Definitely not your average retelling of the classic Snow White fairy tale, Snow White and the Huntsman is a dark, action-fantasy film that's based more on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale than the well-known Disney version of the story. It features intriguing concepts, impressive special effects, and some disappointingly lackluster acting. The essence of the "Snow White" story is preserved in this recounting: the queen's beautiful daughter Snow White, who is heir to the throne, is displaced and persecuted by an evil stepmother after her mother dies. Here, the evil stepmother Ravenna possesses a disturbing power to maintain her own perpetual youth by stealing youthfulness from the hearts of the young and beautiful, but her magic mirror warns that Snow White's innocence and purity as she comes of age will destroy Ravenna's chance at immortality. When Snow White escapes from the castle prison, Ravenna hires a downtrodden Huntsman to bring her back so that Ravenna can steal her youth and achieve personal immortality. But Snow White runs into a dark and sinister forest where mushrooms disperse hallucinogenic spores, trees come to life, flocks of bats spring from inanimate objects, and dwarves lurk in the shadows. The roles of the seven dwarves and the Huntsman in this version of the story prove to be quite different from the original, but what remain steadfast are Snow White's inner strength and absolute goodness, and her stepmother's innate evilness. This film is full of fascinating imagery that's brought to life through powerful special effects, great costuming, and captivating cinematography--the scenes in the dark forest and the fairy-filled wilderness beyond are reason enough to see it. Unfortunately, the story moves a bit slowly and the acting by Kristen Stewart (Snow White) and Chris Hemsworth (Huntsman) is rather stoical and passionless and lacks chemistry, though Charlize Theron does stand out as a particularly disturbing Ravenna. --Tami Horiuchi
Casper Van Dien reprises his defining role as the fearless Johnny Rico in this, the third installment of the hugely popular cult sci-fi phenomenon.
China's vast landscape is the setting for this suspenseful chase-adventure. An American pilot if forced to parachute into the clutches of the Japanese army who hold him for information and promptly stages a daring escape. The hunt for the P.O.W. begins! However the Yankee pilot has mysterious allies in the form of Chinese guerrillas protecting him from the Japanese pursuers every step of the way. These martial arts maestros will do everything they can to protect their symbolic friend against the Japanese tyrants.
Seth is an aspiring sorcerer from the Pompo Hills area. Like all wizards, he is an infected, one of the few living beings who survived the contact of the Nemesiscreatures fallen from the sky that contaminate and decimate all those they touch. Being immune to them, Seth wants to become a Hunter and fight the Nemesis. But more than that, Seth wants to engage in a quest that goes beyond the simple hunt for monsters. He wants to find the Radiant, their presumed cradle. Aided by a faction of fellow sorcerers, he travels the world in search of the Radiant, under the harsh scrutiny of the Inquisition.
With his animal-like senses, accelerated healing powers and razor-sharp, retractable claws, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) is one of the most powerful and dangerous characters in the X-Men universe! In X-Men Origins: Wolverine, learn about Logan/Wolverine's mysterious past, including his relationship with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Liev Schreiber) and the ominous Weapon X programme. Then in The Wolverine, Logan is out of his depth in modern-day Japan as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will change him forever.
George Lazenby made his first and only appearance as James Bond in this the unheralded gem of the franchise. With an incredibly affecting denouement and one of John Barry's finest scores OHMSS would show a different side to Bond and open up the character to different approaches in the future. Agent 007 (George Lazenby) and the adventurous Tracy Di Vicenzo (Diana Rigg) join forces to battle the evil Spectre organization in the treacherous Swiss Alps. But the group's powerful leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Telly Savalas) is launching his most calamitous scheme yet: a germ warfare plot that could kill millions!
The small town of Ascension trembles in the shadow of a long-dormant volcano when it is awoken by a formidable earthquake. As scientists head towards the molten slopes, gaping maws in the region reveal evidence of something else It is only when darkness falls around the valley and piercing screeches echo in the night that a centuries-old, subterranean creature breaks free in a black cloud of fire and ash. Armed with the best weapons they can find, a small band of rescuers prepare to risk their lives and fight the beast to save the town from destruction. Exploding out of the earth itself, a demon spreads its wings. Volcanosaur is coming.
A computer geek is thrilled when he lands a job in corporate espionage but after meeting a mystery woman who seems to know far more than he does, he turns into a double agent. And then his problems really start.
A special group of navy divers is created when a disabled Nazi warship is discovered in a fjord in Norway. Commander Bolton (James Caan) is the Canadian expert designated to train the new unit. Their mission is to plant a bomb on the warship as it undergoes repairs. The hard-driving Bolton encounters resentment from the British soldiers he trains but he ultimately earns their respect as a leader. Their intense training operation is interrupted by an attack of Nazi paratroopers just before the unit leaves for Norway. Spectacular underwater photography is seen in this World War II adventure story based on an actual mission.
