive impact of The Dark Knight(the best of all Batman movies)but i enjoy this one because is tremendous classic of Tim Burton who has in my opinion one of the best visions of Batman.
Michael Keaton is fantastic as Batman|Bruce Wayne.The fans thought that he wasn´t perfect for the role because phisically he doesn´t look like the character.But Keaton proved he can play Batman like no other.Honestly,i like him more as Batman because he has that scary and silent factor and he´s also good as Bruce Wayne.Keaton is my favorite Batman next to Christian Bale.Jack Nicholson steals the thunder as Batman´s famous arch-nemesis,The Joker.He´s the only reason why i love this movie.He dominates completely and i can´t stop laughing all the time.As long i prefer Heath Ledger´s Joker,Jack´s Joker is a legend and gives here one of the best perfomances of his career.Kim Basinger was great as Vicky Vale.She was absolutely stunning and great but i llke Catwoman more.
Tim Burton is one hell of a director.He did a great job in the film,making a dark and gothic universe that is the Batman universe but unfortunately he doesn´t even focus on Batman a lot.That ´s the mistake he did.He just focus on The Joker.I mean i like him but the Batman is the main character.Anyway,i love Burton and this is one of his best movies along Edward Scissorhands and Sweeney Todd.
Batman always will be my favorite superhero and this movie proves that Batmania will always live forever.Masterpiece courtesy of the master Tim Burton,Batman is one of the biggest movies of the 80 s and of all time.
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Rocky
(1976, PG)
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X2
(2003, PG-13)
The war has begun-Magneto
Directed by:Bryan Singer
Cast:Hugh Jackman,Patrick Stewart,Ian McKellen,Halle Berry,Brian Cox
Genre:Action,Science Fiction,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2003
Plot:
Several months had passed since The X-Men defeated Magneto and imprisoned him in a plastic chamber. One day, a mutant going by the name of "Nightcrawler" infiltrates The White House and attempts to assassinate The President. Meanwhile, Logan is trying to discover his past, and wonder why he became a mutant. However, the friction between the humans and mutants is grinding much harder. As a scientist named William Stryker is assigned to discover about Professor X's secret school and his chamber called "Cerebro". Meanwhile, Magneto's partner, Mystique, is planning to break her leader out of prison. Then, Professor X's school is attacked by Stryker's forces. Logan, Rougue, Iceman and others escaped. The rest of The X-Men meet in Boston along with Magneto, who escaped from prison. They must work together to stop Stryker and rescue Professor X.
Review:soon..
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Dune
(1984, PG-13)
Long live the fighters!!!-Paul Atreides
Directed by:David Lynch
Cast:Kyle MacLachlan,Patrick Stewart,Sting,Sean Young,
Virginia Madsen
Genre:Science Fiction
Year of release:1984 Time
Running Time:130 minutes
Plot:
It is a distant galaxy in the far future. The year is 10191. Arrakis is a desert planet, Arrakis is the only source of 'Melange' a vital drug used by the Guild Navigators for space travel from star system to star system. Two rival families, The Atreides and The Harkonnens, fight for control of the mining operations of Melange on Arrakis. When his father Duke Leto Atreides is assassinated by the evil Baron Harkonnen. Duke Leto's son Paul and Paul's mother Lady Jessica flee deep into the desert and are befriend by the Fremen, natives of Arrakis. Due to the influence of the 'Melange' Paul learns he has special powers and he can see into the future. Paul unites the Freman and forms a army of warriors and leads them into battle against Baron Harkonnen and the corrupt Emperor Padishah Shaddam IV who is in league with the Harkonnen's and vows to avenge his father and sets out to liberate Arrakis and it's people from the Emperor's rule and fulfill his destiny.
Review:
I ve always been atracted to Dune but i couldn t explain why.There was somethiing fascinating and mysterious about Dune that i wanted to see it so badly.After making some research,i finally got the chance to see the movie on DVD and i must say that i enjoyed this amazing picture.Dune was a flop on the box-office in 1984 because everybody was crazy about The Terminator.Couple of years later,Dune remains as a cult movie of the genre and a extraordinary classic aswell.
The cast is excellent.Kyle MacLachlan gives a excellent perfomance as Paul Atreides,the Messias that wiill lead his people to freedom.The character reminded me a little bit of Luke Skywalker of Star Wars because of the path to his destiny.McLachlan was amazing in the movie.Patrick Stewart was great too but i like him more in the X-Men trilogy.I was suprised about Sting as the villain Feyd.He was fantastic as an actor but he s even better as a singer and the other actors including Sean Young and Linda Hunt were great.
David Lynch is one of the greatest directors of all time and he proved that with Eraserhead,Blue Velvet,The Ellephant Man and Muholland Drive.I really enjoyed his vision of science fiction.He may hated making Dune but he did a brilliant job.
Dune is one of the extraordinary sci fi movies i ve ever seen and i think people should give a second chance because Dune is a fantastic movie and a extraordinary cinematic experience.A masterpiece courtesy of David Lynch.
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Ray
(2004, PG-13)
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I just saw it recently and i almost forgot how funny this movie is.I love Gizmo.He is one most adorable creatures of movie history.But his evil buddies,well,they are true meaning of menace and horror(in the fun way,of course).
Gremlins is one of the cult movies of the 80´s and it was really cool to watch it again after so many years.The sequel is cool but the original reamins a classic.
Great creation of Spielberg and Joe Dante.And by the way,don´t feed your pet after midnight or you will suffer the consequences.
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He tasks me. He tasks me and I shall have him! I'll chase him 'round the moons of Nibia and 'round the Antares Maelstrom and 'round Perdition's flames before I give him up!-Khan
Director:Nicholas Meyer
Cast:William Shatner,Leonard Nimoy,DeForest Kelly,Kirstey Alley,Ricardo Montalban
Genre:Science Fiction
Year of release:1982
Running Time:112 minutes
Plot:
Admiral Kirk is now a Starfleet Academy instructor, while Captain Spock serves as a cadet training officer, while being in command of the U.S.S. Enterprise. Meanwhile, scientists aboard Space Station Regula I are conducting the Project Genesis experiment, and the U.S.S. Reliant is assigned to the Genesis project. While surveying a lifeless planet in the Ceti Alpha star system, Cmdr. Chekov and Capt. Clark Terrell beam down to the sixth planet, and find a shocking discovery, in which cargo containers are located. Unknown to the Reliant crew was that the cargo containers housed refugees from the Eugenics Wars of 1990s Earth, with Khan Noonian Singh in charge. Khan later revealed that Ceti Alpha VI exploded, and shifted the orbit of the fifth planet as a Mars-like haven. Khan manages to hijack the Reliant, and manages to steal the Genesis Device. Admiral Kirk takes the U.S.S. Enterprise on a training mission, and is involved in a surprise attack, in which Khan vows to avenge his exile. Unfortunately, Captain Spock sacrifices himself to save the Enterprise from the premeditated arming of the Genesis torpedo, and after his death, his casket (which is a converted torpedo tube) was fired from the U.S.S. Enterprise.
