Tag Archives: death of friend

Tremors

IMDB Rating: 7.10
20282 votes

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Val ('Kevin Bacon' (qv)) and Earl ('Fred Ward (I)' (qv)) plan to put behind their days as handymen in a small dust bowl town called Perfection. Before they can get to civilization though, they encounter numerous victims of monsters that burrow through the ground. Soon the whole town is camped out on their roofs as Val and Earl lead them to safety.
Actors
Valentine McKeeKevin Bacon
Earl BassettFred Ward
Rhonda LeBeckFinn Carter
Also posted in 1990, Comedy, High IMDB rating, Horror, Sci-Fi | Comments (0)

10,000 BC

IMDB Rating: 5.00
19070 votes

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A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant.
Actors
D'LehSteven Strait
EvoletCamilla Belle
Tic'TicCliff Curtis
Also posted in 2008, Adventure | Comments (0)

The Untouchables

IMDB Rating: 7.90
62716 votes

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Federal agent Elliot Ness assembles a personal team of mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. This fictionalized account of the arrest of Al Capone is heavy on style and gunfire. The end shootout combines a baby carriage and stairs with a nod to Eisenstein's _The Battleship Potemkin_.
Actors
Eliot NessKevin Costner
Jim MaloneSean Connery
Agent Oscar WallaceCharles Martin Smith
Also posted in 1987, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, Thriller | Comments (0)

Finding Neverland

IMDB Rating: 8.20
29131 votes

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London, 1903: four lads, three women, and J.M. Barrie in the year he writes "Peter Pan." After one of his plays flops, Barrie meets four boys and their widowed mother in the park. During the next months, the child-like Barrie plays with the boys daily, and their imaginative games give him ideas for a play. Simultaneously, a friendship deepens with Sylvia, the lads' mother, to the chagrin of his wife Mary, with whom he spends little time (separate bedrooms), the widow's mother, and high society, which gossips about his attraction to the widow and to her sons. As Sylvia's health worsens, Barrie's ties to the boys strengthen and he must find a way to take his muse to Neverland.
Actors
Sir James Matthew BarrieJohnny Depp
Sylvia Llewelyn DaviesKate Winslet
Mrs. Emma du MaurierJulie Christie
Also posted in 2004, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

X-Men: The Last Stand

IMDB Rating: 7.00
74914 votes

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It has been several months since The X-Men stopped William Stryker, but that victory came at a price, they have lost Jean Gray when she tried to save them from the collapsed reservoir. Scott Summers (Cyclops) is still grieving about her loss. One day, he came out to the place which is where Jean Gray sacrificed herself. Then, Jean Gray appeared right in front of him. Though, it seemed that after that, Scott had disappeared. Meanwhille, the rift between humans and mutants had finally reached the boiling point. When humans discovered what causes humans to mutate, they have found a cure for the mutation. The X-Men were appalled at this idea. It was not long at all until the news about the cure came to Magneto. He decides to organize an army of mutants and wage his war against the humans. Then, it became clear that Jean Gray evolved into the Pheonix, her new mutant powers are so strong that she can not control her own body. Then, she kills off Professor X with her new powers. Now, The X-Men must stop Magneto again and put an end to the war against the humans, as well as stop Jean Gray's Pheonix powers.
Actors
Prof. Charles XavierPatrick Stewart
Logan/WolverineHugh Jackman
Eric Lensherr/MagnetoIan McKellen
Also posted in 2006, Action, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

The Thing

IMDB Rating: 8.00
33012 votes

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An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don't know who may already have been taken over.
Actors
R.J. MacReadyKurt Russell
Dr. BlairWilford Brimley
NaulsT.K. Carter
Also posted in 1982, High IMDB rating, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

King Arthur

IMDB Rating: 6.10
19092 votes

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The Roman Empire is stretched across many nations, including Britain. In their conquest for more land, the Romans went into Sarmatia where they fought the very brave Sarmatian cavalery. The Romans, impressed by the Sarmatian's weaponery and fighting skills, included them into their army as knights. After 15 years of serving and fighting for the Roman Empire the Sarmatian Knights, lead by Arthur/Artorious Castus, are about to receive their freedom as the Romans are leaving Britain. But the Knights must carry out one final order before they are free. A Roman priest and his family, especially his son Alecto, must be rescued from the invading Saxons. But there is another danger lurking on the road to freedom - the Woads, British rebels who hate the Romans.
Actors
ArthurClive Owen
LancelotIoan Gruffudd
TristanMads Mikkelsen
Also posted in 2004, Action, Adventure, Drama, High IMDB rating, History, War | Comments (0)

2010

IMDB Rating: 6.50
12865 votes

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In the year 2001, Dave Bowman was taken by the Jupiter monolith and transformed into a powerful being. Now, in the year 2010, Dr. Heywood Floyd, the man held responsible for Discovery's failure, is going to Jupiter. He and his crewmates must reactivate the psychotic HAL-9000 computer, so they may learn what happened, and they must find out the meaning of Dave Bowman's last transmission... "My God, it's full of stars..."
Actors
Dr. Heywood FloydRoy Scheider
Dr. Walter CurnowJohn Lithgow
Tanya KirbukHelen Mirren
Also posted in 1984, Adventure, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Comments (0)

Redbelt

IMDB Rating: 7.30
3204 votes

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A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.
Actors
CelebrityJeffrey Addiss
SecurityJoseph Alfieri
Chet FrankTim Allen
Also posted in 2008, Action, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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