Archive for the ‘Action’ Category
Mysterious Island (2005)Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 |
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Mysterious Island (also called Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island) is a 2005 TV film made for Hallmark Channel that is based on Jules Verne’s novel of the same name (L’ÃŽle mystérieuse). It was filmed in Thailand and directed by Russell Mulcahy. Search keywords |
Knight and Day (2010)Monday, June 28th, 2010 |
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An action-comedy centered on a fugitive couple on a glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure where nothing and no one – even themselves – are what they seem. Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs. trust. Search keywords |
The Butcher (2009)Monday, June 28th, 2010 |
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For nearly twenty years after his boxing career ended Merle Hench works for Murdoch, the capo of a San Fernando mob outfit. Merle spends his days cracking heads and collecting debts, it is not a job he enjoys. Cool, calm and collected, soft spoken even, Merle’s an anachronism, a man out of place and out of time. His Boss thinks Merle has outlived his usefulness and is expendable. So they set him up to take the fall for a multi-million $ heist of a rival mob boss. A habitual gambler on a 20 year losing streak, Merle’s luck turns as he survives the trap and winds up with a piece of the take and the girl. Merle might have been content to just disappear and spend his windfall with Jacqueline. But the betrayal of his loyalty for 20 years snapped something inside. Merle Hench, otherwise known as the Butcher is slow to anger yet quick to act, he’s learned to live and let live to keep on going, but not this time. Everyone thought his nickname was a joke, what they didn’t know was that Merle had a dark side, a secret past that earned that awful name. Merle finds himself in the cross-fire of a gang war, with all the guns aimed at him. It’s an all-out race to win his freedom, win the girl and win redemption. They tried to bury him twice, but twice he got away. Underestimating Merle Hench is their biggest mistake and their final career move. Search keywords |
Fay Grim (2006)Monday, June 28th, 2010 |
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A ten-years-later continuation of Hal Hartley’s “Henry Fool”, where Fay Grim (Posey) is coerced by a CIA agent (Goldblum) to try and locate notebooks that belonged to her fugitive ex-husband (Ryan). Published in them is information that could compromises the security of the U.S., causing Fay to first head to Paris to fetch them … Search keywords |
Jonah Hex (2010)Thursday, June 24th, 2010 |
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The U.S. military makes a scarred bounty hunter with warrants on his own head an offer he cannot refuse: in exchange for his freedom, he must stop a terrorist who is ready to unleash Hell on Earth. Search keywords |
Circle of Pain (2010)Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 |
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A retired MMA fighter is lured back into the ring by a shady promoter seeking a big ticket brawl. Dalton Hunt (Tony Schiena) was the greatest fighter in the world when his career came to a sudden and tragic end. Subsequently abandoned by his family, Dalton retreats from the spotlight until a sleazy promoter presents him with an offer he can’t refuse. The reigning champion has yet to encounter an opponent he can’t pummel into submission, and Dalton may be just the man to teach him a little humility. But in order to get back into fighting shape, Dalton will endure a grueling training regimen under a mysterious coach who won’t accept anything less than 100% dedication. Search keywords |
The Karate Kid (2010)Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 |
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12-year-old Dre Parker could’ve been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother’s latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying – and the feeling is mutual – but cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre’s feelings make an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. In the land of kung fu, Dre knows only a little karate, and Cheng puts “the karate kid” on the floor with ease. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is secretly a master of kung fu. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life. Search keywords |
The Mighty Ducks (1992)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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Gordon Bombay, a hotshot lawyer, is haunted by memories of his childhood, when, as the star player in his champion hockey team, he lost the winning goal in a shootout, thereby losing the game, and the approval of his coach. After being charged for drunk driving, the court orders him to coach a peewee hockey team, the worst in the league, Gordon is at first very reluctant. However, he eventually gains the respect of the kids and teaches them how to win, gaining a sponsor on the way and giving the team the name of The Ducks. In the finals, they face Gordon’s old team, coached by Gordon’s old coach, giving Gordon a chance to face old ghosts. Search keywords |
