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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)Terminator 2
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back as the cyborg from the future in the most successful sequel of all time. Almost ten years have passed since Sarah Connor's ordeal began, and her son John, the future leader of the resistance, is now a healthy young boy. However, the nightmare begins again when a new, more deadly Terminator is sent back in time, its orders - to strike at John Connor while he is still a child. Sarah and John, however, don't face this terrifying Terminator alone. The human resistance has sent back another warrior from the future, its orders - to protect John Connor at any cost - the battle for tomorrow has begun... - Director:
- James Cameron
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- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong
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"The Demolitionist" is a futuristic action film about a female police detective who is transformed into a robotic avenger, part human and part laboratory creation. While their execution is actually in progress, two brothers and convicted killers, Mad Dog (Richard Grieco) and Little Henry Burn (Randy Vasquez), stage an escape from the prison and begin a killing rampage. Mad Dog is furious at Mayor Grimbaum (Susan Tyrrell), not only for imprisoning him to begin with, but because his brother, Henry, dies in the death row escape. He plans her assassination as the start of his reign of terror. Mad Dog and his band of degenerates are infiltrated by two police detectives, Alyssa (Nicole Eggert) and Dan (Andras Jones), who are brutally tortured after being discovered. Dan ends up in a coma and Alyssa technically dies, but not before they successfully foil the assassination attempt. In fear and desperation, the Mayor greenlights the Lazarus Project. Professor Jack Crowley (Bruce Abbott), who has developed the project, uses it to transform Alyssa into a robotic superwoman who becomes known as The Demolitionist. Crowley not only transforms her physically, but trains her in weaponry and combat. She is able to clean up the crime-riddled city and eventually avenge Dan's death by killing Mad Dog. - Director:
- Robert Kurtzman
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- Nicole Eggert, Bruce Abbott, Susan Tyrrell
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A bad-ass, Star-studded action-fest from Robert Rodriguez, Machete is the most outrageously explosive entertainment you're likely to see. Danny Trejo stars as a hard-as-nails Mexican Federale seeking revenge against a vicious drug lord (Steven Seagal), a ruthless vigilante (Don Johnson) and a power-mad politician (Robert De Niro). He Is helped in his violent quest by a beautiful immigration agent (Jessica Alba), a tough revolutionary (Michelle Rodriguez) and by his brother, a priest (Cheech Marin), whilst also finding solace with a drug addict (Lindsay Lohan) along the way. Viva Machete! - Director:
- Ethan Maniquis
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- Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro
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Ex-Mexican Federal agent Machete Cortez (Danny Trejo) is recruited by the President of the United States (Carlos Estevez) for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man - he must fight his way across Mexico to take down a madman revolutionary and eccentric billionaire arms dealer (Mel Gibson) who has hatched a plot to spread war across the planet by launching a weapon into space. - Director:
- Robert Rodriguez
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- Danny Trejo, Corey Burton, Alexa Vega
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1980)Superman Reforms
You haven't seen all the 'Superman' films until you've seen this! 'Superman II' starring Christopher Reeve returns with a never-before-seen beginning and resolution. Director Richard Donner began shooting his vision of 'Superman II' while concurrently filming 'Superman: The Movie'. For the first time, his unique vision is here. Jor-El A (Marlon Brando in recently found footage) appears in key scenes that amplify Superman lore and deepen the relationship between father and son. Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) plots more schemes to unmask Clark Kent as Superman. With so many changes, large and small, this version is an eye-opening alternate experience. - Director:
- Richard Donner
- Cast:
- Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando
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Road to Bali (1952)The Road to Hollywood
Another hilarious trip along the road this time takes our slick witted romeos' to the South Seas for a thrill filled adventure that inevitably leads to much mayhem and romance. Bing and Bob's troubles begin in Australia where it becomes necessary to beat a hasty retreat to avoid a shotgun wedding, but instead of fleeing to safety they plunge even deeper into trouble by taking employment as deep-sea divers for an evil prince, who needs them to dive for lost treasure in the ocean's depths. It's at this time that they meet the lovely Princess Lala (Dorothy Lamour) whose charms prove irresistible to our two underwater hero's but which one will surface nearest to Lala's affections? - Director:
- Hal Walker
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- Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour
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The Federation needs you for a desperate do-or-die mission in 'Starship Troopers', the ultimate sci-fi action thriller from the director of 'Total Recall'... hailed for its mind-blowing special effects and amazing futuristic settings! The new millenium brings man face-to-face with the deadliest enemy of all...an intelligent race of alien bugs, some thirty feet tall, some that fly and all capable of destroying every living thing on Earth! That's where brave young freedom fighter Johnny Rico (Casper Van Dien) comes in. While Johnny trains in an elite infantry unit, his stunning girlfriend Carmen (Denise Richards) becomes a top starship pilot - but is seduced by a suave flight instructor! - Director:
- Paul Verhoeven
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- Casper Van Dien, John Cunningham, Denise Richards
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For a Few Dollars More (1965)Per qualche dollaro in più
When two rival bounty hunters (Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef) learn they're both after the same murderous bandit, they join forces in hopes of bringing him to justice. But all is not as it seems in the hard-hitting second installment of Sergio Leone's trilogy starring Eastwood as the famed "Man with No Name". - Director:
- Sergio Leone
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- Clint Eastwood, Maurizio Graf, Lee Van Cleef
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Sharpe: Sharpe's Mission (2006)Миссия Шарпа
Wellington (Hugh Fraser) orders Sharpe (Sean Bean) to join the heroic Colonel Brand (Mark Strong) on a hazardous journey deep behind French enemy lines to destroy an ammunition store. However, Brand is not as honourable as Sharpe believed, and with the french closing in and the British dangerously outnumbered and heavily outgunned, Sharpe must risk his life to confront enemies on both sides. - Director:
- Tom Clegg
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- Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden
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Acclaimed actor Sean Bean stars in these action packed feature length movies set in the midst of the desperate missions and battles of the Napoleonic wars in 19th century Spain.
