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The second and final of Timothy Dalton's outings as James Bond sees 007 leave Her Majesty's Secret Sevice and branch out on his own. The trouble begins when drug baron Franz Sanchez (Robert Davi) makes an unexpected appearance at the wedding of Felix Leiter (David Hedison), Bond's good friend, leaving the groom maimed and the bride dead. Bond has no choice but to seek his revenge and, with a little help from the obligatory 'Bond girl' (Carey Lowell) and the ever-present Q (Desmond Llewellyn), sets out after the villainous Sanchez. Causing a storm on its release because of its violence and dark plot, the film was originally given an 18 certificate before studio cuts.
Liam Neeson, Ed Harris and Joel Kinnaman star in this action drama from director Jaume Collet-Serra. Hitman Jimmy Conlon (Neeson) has no choice but to shoot and kill the son of his former boss and friend Sean Maguire (Harris) when his own son Michael (Kinnaman) is targeted by the mob. Now the ruthless Maguire seeks revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, meaning Jimmy must do all he can to protect his son and his family from corrupt police officers and contract killers. Will he succeed? The cast also includes Vincent D'Onofrio, Common, Boyd Holbrook and Genesis Rodriguez.
Action feature starring Chrisopher Lambert and Ice-T. Moon (Ice-T), the head of the world's most powerful crime syndicate, gathers together all the hitmen who have wronged him in a new high-tech prison, explaining that while he forgives them for their sins, they will never be able to escape from his maximum security domain. The inmates are then provided with an armoury of weapons and told to eliminate each other with the last three survivors receiving ten million dollars...
Collection of futuristic sci-fi action features directed by Albert Pyun. In 'Nemesis' (1992), set in 21st-century Los Angeles, a disillusioned cyborg police officer (Olivier Gruner) is forced out of retirement to bring his former partner Jared (Marjorie Monaghan) to justice after she begins stealing highly-sensitive security information. Alex is tasked with recovering stolen data relating to an upcoming international summit which Jared plans to sell to a terrorist group known as the Red Army Hammerheads, who are plotting to kill government officials. But in his pursuit of justice, Alex begins to question the conflicting loyalties he experiences between his employer, former lover and the supposed terrorist organisation. In 'Nemesis 2 - Nebula' (1995), set 73 years after the events of the first film, cyborgs are now ruling the world and have enslaved the human race. The only hope offered to them is through a team of scientists who claim to have invented a super strain of DNA which will produce a mutant human so powerful it can destroy all robots. However, when the cyborgs discover this threat to their power, they enlist bounty hunter Nebula (Chad Stahelski) to eliminate it. In 'Nemesis 3 - Time Lapse' (1996), Alex (Sue Price) wakes up with amnesia and has to piece together her fractured memories, including the rescue attempt of her sister who has travelled back in time to save her. Finally, In 'Nemesis 4 - Death Angel' (1996), Alex is working as an assassin when she mistakenly kills the son of a major crime boss and is forced to fight for her life after her employer Bernardo (Andrew Divoff) places a 100 million dollar bounty on her head.
Victor Webster reprises his role as the young warrior Mathayus in this fourth instalment of the action/adventure franchise. When he is framed for the murder of the king of Norvania, Mathayus must fend off his pursuers while trying to clear his name. But with much of the kingdom against him, can Mathayus find anybody willing to help him?
Double bill of fantasy action films. '300' (2006), adapted from Frank Miller's comic book series, is a modern retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae of 480 BC, when the 100,000 strong invading Persian Army of King Xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 Spartans. King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) is given four days by Persia's King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) to lay down his arms and surrender. Rejecting the proposal, the battle ensues, and the Spartans are only defeated by the treachery of local shepherd Ephialtes (Andrew Tiernan), who shows the Persians a secret route, enabling them to outflank their opponents. In the second film, '300: Rise of an Empire' (2014), based on Miller's graphic novel 'Xerxes' and set before, during and after '300', Athenian General Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) leads the Greek Army in a war against the invasion of King Xerxes I, naval commander Artemisia (Eva Green) and their Persian forces. Themistocles allies with the Spartans but they are still outnumbered by Xerxes' men. Who will be victorious? The film was co-written by Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad and also stars Lena Headey, Jack O'Connell and Hans Matheson.
