Posts Tagged ‘sword-fight’

Ultraviolet (2006)

Friday, September 26th, 2008
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jovovich, Milla | Bright, Cameron | Chinlund, Nick | Andrieu, Sebastien | Martin, Ida | Fichtner, William | Collier, David | O'Rorke, Kieran | Mesch, Digger | Martin, Ryan | Calcote, Steven | Mamood-Vega, Ricardo | Smith, Mike | Cullen, Clay | Caputo, Jennifer
Directors: Wimmer, Kurt
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Set in the late 21st century, a subculture of humans have emerged who have been modified genetically by a vampire-like disease, giving them enhanced speed, incredible stamina and acute intelligence, and as they are set apart from “normal” and “healthy” humans, the world is pushed to the brink of worldwide civil war aimed at the destruction of the “diseased” population. In the middle of this crossed-fire is - an infected beautiful woman - Ultraviolet, who finds herself protecting a nine-year-old boy who has been marked for death by the human government as he is believed to be a threat to humans.

Animatrix, The (2003)

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Animation | Drama | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Watson, Clayton | Ôtsuka, Akio | Carson, Terrence 'T.C.' | Davis, Dane A. | DeMita, John | Di Maggio, John | Fernandez, Alex | Fletcher, Jack | Gomez, Rick | Kenny, Tom | LaMarr, Phil | McKenzie, Matt | Reeves, Keanu | Richardson, Kevin Michael | Saulsberry, Rodney
Directors: Chung, Peter
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Anthology of nine short anime (Japanese animation) films tied in to the 1999 blockbuster “The Matrix” and its sequels. “Final Flight of the Osiris”: The crew of the hovercraft Osiris attempt to warn their city of an imminent attack. “The Second Renaissance, Parts 1 & 2″: The story behind the war between man and the machines, how mankind scorched the sky, and the creation of the Matrix. “Kid’s Story”: A teenager is contacted by Neo, and manages to escape the Matrix. “Program”: Two warriors battle in a samurai training simulation when one decides to betray his crewmates and re-enter the Matrix. “World Record”: A champion sprinter manages to break free of the Matrix by sheer physical effort during a record attempt. “Beyond”: A young girl searching for her cat discovers a haunted house caused by a glitch in the system. “A Detective Story”: Private investigator Ash tracks a hacker named Trinity through the looking glass. “Matriculated”: A group of humans capture a machine scout and insert it into a ‘human matrix’.

Around the World in 80 Days (2004)

Friday, September 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance
Countries: Germany | Ireland | UK | USA
Actors: Cleese, John | Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Bates, Kathy | Chan, Jackie | Coogan, Steve | Fyfe, Robert | Broadbent, Jim | McNeice, Ian | Ryall, David | Hammond, Roger | Godley, Adam | Mok, Karen | Cooper, Howard | Hinchcliffe, Daniel | Teufel, Wolfram | Strauss, Tom | West, Kit | Bremner, Ewen
Directors: Coraci, Frank
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Based on the classic novel by Jules Verne, Around the World in 80 Days (2003) stars Jackie Chan as Passepartout. As an adventurer, Passepartout ends up accompanying time-obsessed English gentleman, Phileas Fogg (played by Steve Coogan) on a daring mission to journey around the world. Fogg has wagered with members of his London club that he can traverse the world in 80 days. Along the way, they encounter many interesting 19th Century figures and have many exciting and suspenseful situations in their voyage around the world.

Marked for Death (1990)

Thursday, August 28th, 2008
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Seagal, Steven | Wallace, Basil | David, Keith | Wright, Tom | Pacula, Joanna | Gracen, Elizabeth | Ford, Bette | Harris, Danielle | Israel, Al | Snyder, Arlen Dean | Romero Evans, Victor | Michael, Ralph | Anderson-Gunter, Jeffrey | DiBenedetto, Tony | Dunn, Kevin
Directors: Dwight H. Little
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Chicago DEA agent John Hatcher has just returned from Colombia, where his partner was killed in the line of duty by a drug dealer who has since been taken down. As a result of his partner’s death, John has decided to retire, but his retirement may not be permanent. On the next day, after reuniting with his sister Melissa and Melissa’s daughter Tracy, John gets into a shootout against a Jamaican drug kingpin known as Screwface, taking down some of Screwface’s men. John brings himself out of retirement when Screwface retaliates by attempting to kill Melissa and Tracy. After the shooting, John is reunited with two old friends - a local high school football coach named Max, and a Jamaican Chicago cop named Charles. John and Max set out to hunt Screwface down, only to discover that Screwface has gone back to Jamaica. John and Max take Charles with them to Jamaica for an all out war against Screwface and his drug empire.