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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This story focuses mainly on Charley as he veers down the same self-loathing path Gordon took when he was a youth. The Ducks return to thier roots in the third installment of this seires. Back home in Minnesota. Tieing in with the first episode. After reaching the Top in D2 this story deals with the aftermath and a new phase in their all the team members lives. The Ducks get scholorships to the Prestigous Eden Hall academy. And the beloved Varsity team draws paraells to the hawks in the 1st installment. As the dominant agressor. As they are favored by the powerful members of society. And the Ducks are once again seen as the Rag-Tag untradtional team. Shunned upon by the conservative norm. Faced with a new uptight coach and the mounted pressure from the alumus board, whos chair is the Varsity team captains father, the obstacles are huge for the Ducks. Can Gordon mentor Charley and veer him away from his current path of self-destructivness and teach him he is the only one capable of leading the Ducks, their one and only captain. Can the Ducks once again stand up to the conformity and be victourious? Search keywords |
D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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After hurting his knee in an accident in the minor leagues, Gordon Bombay returns home. Jan has been promoting him as a good coach, and now, he has become the coach of Team USA. The Ducks are gathered again and joined by five new players- Dean Portman (a big enforcer), Ken Wu (an ex-figure skater), Julie Gaffney (a REALLY good goalie), Luis Mendoza (a “speedster”), and Dwyane Robertson (a cowboy, good puck handler). They are up against the world- including the big boys from Iceland. Can they win against the world? Search keywords |
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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In Hazzard County, the cousins Bo Duke and Luke Duke find that the corrupt Boss Hogg is plotting the destruction of the location, intending to transform the lands in a huge coal mine. Hogg diverts the dwellers with a rally to hide the judgment of his plea in court. Bo and Luke, assisted by their delicious cousin Daisy, Bo’s car General Lee and their Uncle Jesse, fight to save the town from the claws of Boss Hogg and the also corrupt Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane and their men. Search keywords |
Striking Distance (1993)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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Tom Hardy (Bruce Willis) is a fifth-generation cop. When his father (John Mahoney) dies during the chase of a serial killer, Hardy further complicates matters by implicating his partner and cousin Jimmy (Robert Pastorelli) in a police brutality case. Two years after Jimmy is believed to have committed suicide, women from Hardy’s past start to turn up dead, and his father’s alleged killer is found. Believing that the alleged killer is a patsy, Hardy conducts his own illegal investigation into his father’s own death, and the women’s deaths as well. In a riveting climax, Hardy and the killer ultimately lock horns in a showdown that ties all the loose ends on both cases. Search keywords |
S.W.A.T. (2003)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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An arrested drug kingpin is transported by a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team led by Jackson’s character out of the city and into federal custody. Plans go awry when the kingpin offers $100 million to anyone who can free him. Search keywords |
Thor: Hammer of the Gods (2009)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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Thor along with his friends travels to mysterious island seeking glory and fame. Upon arriving they encounter strange creatures and they start searching the island for answers. Meanwhile Thor keeps seeing visions for a mighty warrior and a big hammer and Freyja tells him that his visions are clues so they start searching for the hammer. Search keywords |
Killers (2010)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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Spencer Aimes (Kutcher) is just your average, undercover, government-hired super-assassin accustomed to a life of exotic European locales, flashy sports cars and even flashier women. But when he meets Jen Kornfeldt (Heigl), a beautiful, fun-loving computer tech recovering from a bad break-up, he finds true love…and happily trades international intrigue for domestic bliss. Three years later, Spencer and Jen are still enjoying a picture-perfect marriage – that is, until the morning after Spencer’s 30th birthday. That’s when Spencer and Jen learn he’s the target of a multi-million dollar hit. Even worse, the hired killers have been stalking the happy couple for years, and could be anyone: friends, neighbors, the grocery store clerk, even that crabby old guy shuffling across the street. Now Spencer and Jen are on the run for their lives. As their suburban paradise turns into a paranoid game of dodge-the-bullet, they must find out who wants Spencer dead and why, all the while trying to save their marriage, manage his in-laws, keep up neighborly appearances… and just plain survive. Search keywords |
