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Ministry of Vengeance

Mar2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Espionage, Full Reviews, Independent, Revenge, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller Tagged "I'm Done Fighting", airport, attempted rape, cash-in, child death, Concorde Pictures, double cross, flashback, George Kennedy, hard ass seargant, hostage, Italy, James Tolkan, John Schneider, last stand, Lebanon, low-budget, Middle East, military training, minister, Ned Beatty, post traumatic stress disorder, pushed too far, Rome, terrorists, the declining years, torture, training sequence, TV actors, twist, under siege, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, Yaphet Kotto

Condor

Jan6 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Detective, Made for TV, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Robots, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Bad Tagged "They got Manny", androids, before they were famous, cash-in, Craig Stevens, drone, extortion, failed pilot, futures past, helicopter, informant, James Avery, laser, Los Angeles sewers, Orion, paramilitary group, Phil Fondacaro, ransom, Ray Wise, reused props, rip-off, scientists, sewers, stun setting, terrorists, TV actors, Virgil W. Vogel

June 8th, 2012: Brazil (1985)

Jun8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Black Comedy, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Satire, Sci-Fi Tagged Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, Bob Hoskins, Britain, bureaucrats, dream sequence, Ian Holm, Ian Richardson, it's not over, Jim Broadbent, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Kim Greist, Michael Kamen, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughn, plastic surgery, Robert De Niro, studio interference, terrorists, Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, torture, twist

December 24th, 2011: Die Hard (1988)

Dec24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Cops, Crime, Event Film, Heist, Holiday, Hostage Situation, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged "Fear of a Japanese Planet", "I shot a kid with a toy gun", "plummets to his death", 20th Century Fox, Al "Kabong" Leong, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, asshole reporter, before they were famous, Best Effects Best Visual Effects Nominee, Best Effects Sound Effects Editing Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Sound Nominee, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, cops, double cross, Grand L. Bush, Hart Bochner, helicopter, hostage, hostage situation, it's not over, James Shigeta, Jan de Bont, Joel Silver, John McTiernan, maverick cops, Michael Kamen, office building, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, reporter, Robert Davi, Silver Pictures, SWAT, terrorists, Wilhelm von Homburg, William Atherton, yuppies

October 24th, 2011: The Dark Knight (2008)

Oct24 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Adaptation, Based on a Comic Book, Crime, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Superheroes Tagged Aaron Eckhart, Anthony Michael Hall, bank robbery, Batman, Best Art Direction Nominee, Best Cinematography Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Makeup Nominee, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing Nominee, Best Supporting Actor, Best Visual Effects Nominee, bombing, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, corruption, D.A., David S. Goyer, DC Comics, Eric Roberts, gang conference, Gary Oldman, Hans Zimmer, Heath Ledger, homage, insanity, it's not over, Jonathan Nolan, Legendary Pictures, Maggie Gyllenhaal, mastermind, Michael Caine, Michael Jai White, mobsters, Morgan Freeman, psychiatrists, terrorists, The Joker, Tiny Lister, Triad Gangsters, vigilantes, Warner Brothers

September 11th, 2011: Invasion U.S.A. (1985)

Sep11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Event Film, Guerrillas, Movie of the Day, Propaganda, Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Good, Special Operations, War Movies Tagged "I'm Done Killing", "They Wouldn't Let Me Do What Needed to Be Done", Aaron Norris, Alexander Zale, because its in the script nemesis, Billy Drago, black ops, boat people, Cannon, Christmas, Chuck Norris, Cold War, Cuba, Cubans, drug deal gone bad, drug dealers, hero rage, hostage situation, jingoism, Joseph Zito, less famous siblings, low-budget, maverick, Melissa Prophet, Menahem Golan, one man army, pushed too far, refugees, retired special ops, Richard Lynch, Soviet Union, spineless bureacrats, terrorists, U.S.A.!U.S.A.!, Yoram Globus

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