Showing posts with label Action/Adventure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Action/Adventure. Show all posts

Monday, 4 July 2011

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

(PG)

Magic is everywhere in Disney's The Sorcerer's Apprentice - the fun family adventure from the creators of National Treasure.

Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) is a modern-day sorcerer with his hands full defending Manhattan against dark forces. When a seemingly average kid shows hidden potential, Balthazar takes his reluctant recruit on a crash course in the art and science of magic to become the ultimate sorcerer's apprentice. Experience more extraordinary thrills, heart-stopping action and spectacular special effects than you can imagine as these unlikely partners show us that the real world is far more magical than we ever knew!


This movie is excellent for all of the family, but could be a bit scary for very small children. There is nothing very original here, but this is a couple of hours of good old fashioned excellent entertainment.

Season Of The Witch

(15)

A heroic crusader (Nicolas Cage - Knowing, Drive Angry) and his close ally (Ron Perlman - Hellboy, Sons of Anarchy) return home after decades of fierce fighting to find their world destroyed by the Plague.

Believing a witch to be responsible for the devastation, they are commanded by the church Cardinal (Christopher Lee - Lord of The Rings) to transport the girl to a remote monastery where monks will perform an ancient ritual to rid the land of her curse.

But they soon discover the girl's dark secret and find themselves battling a powerful and destructive force that will determine the fate of the world forever.


I am a big fan of Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman. What to say Nicolas Cage & Ron Perlman pure great acting in this movie. Great story, action from start to finish.

Skyline


(15)

Don't look up!

The residents of Los Angeles are awakened in the dead of night by an eerie light beaming through the window. Like moths to a flame, the light source is drawing people outside before they suddenly vanish into thin air.

They soon discover an otherwordly alien force swallowing the entire population. Now our band of survivors must fight for thier lives as their world unravels around them.

Who or what are these extraterrestrials and how long before the humans succumb to the relentless onslaught of the alien hordes?

Skyline is a high velocity special effects bonanza in the tradition of Cloverfield and 2012.


Great movie, thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Keeps you on the edge of ur seat all the way through. If you like a great sci-fi this is the one for you!

Battle: Los Angeles


(12)

Witness the end of civilization unfold as hostile alien invaders attack the planet. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. Now it's up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered in this epic sci-fi action film.


I loved this movie seen it a couple of months ago. It had a really good storyline and mindblowing action and effects. If you loved independence day, you'll love this.


Rango


(PG)

From the director of The Pirates of the Caribbean comes this summer's hottest movie Rango (Johnny Depp), featuring Johnny Depp in an original animated comedy-adventure that takes moviegoers for a hilarious and heartfelt walk in the Wild West. The story follows the comical, transformative journey of Rango (Depp), a sheltered chameleon living as an ordinary family pet, while facing a major identity crisis. After all, how high can you aim when your whole purpose in life is to blend in?

When Rango accidentally winds up in the gritty, gun-slinging town of Dirt-a lawless outpost populated by the desert's most wily and whimsical creatures-the less-than-courageous lizard suddenly finds he stands out. Welcomed as the last hope the town has been waiting for, new Sheriff Rango is forced to play his new role to the hilt...until, in a blaze of action-packed situations and encounters with outrageous characters, Rango starts to become the hero he once only pretended to be.

With a cast that includes Depp, Isla Fisher, Abigail Breslin, Alfred Molina, Bill Nighy, Harry Dean Stanton, Ray Winstone and Timothy Olyphant as the Spirit of the West, Rango is an exciting new twist on the classic Western legend of the outsider who saves a town-and himself in the process.


Brilliant movie. If you love westerns you will love this. Very funny and quite scary in places, more an animated movies for adults than children. But really a good watch!

Sunday, 3 July 2011

Priest


(PG -13)

In a post-apocalyptic world, a savage war between man and vampire raged for centuries. A warrior priest (Paul Bettany) receives word of fresh attacks but now it`s personal, his niece has been kidnapped by a new hive of merciless vampires. To save her, he must break his vow of peace and hunt down the hive before it's too late. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel and packed with bloodthirsty action, this full throttle crusade takes you on the hunt for a deadly new breed of killer.