Robert De Niro and John Travolta star in this action thriller from director Mark Steven Johnson. Emil Kovac (Travolta) is a former Scorpions soldier based in Serbia on the assignment of his career: find and capture Colonel Benjamin Ford (De Niro). Wanted for being a former NATO operative, Ford has now retired from war and lives a reclusive lifestyle in the Appalachian mountains. Determined to finish what his people started, Kovac poses as a friendly European tourist and tracks Ford to his secret hideaway. As Kovac gets all the evidence he needs, he pursues Ford in a brutal game of cat and mouse, intent on bringing him to justice.
Brian Donlevy, Richard Davalos and Sid Haig star in this 1960s action drama about figure-eight track racing from writer/director Jack Hill. Following his arrest, drag racer Rick Bowman (Davalos) is bailed out of jail by promoter Grant Willard (Donlevy) who offers him a sponsorship in figure-eight racing. Bowman accepts and finds himself pitted against the deranged Hawk Sidney (Haig) on the track. Despite faring poorly in his first races, Bowman becomes determined to take over from Sidney's top spot no matter what it costs.
When Captain Nolan (Richard Harris) kills its mate and child at sea, the whale Orca sets off to the mainland seeking revenge. As the locals gradually, one by one, fall prey to the whale's rampant bloodlust, pressure mounts on Nolan to return to the sea and take Orca down. And so Nolan sets sail, accompanied by a stylish scientist (Charlotte Rampling) and a wise Indian (Will Sampson), ready to stake everything in a climactic man-versus-beast showdown.
Rambo has withdrawn away from his dangerous life to a simple and secluded existance in Thailand where he spends his time chauffering locals up the river in his old PT boat. Despite trying his best to avoid trouble he is recruited by missionaries who are travelling up river to help the oppressed local people against the brutal rule of the murderous Burmese military. After witnessing a sadistic raid by Major Pa Tee Tint in which many locals are tortured and murdered the missionaries plead with Rambo to help their cause of liberating the survivors. Unable to stay behind he joins with them in what may be his deadliest mission ever.
Ethan Hawke and Selena Gomez star in this action thriller directed by Courtney Solomon. When former racing driver Brent Magna (Hawke) arrives home to find his wife missing, he is startled by a phone call. The Voice (Jon Voight) tells him to follow his instructions precisely or his wife will die. Beginning with his theft of a parked Shelby Mustang, the tasks unfold and see Magna crash into other cars, drive through a shopping centre, hack into a computer and rob a bank. Who will win the battle of wills: Magna or The Voice?
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not from Earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation and become a symbol of hope for all mankind.
After rescuing a young boy from ruthless child traffickers, a federal agent learns the boy’s sister is still captive and decides to embark on a dangerous mission to save her. With time running out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, putting his life on the line to free her and other vulnerable children from a fate worse than death. Based on a true story.
Sci-fi action adventure sequel. Robert Downey Jr. reprises his role as Tony Stark, the billionaire industrialist also known as armoured superhero Iron Man. With the world now aware of his dual identity, Stark faces pressure from the government, the press and the public to share his technology with the military. With Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) and James 'Rhodey' Rhodes (Don Cheadle) at his side, Tony fights to protect his suit by forging new alliances - and confronting powerful new enemies. Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Mickey Rourke co-star.
Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson reunite for this sixth instalment in the 'Fast and Furious' action thriller franchise, directed by Justin Lin. After their lucrative Rio heist, and unable to return home, Dom (Diesel) and the rest of his compatriots are forced to kill time lying low in different locations around the world. When DSS agent Hobbs offers Dom and his crew full pardons in return for taking down Owen Shaw (Luke Evans)'s gang of mercenary drivers, the offer seems too good to pass. But as the rivals head for a showdown on the streets of London, Dom learns that Shaw's second-in-command is none other than his presumed dead former lover, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez).