Review:
Since i watched the fantastic new Star Trek movie directed by J.J Abrams,i realized that series isn´t that bad after all.So i decided to watch the original series and i started with Star Trek 2:The Wrath of Khan,which is in everyone´s opinion,the best of all Star Trek original films.When i first watched The Wrath of Khan,i got the feeling that it was amazing,brilliant and fantastic.The Wrath of Khan is most powerfull of the saga because is very emotional and dark as welll but at the same time is really fun to watch.I did enjoyed the new one but this is The Empire Strikes Back of Star Trek.
I really enjoyed William Shatner´s fantastic and powerfull perfomance as Admiral James T.Kirk.Shatner makes us like Kirk because is so funny on dealing with his mildage crisis and very heroic as well.I gained respect for Shatner because he is the original Kirk and you got to respect the original.Leonard Nimoy is absolutely fantastic as Mr.Spock.Like i said before,Spock is my favorite character and i was sad because he dies in the end by saving the Enterprise.Spock´s death is the most powerfull scene of the movie and the sadest because is really hearbroken on watching Spock diyng.Ricardo Montalban will go down in history as one of the most charismatic villains of the series and of the history of cinema as Kirk´s most deadliest enemy,Khan.I really loved Khan because is a egomaniac baddie and also he is such a evil and menancing character.Khan dominates the movie from the beggining to the end,even when he is defeated,Khan is still evil.What a memorable role by Montalban(Rest in Peace).
Nicolas Meyer´s direction was fantastic and he shows what Star Trek is always meant to be.Along J J Abrams,he is the best director of the series,showing the true spirit of Gene Roddenbey s vision.
Star Trek 2:The Wrath of Khan is without doubt of my mind the greatest movie of the series and one of the best sequels ever made.Great masterpiece of science fiction.
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Remember,with great power comes great responsability-Ben Parker
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Cast;Tobey Maguire,Kirsten Dunst,Willem Dafoe,James Franco
Genre:Action,Adventure,Comic Book Adaption
Year of release:2002
Plot:
Spider-Man started off as shy high school student Peter Parker, until he was bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him amazing abilities. Over time he learns that with great power comes great responsbility.
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You call this archaeology?-Henry Jones Sr.
Director:Steven Spielberg
Cast:Harrison Ford,Sean Connery,Denholm Elliott,John Rhys Davies,Allison Doody,Julian Glover
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1989
Running Time:122 minutes
Plot:
1938.Indiana Jones, famed adventurer and archaeologist acquires a diary that holds clues and a map with no names to find the mysterious Holy Grail- which was sent from his father, Dr. Henry Jones, in Italy. Upon hearing from a private collector, Walter Donavan, that the mission for the Holy Grail went astray with the disappearance of his father, Indiana Jones and museum curator Marcus Brody venture to Italy in search of Indy's father. However, upon retrieving Dr. Henry Jones in Nazi territory, the rescue mission turns into a race to find the Holy Grail before the Nazis do- who plan to use it for complete world domination for their super-race. With the diary as a vital key and the map with no names as a guide, Indiana Jones once again finds himself in another death defying adventure of pure excitement.
Review:
Indiana Jones is back in action in his funniest and entertaining adventure ever in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.This was the first Indy movie i ve ever seen and boy is really fun to watch.The Last Crusade is for me the funniest of all four movies because it makes crack me up with the hilarious scenes between Indy and his dad.The Last Crusade is on the level of Raiders and Temple but very superior to the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.Anyway,if you want to have some fun,have fune with the Jones boys.
Harrison Ford proves once again that he IS Indiana Jones.He was amazing like he usually is.Indy faces once again the Nazis and of course he beats the crap out of him.Like i said it before,Harrison is the best thing of the series because i couldn t imagine another guy playing Indy.Harrison is and will be always be Indiana Jones.Sean Connery is absolutely hilaarious as Henry Jones Sr,Indy s father.He steals the entire movie on torturing Indy by calling him Junior and it makes laugh my ass of.We learned that Indy s real name is Henry Jones Jr(now you know why is called Junior).The chemistry between Harrison and Sean is absolutely amazing and that s what make this movie great.Who is also back is Denholm Elliott as Marcus,which was unfortunenatly his last appearence and John Rhys Davies as Sallah.River Phoenix was fantastic as young Indy.He nailed the part perfectly because he looked exacly like Harrison.
Steven Spielberg brings the action and the excitement once again with Indiana Jones.His direction is once again inspiring and wonderfull,recovering the excitement of the original movie.The action sequences are spectacular,specially the insane tank fight.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade needs no words because is a excellent third installement and like i said it before,the adventure has a name:Indiana Jones.If you think that one Jones is good,two Jones is even better.
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Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now,you fucking stupid bastard-Patrick Bateman
Director:Mary Harron
Cast:Christian Bale,Willem Dafoe,Jared Leto,Resse Whiterspoon
Genre:Thriller
Year of release:2000
Running Time:95 minutes
Plot:
Patrick Bateman is young, white, beautiful, ivy leagued, and indistinguishable from his Wall Street colleagues. Shielded by conformity, privilege, and wealth, Bateman is also the ultimate serial killer, roaming freely and fearlessly. His murderous impulses are fueled by zealous materialism and piercing envy when he discovers someone else has acquired more than he has. After a colleague presents a business card superior in ink and paper to his, Bateman's blood thirst sharpens, and he steps up his homicidal activities to a frenzied pitch. Hatchets fly, butcher knives chop, chainsaws rip, and surgical instruments mutilate-how far will Bateman go? How much can he get away with?
Review:soon...
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Losers are always wyning about their best.Winners go home and fuck the prom queen.-John Mason
Directed by:Michael Bay
Cast:Sean Connery,Nicolas Cage,Ed Harris,Michael Biehn,David Morse
Genre:Action
Year of release:1996
Running Time:136 minutes
Plot:
A group of U.S. marines, under command of a renegade general, take over Alcatraz and threat San Francisco Bay with biological weapons. A chemical weapons specialist and the only man to have ever escaped from the Rock are the only ones who can prevent chaos.
Review:soon...
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I don´t give a fuck about your war or your president-Snake Plissken
Director:John Carpenter
Cast:Kurt Russell,Lee Van Cleef,Issac Hayes,Harry Dean Stanton,Ernest Borgnine
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1981
Running Time:95 minutes
Plot:
The year is 1997. New York City has been turned into a maximum security prison colony, when the American crime rates grows high. New York City is surrounded by a wall and the bridge is mined making sure no convict escapes from New York. Snake Plissken, a one-eyed former soldier turned bank robber arrives at New York after being sentenced to life imprisonment in New York City. Bob Hauk, police commissioner who runs the New York penal colony gives Snake a job for his freedom. Snake is sent into New York to find and rescue the President of the United States who is trapped in New York, when a terrorist hijacked Air Force One and crashed it in New York. Not only Snake must rescue the President, he must also retrieve a cassette containing vital information in the President's possession. Hauk has Snake implanted with a bomb which is programmed to detonate in 22 hours, which will kill Snake if he fails the mission, and Hauk will have the bomb disarmed if Snake succeeds. Entering New York and 22 hours before the bomb kills him, Snake sets out to rescue the President who is being held hostage by a ruthless warlord known as The Duke of New York. Can Snake rescue the President and retrieve the cassette before the 22 hours are up? and will Snake Escape from New York?