An earthquake is about to hit L.A. It's called Detective Rita Rizoli. Some cops have buttons you really shouldn't push! Academy Award winner Whoopi Goldberg stars as a hard-as-nails wise-crackin' undercover cop who wages a blistering personal war against a ruthless Los Angeles drug ring in this action-packed shoot-'em-up action comedy. A lethal drug called 'Fatal Beauty' has hit the mean streets of Los Angeles - and Rita Rizzoli (Goldberg) the city's toughest undercover co
Perception: The Everyday World is Real. Reality: That World is a hoax an elaborate deception spun by all-powerful machines of artificial intelligence that control us. Mind blowing stunts. Techno-slamming visuals. Megakick action. Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne lead the fight to free humankind in The Matrix the cyber thriller that you will watch again and again. Written and Directed by the Wachowski brothers (Bound) the story sears the special effects stake out new movie-making territory - the movie leaves you breathless.
Red Dawn opens with one of the most shocking scenes ever filmed: On a peaceful morning, paratroopers land in Smalltown, USA - the invasion of America has begun! Powerful, chilling and absolutely gripping, this outstanding film features Patrick Swayze (Ghost), C. Thomas Howell (Hidalgo), Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City), Charlie Sheen (Platoon), Jennifer Grey (Dirty Dancing) and veteran actor Harry Dean Stanton (The Green Mile).When it comes to thrilling entertainment, Red Dawn wins the war with a vengeance! As their town is overrun by foreign forces, eight friends escape to the mountains. Calling themselves the Wolverines, this band of untrained, yet fiercely determined patriots wages an unremitting guerilla action in defence of their parents, their friends and their country.
What it lacks in grandeur, this 1978 TV version of The Four Feathers makes up for in fidelity to AEW Mason's classic novel. By cannibalising the superior 1939 production for epic shots and sequences, this modest adaptation draws attention to its meagre production values, relying heavily on casting and chemistry to compensate. That it succeeds, more or less, in capturing the essence of Mason's grand adventure is largely due to the appeal of Beau Bridges and Jane Seymour in the prime of their early careers. (Bridges' film career was gaining momentum; Seymour would rise from here to the similarly romantic Somewhere in Time.) Bridges is the shamed soldier Harry Faversham, transcending cowardice by rescuing his closest friends during Britain's bloody campaign in 1870s Sudan; Seymour is his beloved back home, torn between Harry and the seemingly braver Jack (Robert Powell). TV veteran Don Sharp provides tepid direction, while screenwriter Gerald DiPego would continue his prolific career for decades to come. --Jeff Shannon
Jeremy Renner portrays the leader of a bomb-defusing squad in Iraq in this fierce tale of war.
On a snowy Christmas Eve in the nation's capital, a team of terrorists has seized a major International Airport, and now holds thousands of holiday travellers hostage. The terrorists, a renegade band of crack military commandos led by a murderous rogue officer (William Sadler), have come to rescue a drug lord from justice. They've prepared for every contingency, except one: John McClane, an off-duty cop seized by a feeling of deadly de-ja-vu. Bruce Willis returns as the heroic cop who battle...
Every seven years in an unsuspecting town, 'The Tournament' takes place - a secret hitman competition between 30 of the world's deadliest assassins; with the last man standing receiving a 10 million dollars cash prize.
Taken without reason; imprisoned for 15 years; released without reason. 5 days to seek the truth... One day in 1988 ordinary white collar worker Oh Dae-soo is kidnapped and incarcerated in a private makeshift prison cell dressed up like a cheap hotel room. With only a TV for company Dae-soo makes numerous attempts to escape and to commit suicide but they all end up in failure. All the while Dae-soo asks himself what made a man hate him so much enough to imprison him in solitary confinement with no explanation. While suffering from his near-madness Dae-soo becomes shocked when he watches the news and hears that his beloved wife was brutally murdered. At this very moment Dae-soo swears to take revenge on the man who destroyed his happy life. 15 years on and without a word of warning Dae-soo is released. Given a new set of clothes a mobile phone and the attentions of curious sushi waitress Mido Dae-soo begins to track down his enemy only to find he may be the pawn in a much bigger game which is only just beginning. Taunting Dae-soo the culprit gives him just 5 days to catch and kill his captor or Mido will die... Based on Japanese manga of the same name by Minegishi Nobuaki and Tsuchiya Garon 'Old Boy' is a masterfully inventive revenge thriller complete with blackly comedic moments.
The complete second series of this hugely successful television series starring John Thaw as the legendary Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as sidekick George Carter. Episodes comprise: 1. Chalk and Cheese 2. Faces 3. Supersnout 4. Big Brother 5. Hit and Run 6. Trap 7. Golden Fleece 8. Poppy 9. Stay Lucky Eh? 10. Trojan Bus 11. I Want The Man 12. Country Boy 13. Thou Shalt Not Kill
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