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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2106651/
https://www.netflix.com/title/80098200
An optics specialist is sent to investigate the unusual readings the military is getting from his equipment.
A solid movie all around. Great action and a good world, but with enough fuzzy science and The A-Team-style jury-rigging to rivet it solidly to TV-movie quality.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790736/
A cop is saved from death but brought into a supernatural police department.
A fair movie. It has some fairly amusing moments but is overall an engaging bubblegum movie.
See also Men in Black - (1997 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4731148/
http://studio.art-pictures.ru/en/proekty/attraction.html
A small research vessel is knocked down by a meteor shower, triggering a panicked military response and causing hundreds of civilian casualties.
An endearing and distracting movie. Recommended, even though the dubbing is exaggerated and loud.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264938/
(trailer)
The story of [ 1 ] the seven samurai [ 2 ] the 47 ronin the 21 Sihks defending a fort.
It's not too over-the-top Bollywood, so it's a perfectly watchable "yay us" hero story.
Based on actual events.
| 1. | ^ | the seven samurai |
| 2. | ^ | the 47 ronin |
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Entertainment > Movies >
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1335975/
(home page archive)
47 samurai are exiled when their master is framed, and vow revenge against those responsible.
A decent enough movie; watchable and forgettable.
Based on the story of the forty-seven rōnin. Kinda.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0153098/
A man's son's older self goes back in time to kidnap himself.
It's not great or anything, but it's obscure enough that I'm glad to have bought it.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4972582/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/split (redirect)
A man struggles with a split personality disorder, turning to an unlikely group of young women for counseling. Haha, just kidding it's a kidnapping-horror movie.
Amazing acting, good writing, good all around. It's contained, straightforward and engaging. It was assembled well enough that I didn't take many notes.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1025100/
A government assassin learns he has been cloned by a rogue lab bent on raising an army of perfect soldiers.
A fair movie. It brings nothing new or interesting, and has generally uninspired writing and action. Thinking back on it, it does seem derivative of so many other movies.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/
https://www.20thcenturystudios.com/movies/robocop [ 1 ] was https://www.foxmovies.com/movies/robocop [ 2 ] was https://web.archive.org/web/20190214023927/robocop.com/
A police officer almost dies in the course of duty, but is converted into a cyborg.
When it came out I was given the impression that it would be bad, especially compared to the original, but it was fair. Not good, but fair.
A remake of RoboCop - (1987 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1233301/
A Templar turning monk is swept back into his craft.
A great and gritty movie.