Review:
Escape From New York is a spectacular futuristic action thriller and a fantastic classic of the 80 s.When i first saw it,i loved it because it was very dark and dystopic back in the time but is freaking awesome.Personally,is one of the most orginal movies i ve ever seen and it doesn t deserve a remakes because there s no way to beat this classic of John Carpenter.Escape From New York is a futuristic adventure full of action and suspense.
Kurt Russell is the perfect choice for one of the most coolest heroes ever created:Snake Plissken.I love Snake because he doesn t care about anyone but himself and at same time he s very resourcefull and a complete badass too.I couldn t imagine this movie without Russell because he s such a cool actor and he will be always associated to Snake Plissken.Lee Van Cleef is a current presence in the westerns but he was great as Bob Hawk,the man who makes Snake to go to New York and save the president.I think it was one of the last appearences of Van Cleef.If is,too bad because he was amazing.Soul legend Issac Hayes was awesome as the Duke of New York and i loved his perfomance.I didn t know that Hayes could act that good and i was preety impressed about him.This is one of the movies that gave me the chance to remind him because he s a legend.The rest of the cast was great specially Harry Dean Stanton as Brain.
John Carpenter directs another classic.Carpenter is one of the best directors of all time and he delivered classics like Halloween and The Thing and Escape From New York.I hope that Carpenter brings another original movie because we need movies like that.
Escape From New York is a instant Carpenter classic and a spectacular futuristic adventure.I want another Escape movie because i want to see Snake back more badass then never.Until then,Escape From New York remains a classic.
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Welcome...to the real world.-Morpheus
Directed by:Andy and Larry Wachowski
Cast:Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fisburne,Carrie Anne Moss,Hugo Weaving,
Joe Pantoliano
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1999
Running Time:131 minutes
Plot:
In the near future, a computer hacker named Neo discovers that all life on Earth may be nothing more than an elaborate facade created by a malevolent cyber-intelligence, for the purpose of placating us while our life essence is "farmed" to fuel the Matrix's campaign of domination in the "real" world. He joins like-minded Rebel warriors Morpheus and Trinity in their struggle to overthrow the Matrix.
Review: soon...
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I don t think the dead care about vengeance.- James Bond
Directed by:Marc Forster
Cast:Daniel Craig,Olga Kurylenko,Mathieu Amalric,Jeffrey Wright,Judi Dench
Genre:Action
Year of release:2008
Running Time:106 minutes
Plot:
Is there solace in revenge? Bond and "M" sniff a shadowy international network of power and corruption reaping billions. As Bond pursues the agents of an assassination attempt on "M," all roads lead to Dominic Greene, a world-renowned developer of green technology. Greene, a nasty piece of work, is intent on securing a barren area of Bolivia in exchange for assisting a strongman stage a coup there. The CIA looks the other way, and only Bond, with help from a retired spy and from a mysterious beauty, stands in Greene's way. "M" wonders if she can trust Bond, or if vengeance possesses him. Beyond that, can anyone drawn to Bond live to tell the tale?
Review:
Back in 2006,Casino Royale opened new doors for a new generation of Bond films.Everybody thought that it wouldn t work because of Daniel Craig as the new Bond but they were wrong.Now,Bond returns for vengeance in Quantum of Solace,the 22nd movie of the series and direct sequel of Casino Royale.Personnaly i m not a Bond fan but i m enjoying this new turn of Bond in a more realistic and updated way.QOS is a more tough and edgier film and captured very well the emotional premisse of Casino Royale.Some people didn t understand but Quantum focus on Bond s path of revenge and finding his inner peace.Probably the most intense of all Bond films.
Daniel Craig delivers another brilliant performance as James Bond.Craig shows a darker,tougher and intense James Bond like we never seen before.I like Craig because he makes Bond his own character and very realistic as well.Bond was left in a dark place when Vesper died and now he wants revenge in any cost.Craig is no doubt of my mind the best James Bond since Sean Connery.Judi Dench is once again great as M and the chemistry between her and Craig is amazing on creating a conflict between M and Bond.Mathieu Amalric is amazing as Dominic Greene,probably one of the best Bond villains.Greene is the member of Quantum,the organization that Bond must face.Amalric is so evil and a egomaniac.What s a Bond without hot Bond girls?Olga Kurylenko was smoking as Camille(thank god Bond didn t fuck her,i would jealous)and Gemma Atherton was stunning as well as Fields.
Marc Forster s direction was fantastic.I loved the way he made the movie with a incredible intensity and realism.Forster impressed me a lot and the action scenes are amazing,specially the car chase.
Quantum of Solace may not be better than Casino Royale but is the most intense of the series by far and has become one of my favorite Bond movies along Casino Royale and with my new favorite James Bond:Mr Daniel Craig.Don t worry.Bond will return in 2012.
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Mola Ram,prepare to meet Kali.In hell!!-Indiana Jones
Director:Steven Spielberg
Cast:Harrison Ford,Kate Capshaw,Amrish Puri,Ke Huy Quan
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1984
Running Time:114 minutes
Plot:
1935. At a swanky nightclub in Hong Kong, Indiana Jones confronts Lao Che, a Chinese gangster, for a trade - a reward in exchange for the ashes of a Ming dynasty emperor. The gangster's sons, however, won't let Indy get out of the trade alive, and a violent struggle ensues that snares up the gangster's moll, torch singer Wilhemina Scott. Indy and Willie escape with Indy's pre-teen sidekick, Short Round, and fly out of Hong Kong - unaware their plane belongs to Lao Che and the two pilots are ordered to bail out over India. Indy, Willie, and Shorty manage to escape and wind up being greeted by a village elder who shows them the ruins of his village - ruins caused by the theft of three stones of great magic power, taken to a gigantic mountaintop palace. The palace, however, belongs to a peaceful young Indian prince who assures that no such action occurred from his palace. Indy, however, is attacked in his bedroom and finds a vast underground system of caverns that lead to an ancient terrorist cult long thought dead, a cult that has kidnapped the children of the village and is using them to dig for the magic stones. When Indy and his friends are captured they are to be sacrificed to the pit of molten rock, but a violent showdown begins that erupts into a savage brawl, gunfire, a mad minecar pursuit, the collapse of an undcerground dam, and a showdown at a rope bridge that threatens to kill Indy, his friends, and the cult.
Review:soon...
