Posts Tagged ‘sea’

Murder by Numbers (2002)

Saturday, September 1st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bullock, Sandra | Chaplin, Ben | Gosling, Ryan | Pitt, Michael | Bruckner, Agnes | Penn, Chris | Call, R.D. | Verica, Tom | Brenn, Janni | Vickery, John | Canavan, Michael | Carpenter, Krista | Matarazzo, Neal | Barnes, Adilah | Jansen, Jim
Directors: Schroeder, Barbet
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Murder By Numbers is a psychological suspense-thriller that tells the story of a tenacious homicide detective, Cassie Mayweather (’Sandra Bullock’ (qv)) and her new partner Sam Kennedy (’Ben Chaplin’ (qv)) who become pitted against two malevolently brilliant young men (’Ryan Gosling (I)’ (qv) and ‘Michael Pitt (II)’ (qv)) in an ingenious battle of wits as they try to solve a murder case.

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.

Hunt for Red October, The (1990)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Connery, Sean | Baldwin, Alec | Glenn, Scott | Neill, Sam | Jones, James Earl | Ackland, Joss | Jordan, Richard | Firth, Peter | Curry, Tim | Vance, Courtney B. | Skarsgård, Stellan | Jones, Jeffrey | Carhart, Timothy | Ferguson, Larry | Thompson, Fred Dalton
Directors: McTiernan, John
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Based on the Best Selling novel by Tom Clancy this film tells the story of Captain Marko Ramius, the skipper of the Soviet Union’s newest nuclear sub. Jack Ryan of the CIA gets involved in a tense, tangled hunt for this sub, when Ramius defects, taking the “Red October” with him. The story is an action packed techno-thriller.

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Affleck, Ben | Hartnett, Josh | Beckinsale, Kate | Gooding Jr., Cuba | Voight, Jon | Baldwin, Alec | Sizemore, Tom | Scott, William Lee | Zola, Greg | Bremner, Ewen | King, Jaime | Kellner, Catherine | Garner, Jennifer | Rue, Sara | Shannon, Michael
Directors: Bay, Michael
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The above summaries do a great job of describing the dynamics of the love triangle that develops between the two pilots that fall in love with the same nurse. The movie also does a credible job of displaying the war from the American side with FDR and our side. It also shows the strategy of Japan as they plan for and execute all facets of the attack on Pearl Harbor. While all details may not be historically correct, I believe that they do the job well - all things considered. Historic events that were altered were probably done so in an attempt to also make this movie the entertaining epic that it is.

Under Siege (1992)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller
Countries: France | USA
Actors: Seagal, Steven | Chapa, Damian | Evans, Troy | McKnight, David | Hinton, Lee | O'Neal, Patrick | Busey, Gary | Morshower, Glenn | Alexander, Leo | Rottger, John | Rea, Brad | Welden, Michael | Casey, Bernie | Pierre, Rickey | Cruz, Raymond
Directors: Davis, Andrew
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The battleship Missouri is about to be decomissioned. Casey Ryback is Captain Adam’s personal cook. And Ryback is always butting heads with the ship’s XO Commander Krill but the Captain always intercedes. One day, after the President visits the Missouri, which is also the Captain’s birthday, the Captain learns that a helicopter has been cleared to land on the ship by Commander Krill, which he was not informed of. When questioned Krill tells the Captain that it’s a surprise for his birthday, the Captain then allows it. Later after another one of their scuffles, Krill has Ryback locked in the freezer. During the party, the rock band reveals themselves to be mercenaries, led by William Stranix, a CIA operative, who is in league with Krill to unload all of the ship’s nuclear warheads. They lock up all of the crew and make preparations to remove the warheads. And Krill remembers Ryback, Stranix sends two of his men to take care of Ryback, only thing is that Ryback took care of them. Upon discovering their bodies, Stranix deduces that Ryback is more than a cook. He then sends Krill to check on him, and Krill discovers that Ryback’s a NAVY SEAL, who got busted down to a cook after an incident in Panama. And Ryback continues to create trouble for them, so Stranix tries to hunt him down. Along the way, Ryback meets Jordan, a former playmate, who was supposed to entertain at the party but was also forgotten.