The movie is based on a graphic novel but I didn't know that until after I seen the movie, but thought this was really a good movie, jumped a few times throughout out it, it keeps you at the edge of your seat.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1


(12)

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a much-anticipated motion picture event to be told in two full-length parts. Part 1 begins as Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson)set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the secret to Voldemort's immortality and destruction-the Horcruxes. On their own, without the guidance of their professors or the protection of Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever. But there are Dark Forces in their midst that threaten to tear them apart. Meanwhile, the wizarding world has become a dangerous place for all enemies of the Dark Lord (Ralph Fiennes). The long-feared war has begun and Voldemort's Death Eaters seize control of the Ministry of Magic and even Hogwarts, terrorizing and arresting anyone who might oppose them. But the one prize they still seek is the one most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. The Chosen One has become the hunted one as the Death Eaters search for Harry with orders to bring him to Voldemort...alive. Harry's only hope is to find the Horcruxes before Voldemort finds him. But as he searches for clues, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale-the legend of the Deathly Hallows. And if the legend turns out to be true, it could give Voldemort the ultimate power he seeks. Little does Harry know that his future has already been decided by his past when, on that fateful day, he became "the Boy Who Lived." No longer just a boy, Harry Potter is drawing ever closer to the task for which he has been preparing since the day he first stepped into Hogwarts: the ultimate battle with Voldemort.


Great movie, stunning graphics, this movie is pure entertainment with a real sense of dread throughout. Cant wait for part 2!

I am number 4


(12)

Three are dead. Who is Number Four? From director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) and producer Michael Bay (Transformers), comes this gripping, action-packed thriller John Smith (Alex Pettyfer) is an extraordinary teen masking his true identity to elude a deadly enemy sent to destroy him. Living with his guardian (Timothy Olyphant) in the small town he now calls home, John encounters unexpected, life-changing events - his first love (Dianna Agron, TV's Glee), powerful new abilities and a secret connection to the others who share his incredible destiny.


Really enjoyed this movie, great action and special effects were top class, great story, great Cast. Can not wait for the next one.

Iron Man 2


(12)

Robert Downey Jr. returns to play Tony Stark in Iron Man 2, the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 2008 superhero smash, Iron Man.

In this sensational follow-up, Stark must become Iron Man once more and do battle with Whiplash (Mickey Rourke -The Wrestler), and corporate rival Justin Hammer (Sam Rockwell - Moon). Scarlett Johansson (Lost In Translation) stars as sexy Russian spy Black Widow, and Don Cheadle (Boogie Nights) assumes the role of Colonel James Rhodes from Terrence Howard.


Watched this last night, thought this was a really good movie, if you enjoyed the first movie you'll love this movie.


The Hole

(12)

From director Joe Dante comes a family-friendly adventure that explores the fears and secrets buried in the mind of kids. After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane (Chris Massoglia) & Lucas (Nathan Gamble)and their neighbour Julie (Haley Bennett) discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of The Hole.


This movie was a good watch, it has some surprising turns and jump-out scary moments pushing the boundaries of a 12. If you liked The Gremlins and The Gate this is the movie for you. A must watch for all those Joe Dante fans.

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Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

(12)

In Persia, in the Royal City of Nasaf, the fair King Sharaman (Ronald Pickup) rules the empire with his brother Nizan (Ben Kingsley). Sharaman has two sons, but adopts the orphan Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) that becomes part of his family. Years later, the Holy City of Alamut ruled by Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) is under siege of the troops led by Tus (Richard Coyle), Garsiv (Toby Kebbell) and Dastan, after their uncle Nizan had intercepted a spy carrying weapons for Alamut. Dastan invades the city with his men to avoid a massacre and the Persian army conquers the city. Dastan gets a dagger from an enemy and King Sharaman comes to Almut very upset with the invasion of the holy city. Then he arranges the marriage of Dastan with Princess Tamina. When Dastan gives a holy cloak delivered by Tus to his father, the mantle is poisoned and kills Sharaman. Dastan is accused of betrayal but he escapes with Princess Ttamina. Sooner he finds that the dagger is a powerful device to travel and change time and that Tus is not the traitor and he engages with Tamina in a quest for justice.


Really loved this movie, certainly for the action/adventure was really outstanding. The sword fights are are good, the acting is really good and there's the odd cheesy line, but overall this is one excellent movie.
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Saturday, 20 February 2010

2012


(12)

Dr. Adrian Helmsley (Chiwetel Ejiofor), part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson (Danny Glover) that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family (Amanda Peet, Liam James, Morgan Lily). Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Thomas McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Zaltko Buric, Beatrice Rosen.

Thought this movie was really great, loved every minute of it. Cusack is absolutely brilliant and fits his role very well. The special effects will take your breath away. I loved it, and I think anyone who wants to be entertained, amazed, and thrilled would love it too.