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No sacrfice.No victory.-Sam Witwicky
Director:Michael Bay
Cast:Shia LaBeouf,Megan Fox,Josh Duhamel,Tyrese Gibson,Jon Voight,John Turturro
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:2007
Running Time:138 minutes
Plot:
A long time ago, far away on the planet of Cybertron, a war was being waged between the noble Autobots (led by the wise Optimus Prime) and the devious Decepticons (commanded by the dreaded Megatron) for control over the Allspark, a mystical talisman that would grant unlimited power to whoever possessed it. The Autobots managed to smuggle the Allspark off the planet, but Megatron blasted off in search of it. He eventually tracked it to the planet of Earth (circa 1850), but his reckless desire for power sent him right into the Arctic Ocean, and the sheer cold forced him into a paralyzed state. His body was later found by Captain Archibald Witwicky, and before going into a comatose state Megatron used the last of his energy to engrave a map, showing the location of the Allspark, into the Captain's glasses, and send a transmission to Cybertron. He is then carted away by the Captain's ship. A century later, Sam Witwicky, nicknamed Spike by his friends, buys his first car. To his shock, he discovers it to be Bumblebee, an Autobot in disguise who is to protect Spike, as he bears the Captain's glasses and the map carved on them. But Bumblebee is not the only Transformer to have arrived on Earth - in the desert of Qatar, the Decepticons Blackout and Scorponok attack a U.S. military base, causing the Pentagon to send their special Sector Seven agents to capture all "specimens of this alien race," and Spike and his girlfriend Mikaela find themselves in the middle of a grand battle between the Autobots and the Decepticons, stretching from Hoover Dam all the way to Los Angeles. Meanwhile, within the depths of Hoover Dam, the cryogenically stored form of Megatron awakens...
Review:
When i first heard of Transformers the movie,i was kind of scare with the idea of killing it because it was my favorite cartoon series when i was a kid.In the first time i saw it in the cinema,this movie is one of the most spectacular action sci fi blockbusters i ve ever seen in years.Transformers is non stop action and adrenaline and makes the audience having a great time.Transformers took down some crappy sequels like Spider-Man 3 and Pirates 3 and became the best summer blockbuster of 2007.
Shia LaBeouf was fantastic as teenager Sam Wicwitcky.2007 was a huge for LaBeouf thanks to Disturbia and now with Transformers.Labeouf is one of the most talented actors of his generation and it was interesting to see Sam s transition form a regular teenager to the savior of the world.The lovely Megan Fox makes a great debut as Sam s love interest,Micaela Baines.I fell iin love with her not only by her beauty and sexyness but also by her talent.I hope to see more of Megan,she s already a superstar.The real stars are,of course,the Autobots and the Decepticons.My favorite is Optimus Prime and i loved his new look and i love Bumblebee because he s so adorable.
Michael Bay brings his energic and intense direction to the world of Transformers.I knew that Bay would do a great job because this man knows how to make a spectacular summer blockbuster and he does it again with Transformers and he will do it again with Revenge of the Fallen.
Transformers deserves to be at the same category as The Terminator,Robocop,Aliens along great action sci fi movies.This movie is already a classic and i m more excited than never to see Revenge of the Fallen.Until then,Transformers is in my opinion the best movie of Michael Bay s career.
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Father to a murdered son,husband to a murdered wife and i ll have my vengeance in this life or the next.-Maximus
Director:Ridley Scot
Cast:Russell Crowe,Joaquin Phoenix,Connie Nielsen,Richard Harris
Genre:Epic
Year of release:2000
Running Time:155 minutes
Plot:
In the final days of Marcus Aurelius' reign, the aging emperor arouses his son Commodus' anger when he makes known his wish that Maximus be his successor. Power-hungry Commodus kills his father and orders the death of Maximus. But the latter flees and hides his identity by becoming slave and a gladiator. Eventually, Maximus journeys back to Rome to confront his arch rival.
Review:soon...
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Never.I will never turn to the Dark Side.You have failed,your Highness.I am a Jedi.Like my father before me-Luke Skywalker
Directed by:Richard Marquand
Cast:Mark Hamill,Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher,Ian McDiarmid,Frank Oz,Billy Dee Williams.
Genre:Action,Adventure,Science Fiction
Year of release:1983
Running Time:129 minutes
Plot:
Han Solo is the prisoner of the gangster Jabba the Hutt, and his friends must rescue him. But Chewie is imprisoned, and Leia, R2-D2, and C-3PO become the Hutt's slaves. When Luke returns in an attempt to rescue his companions they are all sentenced to death, only to have Luke perform the most spectacular escape ever. Luke returns to Dagobah for a time then rejoins the rebellion and his companions in an ultimate attack against the empire's new, incomplete death star. In an attempt to turn Death Vader, Luke surrenders to the Emperor, leading to the ultimate duel. Jedi versus Sith. Father and Son. The inner struggle. Meanwhile, the rebellion is carrying out its coordinated attack with the help of some resourceful new friends.
Review:
The final battle between the Rebels and the Empire colides in the Return of Jedi,the third and final part of one of the greatest sci fi sagas of cinematic history.What a brilliant ending for Star Wars because is an excellent mix between the excitement and action of a New Hope and the darkness and emoton of the Empire Strikes Back.Either way,is a excting and fun movie for the die hard fans of the series.
Mark Hamill is once again fantastic as Luke Skywalker.In this movie,Luke is more stronger and wiser and finally he s a Jedi Knight.Hamill s perfomance was amazing and emotional specially in the scene where Luke refuses to turn to the Dark Side.Unfortunately,this was the last time Hamill appeared on the big screen to dedicate to animation.Harrison Ford is cool as usual as Han Solo.Ford was great as usual and he has become a huge movie star thanks to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Blade Runner.Carrie Fisher was sexier than ever as Leia and in this movie focus a little more in the romance between Han and Leia.Ian McDiarmid dominatedsthe movie as the Emperor Palpatine,who is the real villain of the film.I couldn t believe he was 39 but he was so brilliantly evil and David Prowse was great as Darth Vader,who becomes more a victim than a villain.
Richard Marquand s direction was amazing and good as Irvin Kershner in the previous film but a little better than George Lucas.He managed to maintain the excitement of the first two movies and he did a good job.
The Return of the Jedi is an enjoyable ending for the series,remaining as one of the best threequels ever made.May the Force be with you.
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I am Batman.-Batman
Director:Christopher Nolan
Cast:Christian Bale,Michael Caine,Liam Neeson,Katie Holmes,Morgan
Freeman
Genre:Action,Comic Book Adaptation
Year of release:2005
Running Time:134 minutes
Plot:
The tale finds the disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne, in the wake of his parents' murder, traveling the world to seek the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city.
Review:
After Joel Schumacher killed my favorite superhero with Batman e Robin in 1997,i felt dissapointed for the disrespect of the Dark Knight´s true image and i was missing the dark and tortured hero that is still here for almost 70 years since his creation.When i heard that a new Batman movie was being made,i was very happy to see my hero back into the big screen but this time showing how Bruce Wayne becomes the Dark Knight of Gotham City.
Batman Begins is an amazing movie and a masterpiece as well.This movie truly honors the legacy of Batman and shows how the Batman should be represented in the big screen for all his fans(including myself).There are no words to describe how proud i am of this amazing and wonderfull movie.
