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  • Mongol

    Mongol

    Mongol movie synopsis: Based on the controversial writings of Russian historian Lev Gumilyov, director Sergei Bodrov's look at the early years in the life of the Mongol conqueror stars Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano as Temudgin (as he was then known), Honglei Sun as Mongol chieftain... [more...]
     
  • The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk

    The Incredible Hulk movie synopsis: Scientist Bruce Banner desperately hunts for a cure to the gamma radiation that poisoned his cells and unleashes the unbridled force of rage within him: The Hulk. Living... [more...]
     
  • Wanted

    Wanted

    Wanted movie synopsis: 25-year-old Wes was the most disaffected, cube-dwelling drone the planet had ever known. His boss chewed him out hourly, his girlfriend ignored him routinely and his life plodded... [more...]
     
  • Hancock

    Hancock

    Hancock movie synopsis: Academy Award® nominee Will Smith (Best Actor, The Pursuit of Happyness, 2006) stars in this action-packed comedy as Hancock, a sarcastic, hard-living and misunderstood superhero... [more...]
     
  • Hell Ride

    Hell Ride

    Hell Ride movie synopsis: "Hell Ride" is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the... [more...]
     
  • Death Race

    Death Race

    Death Race movie review: In 2012, amid economic chaos and high unemployment, Americans watch by the millions as criminals with life sentences race armored cars on Terminal Island. Two-thirds of the combatants... [more...]
     
  • Bangkok Dangerous

    Bangkok Dangerous

    Bangkok Dangerous movie review: Joe is a professional hit man who picks someone off the street to do his errands, and after he is finished kills that person. His next assignment takes him to Bangkok, and... [more...]
     
  • Super

    Super

    Super movie review: An expectedly oddball effort from James Gunn, Super follows meek cook Frank D’Arbo (Rainn Wilson) as he decides to become a superhero named the Crimson Bolt after his wife (Liv... [more...]
     
  • Ip Man 2

    Ip Man 2

    Ip Man 2 movie synopsis: International megastar Donnie Yen reprises his iconic role as the real-life kung fu grandmaster Ip Man in this martial arts spectacular. After escaping the Japanese occupation... [more...]
     
  • X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class

    X-Men: First Class movie synopsis: The film is a prequel to the first three movies, set during the 1960s, with John F. Kennedy as president of the United States. X-Men: First Class parallels the history... [more...]
     
  • Green Zone

    Green Zone

    Green Zone movie synopsis: Following the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller and his men are charged with finding the so-called weapons of mass destruction, whose existence... [more...]
     
  • Hanna

    Hanna

    Hanna movie synopsis: The title character of this adventure thriller, filmed in Europe, Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenage girl. Uniquely, she has the strength, the stamina, and the smarts of a soldier;... [more...]
     
  • Body of Lies

    Body of Lies

    Body of Lies movie review: Based on Washington Post columnist David Ignatius' 2007 novel about a CIA operative, Roger Ferris (Leonardo DiCaprio), who uncovers a lead on a major terrorist leader suspected... [more...]
     
  • Max Payne

    Max Payne

    Max Payne movie review: Cold-case cop Max Payne (Mark Wahlberg) longs to avenge the murder of his wife and child, for which he is the prime suspect. (Original, right?) When he's also suspected of killing... [more...]
     
  • Quantum of Solace

    Quantum of Solace

    Quantum of Solace movie synopsis: "Quantum of Solace" continues the high octane adventures of James Bond (Daniel Craig) in "Casino Royale". Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing his determination to uncover the truth, Bond and M (Judi Dench) interrogate Mr White (Jesper Christensen) who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone had imagined.Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take total control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled General Medrano (Joaquin Cosio). Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating his powerful contacts within the CIA and the British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to finding the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organization.Box Office: The film grossed $27 million on its opening day in 3,451 theatres in Canada and the United States, where it was the #1 film for the weekend, with $US 67.5 million and $US 19,568 average per theatre. It was the highest-grossing opening weekend Bond film in the US, and tied with The Incredibles for the biggest November opening outside of the Harry Potter series. The film earned a B- from CinemaScore's audience surveys. From the 31 October British opening through to the November 14 US opening weekend, the film had grossed a total $US 319,128,882 worldwide. As of 10 February 2010, it has grossed the equivalent of $US 417,722,300 in countries other than Canada and the U.S.A., where it grossed $US 168,368,427, to give a total of $US 586,090,727.Wikipedia: Quantum of SolaceOfficial movie site: Quantum of SolaceWatch the trailer below! [more...]
     
  • Twilight

    Twilight

    Twilight movie synopsis: "Twilight" is an action-packed, modern day love story between a vampire and a human. Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) has always been a little bit different, never caring... [more...]
     
  • Kill The Irishman

    Kill The Irishman

    Kill The Irishman movie synopsis: Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and the Italian... [more...]
     
  • Transporter 3

    Transporter 3

    Transporter 3 movie synopsis: Frank Martin has been pressured into transporting Valentina, the kidnapped daughter of Leonid Vasilev, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for the Ukraine, from... [more...]
     
  • Punisher: War Zone

    Punisher: War Zone

    Punisher: War Zone movie synopsis: Frank Castle (Ray Stevenson), the ex-military man whose family was killed by criminals, who became a vigilante known as the Punisher, goes after a whole mob family and... [more...]
     
  • Real Steel

    Real Steel

    Real Steel movie synopsis: Hugh Jackman plays Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time... [more...]
     
  • Thor

    Thor

    Thor movie synopsis: Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center... [more...]
     
