Category Archives: Adventure

George and the Dragon

IMDB Rating: 5.70
803 votes

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The first crusade to free the Holy Land has ended. A mass of weary knights, squires, soldiers of fortune and priests are making their way home across a Europe that has changed forever. George, a handsome English knight, unsettled by the horrendous bloodletting he witnessed in Palestine, desires to hang up his sword and settle down to a quiet, peaceful life. On returning to England, George heads north where he's heard the land is good and the population sparse and of a kindly King named Edgaar. He finds King Edgaar in a terrible state. His beautiful daughter, Lunna has recently disappeared. In return for a small plot of land, George agrees to search for Princess Lunna. With Edgaar's faithful servant, Elmendorf, George sets out. George discovers both the princess and the truth behind her strange disappearance. The quest now set before them ends in a love, a lie and a legend that has lasted a thousand years.
Actors
GeorgeJames Purefoy
Princess LunnaPiper Perabo
GarthPatrick Swayze
Also posted in 2004, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid

IMDB Rating: 4.10
5750 votes

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In New York, the ambitious Dr. Jack Byron and his associate Gordon Mitchell present the research of his assistant Sam Rogers to the CEO and board of directors of a corporation to sponsor a scientific expedition to Borneo. The objective is to find a flower, Blood Orchid, that flourishes for a couple of weeks every seven years and could be a fountain of youth, prolonging the expectation of life of human beings. They are succeeded and once in Borneo, they realize that it is the raining season and there is no boat available to navigate on the river. They pay US$ 50,000.00 to convince Captain Bill Johnson and his partner Tran to sail to the location. After an accident in a waterfall, the survivors realize that a pack of anacondas have gathered for mating and their nest is nearby the plantation of Blood Orchid, which made them bigger and bigger.
Actors
Gordon MitchellMorris Chestnut
Bill JohnsonJohnny Messner
Sam RogersKaDee Strickland
Also posted in 2004, Action, Horror, Thriller | Comments (2)

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

IMDB Rating: 8.80
123200 votes

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The story of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia and the others didn't end with the destruction of the Death Star - it continues in THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. 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. Will he - and the others - escape the Empire's clutches?
Actors
Luke Skywalker/Echo Base AnnouncerMark Hamill
Han SoloHarrison Ford
Princess Leia OrganaCarrie Fisher
Also posted in 1980, Action, Fantasy, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi | Comments (1)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

IMDB Rating: 8.40
137524 votes

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Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.
Actors
The TerminatorArnold Schwarzenegger
John ConnorEdward Furlong
T-1000Robert Patrick
Also posted in 1991, Action, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (1)

Hero

IMDB Rating: 8.00
45432 votes

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In ancient China, before the reign of the first emperor, warring factions throughout the Six Kingdoms plot to assassinate the most powerful ruler, Qin. When a minor official defeats Qin's three principal enemies, he is summoned to the palace to tell Qin the story of his surprising victory.
Actors
NamelessJet Li
Broken SwordTony Leung Chiu Wai
Flying SnowMaggie Cheung
Also posted in 2002, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (5)

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

IMDB Rating: 6.50
3983 votes

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Sinbad, the most daring and notorious rogue ever to sail the seven seas, has spent his life asking for trouble, and trouble has finally answered in a big way. Framed for stealing one of the world's most priceless and powerful treasures—the Book of Peace—Sinbad has one chance to find and return the precious book, or his best friend Proteus will die. Sinbad decides not to take that chance and instead sets a course for the fun and sun of the Fiji Islands. However, Proteus' beautiful betrothed, Marina, has stowed away on Sinbad's ship, determined to make sure that Sinbad fulfills his mission and saves Proteus' life. Now the man who put the "bad" in Sinbad is about to find out how bad bad can be.
Actors
SinbadBrad Pitt
MarinaCatherine Zeta-Jones
ErisMichelle Pfeiffer
Also posted in 2003, Animation, Family, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (2)

Masters of the Universe

IMDB Rating: 4.90
5373 votes

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The once-beautiful planet Eternia lies devastated, a victim of the demonic Skeletor and his vile minions. Momentarily vanquished, Eternian hero He-Man and his forces of good escape to a land of strange creatures and customs: Earth, the next battlefront in the quest to become Masters of the Universe. Who awaits the beckon of Skeletor's cadaverous finger? Evil-Lyn (Meg Foster), the Air Centurions and the ghastly foursome of Beastman, Saurod, Blade and Karg. And assisting He-Man? Teela,Man-at-Arms, puckish Gwildor (Billy Barty). And two small-town America kids who stumble across the lost Cosmic Key — and share an adventure beyond their wildest dreams.
Actors
He-ManDolph Lundgren
SkeletorFrank Langella
Evil-LynMeg Foster
Also posted in 1987, Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

Stardust

IMDB Rating: 8.10
28778 votes

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"Stardust," based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman illustrated by Charles Vess, takes audiences on an adventure that begins in a village in England and ends up in a magical world. A young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of village beauty Victoria (Sienna Miller) by promising to bring her a falling star. His journey takes him beyond the walls of his village to a mysterious and forbidden land.
Actors
YvaineClaire Danes
TristranCharlie Cox
Captain ShakespeareRobert De Niro
Also posted in 2007, Drama, Fantasy, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)

Reap the Wild Wind

IMDB Rating: 6.60
555 votes

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In 1840, there's work on the Florida Keys for honest salvagers (like the Claibornes) and outright pirates like King Cutler, who bribes sailors to cause wrecks. When Capt. Stuart's ship is wrecked, Loxi Claiborne rescues him, falls for him, and travels to Charleston to convince the owners the wreck wasn't his fault; company lawyer Steve Tolliver returns with them to Key West to investigate. Tolliver and Stuart's rivalry for Loxi's hand complicates their swashbuckling adventures in pursuit of Cutler, ending in a trial and a dangerous dive for evidence.
Actors
Mr. Stephen 'Steve' TolliverRay Milland
Captain Jack StuartJohn Wayne
Loxi ClaibornePaulette Goddard
Also posted in 1942, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (1)