Christian Bale is absolutely amazing as Batman /Bruce Wayne.Bale is indeed a great choice to the role because he is used to play phsycological characters as Patrick Bateman of American Phsyco.Bale makes Bruce Wayne a believable and tortured person but also he makes Batman a darker,intense and scary character as well.It was easy for him to follow the footsteps of Michael Keaton.Bale was oustanding and he IS Batman at my opinion.I loved Liam Nesson as Ducard.He was very important on Bruce´s training.Liam Neeson is one of best actors ever and this is one of the best roles of his career but i was shocked when he revealed himself as Ras Al Ghul,one of Batman´s greatest enemies.Sir Michael Caine was oustanding as Alfred,Gary Oldman was even better as Jim Gordon and also a realistic character and Morgan Freeman was great as he usually is.Cilian Murphy was freaking scary as the Scarecrow.He was a great villain.Katie Holmes was very lame as Rachel Dawes.I like Maggie Gyllenhall more then her.
Christopher Nolan is one of the most brilliant directors around today.He brought back the Batman back:dark,tortured and believable,just like Tim Burton did at 1989 but Nolan gave a more urban and realistic vision to Batman and all the characters but maintaining the dark enviroment and respecting the spirit of the comics.
As much i love the Dark Knight,Batman Begins is an oustanding masterpiece and Batman is now reborned and back when he belongs.I hope to see more of my favorite superhero in the big screen.Thank you,Nolan and Bale.
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Wait a minute,Doc.Are you telling me that you built a time machine...out of a DeLorean?-Marty McFly
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Cast:Michael J.Fox,Christopher Lloyd,Lea Thompson,Crispin Glover
Genre:Comedy,Science Fiction
Year of release:1985
Running Time:111 minutes
Plot:
It is the year 1985. Marty McFly, a mild-mannered high school student, stopped by Dr. Emmett L. Brown's laboratory to play around with an amplifier. Then he receives a message from Doc that he needs help from him for Doc's latest invention, a time machine made out of a DeLorean sports car that can travel through time instantaneously when it reaches a speed velocity of 88 MPH. Then, Doc was gunned down by Libyan Nationalists, Marty makes an effort to escape from the Lybians by using the time machine. Then Marty accidentally warps himself into 1955. Where he meets both of his parents when they were teenagers, then Marty unintentionally interrupts his parent's first meeting together, he then finds a younger version of Doc and together they try to find a way to get Marty's parents-to-be back together, and to get Marty back to 1985.
Review:
I knew Back to the Future but i wasn t interested because i thought it was boring.After i bought the movie and watched it,i was like:Holy crap,this movie is fun.Back to the Future is one of the funniest and entertaining movies of all time in the same level of Star Wars,Indiana Jones and Ghostbusters and a great start of one of the greatest trilogies of all time.Back to the Future is now one of my favorite movies and there s no way they ll make a fun movie as this amazing classic.
Michael J.Fox delivers an unforgettable perfomance as Marty McFly,the teenager who accidentally travels back to 1955 and gets involved into a hilarious adventure in the 50 s.Fox is one of the funniest actors ever and i couldn t imagine another actor playing Marty.Marty is a kid like anyone but he has a unique charisma and sense of humour.Michael will always be Marty and i wish him well.Christopher Lloyd IS Doc Emmett Brown.He s everybody favorite mad scientist and also brings a great presence in the movie and the sequels.Fox and Lloyd have a great chemistry,which is the best thing of the series.The other actors were fantastic like Crispin Glover as George McFly and Lea Thompson as Lorraine.It was funny watching her having a crush on her future son.
Robert Zemeckis s direction is magical and he delivers an amazing energy in the movie that makes the audience watching Back to the Future over and over agan.The main star of the movie is definetly the time machine,the legendary Delorean.
Back to the Future is one of the greatest movies of all time and of the 80 s.I ll never get tired of this movie too soon.It won t be another film that can bring the excitement and fun just like Back to Future did.Timeless classic.
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Nobody...calls me..a chicken-Marty McFly
Directed by:Robert Zemeckis
Cast:Michael J.Fox,Christopher Lloyd,Lea Thompson,Casey Siemaszko
Genre:Comedy,Science Fiction
Year of release:1989
Plot:
The second part of the trilogy begins as Doc, Marty and Jennifer take the time-traveling DeLorean into the year 2015 to straighten out the future of the McFly family. But Biff Tannen steals the time machine and gives his younger self a book containing 50 years of sports statistics, which the young Biff uses to amass an enormous gambling fortune and transform idyllic Hill Valley into a living hell. To restore the present, Doc and Marty must return to the events of their previous adventure in 1955 and retrieve the book.
Review:
The craziest time travel of all time continues in Back to the Future 2,the sequel of one of the most successfull comedies of all time and the second installment of the adventures of Marty McFly and Doc Emmett Brown.I enjoyed the original but i enjoyed this one even more.Is more funnier and hilarious but at the same time is very fun to watch.Back to the Future 2 is a great sequel that i can watch everytime.
Michael J.Fox is once again great as Marty McFly.I love him because he makes Marty such a funny character and he s even more cooler than in the first movie.From using future jackets to future skateboards,Marty enters into a crazy adventure in the future.Michael J.Fox is such a amazing actor and i hope he gets better.Christopher Lloyd is absolutely hilarious as Doc Brown and he is indeed the perfect mad scientist.And of course the Delorean is also back to take our heroes to a crazy travel back throw time.Biff is also back.He s the most funniest character of the series because he s such a douchebag(in a nice way,of course).
Robert Zemeckis make a even more entertaining movie but he maintains the same ingredients that made the orginal movie a huge sucess and a instant classic.
Back to the Future Part 2 is a great sequel of the original and has become my favorite of the series.There won t be another funnier and spectacular trilogy like Back to the Future.Classic movie of the 80 s.
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I m Eastwood.Clint Eastwood-Marty McFly
Directed by:Robert Zemeckis
Cast:Michael J.Fox,Christopher Lloyd,Lea Thompson,Elisabeth Shue
Genre:Comedy,Science Fiction
Year of release:1990
Plot:
Marty McFly drives into the Old West to rescue Doc, whose blossoming romance makes him reluctant to return, from the clutches of the villainous Tannen Gang.
Review:soon...
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May the Force be with you.-Han Solo
Directed by:George Lucas
Cast:Mark Hamill,Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher,Alec Guiness,David Prowse
Genre:Action,Adventure,Science Fiction
Year of release:1977
Running Time:122 minutes
Plot:
The story, for the tiny number of people not familiar with it, concerns a farm boy named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) who discovers that the used robot recently purchased by his family plays back a message from one Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), begging for help from Obi-Wan Kenobi. Luke asks his father's friend Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness) about this, and he discovers that Ben and Obi-Wan are one and the same. Kenobi tells Luke of the battle of the rebels against the ruling Empire and the spiritual energy called "The Force." Soon Luke, Kenobi, and a mercenary named Han Solo (Harrison Ford) join forces to rescue Princess Leia from the Empire's mammoth warship, the Death Star, controlled by evil genius Darth Vader.