The Road


(15)

A father (Viggo Mortensen) and his son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing: just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless cannibalistic bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a rusting shopping cart of scavenged food--and each other.

Charlize Theron
, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce, Molly Parker, Michael K. Williams.

The movie follows a father and son travelling the road simply to survive. They have to avoid robbers and cannibals they search for food. We see in flash backs of the mother of the boy just gives up by walking away.This is a moving storey of survival.


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Saturday, 26 September 2009

The Astronaut Farmer


(12)

All systems are "Go" for Charles Farmer. He's faced bank foreclosure, neighborhood naysayers and a government alarmed by his huge purchase of high-grade fuel, but now he's ready to blast into space inside the homemade rocket he built in his barn. Just be home in time for dinner, Charlie.

Billy Bob Thornton portrays Charlie in this charmer about chasing dreams...and about what it means to be a family. 10,000 pounds of rocket fuel alone can't lift Charlie into the heavens. He needs a launch/recovery crew, and he has one of the best: his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children, dreamers all. They have liftoff. Our spirits have uplift. Gravity cannot hold down our dreams. The Astronaut Farmer is that kind of movie.

Billy Bob Thornton, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish, Logan Polish, Bruce Dern, Mark Polish, Jon Gries, Tim Blake Nelson, Sal Lopez, J.K. Simmons, Kiersten Warren.

This is really an excellent movie. The plot is about a man played by Billy Bob Thornton and he builds a homemade rocket that he plans to launch into space. In the small acting cast, they were all excellent. All in all a really great movie!!!
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Wednesday, 23 September 2009

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey


(PG)

Attention all righteous dudes and babes! Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are back and better than ever with "a most triumphant sequel" (Boxoffice) to Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure!

Everything's excellent for everyone's favorite surf-speaking dudes! With their own apartment, a pair of bodacious princess babes and a spot on the upcoming "Battle Of The Bands", life couldn't be any better! But all of that goes down the tubes when Bill and Ted's evil robot twins kill the San Dimas duo and then take over their lives! Replaced on Earth by the bogus robots, the real Bill and Ted embark upon a most unwanted expedition...straight to Hell! Now, their only hope is to give the Grim Reaper (William Sadler) a wedgie, and then challenge him to the Ultimate Death Match of all time! But can Bill and Ted cheat death, save the world from evil, rescue the princess babes and be back in time to win the "Battle Of The Bands"? Or will their heinous metal twins change the duo's destiny forever?


Joss Ackland, Pam Grier, George Carlin, Amy Stock-Poynton, Jim Martin, Hal Landon Jr., Annette Azcuy, Sarah Trigger, Chelcie Ross, Taj Mahal.

Such a hilarious movie with excellent storyline! Its one of those movie you could watch anytime! If you love comedy you'll love this movie! This is one classic movie just as good as the first movie, none stop laughter!!!

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure


(PG)

Bill (Alex Winters) and Ted (Keanue Reeves) are two cool dudes, but to their teacher they are high school no-hopers. They fantasise about forming a band called 'Wyld Stallyns' - one day they'll put themselves together and learn to play guitar. But unless Ted achieves the seemingly impossible and passes a history presentation, he will be shipped off to military school. End of friendship.

A figure from the future appears in the nick of time, providing a time-travelling phone booth. The two jump in and out of different eras, collecting historical figures (from Socrates to Billy the Kid) and confronting them with West Coast culture!

George Carlin, Terry Camilleri, Dan Shor, Tony Steedman, Rod Loomis, Al Leong, Jane Wiedlin, Robert V. Barron, Clifford David, Hal Landon Jr.

This one of the best comedy's out there. A great movie for all, and a must watch. A great time traveling adventure that was great in the 80's and still today. One the funniest comedy's of the 80's, if you love a good comedy you'll love this one!!!
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Tuesday, 22 September 2009

The Black Hole


(PG)

It is the year 2130 A.D. An Earth exploratory ship, the USS Palomino, discovers a black hole with a lost ship, the USS Cygnus, just outside its event horizon. Deciding to solve the mystery of the Cygnus are: the Palomino's Captain, Dan Holland (Robert Foster); his First Officer, Lieutenant Charlie Pizer (Joseph Bottoms); journalist Harry Booth (Ernest Borgnine); scientist and ESP-sensitive Dr. Kate McCrae (Yvette Mimieux), whose father was the Cygnus's First Officer; Dr. Alex Durant (Anthony Perkins), the expedition's civilian leader; and the robot known as V.I.N.CENT (Roddy McDowall). The Palomino attempts a dangerous fly-by of the darkened ship. As they come within close range of it, the buffeting they experience (due to the black hole's gravity) suddenly ceases. They bring more instruments to bear on the derelict, but do not even realize the gravity-free zone is artificial; slipping outside it, they are almost drawn into the black hole, an abyss from which no one can escape. Matters worsen when Reinhardt (Maximilian Schell) holds the crew captive, after realizing that they can help him reach his goal. The squad must now figure out a way to flee from Reinhardt -- before it's too late

Tom McLoughlin, Gary Nelson, Slim Pickens.