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama | History | Thriller
Countries: Canada | Germany | UK | USA
Actors: Ford, Harrison | Spruell, Sam | Stebbings, Peter | Camargo, Christian | Podhora, Roman | Redford, Sam | Nicolson, Steve | Neeson, Liam | Issyanov, Ravil | Woodward, Tim | Shrapnel, Lex | Benson, Shaun | Holden-Reid, Kristen | Chepovetsky, Dmitry | Redman, Christopher | Runyan, Tygh
Directors: Bigelow, Kathryn
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The story of USSR’s first nuclear ballistic submarine, which suffered a malfunction in its nuclear reactor on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic in 1961. The submarine’s crew, led by the unyielding Captain Alexi Vostrikov, races against time to prevent a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster which threatens not only the lives of his crew, but has the potential to ignite a world war between the super powers.

Prince of Egypt, The (1998)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Drama | Family | Musical
Countries: USA
Actors: Kilmer, Val | Fiennes, Ralph | Pfeiffer, Michelle | Bullock, Sandra | Goldblum, Jeff | Glover, Danny | Stewart, Patrick | Mirren, Helen | Martin, Steve | Short, Martin
Directors: Wells, Simon | Chapman, Brenda | Hickner, Steve
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Egypt, eons of years ago: Pharao Seti commands all male hebrew babies to be drowned. A desperate mother places her son in a basket and lets the Hebrew god guide it along its way on the river. The basket is found by the Queen, and Moses is brought up as a brother to the heir of the throne, Ramses. Years later, the brothers, who grew up happily and wealthy, are split by Moses’ recognition of his true heritage and the suppressing system his brother is about to inherit, willing to carry it on. Fleeing from the city in despair, Moses finds himself being called by God. He is given the task of being the messenger in order to free the Hebrews and to lead them into a country where milk and honey flow.

Little Mermaid, The (1989)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Auberjonois, Rene | Barnes, Christopher Daniel | Benson, Jodi | Carroll, Pat | Edwards, Paddi | Hackett, Buddy | Marin, Jason | Mars, Kenneth | McClurg, Edie | Ryan, Will | Wright, Ben | Wright, Samuel E.
Directors: Clements, Ron | Musker, John
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Loosely based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface, and is often caught in arguments with her father over those “barbaric fish-eaters”. She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal, but Ursula has bigger plans for this mermaid and her father.

Punisher, The (2004)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Scheider, Roy | Patton, Will | Travolta, John | Romijn, Rebecca | Andrews, A. Russell | Avila, Omar | Carpinello, James | Collie, Mark | Comegys, Russ | Corone, Antoni | Elmhurst, Rick | Foster, Ben | Harring, Laura | Reardon, Michael | Hasenzahl, Will | Jane, Thomas | Jemison, Eddie | St. John, Marco | Johns, Marcus
Directors: Hensleigh, Jonathan
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Special agent Frank Castle had it all: A loving family, a great life, and an adventurous job. But when his life is taken away from him by a ruthless criminal and his associates, Frank has become reborn. Now serving as judge, jury, and executioner, he’s a new kind of vigilante out to wage a one man war against those who have done him wrong.

Abyss, The (1989)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Harris, Ed | Mastrantonio, Mary Elizabeth | Biehn, Michael | Burmester, Leo | Graff, Todd | Bedford Lloyd, John | Quinn, J.C. | Scott, Kimberly | Brewer Jr., Captain Kidd | Klek, George Robert | Murphy, Christopher | Nelson, Adam | Warlock, Dick | Weeks, Jimmie Ray | Campbell, J. Kenneth
Directors: Cameron, James
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An American nuclear submarine is attacked (during the cold war) and crashes underwater. The navy asks the workers of a nearby underwater oil rig who are joined by a number of navy SEALS to locate and investigate the cause of the crash. As the crew embark on their mission, they encounter a number of difficulties and discover that they may not be alone. There is something else down there.