Sharpe's RegimentSharp (Sean Bean) returns to England to unravel the truth behind the bewildering decree from Lord Fenner (Nicholas Farrell) that the South Essex Battalion is to be disbanded. But to expose the truth, Sharpe must battle with tyrannical officers and shadowy assassins, as they uncover a trail of deceit, duplicity and corruption leading all the way to Lord Fenner himself.
Sharpe's Siege
While on a perilous mission to capture a fort in France, Sharpe's wife contracts a deadly fever that has swept through the ranks of the British camp. Sharpe is compelled to stay and fight for his country, knowing that even if he survives he may never see his beloved new bride again.- Director:
- Tom Clegg
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- Sean Bean, Daragh O'Malley, Abigail Cruttenden
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When insurance underwriter Hugh Drummond (Richard Johnson) learns of the deaths of top oil executives - at the hands of a pair of beautiful but brutal female assassins - he is convinced that it is the work of an international crime syndicate. His investigations uncover that the syndicate is after a big oil concession, and to get it they must commit regicide... - Director:
- Ralph Thomas
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- Richard Johnson, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina
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One of the most famous blunders in military history, which sent the Light Brigade to its doom at the Crimea, provides the climax to a passionately felt and provocative British film. Tony Richardson creates a sweeping panorama of mid-Victorian England in all its complacency and callousness, and a biting screenplay by Charles Wood brings wit as well as anger to dramatising the gulf between the leaders and the led. The film affords memorable roles for Trevor Howard and John Gielgud as the incompetent Lords Cardigan and Raglan who drive the men to their death, and stars David Hemmings at the height of his career. - Director:
- Tony Richardson
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- Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud
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Trickery. Deceit. Magic. In 'F for Fake', a free-form sort-of documentary by Orson Welles, the legendary filmmaker (and self-described charlatan) gleefully reengages with the central preoccupation of his career: the tenuous lines between illusion and truth, art and lies. Beginning with portraits of the world-renowned art forger Elmyr de Hory and his equally devious biographer, Clifford Irving, Welles embarks on a dizzying journey that simultaneously exposes and revels in fakery and fakers of all stripes - not the least of whom is Welles himself. Charming and inventive, 'F for Fake' is an inspired prank and a clever examination of the essential duplicity of cinema. - Director:
- Orson Welles
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- Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, William Alland
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Norman Wisdom: Man of the Moment (1955)Ja i gospodin ministar
Diplomatic relations were never Norman's strong point! However, the world is in for a shock when he accidentally becomes the British delegate at an important Geneva Conference. Conducting negotiation and handling affairs of state in his inimitable style, Norman continues to make the world a better and funnier place. - Director:
- John Paddy Carstairs
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- Norman Wisdom, Lana Morris, Belinda Lee
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Jesse Lujack (Richard Gere) is a small-time car thief who loves livin', Jerry Lee Lewis and his Silver Surfer comic books. But most of all, Jessie loves Monica (Valerie Kaprisky), the sexy French architecture student he just met in Vegas. Determined to provide her with the good life, Jesse uses all his rockabilly charm to convince the resistant Monica to drop everything and join him on a trip to sunny Mexico in a fire-red Caddy with the top down and the woman he loves finally at his side, Jessie feels on top of the world. But no matter how much rubber he burns, there's something that Jessie just can't outrun. As he races faster and faster away from his past and toward his dreams, Jessie must keep everything that's important to him - especially Monica - close by his side...or risk losing them forever! - Director:
- Jim McBride
- Cast:
- Richard Gere, Valérie Kaprisky, Art Metrano
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