  • The Spirit

    The Spirit

    The Spirit movie synopsis: "The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns... [more...]
     
  • Jumper

    Jumper

    Jumper movie synopsis: David Rice (Hayden Christensen) is a high school student in Ann Arbor, abandoned by his mother at five, enamored with Millie (Rachel Bilson), a fellow student, and picked on by at... [more...]
     
  • Rambo

    Rambo

    Rambo movie review: A squad of hopelessly naïve volunteers from Colorado convinces John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone), long-retired and capturing snakes in Thailand, to bring them down river into a genocidal... [more...]
     
  • Ninja Assassin

    Ninja Assassin

    Ninja Assassin movie synopsis: Raizo is one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose... [more...]
     
  • Red Cliff

    Red Cliff

    Red Cliff movie synopsis: In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minister Cao Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the... [more...]
     
  • Green Lantern

    Green Lantern

    Green Lantern movie synopsis: In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps.... [more...]
     
  • Goemon

    Goemon

    Goemon movie synopsis: Anyone expecting an historical adventure be warned, Goemon is more comic book fantasy than stuffy costume drama. From its Bollywood-style opening to its bloody, 300-inspired CGI... [more...]
     
  • The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

    The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

    The Boondock Saints II -  All Saints Day movie synopsis: The film is the continuation of writer/director Troy Duffy's tough, stylized cutting edge saga of the MacManus brothers (Norman Reedus,... [more...]
     
  • Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale

    Rare Exports - A Christmas Tale movie synopsis: On the eve of Christmas in northern Finland, an archeological dig unearths Santa Claus. This particular Santa, however, isn't the one you want coming... [more...]
     
  • Next Day Air

    Next Day Air

    Next Day Air movie review - An overnight drug shipment is sent to the wrong recipient, prompting a frantic race to recover the package before the contents are revealed in this fast-paced crime comedy starring... [more...]
     
  • Crank: High Voltage

    Crank: High Voltage

    The indestructible hopped-up hitman Chev Chelios, played to the hilt once again by Jason Statham, returns in Crank High Voltage, picking up where the first film left off -- except this time, Chelios... [more...]
     
  • Dragonball Evolution

    Dragonball Evolution

    James Wong adapts the rich mythos of the Dragonball series that grew from a manga into various popular animated series with this 20th Century Fox production starring Justin Chatwin. The plot revolves... [more...]
     
  • Knowing

    Knowing

    Knowing movie synopsis: A time capsule containing a cryptic message about the coming apocalypse sends a concerned father on a race to prevent the horrific events from unfolding as predicted in this sci-fi... [more...]
     
  • Race to Witch Mountain

    Race to Witch Mountain

    Walt Disney Pictures resurrects one of their time-honored franchises with Race to Witch Mountain, a family-oriented sci-fi adventure that tells the story of two alien visitors (AnnaSophia Robb and Alexander... [more...]
     
  • Watchmen

    Watchmen

    Watchmen movie synopsis: The film is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts... [more...]
     
  • Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li

    Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li

    As the Street Fighter saga celebrates its 20th anniversary, fight fans are invited to follow along with fearsome fighter Chun-Li (Smallville's Kristin Kreuk) as she faces off against a series of... [more...]
     
  • Gomorra

    Gomorra

    Adapted from Roberto Saviano's controversial non-fiction book, Matteo Garrone's crime drama Gomorrah examines how organized crime reaches deep into every facet of life in Naples, Italy by telling... [more...]
     
  • The International

    The International

    Clive Owen and Naomi Watts star in Run Lola Run director Tom Tykwer's action thriller concerning an ambitious Interpol agent who targets corruption at the top levels of the world's largest banking... [more...]
     
  • Chocolate

    Chocolate

    A kickboxing hero with a difference arises in this action saga from Thailand. Japanese mobster Masashi (Hiroshi Abe) and his Thai partner and girlfriend, Zin (Ammara Siripong), narrowly escape death... [more...]
     
  • Push

    Push

    Lucky Number Slevin director Paul McGuigan takes the helm for this action thriller concerning a group of telekinetic American ex-patriots who band together in an attempt to take down the clandestine... [more...]
     
  • Killshot

    Killshot

    Prime Suspect 4 and Inspector Morse director John Madden comes back to the world of crime after a brief foray into romance with Shakespeare in Love and Captain Corelli's Mandolin with this adaptation... [more...]
     
  • Predators

    Predators

    Predators movie synopsis: Chosen for their ability to kill without conscience, a group of killers, some trained and some who are not, must endeavour the alien race of predators that have set out to target... [more...]
     
  • The Last Airbender

    The Last Airbender

    The Last Airbender movie synopsis: Air, Water, Earth, Fire. Four nations tied by destiny when the Fire Nation launches a brutal war against the others. A century has passed with no hope in sight to change... [more...]
     
  • The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid

    The Karate Kid movie synopsis: When a 12-year-old from Detroit moves to China with his mother and incurs the wrath of the class bully at his new school, he makes an unlikely ally in the form of his aging... [more...]
     
  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

    The Wolfman movie synopsis: Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of a man who experiences an unsettling transformation after he returns to his ancestral home in Victorian-era... [more...]
     
  • Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief movie synopsis:  Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school - but that's the least of his challenges. It's the 21st... [more...]
     
  • The Other Guys

    The Other Guys

    The Other Guys movie sybopsis: A desk-jockey detective and his tough-talking partner get their moment to shine in this buddy police comedy starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, and directed by Adam... [more...]