Thursday, August 28, 2014

First Blood (1982)



Title: First Blood (1982)
Genres: Action, Thriller
Description: John J. Rambo is a former United States Special Forces soldier who fought in Vietnam and won the Congressional Medal of Honor, but his time in Vietnam still haunts him. As he came to Hope, Washington to visit a friend, he was guided out of town by the Sheriff William Teasel who insults Rambo, but what Teasel does not know that his insult angered Rambo to the point where Rambo became violent and was arrested, as he was at the county jail being cleaned, he escapes and goes on a rampage through the forest to try to escape from the sheriffs who want to kill him. Then, as Rambo's commanding officer, Colonel Samuel Trautman tries to save both the Sheriff's department and Rambo before the situation gets out of hand.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Writer: David Morrell (novel), Michael Kozoll (screenplay), William Sackheim (screenplay), Sylvester Stallone (screenplay)
Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Brian Dennehy, Bill McKinney
Rating: 7.6
Votes: 139452
Rated: R
Runtime: 93 min

Predators (2010)



Title: Predators (2010)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Description: The mercenary Royce; the military Isabelle; the Russian soldier Nikolai; the San Quentin criminal Stans; the Sierra Leone militia Mombasa; the drug lord Cuchillo; the Yakuza Hanzo; and the Doctor Edwin awake in free fall but they succeed to open their parachutes landing in a jungle. Soon they discover that they are on another planet and they are prey of aliens in a deadly hunting game, and they need to join forces to destroy their predators and survive.
Director: Nimród Antal
Writer: Alex Litvak, Michael Finch, Jim Thomas (characters), John Thomas (characters)
Actors: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins
Rating: 6.4
Votes: 145366
Rated: R
Runtime: 107 min

Pitch Black (2000)



Title: Pitch Black (2000)
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Description: The space transport vessel 'Hunter-Gratzner' carrying 40 people on-board crashes on a desert planet when the ship is struck in a meteor storm. There are only 11 survivors, among them are pilot Carolyn Fry (Who has assumed command after the ship's captain is killed), bounty hunter William J. Johns, religious man Abu Al-Walid, Antiques dealer Paris P. Ogilvie, runaway teenager Jack, settlers John 'Zeke' Ezekiel and his lover Sharon 'Shazza' Montgomery, and Richard B. Riddick, a dangerous escaped convict. Marooned, the survivors discover the barren and hot desert-scape has sunlight from three suns. Not only must they find food and water and worry about Riddick, the survivors find themselves being hunted by the planet's flesh-eating alien inhabitants when the planet is engulfed in darkness, which happens every 22 years, as they emerge from underground to hunt and eat all signs of life. Fry and the survivors find Riddick is their best chance of survival, as Riddick has surgically-enhanced eyes that allow him to see in the dark as they set out to find a way of escaping from the planet and getting to a escape shuttle, before they all get eaten by the creatures on the surface.
Director: David Twohy
Writer: Jim Wheat (story), Ken Wheat (story), Jim Wheat (screenplay), Ken Wheat (screenplay), David Twohy (screenplay)
Actors: Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Keith David
Rating: 7.1
Votes: 165943
Rated: R
Runtime: 109 min

Metropia (2009)



Title: Metropia (2009)
Genres: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Description: In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.
Director: Tarik Saleh
Writer: Fredrik Edin (idea), Fredrik Edin (screenplay), Martin Hultman (idea), Stig Larsson (screenplay), Tarik Saleh (idea), Tarik Saleh (screenplay)
Actors: Vincent Gallo, Juliette Lewis, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgård
Rating: 6.2
Votes: 5225
Rated: N/A
Runtime: 86 min

Men of Honor (2000)



Title: Men of Honor (2000)
Genres: Biography, Drama
Description: The story ultimately revolves around two 'men of honor'; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to be the first African American Navy Diver in a time where racism is rife. Leslie Sunday is his embittered trainer, determined to see him fail. Fate, challenges and circumstances eventually draw these two men together in a tale of turbulence and ultimately triumph.
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Writer: Scott Marshall Smith
Actors: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis
Rating: 7.1
Votes: 76828
Rated: R
Runtime: 129 min

Man on Fire (2004)



Title: Man on Fire (2004)
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
Description: A wave of kidnappings has swept through Mexico, feeding a growing sense of panic among its wealthier citizens, especially parents. In one six-day period, there were twenty-four abductions, leading many to hire bodyguards for their children. Into this world enters John Creasy, a burned-out ex-CIA operative/assassin, who has given up on life. Creasy's friend Rayburn brings him to Mexico City to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita Ramos, daughter of industrialist Samuel Ramos and his wife Lisa. Creasy is not interested in being a bodyguard, especially to a youngster, but for lack of something better to do, he accepts the assignment. Creasy barely tolerates the precocious child and her pestering questions about him and his life. But slowly, she chips away at his seemingly impenetrable exterior, his defenses drop, and he opens up to her. Creasy's new-found purpose in life is shattered when Pita is kidnapped. Despite being seriously wounded during the kidnapping, he vows to kill anyone involved in or profiting from the kidnapping. And no one can stop him.
Director: Tony Scott
Writer: A.J. Quinnell (novel), Brian Helgeland (screenplay)
Actors: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell, Christopher Walken
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 214829
Rated: R
Runtime: 146 min

Machete (2010)



Title: Machete (2010)
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Description: The highly skilled Federale Machete is hired by some unsavory types to assassinate a senator. But just as he's about to take the shot, he notices someone aiming at him and realizes he's been set up. He barely survives the sniper's bullet, and is soon out for revenge on his former employers, with the reluctant assistance of his brother Cheech Marin, who has become a priest and taken a vow of nonviolence. If you hire him to take out the bad guys, make sure the bad guys aren't you!
Director: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez
Writer: Robert Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez
Actors: Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal
Rating: 6.7
Votes: 142269
Rated: R
Runtime: 105 min