This movie is a real classic not young for kids, but adults to, this was a great movie for the time it was made it is better than some of the blockbusters today, I recommend you watch it, if you haven't yet seen it you wont be disappointed!!!!
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Friday, 18 September 2009

Deep Blue Sea


(15)

Bigger. Smarter. Faster. Meaner. How fast can you swim? While seeking a cure for Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists in a state-of-the-art ocean facility in Baja, Mexico, are experimenting with sharks, enlarging the brains of nature's most dangerous predator, making them smarter and faster.

When corporate executive Samuel L. Jackson (Die Hard 3) arrives to tour the facility, the sharks begin an uprising which threatens the entire project and the lives of the scientists. A terrific slam-bang action-thriller, "Deep Blue Sea" also stars Saffron Burrows (The Loss of Sexual Innocence), Thomas Jane (Boogie Nights) and Stellan Skarsgard (Good Will Hunting) and was Directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2).

Michael Rapaport, Jacqueline McKenzie, Aida Turturro, Cristos, Daniel Rey, Valente Rodriguez.

This movie is really good. Samuel L. Jackson is one of my favourite actors and he was really good in this movie. The shark looks a little fake but all in all a really good movie.
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Godzilla


(PG)

A montage of French nuclear tests in the Pacific Ocean, observed by many marine iguanas. Then, in present days, a Japanese fishing ship is being attacked by an unseen monster; only one survived. Traumatized, he is later questioned in a hospital by a mysterious Frenchman and repeatedly says only one word --"Gojira". NRC scientist Niko "Nick" Tatopolous (Matthew Broderick) is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard known as Godzilla has been created by the explosions. Then Godzilla makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city! Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military are going to destroy Godzilla at all costs, but will it ever be enough to save the people of New York?

Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Michael Lerner, Harry Shearer.

This is a good interesting movie and I do actually like it a lot. I also love the twist in the middle. If you liked king kong then you'll love this one!!!

King Kong


(12)

It is 1933, and vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Oscar nominee Naomi Watts) has found herself - like so many other New Yorkers during the Great Depression - without the means to earn a living. Unwilling to compromise and allow herself to sink into a career in burlesque, she considers her limited options while aimlessly wandering the streets of Manhattan. When her hunger drives her to unsuccessfully try to steal an apple from a fruit vendor's stall, she is rescued - literally - by filmmaker and multiple hyphenate Carl Denham (Jack Black).

It seems that the entrepreneur-raconteur-adventurer is no stranger to theft, having that day lifted the only existing print of his most recent and unfinished film from under his studio executives' noses when they threatened to pull his completion funds. Carl has until the end of the day to get his crew onboard the Singapore-bound tramp steamer, the S.S. Venture, in hopes of completing his travelogue/action film. With that, the showman is certain he will finally achieve the personal greatness he knows awaits him around the corner - and although the crew believe that corner to be Singapore, Denham actually hopes to find and capture on film the mysterious place of legend: Skull Island.

Unfortunately for Carl, his headlining actress has pulled out of his project, but his search for a size-four leading lady (the costumes have all been made) has, fatefully, led him to Ann. The struggling actress is reluctant to sign on with Denham, until she learns that the up-and-coming, socially relevant playwright Jack Driscoll (Oscar winner Adrien Brody) is penning the screenplay - the fees his friend Carl pays for potboiling adventure are a welcome supplement to Driscoll's nominal income from his stage plays.

With his newly discovered star and coerced screenwriter reluctantly onboard, Denham's 'moving picture ship' heads out of New York Harbor... and toward a destiny that none aboard could possibly foresee...

Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell, Lobo Chan, John Sumner, Craig Hall, Kyle Chandler, Bill Johnson, Mark Hadlow, Geraldine Brophy.

Great movie, Peter Jackson has made a remake to Hollywood blockbuster. If you have yet seen this movie your missing out on an excellent remake.
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