Badly wounded and suffering from amnesia, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) is pulled out of the Mediterranean by fishermen, and is able to recall neither who he is nor what happened to him. His only clue to his identity is the number of a Swiss bank account which has been etched into a device implanted in his body. Following the lead to Zurich, he discovers money, passports and a gun waiting for him, but also earns the attention of the security services and has to leave in a hurry. He then persuades a young woman named Marie Kreutz (Franka Potente) to drive him to Paris, where he hopes to find out his true identity and discover the reason why the CIA are taking such an interest in him. Directed by Doug Liman ('Swingers', 'Go').
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent!
Collection of two action features based on the G.I. Joe toy figures. In 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra' (2009), when unsavoury arms dealer Destro (Christopher Eccleston), who heads evil organisation Cobra, becomes too powerful, specialised military unit GI Joe (Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity) must try to dispense of him and his organisation using its latest high-tech weapons and gadgetry. The cast also includes Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, with Jonathan Pryce making an appearance as the US President. In 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' (2013), the G.I. Joe team must fight to wrestle back control of the world from the Commander (Faran Tahir) and Cobra spy Zartan (Arnold Vosloo), last seen disguised as the President of the United States. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Joes must execute a plan to expose the truth and stop Cobra from taking over the world before it is too late.
Forced into slavery by the corrupt, Incestuous heir to the throne, Roman gerneral Maximus becomes a gladiator. His prowess in the arena will eventually lead him to Rome, the Colosseum and a vengeful showdown with the new emperor.
Academy Award Winner
A marine on leave is forced to take on a group of terrorists in this action thriller from director Scott Wiper. Returning to his hometown on leave, Sergeant Jake Carter (Mike Mizanin) learns that his sister has been abducted by a group of radical extremists. As he sets out to track down those responsible, Carter discovers that the group's deranged leader (Neal McDonough) is in the process of implementing a murderous terrorist attack.
Adrien Brody and Lawrence Fishburne star in this sci-fi action sequel to the 1987 film 'Predator'. Produced by Robert Rodriguez, the film follows contract killer Royce (Brody) as he is abducted by alien creatures and released along with seven other professional killers onto a strange and hostile planet. Battling for survival, the group comes across Noland (Fishburne), an American commando who has managed to survive on the planet for several years by hiding out in a cave, and discover to their horror that they have been brought there as prey for a new and merciless race of vicious human-eating alien predators.
Roger Moore's final Bond film sees him once again battling a madman (this time played by Christopher Walken) for control of the world. The fiendish plan on this occasion is to flood California's lucrative 'Silicon Valley' by imploding the San Andreas fault. Grace Jones plays May Day, the obligatory evil sidekick, while former 'Charlie's Angels' star Tanya Roberts had a brush with big screen fame as the Bond Girl, Stacey Sutton.
With Sean Connery returning to the role after sitting out one instalment, James Bond is ready for his latest mission. And what does M want of him this time? To infiltrate a worldwide diamond smuggling operation. The action - which moves between Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and the desert - sees Bond encounter Plenty O'Toole (Lana Wood), steal a moon buggy, get beaten up by a couple of female karate experts known as Bambi and Thumper, before finally bringing him face-to-face with a Howard Hughes-type recluse who is intent on nuclear blackmail and world domination.
Adrien Brody and Lawrence Fishburne star in this sci-fi action sequel to the 1987 film 'Predator'. Produced by Robert Rodriguez, the film follows contract killer Royce (Brody) as he is abducted by alien creatures and released along with seven other professional killers onto a strange and hostile planet. Battling for survival, the group comes across Noland (Fishburne), an American commando who has managed to survive on the planet for several years by hiding out in a cave, and discover to their horror that they have been brought there as prey for a new and merciless race of vicious human-eating alien predators.
Joe Carnahan directs this survival drama starring Liam Neeson and Dermot Mulroney. When their plane crashes in the remote forests of Alaska, a group of oil drillers find themselves stranded in the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Not only must they find a way to eat and keep warm, the men must fend off a pack of angry wolves who see them as intruders on their territory. |
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