The A-Team (2010)Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 |
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1980s TV action gets a reboot with this new version of The A-Team, which shifts the Vietnam vet backstory to a group of Iraq War vets who become mercenaries for hire. Joe Carnahan (Smokin’ Aces) directs from a script by G.I. Joe’s Skip Woods. Liam Neeson heads up the crew as Hannibal, the brains of the operation, with Bradley Cooper as Face, UFC star Quinton “Rampage” Jackson filling in for Mr. T as B.A. Baracus, and District 9′s breakout star, Sharlto Copley, inheriting the unhinged role of “Howling Mad” Murdock. Jessica Biel also co-stars. Search keywords |
American Soldiers (2005)Monday, June 14th, 2010 |
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Iraq, 2004: during a routine sortie a US patrol is ambushed and the young soldiers are forced to put their training and skills into action fast. A determined foe with superior local knowledge, the Fedayeen insurgents soon draw them into close quarter combat and a desperate fight for survival. Search keywords |
Out of Reach (2004)Friday, June 11th, 2010 |
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Vietnam veteran Billy Ray Lancing, a former CSA agent who now works on a wildlife refuge in Northern Alaska, has been exchanging letters in a pen-pal relationship with Irina Morawska, a 13-year-old orphaned girl in Poland that he’s helping out financially. When the letters suddenly stop coming, Billy heads to Poland to figure out why — only to discover that the orphanage that Irena was staying in, which is financed by honest — and unsuspecting — good-intentioned Samaritans, is a cover for a human trafficking network. Run by a man named Faisal, the operation is worth billions — girls are sold and traded to the highest bidders from all over the world. Through Billy’s letters to Irina, Billy has taught Irina how to use secret codes, which she uses to keep Billy updated on where Faisal is taking her to. That’s how Billy stays on Faisal’s trail as Billy teams up with local cop Kasia Lato to rescue Irina and the other girls, and bring down Faisal’s human trafficking network. Search keywords |
Out for a Kill (2003)Friday, June 11th, 2010 |
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Wong Dai, the world’s most powerful Chinese drug kingpin, is sitting at a long table in an old building in Paris, France, going through the motions of a gigantic merger between himself and several other major Chinese drug dealers. Sai Lo controls shipments in the French heroin market in Paris, using laundromats all over Paris as a front. Tang “The Bird” Zhili controls the entire New York drug conglomerate from the Chinatown section of New York, and runs Mahjong gambling rackets. Yin Quinshi of Sofia, Bulgaria, controls an Eastern European drug cartel. Li Bo controls drug exports in Shang Hai, China, and has a penchant for French restaurants. Fang “The Barber” Lee controls a Paris drug cartel, and he is known to hire unique assassins. And Mr. Chang controls drug money in London, England. Yale University archeology professor Robert Burns, who has just recently won the prestigious and much-coveted Winthrop Award for excellence in archeology, stumbles onto the fact that his expedition to China, near the China/Kazakhstan border, is being used by Wong Dai as a cover for a drug smuggling operation. Realizing the danger of sticking around, Burns and his assistant, Luo Yi, make a run for it, but in the resulting gunfight and chase, Luo Yi is killed, and when Burns reaches the border, he finds that Wong’s smugglers have set him up for smuggling the drugs. Burns lands in a Chinese prison, framed for drug-running. Burns is questioned by beautiful Chinese narcotics cop Tommie Ling and surly DEA agent Ed Gray, who want to release him and use him as bait to nail the smugglers. Burns is quickly released and sent to the USA, where he promises Luo Yi’s father Luo Dazhong that he will get revenge for Luo Yi’s murder, but Wong Dai is not done with Burns yet. Wong Dai sends hit men to Burns’s house in New Haven, Connecticut to plant a bomb in Burns’s house, which explodes and kills Burns’s wife Maya. With the two people closest to him dead at the hands of Wong Dai and his minions, and with Tommie and Gray shadowing his every move, Burns is out for revenge. As it turns out, Burns was not always a Professor. He was once a master thief of Chinese artifacts, who served time in prison and earned his archeology degree while in prison, and he changed his name and married Maya after he was released. With his determination to exterminate those who killed Maya, Burns tells Tommie and Gray to stay out of his way, as he cuts a bloody path through Chinatown and across Europe on his way to a confrontation with Wong Dai. |
Bangkok Adrenaline (2009)Friday, June 11th, 2010 |
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Four backpackers arrive in Thailand to party and drink. A gambling game goes wrong and with their lives on the line they desperately decide to kidnap a billionaires daughter. Things go wrong when her ‘father’ doesn’t play ball and prefers to use the kidnapping to further his own interests. Search keywords |
