Posts Tagged ‘honor’

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Western
Countries: Italy | Spain
Actors: Eli Wallach | Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef | Aldo Giuffrè | Luigi Pistilli | Rada Rassimov | Enzo Petito | Claudio Scarchilli | John Bartha | Livio Lorenzon | Antonio Casale | Sandro Scarchilli | Benito Stefanelli | Angelo Novi | Antonio Casas
Directors: Sergio Leone
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The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who’s always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold buried in a graveyard. Each knows only a portion of the gold’s exact location, so for the moment they’re dependent on each other. However, none are particularly inclined to share…

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller | Western
Countries: Italy | Monaco | Spain | West Germany
Actors: Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef | Gian Maria Volonté | Mara Krupp | Luigi Pistilli | Klaus Kinski | Joseph Egger | Panos Papadopulos | Benito Stefanelli | Roberto Camardiel | Aldo Sambrell | Luis Rodríguez | Tomás Blanco | Lorenzo Robledo | Sergio Mendizábal
Directors: Sergio Leone
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Two bounty hunters are after the same man, Indio. At first, they go their own ways, but eventually get together to try and find him. But are they after him for the same reason ?

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Yul Brynner | Eli Wallach | Steve McQueen | Charles Bronson | Robert Vaughn | Brad Dexter | James Coburn | Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | Vladimir Sokoloff | Rosenda Monteros | Rico Alaniz | Pepe Hern | Natividad Vacío | Mario Navarro | Danny Bravo
Directors: John Sturges
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A remake of ”The Seven Samurai”, this American version star Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and Robert Vaughn, just to name a few. They are picked to guard a Mexican village from Banditos that come every now and then to take whatever the town has grown since their last visit. When they are hired, they go to the town and teach the villagers how to defend themselves. When the leader of the bandits come ,they fight him and his men off. the second time he comes the villagers give the seven to them, due to a heated argument. The leader of the bandits take their guns and throw them out of town he gives them horses and gives their guns back to them when they are far out of town. The seven decide that they aren’t going to run, and head back to the village for a final showdown.

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

Friday, June 5th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Patrick Stewart | Brent Spiner | LeVar Burton | Michael Dorn | Gates McFadden | Marina Sirtis | F. Murray Abraham | Donna Murphy | Anthony Zerbe | Gregg Henry | Daniel Hugh Kelly | Michael Welch | Mark Deakins | Stephanie Niznik
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Engage! Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his Next Generation crew are back. From the beginning of the Federation, the Prime Directive was clear: no Starfleet expedition may interfere with the natural development of other civilizations. But now Picard is confronted with orders that undermine that decree. If he obeys, 600 peaceful residents of Ba’ku will be forcibly removed from their remarkable world, all for the reportedly greater good of millions who will benefit from the Ba’ku’s Fountain of Youth-like powers. If he disobeys, he will risk his Starship, his career, his life. But for Picard, there’s really only one choice. He must rebel against Starfleet . . . and lead the insurrection to preserve Paradise.

The Transformers: The Movie (1986)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Norman Alden | Jack Angel | Michael Bell | Gregg Berger | Susan Blu | Arthur Burghardt | Corey Burton | Roger C. Carmel
Directors: Nelson Shin
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It is the year 2005. The war between The Autobots and Decepticons has escalated all the way to Cybertron, which the Decepticons have reclaimed. The Autobots, without Optimus Prime after a conflict on Earth takes his life, must now face a destiny they know nothing of. Megatron and a group of forsaken Decepticons have been reformed by the ultimate transformer, a planet consuming demon known as Unicron into even deadlier warriors. Now Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus must destroy The Autobot Matrix of Leadership for Unicron’s glory or suffer the horrific destruction of Cybertron. However, Optimus Prime has decreed that an Autobot will rise from his rank and use the power of The Matrix to light the darkest hour of the Autobots. With Hot Rod facing responsibility for Prime’s death, he feels he may be able to use the power of the Matrix to turn the tide of the Cybertronian Wars and stop Unicron. Until all are one, the future of the Autobots and Decepticons is uncertain.

