The Emerald Forest 1985   R, 113 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: John Boorman
Cast: Powers Boothe, Meg Foster, William Rodriquez, Yara Vaneau, Estee Chandler, Dira Paes, Charley Boorman, Eduardo Conde, Ariel Coelho, Peter Marinker, Mario Borges, Atila Iorio, Ruy Polanah
Based on the true story of Bill Markham (Powers Boothe) who was an engineer sent to Peru to help build a dam, this tale relates the trials which occur when his five-year-old son Tommy (William Rodriquez) is kidnapped by natives. Ten years later, father and son (now played by Charley Boorman) are reunited and the rigors of civilized life are questioned. 1 User Review
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| | excellent | 2manymovies 03/08/2009 | | Although i havent seen this movie in a long while,,what I do remember was this movie was "The Bomb" for its time. I've been looking for a dvd copy for 5 years to add to my library. |
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Event Horizon 1997  R, 96 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Joely Richardson, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard T. Jones, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee, Peter Marinker, Holley Chant, Noah Huntley, Barclay Wright, Robert Jezek, Teresa May, Emily Booth
The year is 2047, and Captain Miller (Laurence Fishburne) leads a crew of astronauts on a mission to investigate the disappearance of the starship "Event Horizon," which disappeared seven years earlier but is now sending out a garbled transmission. The crew reaches the starship and discovers that it is now a haunted house where dangers await.
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Patlabor 1: The Movie 1990 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Patlabor 1
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: David Jarvis, Briony Glassco, Peter Marinker, Sharon Holm, Edward Glen, William Roberts, Blair Fairman, Mac McDougall, Martin McDougall, Don Fellows
In this, the first of a Japanese animated series, giant Labor robots working on a massive reclamation project go on a rampage, and police investigators are assigned to find out what is going on. It seems that the software programmed into thousands of robots worldwide contain a virus that is about to cause major problems. But the genius who programmed the robots committed suicide, and the race is on to prevent the catastrophe. Excellent animation.
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Patlabor 2: The Movie 1993 N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Animation / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
aka: Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Cast: Peter Marinker, Sharon Holm, Edward Glen, William Roberts, Blair Fairman, David Jarvis, Briony Glassco, Alan Marsh, Martin McDougall
The animated series continues as the giant Labor robots are now targeted for use as military weapons by disgruntled ex-military terrorists. After a major bridge is bombed, the Mobile Police–whose job it is to ensure proper use of the robots–are called in to save mankind. The animation continues to be impressive.
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| 1. The Emerald Forest (1985)
2. Event Horizon (1997)
3. Patlabor 1: The Movie (1990)
aka: Patlabor: The Mobile Police
aka: Patlabor 1
4. Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
aka: Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie
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