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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5354588/
A plague hits New York and then the world, and New York operatives are activated to do stuff and things.
Not bad for a short-ish film. There are some characters who do stuff, and there is some plot-like activity. Recommended for fans of what I call the “ruined world” genre.
A live action intro to the universe of Tom Clancy’s The Division
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0859163/
https://www.uphe.com/movies/the-mummy-tomb-of-the-dragon-emperor
Seeking ancient Egyptian treasure Chinese artifacts, archaeologists unleash a curse that threatens the world. Only this time it’s about an ancient warlord’s cursed terracotta army.
Decently follows in the footsteps of the previous two movies, though replacing Rachel Weisz with Maria Bello is a terrible distraction. Anyone who likes the other two movies ought to like this one reasonably well. I think this is worth watching once or twice, but certainly hasn’t enough soul for collection like the first movie.
Some small scenes are spoken entirely in the Chinese language, probably Mandarin / Standard Chinese.
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Every time the beautiful Regina rejects his advances, James pushes a red button and tries again, all the while unaware of the reality and consequences of his actions.
Directed by Devon Avery.
Short and funny.
See also 57 Seconds – (2023 movie)
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I’ve watched this a few times..
2022-03-18
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4085502/
A pair of scientists learn they can push electrons back in time and can send emails.
Calm, enthralling, and deeply moving. This movie does all the right things with science fiction and time travel. It keeps the core values of the characters, lets things make just enough sense to have the audience both engaged, confused and planning ahead, and has a romantic streak to it.
Highly recommended!
This movie is entirely in the Dutch language.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3319920/
A girl, hiding in a church, writes a letter to the police who, without evidence, raise a stink.
I couldn’t get half way through this. Not only do the various genres in this movie not interest me, but it highlights “listen and believe”. I fucking guarantee that’s why Emma Watson is in this.
The title is based on Regression (psychology)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3086386/
was the-scorpion-king.com
A man.. uh.. something about some mercenary missions and people dying and a magic thing and such.
I only saw this out of reverence to The Scorpion King – (2002 movie). Oh gods, the badness-potential of this genre is astonishing. Ignore this, and go watch Hercules – The Legendary Journeys – (1995-1999 show) instead. It is the gold standard of badness.
I think what really offends me about The Scorpion King (2,3,4) is that they cost money to watch, where a TV show would have been (more or less) free.
This is the prequel closest to the movie The Scorpion King – (2002 movie), which is a preq– oh fuck, trying to explain all of that is ridiculous.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1781896/
A bounty hunter hunts a bounty but there’s a princess therefore save the princess instead.
Oh god, this is like an episode of Hercules – The Legendary Journeys – (1995-1999 show). Old school TV-quality, reasonably fun for low expectations.
This is riding on the coat tails of the earlier actual-movie, desperately hoping that fans will consider all of this a “series”. Sigh, it is not.
This is a sequel to The Scorpion King 2 – Rise of a Warrior – (2008 movie), and technically still a prequil to The Scorpion King – (2002 movie) which is itself a prequil to The Mummy Returns – (2001 movie)..
Continues with The Scorpion King 4 – Quest for Power – (2015 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0470752/
A genius-recluse works on artificial intelligence, and brings in a young man to test his most recent success.
I don’t know what it says about me, but I find this movie innocent, beautiful, and deeply disturbing. I honestly don’t think it would be moral of me to recommend this to anyone except as a sort of cautionary tale of the inevitable.
The title is a play on deus ex machina, Latin for “god from the machine”.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1104123/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/
A kid swears revenge for his father’s unjust death, and has adventures and stuff along the way.
Fairly good for a TV-movie of this genre. I didn’t happen to particularly enjoy it myself, but it’ll appeal to people who can handle both this quality and genre together.
(Unfortunately) continues with The Scorpion King 3 – Battle for Redemption – (2012 movie)
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0277296/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180726004317/http://www.the-scorpion-king.com:80/
A bounty hunter from an extinct tribe is hired to undermine the power of an evil king, but the woman he is meant to kill is hot, and complicates things.
As long as it is taken for what it is, it will be entertaining. It is an action movie through and through, and must not be taken as having much of a link to a historical past. It’s not serious, and not meant to be. It’s packed with action, has a reasonable story and its lead character is spectacular.