Review:
There s no other movie that changed the history of cinema and the culture like Star Wars did.This enjoyable space opera became one of the most sucessfull movies of all time and started one of the greatest sci fi sagas of cinematic history.Star Wars is a one impressive movie with revoluctionary special effects,memorable characters and of course,John Williams s fantastic score.The Empire Strikes Back may be my favorite but the original started everything and became a culture phenomenon.
Mark Hamill is fantastic as Luke Skywalker because he starts to follow his heart and becomes a real hero with the wish to become a Jedi Knight.Hamill is such a fantastic actor and too bad Hollywood didn t appreciate his talent.I love him as Luke and i always will.Harrison Ford is so cool as the cocky and arrogant space pirate Han Solo.Harrison Ford started his fantastic career thanks to Star Wars and later with Indiana Jones and proved to be the actor that we love today.Harrison steals the movie big time.Carrie Fisher is soo lovely as Princess Leia.She s not just only talented but sexy and strong as well.Sir Alec Guiness is oustanding as Obi Wan Kenobi and he s indeed amazing.But who really dominates the movie is one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time:Darth Vader(with the fantastic voice of James Earl Jones).
George Lucas s direction was fantastic.He may not be a great director but he changed cinema with Star Wars.Lucas will always be remembered as the father of the culture pehenomenon known as Star Wars.
One of the most revoluctionary and fascinating sci fi movies of all time,Star Wars will always live on for more 30 years and won his place in the history of cinema as the film that changed the movie industry forever.
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Ok then.If i´m not me,who the hell am i?-Doug Quaid
Directed by:Paul Verhoeven
Cast:Arnold Schwarzenegger,Rachel Ticotin,Sharon Stone,Michael Ironside,Ronny Cox
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:1990
Plot:
The story is set in the year 2084. Douglas Quaid is a construction worker who has been experiencing dreams about exploring the planet Mars with a sexy brunette. After seeing an ad from Rekall, a company that sells imaginary adventures by implanting memories, he decides to buy a "vacation" on Mars from them, one in which he will take a vacation from himself by becoming a spy. Rekall calls it an "ego trip." Before buying the vacation, Quaid is cautioned by a co-worker that Rekall are "lobotomizing people", in reference to failed memory implants which caused the recipients to suffer permanent brain damage. Quaid hesitates, but disregards this warning.
Review:soon...
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Whatever you do,don t fall asleep-Nancy Thompson
Directed by:Wes Craven
Cast:Robert Englund,Heather Langenkamp,Johnny Depp
Genre:Horror,Thriller
Year of release:1984
Running Time:95 minutes
Plot:
Nancy is having nightmares, violent nightmares about a mysterious badly burned man with a razor fingered glove on his right hand that calls himself Freddy. When she realizes that her friends are having the same nightmares and that one by one they are being brutally murdered in their sleep she turns to her father who does not believe her and thinks her to be crazy. After she finds out the horrible truth behind Freddy's rampage she decides to take action and bring this dream murderer out of dreamland and into the real world where she can send him straight to where he belongs.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest classics of the horror genre and one of the scariest movies ever made.I grew up watching the series(just those lame sequels)and i had the chance to watch the original couple of years ago and boy this movie scared the hell of the me.This movie will probably make people think twice before sleep.Nightmare also introduced to the world one of the most iconic villains of all time:Freddy Kruger,the famous teen-killer with the fedora hat and the claw-glove.
Robert Englund IS Freddy Kruger.He s absolutely amazing in the movie and probably the best thing in the movie.Freddy not only is evil and menancing but he s also have a scary sense of humour and a unique charisma.If you think Heath Ledger is scary as The Joker,than watch this movie and you ll see why Freddy is the man.Heather Langerkamp was great as Nancy,the girl who becomes Freddy s nemesis.Her perfomance was decent and believable but gives me the sense that she s a little crazy in some scenes but she was ok.Johnny Depp makes a great debut as Glen,the star of one of the most horrifying scenes of the movie.Johnny starts here his amazing career until today.
Wes Craven is the master of horror on making such a intense and legendary movie that is a cornerstone of the genre.Too bad he didn t make a orginal movie(except Scream)since Nightmare but this is his best movie by far.
25 years later with sequels and a future remake,A Nightmare on Elm Street is one of the greatest horror movies of all time and a masterpiece.Don t fall asleep of Freddy will get you.
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Daniel San.this is not tournament.This is for real.-Miyagi
Director:John G.Avidlsen
Cast:Ralph Macchio,Pat Morita,Yuri Okumoto,Tamlyn Tomita
Genre:Action,Drama
Yaer of release:1986
Running Time:113 minutes
Plot:
It's summer, Daniel just broke up with his girlfriend and was told by his mother that her job needs her to move to Fresno for the summer which Daniel doesn't like. Mr. Miyagi was going to let Daniel stay with him until he receives a letter from Okinawa telling him that his father is dying. So Miyagi leaves to go there and Daniel joins him. Miyagi tells Daniel that the reason he left Okinawa was because his best friend, Sato whose family is the most affluent in Okinawa, was promised Yukie whose the girl Miyagi loved. So Miyagi asks her to run away with him and when Sato learned of this, he challenged Miyagi to a fight to the death. So Miyagi left. Upon arriving Miyagi discovers Sato still wants to fight him and his nephew and best student Chozen has it out for Daniel
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Operation Stupid is officially over-Kale Brecht
Directed by:DJ Caruso
Cast:Shia LaBeouf,David Morse,Carrie Anne Moss.Sarah Roemer
Genre:Thriller
Year of release:2007
Plot:
After his father?s accidental death, Kale (Shia LaBeouf) remains withdrawn and troubled. When he lashes out at a well-intentioned but insensitive teacher, he finds himself under a court-ordered house arrest. His mother continues to cope, working extra shifts to support herself and her son, as she tries in vain to understand the changes in his personality. The walls of his house begin to close in on Kale as he takes chances to extend the boundaries both physical and emotional ? of his confinement. His interests turn outside the windows of his suburban home toward those of his neighbors, including a mutual attraction to the new girl next door (Sarah Roemer). Together, they begin to suspect that another neighbor is a serial killer. Are their suspicions merely the product of Kale's cabin fever and vivid imagination? Or have they unwittingly stumbled across a crime that could cost them their lives?
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Zorro.You look better than never-Alejandro Murrieta\Zorro
Directed by:Martin Campbell
Cast:Antonio Banderas,Anthony Hopkins,Catherine Zeta Jones,Stuart Wilson
Genre:Action,Adventure
Year of release:1998
Plot:
In early 19th century California the masked swordsman hero Zorro was a champion of the people against the tyranny of Spanish rule, represented by the ruthless Governor Montero. Unfortunately, on the eve of his greatest triumph, the liberation of California, Montero learns of Zorro's secret identity as Don Diego de la Vega and attacks the rebel in his home leaving him imprisoned, his wife dead and his daughter abducted to be claimed as the child of Montero. Twenty years pass, and Montero returns to California intent on a foul plan to bring it under his total control. Upon learning of his return, Don Diego escapes from his long imprisonment and prepares for his revenge. Part of it involves the training of an orphan who helped him as a boy to become his successor. Together, the two must prepare to do battle with Montero and his American henchman to save California and reunite with Diego's lost daughter. So once again, the enemies of freedom and justice in California must fear of the man who leaves the mark of the Z.
