Posts Tagged ‘anti-hero’

Carlito’s Way (1993)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Pacino, Al | Penn, Sean | Miller, Penelope Ann | Leguizamo, John | Rogers, Ingrid | Guzmán, Luis | Rebhorn, James | Siravo, Joseph | Mortensen, Viggo | Foronjy, Richard | Porcel, Jorge | Minucci, Frank | Pasdar, Adrian | Ortiz, John | Salazar, Ángel
Directors: De Palma, Brian
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Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito’s associates cannot seem to leave him in peace…his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for “favours” which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries to get him into trouble with the law. Carlito decides to make a run for Florida and the promise of a new life, but has one final dramatic escape to make from some hoods who believe (wrongly) that he was behind the murder of their boss.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (2006)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy
Countries: USA
Actors: Depp, Johnny | Bloom, Orlando | Knightley, Keira | Davenport, Jack | Nighy, Bill | Pryce, Jonathan | Arenberg, Lee | Crook, Mackenzie | McNally, Kevin | Bailie, David | Skarsgård, Stellan | Hollander, Tom | Harris, Naomie | Klebba, Martin | Schofield, David
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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Just before their wedding, Elizabeth Swann and Will Turner are arrested by Lord Cutler Beckett for helping the pirate Captain Jack Sparrow, but Cutler proposes a deal to Will: their freedom per Jack’s compass. Meanwhile, Jack is afraid of the sea, because he owes his soul to the evil Davy Jones, the Captain of the Flying Dutchmen. When Will meets Jack, the pirate proposes to exchange his compass by a key owned by Davy Jones. Will goes to the Flying Dutchman without knowing how dangerous and diabolic Davy Jones and his crew are.

Wild Bunch, The (1969)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Holden, William | Borgnine, Ernest | Ryan, Robert | O'Brien, Edmond | Oates, Warren | Sánchez, Jaime | Johnson, Ben | Fernández, Emilio | Martin, Strother | Jones, L. Q. | Dekker, Albert | Hopkins, Bo | Taylor, Dub | Harper, Paul | Russek, Jorge
Directors: Peckinpah, Sam
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A few months before World War I, an aging band of outlaws led by Pike Bishop rob a Texas bank intent on using the money to retire. When the robbery goes wrong, the gang is forced to flee to Mexico with Bishop’s reformed ex-partner, Deke Thornton, in hot pursuit. With nothing to show for the failed robbery, Bishop’s gang agrees to steal a shipment of guns for General “Mapache” Juerta, to restore their fortunes. With Thornton closing in, and their association with the evil Juerta trying their conscience, Bishop and co. prepare for their lawless past to catch up with them.

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Drama | Thriller | Western
Countries: Italy | Monaco | Spain | West Germany
Actors: Eastwood, Clint | Van Cleef, Lee | Volonté, Gian Maria | Krupp, Mara | Pistilli, Luigi | Kinski, Klaus | Egger, Joseph | Papadopulos, Panos | Stefanelli, Benito | Camardiel, Roberto | Sambrell, Aldo | Rodríguez, Luis | Blanco, Tomás | Robledo, Lorenzo | Mendizábal, Sergio
Directors: Leone, Sergio
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Two bounty hunters are after the same man, Indio. At first, they go their own ways, but eventually get together to try and find him. But are they after him for the same reason ?

Thing, The (1982)

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell, Kurt | Brimley, Wilford | Carter, T.K. | Clennon, David | David, Keith | Dysart, Richard A. | Hallahan, Charles | Maloney, Peter | Masur, Richard | Moffat, Donald | Polis, Joel | Waites, Thomas G. | Weisser, Norbert | Franco, Larry J. | Irwin, Nate
Directors: Carpenter, John
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An American scientific expedition to the frozen wastes of the Antarctic is interrupted by a group of seemingly mad Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog. The helicopter pursuing the dog crashes leaving no explanation for the chase. During the night, the dog mutates and attacks other dogs in the cage and members of the team that investigate. The team soon realises that an alien life-form with the ability to take over other bodies is on the loose and they don’t know who may already have been taken over.

Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (1966)

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Western
Countries: Italy | Spain
Actors: Wallach, Eli | Eastwood, Clint | Van Cleef, Lee | Giuffrè, Aldo | Pistilli, Luigi | Rassimov, Rada | Petito, Enzo | Scarchilli, Claudio | Bartha, John | Lorenzon, Livio | Casale, Antonio | Scarchilli, Sandro | Stefanelli, Benito | Novi, Angelo | Casas, Antonio
Directors: Leone, Sergio
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The Good is Blondie, a wandering gunman with a strong personal sense of honor. The Bad is Angel Eyes, a sadistic hitman who always hits his mark. The Ugly is Tuco, a Mexican bandit who’s always only looking out for himself. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, they search for a fortune in gold buried in a graveyard. Each knows only a portion of the gold’s exact location, so for the moment they’re dependent on each other. However, none are particularly inclined to share…

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Genres: Action | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jackman, Hugh | Reynolds, Ryan | Schreiber, Liev | Monaghan, Dominic | Collins, Lynn | Huston, Danny | Henney, Daniel | Kitsch, Taylor | Durand, Kevin
Directors: Hood, Gavin
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Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant Weapon X program.

Escape from L.A. (1996)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Russell, Kurt | Langer, A.J. | Buscemi, Steve | Corraface, Georges | Keach, Stacy | Forbes, Michelle | Grier, Pam | Imada, Jeff | Robertson, Cliff | Golino, Valeria | Fonda, Peter | Romeo, Ina | Jason, Peter | Baker, Jordan | Feeney, Caroleen
Directors: Carpenter, John
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Sequel to “Escape From New York”. In 2000, a huge earthquake hits Los Angeles which causes the whole city to be now situated on an island. In that year the new life-term US President, an out-spoken moralist declares that all people not conforming to the high morals he sets for the country will be deported to the Los Angeles island. Like New York, a wall is built, guards posted to stop any escapes and if sent there - you can’t return to the US. In 2013, Cuervo Jones, a terrorist invades the dreams of the President’s daughter, Utopia, and brainwashes her into stealing a device from a weapons establishment and runs with Cuervo to the island. Snake Plissken, hero of Escape From New York, is forced again to go to the island to get the device by the President (who doesn’t care if Utopia returns or not.) and he is poisoned to ensure his co-operation. Like New York, Los Angeles is now a decaying city, a hot-bed of scum and weirdos and Snake has 9 hours to find the device and Utopia, and get out before the poison kicks in.

Warriors, The (1979)

Monday, May 4th, 2009
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Actors: Beck, Michael | Remar, James | Wright, Dorsey | Tyler, Brian | Harris, David | McKitterick, Tom | Sánchez, Marcelino | Michos, Terry | Van Valkenburgh, Deborah | Hill, Roger | Kelly, David Patrick | Thigpen, Lynne | Ortiz, Ginny | Ruehl, Mercedes | Snyder, John
Directors: Hill, Walter
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Cyrus, the messianic leader of the largest gang in New York, declares a truce and calls a summit with all the major gangs in attendance. During the meeting, he expresses his wish to unify all the gangs into one large super-gang. During the summit, Cyrus is assasinated and the murder is pinned on a member of a gang known as the Warriors. Now, all the other gangs are hunting the Warriors down before they can prove their innocence. “CAN YOU DIG IT?”

Payback: Straight Up - The Director’s Cut (2006)

Friday, April 24th, 2009
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bonneville, Hugh | Cinabro, Stephen | Coburn, James | Conley, Jack | Cotovsky, Richard | Devane, William | Duke, Bill | Gibson, Mel | Glover, John | Henry, Gregg | Kelly, Gene | Paymer, David | Peeples, Roderick | Stolte, Christian | Wolfe, Sterling
Directors: Helgeland, Brian
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Porter is shot by his wife and best friend and is left to die. When he survives he plots revenge.