Dune (2021)

 

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Writers

Jon Spaihts(screenplay by)Denis Villeneuve(screenplay by)Eric Roth(screenplay by)

Stars

Timothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendaya

Genres

ActionAdventureDramaSci-Fi

Release date

October 22, 2021 (United States)

Countries of origin

United StatesCanada

Official sites

Official siteOfficial Site (Japan)

Languages

EnglishMandarin

Also known as

Hành Tinh Cát

Filming locations

Wadi Rum, Jordan

Production companies

Warner Bros.Legendary EntertainmentVilleneuve Films

A mythic and emotionally charged hero's journey, "Dune" tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet's exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence-a commodity capable of unlocking humanity's greatest potential-only those who can conquer their fear will survive.

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Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, United States Of America,

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The Pirate of the Black Hawk (1958)

Manfred, backed by Saracen pirates, deposes the Duke of Montfort, takes over the throne and kidnapped the Duke's young son. Capt. Riccardo, the leader of a pirate band on the ship Black Hawk, sets out to defeat Manfred and his Saracens and restore the Duke to his rightful place on the throne.

This film catches Sergio Grieco in the middle of a number of low-budget adventure films he directed based on Italian history. Filmed originally in color, this appeared a few years later in U.S. drive-ins in a tawdry black-and-white version, which strips the film of any lustre it may have possessed on the big screen. Thus, it is hard to appreciate what the director had in mind when shooting the film, and one must refer to "Lo Spadaccino Misterioso" and others to see what was being done in the genre at that period. There is quite a bit of action in this one, but somehow, the charisma is lacking. After viewing this three or four times, I found that the film doesn't really get much better after the first viewing, and I'll have to hope that a color version (preferably letterboxed) shows up some day, so that I can better evauluate this film. Nevertheless, it features some great faces, and an over-the-top raid by Moorish pirates. The ending revenge scene is also particularly memorable.

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Adventure,

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Vengeance of the Crying Woman (1974)

In 1658, a beautiful woman named Eugenia discovers that her lover, by whom she had three children, is going to marry someone else in The Vengeance of the Crying Woman. Brokenhearted and scorned, she decides to make a deal with the devil to get revenge. In doing so, Eugenia poisons herself and her children, vowing to return as La Llorona and take every firstborn child of her lover’s descendants. The time has come and La Llorona has returned to the present to exact her revenge. Santo, with the help of his friend Mantequilla Napoles, figures out that the only way to end La Llorona’s curse is to retrieve the medallion from her tomb, which holds the key to a treasure she left behind, and give it to a children’s charity.
This movie in spanish is called "The wrestler, The boxer and the ghost" This movie is a real master work from the mind of a great movie director, this movie is the one who was the real winner before TITANIC, this movie is so lame that no one is gonna get near the chance of even getting their greasy hands on an old movie like this, we have a ghost, "La llorona" the mexican version of the weeping woman, a sad and scary tale, we have a boxer, Mr. Mantequilla Napoles, a guy called "MANTEQUILLA" (Butter) because he used the old nintendo (NES) Mike Tyson´s Punch out strategy "Stick and Move, Stick and Move" and a Wrestler, The best wrestler and the real mexican Superhero, The only, The magnificent, "EL SANTO"..Or..SANTO: El enmascarado de plata. So take a rain check on this one and let life go on.

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1974, Adventure, DVD, Horror, Mexico, Reviews,

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The Batwoman (1968)

A mad scientist is wanting to create a race of super gill men. He uses the glands of wrestlers because they are "perfect". Wrestlers are winding up dead all over Acapulco so the call goes out for that mysterious crime fighter BATWOMAN!
Absolutely silly late 60's Spanish-language, Mexican-made masked heroine flick. A masked heroine (with no particular super-powers other than some wrestling skills) takes on a mad scientist (are there any other kind) when he decides to conquer the world by creating fish men. His secret recipe? Toss in a Ken or G.I. Joe doll with an orange fish, mix in some whirlpool action, and voila. His henchmen look like, as my son put it, a bunch of guys that just finished a dominos game. Our heroine fights crime or whatever in a bikini. Isn't she afraid it will shift when she is throwing kicks and punches. She also has two, count them, two boyfriends helping her save the world for Mexican republicanism. Wait till you see the fish-man. A worthy contender for the worst monster costume ever. Not to be missed. The VCI DVD is excellent quality. The picture and color are sharp and clear. Unfortunately no subtitles. Worth getting for the camp value alone. Recommended for fans of the genre.

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1968, Action, Adventure, Mexico, Thriller,

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The Warlords (2007)

In "The Warlords," another rendition of the classic Chinese tale of loyalty and betrayal of three brothers, we see evidence of something many may not realize: when not hampered by his horrible accent, Jet Li can act, in fact, for this role he received an Asian Film Award nomination for Best Actor. He may not be a Deniro or a Denzel, but he's at least got that certain intensity that makes Clint Eastwood. We do not, however, get to see what American audiences know Li for, his martial arts prowess. As winner of the Hong Kong Film Awards both for best film and best director, Peter Chan ("The Eye," 1 through infinity it seems), we see here an exemplary piece of cinema which demonstrates the high quality of movies coming from China today. The cinematography is well done, costumes are excellent, epic battle sequences are choreographed beautifully and the characters and complex character relationships are well developed, sincere and sympathetic. In addition to Li, we see moving performances by Andy Lau, a winner of numerous Asian film awards, and Takeshi Kaneshiro, both who Americans may know from "The House of Flying Daggers." If you are looking for a "Jet Li movie" you may likely find yourself bored. Despite the war background of this movie it is, at heart, a drama, and a very good one at that.

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Action, Adventure, China, Drama, History, Romance, War,

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