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What a great movie.The legendary swackbuckling caped crusader is now reborn for a new generation of audience.Zorro was one of my childhood heroes(I was masked as Zorro once).The Mask of Zorro recovers the spirit of the old cape\sword movies of the 40´s and is full of action,comedy and sensuality.Zorro is back and better than never.
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Antonio Banderas was born to play Zorro.I think no one would play Zorro nicely as Banderas.He is sexy,tough and funny at the same.Banderas belongs the list of Zorro like Douglas Fairbanks and Tyron Powell.Anthony Hopkins was fantastic as the orginal Zorro,Don Diego De la Vega.He was amazing as he usually is but i like more as Hannibal lLecter.Catherine Zeta-Jones was also absolutely stunning and sexy as Elena and i love the chemistry between Ajejandro and Elena is electrifying..
Martin Campbell s direction was amazing and inspiring aswell that reminds the swashbuckling serials of the 1930 s and 40.Just like with James Bond,Campbell brings Zorro back where he belongs.
A instant classic of action-adventure,The Mask of Zorro is one of my all time favorite movies and is very entertaining and fun to watch.Welcome back,Zorro.
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You don´t have time to think up there.If you think,you´re dead-Maverick
young recruit aspires to become the top fighter pilot in the prestigious naval training school he attends.
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You heard me.I want Bourne in a body bag by sundown-Conklin
Directed by:Doug Liman
Cast:Matt Damon,Franka Potente,Chris Copper,Brian Cox
Genre:Action,Thriller
Year of release:2002
Plot:
The spy thriller opens as an amnesiac is rescued at sea by the crew of an Italian fishing boat. Nearly dead, he carries nothing but the bullets in his back and the bank account number embedded in his hip. Although completely without identity or background, he possesses an array of extraordinary talents in fighting, linguistics and self-defense that speaks of a dangerous past. In the present he is disoriented and wary as he is propelled into an urgent search to discover who he is and why his life has taken a perilous turn. A Zurich safe deposit box yields an assortment of passports, a hefty load of cash, an automatic weapon and a name--Jason Bourne--with a Paris address. What it means remains a mystery, but Bourne quickly realizes that although he knows no one, there are people who recognize him--and do not wish him well. When he meets Marie Kreutz, a hard-luck German-born wanderer, he makes a desperate pitch--$10,000 for a ride to Paris. Despite her reservations, Marie takes the cash and begins a journey with Bourne that changes her life forever. The trail of Jason Bourne's past snakes from Europe to CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, where Treadstone, a clandestine operation is based. As Bourne and Marie struggle to stay below the radar in France, all of the stealthy muscle of Treadstone is focused on tracking them and neutralizing Bourne as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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The Bourne trilogy sets a new standard in action-spy films.I already am a fan of the series thanks to The Bourne Supremacy and the excellent The Bourne Ultimatum but i decided to see the beggining of a man´s odissey to discover his true identity.The Bourne Identity is a great start of the series and there´s no doubt of a mind a spectacular action experience.
Matt Damon gives a fantastic perfomance as Jason Bourne.I was suprised to see Damon in a action movie and i was never a huge fan of him but he really nailed the part perfectly.Damon makes Bourne a tortured and a very realistic character and i love how Bourne reacts in very situations he is in.I can´t imagine a Bourne film without Damon and he will be always be associated to this amazing character.Franka Potente was great as Marie,Jason´s love interest,Chris Cooper was spectacular as Conkiln,Brian Cox was lfantastic as usual and we see Clive Owen for the first time.
I m not a fan of Doug Liman but he did a great job in Bourne.His direction was good but Paul Greengrass is a better director in my opinion.Anyway,this is Liman´s best movie along Mr.e Mrs.Smith.
The Bourne Identity is a pumping-adrenaline rush and one of the best spy movies ever made.Probably one of the best movies of 2002.
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Open the pad bay doors,HAL-Bowman
Directed by:Stanley Kubrick
Cast:Keir Dullea,Gary Lockwood,John Ashley,Allan Gifford
Genre:Science Fiction
Year of release:1968
Runing Time:142 minutes
Plot:
2001 is a story of evolution. Sometime in the distant past someone or something nudged evolution by placing a monolith here on earth (presumably elsewhere throughout the universe as well) Evolution then enabled man to reach the moon's surface where he finds yet another monolith, one which signals the monolith-placers that we have evolved that far. Now a race begins between computers (HAL) and man (Bowman) to reach the monolith-placers, the winner will achieve the next step in evolution, whatever that may be.
Review:
I was interested to see 2001:A Space Odissey because i ve heard great things about this movie and also i m a huge Stanley Kubrick fan.When i first saw it,it was very hard to describe how did i feel because this movie blew me away and i was extremely focused(that rarely happens,actually).2001 is one of the beautiifull and visually stuning movies of all time and a landmark in science fiction.If you think that Star Wars was a revolution,think again because 2001 is a unique movie and personally no other sci fi movie will achieve perfection like 2001 did.
2001 s plot is kind of simple.It starts right in the beggining of mankind back in the time of cavemen and monkey scene was phenomenal and takes to the year of 2001 where a man called Bowman explores space with his computer HAL.Keir Dullea is a actor i ve never heard before but he gives a great perfomance in this masterpiece.Bowman is very intelligent and at the same curious,questioning himself if there life way beyond space.2001 takes the audience to the a whole new world and the music is magical and envolving that grabed me in the first minute.The visual effects are the best i ve ever seen and a landmark back in the 60 s and a very original plot aswell.
Stanley Kubrick is definetly a master of cinema.2001 is the first and only science fiction but Kubrick managed to create a stunning masterpiece along A Clockwork Orange,The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.Kubrick s inspiration is very influential in other future sci fi masterpieces like Star Wars,Alien ,Blade Runner,Encounters in the 3rd Kind,ET and the upcoming Avatar.
2001:A Space Odissey is the most influential science fiction movie of all time and a stunning masterpiece courtesy of Kubrick that gained a special place in my life.Rest in Peace Mr.Kubrick.Your movies will live on forever and 2001 is no exception.
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Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?-Mr Blonde
Directed by.Quentin Tarantino
Cast:Harvey Keitel,Tim Roth,Steven Buscemi,Michael Madsen,Chris Penn
Genre:Crime,Gangster
Year of release:1992
Plot:
Six criminals, who are strangers to each other, are hired by a crime boss Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond robbery. Right at the outset, they are given false names with an intention that they won't get too close and concentrate on the job instead. They are completely sure that the robbery is going to be a success. But when the police show up right at the time and the site of the robbery, panic spreads amongst the group members and one of them is killed in the subsequent shootout along with a few policemen and civilians. When the remaining people assemble at the premeditated rendezvous point (a warehouse), they begin to suspect that one of them is an undercover cop.