The Princess Bride (1987)

Friday, May 8th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Cary Elwes | Mandy Patinkin | Chris Sarandon | Christopher Guest | Wallace Shawn | André the Giant | Fred Savage | Robin Wright Penn | Peter Falk | Peter Cook | Mel Smith | Carol Kane | Billy Crystal
Directors: Rob Reiner
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When a young boy falls ill, his grandfather pops round to visit him. To cheer his grandson up, Grandpa has brought a storybook; The Princess Bride, a tale of the love between the beautiful Buttercup and the besotted Westley, a love cruelly interrupted by Westley’s tragic apparent death at sea when seeking his fortune. Heartbroken, Buttercup has sworn never to love again, but accepts the marriage proposal of the rich and handsome Prince Humperdinck, heir to the throne of Florin; but death is no barrier to true love, and in a story filled with exotically-accented swordsmen, big-hearted giants, genius kidnappers, sadistic torturers, vile swamps, Rodents of Unusual Size, the Dread Pirate Roberts and a somewhat embittered miracle worker, the love between Westley and Buttercup twists and turns on a path filled with adventure. Will the True Love of Westley and Buttercup win the day? Will Inigo Montaya find the six-fingered man who murdered his father? Will Humperdinck’s evil plans come to fruition? And, more importantly, will Grandpa be able to tell the story without any of the yucky kissing?

Schindler’s List (1993)

Friday, April 24th, 2009
Genres: Biography | Drama | History | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Liam Neeson | Ben Kingsley | Ralph Fiennes | Caroline Goodall | Jonathan Sagall | Embeth Davidtz | Malgoscha Gebel | Shmuel Levy | Mark Ivanir | Béatrice Macola | Andrzej Seweryn | Friedrich von Thun | Krzysztof Luft | Harry Nehring | Norbert Weisser
Directors: Steven Spielberg
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“Schindler’s List” is the based-on-truth story of Nazi Czech business man Oskar Schindler, who uses Jewish labor to start a factory in occupied Poland. As World War II progresses, and the fate of the Jews becomes more and more clear, Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and he is able to save over 1100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

Batman (1989)

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Crime | Thriller
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Adam West | Burt Ward | Lee Meriwether | Cesar Romero | Burgess Meredith | Frank Gorshin | Alan Napier | Neil Hamilton | Stafford Repp | Madge Blake | Reginald Denny | Milton Frome | Gil Perkins | Dick Crockett | George Sawaya
Directors: Leslie H. Martinson
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In Gotham City, a dark knight known as Batman helps to defeat evil and keep the city’s citizens safe. When Jack Napier is transformed into the evil, Joker, he promises to take over Gotham City it is up to Batman to stop him in his tracks before it is too late.

Hurt Locker Movie (2008)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Jeremy Renner | Anthony Mackie | Brian Geraghty | Guy Pearce | Ralph Fiennes | David Morse | Christian Camargo | Suhail Aldabbach | Sam Spruell | Sam Redford | Erin Gann | Justin Campbell | Ryan Tramont | Malcolm Barrett | J.J. Kandel
Directors: Kathryn Bigelow
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An intense portrayal of elite soldiers who have one of the most dangerous jobs in the world: disarming bombs in the heat of combat. When a new sergeant, James, takes over a highly trained bomb disposal team amidst violent conflict, he surprises his two subordinates, Sanborn and Eldridge, by recklessly plunging them into a deadly game of urban combat. James behaves as if he’s indifferent to death. As the men struggle to control their wild new leader, the city explodes into chaos, and James’ true character reveals itself in a way that will change each man forever.

Hard-Boiled (1992)

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Hong Kong
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow | Tony Leung Chiu Wai | Teresa Mo | Philip Chan | Anthony Wong Chau-Sang | Hoi-Shan Kwan | Bowie Lam | Philip Kwok | Wei Tung | Bobbie Au-Yeung | Shui Ting Ng | Meng Lo | Kong Lau
Directors: John Woo
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A hard-boiled Hong Kong detective (Chow Yun-Fat), who lost his partner in a gunfight, teams up with an undercover cop (Tony Leung) to stop a ruthless crime mob from smuggling guns and killing innocent people.