Doomsday (2008)

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Genres: Action | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: South Africa | UK | USA
Actors: Willemse, Vernon | Hyett, Paul | Read, Daniel | Thaning, Karl | Hughes, Stephen | Cope, Jason | Kruger, Ryan | Wheatley, Nathan | Carter, Cecil | Crutchley, Jeremy | Fairfoot, Tom | Abrahams, Az | Hoskins, Bob | Siddig, Alexander | O'Hara, David
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Great Britain, 2007. A deadly plague, known as the “Reaper Virus,” has broken out, killing hundreds of thousands in its wake. In desperation, the British Government evacuates as many survivors as it can out of the infected area, and then builds a wall, preventing the remainder from escaping. Thirty years later, with the wall still up and the victims all but forgotten, the virus breaks out again. The Government decides to send a crack team of operatives, led by Major Eden Sinclair, into the hot zone to investigate the possibility of a cure.

Rob Roy (1995)

Monday, June 9th, 2008
Genres: Action | Biography | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | Lange, Jessica | Hurt, John | Roth, Tim | Stoltz, Eric | Keir, Andrew | Cox, Brian | McCardie, Brian | Martin, Gilbert | Masson, Vicki | Gilchrist, Gilly | Flemyng, Jason | Stewart, Ewan | Hayman, David | McArthur, Brian
Directors: Caton-Jones, Michael
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In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Saturday, June 7th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Romance
Countries: Italy | UK
Actors: Whiting, Leonard | Hussey, Olivia | McEnery, John | O'Shea, Milo | Heywood, Pat | Stephens, Robert | York, Michael | Robinson, Bruce | Hardwick, Paul | Parry, Natasha | Pierfederici, Antonio | Ruspoli, Esmeralda | Bisacco, Roberto | Holder, Roy | Skinner, Keith
Directors: Zeffirelli, Franco
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Shakespeare’s classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet’s daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts.

Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The (2005)

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Family | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Henley, Georgie | Keynes, Skandar | Moseley, William | Popplewell, Anna | Swinton, Tilda | McAvoy, James | Broadbent, Jim | Shah, Kiran | Cosmo, James | McIntosh, Judy | Hawthorne, Elizabeth | Kake, Patrick | Rangi, Shane | Cook, Brandon | Cook, Cassie
Directors: Adamson, Andrew
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Based on the classic novel by ‘CS Lewis’ (qv). Four London children are sent to a professor’s country home in order for protection during World War II. There they find a magic wardrobe which leads to a mystical land called Narnia, which is being ruled by an evil witch. To defeat the witch, they must join forces with Aslan, the lion God of Narnia.

Blade II (2002)

Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Kristofferson, Kris | Perlman, Ron | Varela, Leonor | Reedus, Norman | Kretschmann, Thomas | Goss, Luke | Schulze, Matt | John-Jules, Danny | Yen, Donnie | Roden, Karel | Kile, Marit Velle | Curran, Tony | Crawford, Daz | Segura, Santiago
Directors: Toro, Guillermo del
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A rare mutation has occurred within the vampire community. The Reaper. A vampire so consumed with an insatiable bloodlust that they prey on vampires as well as humans, transforming victims who are unlucky enough to survive into Reapers themselves. Now their quickly expanding population threatens the existence of vampires, and soon there won’t be enough humans in the world to satisfy their bloodlust. Blade, Whistler (Yes, he’s back) and an armory expert named Scud are curiously summoned by the Shadow Council. The council reluctantly admits that they are in a dire situation and they require Blade’s assistance. Blade then tenuously enters into an alliance with The Bloodpack, an elite team of vampires trained in all modes of combat to defeat the Reaper threat. Blade’s team and the Bloodpack are the only line of defense which can prevent the Reaper population from wiping out the vampire and human populations.

Army of Darkness (1992)

Monday, May 19th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
Countries: USA
Actors: Campbell, Bruce | Davidtz, Embeth | Gilbert, Marcus | Abercrombie, Ian | Grove, Richard | Quill, Timothy Patrick | Reid, Michael Earl | Fonda, Bridget | Tallman, Patricia | Raimi, Ted | Anderson, Deke | Thomas, Bruce | Shearer, Sara | Gordon, Shiva | Bryan, Billy
Directors: Raimi, Sam
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In this sequel to the Evil Dead films, a discount-store employee (”Name’s Ash. Housewares.”) is time-warped to a medieval castle beset by monstrous forces. Initially mistaken for an enemy, he is soon revealed as the prophecised savior who can quest for the Necronomicon, a book which can dispel the evil. Unfortunately, he screws up the magic words while collecting the tome, and releases an army of skeletons, led by his own Deadite counterpart. What follows is a thrilling, yet tongue-in-cheek battle between Ash’s 20th Century tactics and the minions of darkness.