Posts Tagged ‘bow-and-arrow’

Vengeance (2006)

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Genres: Action | Horror | Thriller
Countries: Thailand
Actors: Na Songkhla, Chalad | Sang-aakaat, Sorachai | Tangkaprasert, Watchara
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A young police officer, a local guide and his daughter follows the trail of a prison escapee, Nasor, into a mysterious forest with many hidden secrets, one of which directly relates to the death of Nasor’s father at the hands of the father of the officer. As the group ventures deeper into the forest, the eerie realm unleashes its spirits unto the intruders, killing them one by one. Still intent on bringing Nasor to justice, the officer relentlessly pursues the criminal in a race against time and the unseen forces of the ancient forest.

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.

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

Wednesday, June 4th, 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.

Host, The (2006)

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: South Korea
Actors: Song, Kang-ho | Byeon, Hie-bong | Park, Hae-il | Ko, Ah-sung | Bae, Du-na | Anselmo, David Joseph | Hersh, Philip | Lazar, Paul | Morgan, Clinton | Oh, Dal-su | Park, No-shik | Rhee, Brian | Wilson, Scott | Yim, Pil-Sung
Directors: Bong, Joon-ho
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The film revolves around Park Hee-bong, a man in his late 60s. Park runs a small snack bar on the banks of the Han River and lives with his two sons, one daughter, and one granddaughter. The Parks seem to lead a quite ordinary and peaceful life, but maybe a bit poorer than the average Seoulite. Hee-bong’s elder son Gang-du is an immature and incompetent man in his 40s, whose wife left home long ago. Nam-il is the youngest son, an unemployed grumbler, and daughter Nam-joo is an archery medalist and member of the national team. One day, an unidentified monster suddenly appears from the depths of the Han River and spreads panic and death, and Gang-du’s daughter Hyun-seo is carried off by the monster and disappears. All the family members are in a great agony because they lost someone very dear to them. But when they find out she is still alive, they resolve to save her.

Pathfinder (2007)

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: Canada | USA
Actors: Urban, Karl | Means, Russell | Bloodgood, Moon | Tavare, Jay | Brown, Clancy | Nathaniel Arcand | Moeller, Ralf | Loring, Kevin | Baker, Wayne Charles | Duffield, Burkely | Thunderchild, Ray G. | Howard, Duane | Oakes, Brandon | Hudon, Alain | Point, Cyler
Directors: Nispel, Marcus
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A Viking boy is left behind after his clan battles a Native American tribe. Raised within the tribe, he ultimately becomes their savior in a fight against the Norsemen.

Conan the Barbarian (1982)

Saturday, August 25th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Schwarzenegger, Arnold | Jones, James Earl | von Sydow, Max | Bergman, Sandahl | Davidson, Ben | Gava, Cassandra | Lopez, Gerry | Mako | Quennessen, Valérie | Smith, William | Barboo, Luis | Columbu, Franco | Foldvary, Leslie | Herman, Gary | Holmey, Erik
Directors: Milius, John
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A barbarian trained in the arts of war joins with thieves in a quest to solve the riddle of steel and find the sorcerer responsible for the genocide of his people in this faithful adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s sword and sorcery adventures. This film briefly sparked a wave of fantasy films including the sequel, Conan the Destroyer, in the early 80s.

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Comedy
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Elwes, Cary | Lewis, Richard | Rees, Roger | Yasbeck, Amy | Blankfield, Mark | Chappelle, Dave | Hayes, Isaac | Cavanagh, Megan | Kramer, Eric Allan | Porretta, Matthew | Ullman, Tracey | Stewart, Patrick | DeLuise, Dom | Van Patten, Dick | Ridgely, Robert
Directors: Brooks, Mel
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The standard story of Robin Hood: Evil Prince John is oppressing the people while good King Richard is away on the Crusades. Robin steals from the tax collectors, wins an archery contest, defeats the Sheriff, and rescues Maid Marian. In this version, however, Mel Brooks adds his own personal touch, parodying traditional adventure films, romance films, and the whole idea of men running around the woods in tights.

Robin Hood (1973)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Bedford, Brian | Ustinov, Peter | Harris, Phil | Terry-Thomas | Evans, Monica | Shelley, Carole | Devine, Andy | Miller, Roger | Buttram, Pat | Lindsey, George | Curtis, Ken | Whitaker, Billy | Laurita, Dana | Whitaker, Dora | Sanders, Richie
Directors: Reitherman, Wolfgang
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Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people.

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell, Kurt | Costner, Kevin | Cox, Courteney | Slater, Christian | Pollak, Kevin | Arquette, David | Lovitz, Jon | Long, Howie | Church, Thomas Haden | Woodbine, Bokeem | Ice-T | Kaye, David | Lombardi, Louis | Howard, Shawn Michael | Kopsa, Michael
Directors: Lichtenstein, Demian
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It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino’s count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all the money for himself and shot all his partners, including recently-freed ex-con Michael Zane. With $3.2 million at stake, the Marshals Service closing in, and single mom Cybil Waingrow and her son Jesse constantly confounding things, Michael must track down Murphy.

Breed, The (2006)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Horror
Countries: South Africa | USA
Actors: Rodriguez, Michelle | Lively, Eric | Hudson, Oliver | Manning, Taryn | Harper, Hill
Directors: Mastandrea, Nicholas
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Two close brothers, Matt and John head to an exotic island for a week of fun and relaxation. Joined by Matt’s girlfriend Nicki, John’s girlfriend Sara and a friend Noah, the group intend on having a week of relaxation, fun and spending quality time together. However, after one of them is viciously attacked by a dog, the friends decide to leave the island early - only to find their plane wrecked. As the day goes on, the friends find themselves fighting for their lives against a vicious pack of mutated dogs - hundreds of them, who don’t intend on the group making it out alive off the island…