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Reservoir Dogs is without doubt of my mind one of the greatest movies i ve ever and is an oustanding masterpiece.I wasn t sure if i would like it as i much i love Pulp Fiction but this movie is amazing and it didn t dissapoint me at all.The cast is amazing and the script was welll written.If it wasn t Reservoir Dogs,it wouldn t have Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill in my opinion.This movie revealed for the first time the genious director Quentin Tarantino,one of the greatest directors of all time.
Let s go to the cast.Harvey Keitel was fantastic as Mr.White,which is the most experienced of the gang.His perfomance was amazing and boy Keitel was a complete badass.I may not seen a lot of his movies but i enjoyed him in this one.Michael Madsen is absolutely badass as Mr.Blonde,my favorite character of the movie.He s very relentless and he doesn t care who kills.Madsen is so cool in the movie as Blondie.Steve Buscemi wasn t a faggot as Mr.Pink.He was fantastic and i love in end of the movie when he gets away with the diamonds.That was preety smart.Tim Roth was alright as Mr.Orange but he was bleeding as pig since the beggining of the movie.
Quentin Tarantino makes a brillaint debut with Dogs,opening the door for a long and promising career.What i love about his movies is the inteligence and brilliance of the stories and the fascinating characters.Tarantino is simply amazing and every movie he makes is a masterpiece.
Reservoir Dogs is one of the best movies of the 90 s and of all time.It may not be like Pulp Fiction but Reservoir Dogs is one ba motherfucking movie.In a nice way.
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Long live the king.-Scar
Directed by:Rob Minkoff and Roger Allers
Cast:Matthew Broderick,James Earl Jones,Jeremy Irons,Rowan Atkinson
Genre:Animation
Year of release:1994
Running Time:90 minutes
Plot:
A heroic coming-of-age story which follows the epic adventures of a young lion cub named Simba as he struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destined role as king of the jungle.As a carefree cub, he is both excited and anxious to become king, one day, and spends his days frolicking with his pal, Nala. His father, King Mufasa, the revered ruler of Pride Rock and the lands that surround it, teaches him about the "Circle of Life"--the delicate balance of nature which bonds all animals together; Simba's father cautions him to prepare for the day when he will be called upon to lead. Mufasa's evil brother, Scar, hopes that day will never arrive and schemes to do away with the king and Simba so that he can assume the throne for his own tyrannical purposes. Scar and his hyena henchmen--Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed--lure Simba into the path of a wildebeest stampede in which Mufasa is killed trying to save his son. Scar convinces Simba that he is responsible for his father's death and urges him to leave the Pride Lands and never return. A frightened and guilt-ridden Simba flees into exile where he is befriended by a wacky but warmhearted warthog named Pumbaa and his free-wheeling meerkat companion, Timon. Under the dubious guidance of this nature's odd couple, Simba adopts their "Hakuna Matata" (no worries) attitude towards life--taking things one day at a time. The cub matures into a young adult and is able to forget his past until a beautiful young lioness--who turns out to be his childhood friend Nala--arrives on the scene. She tells him of the hard times and suffering that have come to the Pride Lands under Scar's reign, and beseeches him to take his place as king. With the help of Rafiki, a wise shaman baboon, Simba realizes that his father's spirit lives on in him and that he must accept the responsibility of his destined role.
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Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.-Optimus Prime
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Director:Michael Bay
Cast:Shia LaBeouf,Megan Fox,Josh Duhamel,Tyrese Gibson,John Turturro
Genre:Action,Science Fiction
Year of release:2009
Running Time:147 minutes
Plot:
The battle for Earth has ended but the battle for the universe has just begun. After returning to Cybertron, Starscream assumes command of the Decepticons, and has decided to return to Earth with force. The Autobots believing that peace was possible finds out that Megatron's dead body has been stolen from the US Military by Skorpinox and revives him using his own spark. Now Megatron is back seeking revenge and with Starscream and more Decepticon reinforcements on the way, the Autobots with reinforcements of their own, may have more to deal with then meets the eye.
Review:
I was so excited for Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen because i loved the first one so much that i wanted to see the unending war between the Autobots and Decepticons once again.I was kinda reluctant because of the bad reviews but that didn t stop me to watch another explosive action blockbuster and thank god Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen didn t dissapoint me at all.The action is so intense,the visual effects are even more spectacular and is preety dark too but it doesn t have the magic of the brilliant first installement.Either way,Revenge of the Fallen is a great sequel and the most explosive blockbuster of the year.
Shia LaBeouf delivers a great perfomance as Sam Witwicky.He s more mature and secure with himself but not only has to deal with the robots again but he also has to deal with his new life in college and his relationship with Micaela.LaBeouf managed to give a more mature perfomance,kinda similar to Mark Hamill in The Empire Strikes Back but Shia was grreat as he now is.Megan Fox is more hotter than ever as Micaela.She is something more than meets the eye and her perfomance was great too.Megan knows how to bring sexyback to a movie and i can t wait for Jennifer s Body.John Turturro is also back as Simmons.He was freaking hilarious in the movie.The Transformers are also back to steal the show.Optimus Prime is back with more backup and Bumblebee is back too not to mention Megatron and the appearence of a new Transformer:The Fallen,a ancient transformer who wants to destroy the earth and by the way,he doesn t get his revenge.
Michael Bay brings another explosive action blockbuster just like he knows.The action scenes are spectacular specially the forest fight following tto the death of Optimus Prime,the most heartbreaking scene of the movie and the explosive desert scene.
Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen may not be brilliant as the first one but is one kick ass movie.One of the most spectacular blockbusters of the year,Revenge of the Fallen delivers 2 hours of insane action.Recommedable for the Transformers fans.
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E.T phone home.-E.T
Directed by:Steven Spielberg
Cast:Henry Thomas,Drew Barrymore,Peter Coyote,Dee Wallace
Genre:Fantasy,Science Fiction
Year of release:1982
Running Time:112 minutes
Plot:
While visiting the Earth at Night, a group of alien botanists is discovered and disturbed by an approaching human task force. Because of the more than hasty take-off, one of the visitors is left behind. The little alien finds himself all alone on a very strange planet. Fortunately, the extra-terrestrial soon finds a friend and emotional companion in 10-year-old Elliot, who discovered him looking for food in his family's garden shed. While E.T. slowly gets acquainted with Elliot's brother Michael, his sister Gertie as well as with Earth customs, members of the task force work day and night to track down the whereabouts of Earth's first visitor from Outer Space. The wish to go home again is strong in E.T., and after being able to communicate with Elliot and the others, E.T. starts building an improvised device to send a message home for his folks to come and pick him up. But before long, E.T. gets seriously sick, and because of his special connection to Elliot, the young boy suffers, too. The situation gets critical when the task force finally intervenes. By then, all help may already be too late, and there's no alien spaceship in sight.
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D14S posted 113 days ago
first of all nice taste!
i really enjoyed most part of the filmes you have here..
loved that you puttet quote parts from the script.. really good idea :D