battle movies

Patriot, The (2000)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Action | Drama | War
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Seagal, Steven | Sartain, Gailard | Jones, L. Q. | Mitchell, Silas Weir | Belle, Camilla | Beene, Dan | Damon Collazo | Whitney Yellow Robe | Leland, Brad | Molly McClure | Winchester, Philip | Sebern, Douglas | Loney, Ross | O'Connor, Bernard | Mountain Chief, Leonard
Directors: Dean Semler
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The movie takes place in South Carolina in 1776. Benjamin Martin, a French-Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, is a patriot who wants no part in a war with Britian. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can’t wait to go out and kill some Redcoats. When South Carolina decides to go to war with Britain, Gabriel immediatly signs up to fight…without his father’s permission. But soon, Colonel Tavington, British solder infamous for his brutal tactiks, captures Gabriel and sentences him to be hanged. As Gabriel is taken away, Thomas tries to free him, only to be killed by Tavington, in front of Benjamin. Now, seeking revenge for his son’s death, Benjamin leaves behind his 5 other children to bring independence to the 13 colonies.

King Arthur (2004)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War
Countries: Ireland | USA
Actors: Owen, Clive | Gruffudd, Ioan | Mikkelsen, Mads | Edgerton, Joel | Dancy, Hugh | Winstone, Ray | Stevenson, Ray | Knightley, Keira | Dillane, Stephen | Skarsgård, Stellan | Schweiger, Til | Gilder, Sean | Kinevane, Pat | Marescotti, Ivano | Stott, Ken
Directors: Fuqua, Antoine
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The Roman Empire is stretched across many nations, including Britain. In their conquest for more land, the Romans went into Sarmatia where they fought the very brave Sarmatian cavalery. The Romans, impressed by the Sarmatian’s weaponery and fighting skills, included them into their army as knights. After 15 years of serving and fighting for the Roman Empire the Sarmatian Knights, lead by Arthur/Artorious Castus, are about to receive their freedom as the Romans are leaving Britain. But the Knights must carry out one final order before they are free. A Roman priest and his family, especially his son Alecto, must be rescued from the invading Saxons. But there is another danger lurking on the road to freedom - the Woads, British rebels who hate the Romans.

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Hamill, Mark | Ford, Harrison | Fisher, Carrie | Williams, Billy Dee | Daniels, Anthony | Mayhew, Peter | Shaw, Sebastian | McDiarmid, Ian | Oz, Frank | Jones, James Earl | Prowse, David | Guinness, Alec | Baker, Kenny | Pennington, Michael | Colley, Kenneth
Directors: Marquand, Richard
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Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels. Will Darth Vader and the dark side overcome the rebels and take over the universe ?

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Genres: Action | Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Affleck, Ben | Hartnett, Josh | Beckinsale, Kate | Gooding Jr., Cuba | Voight, Jon | Baldwin, Alec | Sizemore, Tom | Scott, William Lee | Zola, Greg | Bremner, Ewen | King, Jaime | Kellner, Catherine | Garner, Jennifer | Rue, Sara | Shannon, Michael
Directors: Bay, Michael
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The above summaries do a great job of describing the dynamics of the love triangle that develops between the two pilots that fall in love with the same nurse. The movie also does a credible job of displaying the war from the American side with FDR and our side. It also shows the strategy of Japan as they plan for and execute all facets of the attack on Pearl Harbor. While all details may not be historically correct, I believe that they do the job well - all things considered. Historic events that were altered were probably done so in an attempt to also make this movie the entertaining epic that it is.

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Genres: Drama | Romance | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Sharif, Omar | Christie, Julie | Chaplin, Geraldine | Steiger, Rod | Guinness, Alec | Courtenay, Tom | McKenna, Siobhan | Richardson, Ralph | Tushingham, Rita | Rockland, Jeffrey | Sharif, Tarek | Kay, Bernard | Kinski, Klaus | Tichy, Gérard | Willman, Noel
Directors: Lean, David
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A Russian epic, the movie traces the life of surgeon-poet Yury Zhivago before and during the Russian Revolution. Married to an upper-class girl who is devoted to him, yet in love with an unfortunate woman who becomes his muse, Zhivago is torn between fidelity and passion. Sympathetic with the revolution but shaken by the wars and purges, he struggles to retain his individualism as a humanist amid the spirit of collectivism.

Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Shatner, William | Nimoy, Leonard | Kelley, DeForest | Doohan, James | Koenig, Walter | Takei, George | Nichols, Nichelle | Besch, Bibi | Butrick, Merritt | McBride, Jeff | Winfield, Paul | Alley, Kirstie | Montalban, Ricardo | Eisenmann, Ike | Vargas, John
Directors: Meyer, Nicholas
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It is the 23rd Century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise is on routine training maneuvers, and Admiral James T. Kirk seems resigned to the fact that this may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan—brilliant renegade of 20th Century Earth—has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation starship, and now schemes to set a most deadly trap for his old enemy Kirk . . . with the threat of a universal Armageddon!

Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Family | Fantasy
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Armstrong, Todd | Kovack, Nancy | Raymond, Gary | Naismith, Laurence | MacGinnis, Niall | Gwynn, Michael | Wilmer, Douglas | Gwillim, Jack | Blackman, Honor | Cairney, John | Troughton, Patrick | Faulds, Andrew | Green, Nigel | Antonelli, Ennio | Crawford, John
Directors: Chaffey, Don
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After a 20 year voyage, Jason (Armstrong) returns to the Kingdom of Thessaly to claim his throne. But it’s not quite easy for this. In order to gain the throne, he must find the magical Golden Fleece, which has amazing healing powers. He selects a crew, which included Polydeuces (Crawford) and Hercules (Green). Jason also gains the help of the Queen of the Gods, Hera (Blackman). Jason and his crew must now reach the fleece and survive the likes of a 100 foot bronze giant, a huge venomous creature with head full of seven snakes, and a terrifying army of skeletons.

Transformers: The Movie, The (1986)

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Genres: Action | Adventure | Animation | Family | Sci-Fi
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Alden, Norman | Angel, Jack | Bell, Michael | Berger, Gregg | Blu, Susan | Burghardt, Arthur | Burton, Corey | Carmel, Roger C.
Directors: Shin, Nelson
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It is the year 2005. The war between The Autobots and Decepticons has escalated all the way to Cybertron, which the Decepticons have reclaimed. The Autobots, without Optimus Prime after a conflict on Earth takes his life, must now face a destiny they know nothing of. Megatron and a group of forsaken Decepticons have been reformed by the ultimate transformer, a planet consuming demon known as Unicron into even deadlier warriors. Now Galvatron, Scourge and Cyclonus must destroy The Autobot Matrix of Leadership for Unicron’s glory or suffer the horrific destruction of Cybertron. However, Optimus Prime has decreed that an Autobot will rise from his rank and use the power of The Matrix to light the darkest hour of the Autobots. With Hot Rod facing responsibility for Prime’s death, he feels he may be able to use the power of the Matrix to turn the tide of the Cybertronian Wars and stop Unicron. Until all are one, the future of the Autobots and Decepticons is uncertain.

Bug’s Life, A (1998)

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Foley, Dave | Spacey, Kevin | Louis-Dreyfus, Julia | Panettiere, Hayden | Diller, Phyllis | Kind, Richard | Hyde Pierce, David | Ranft, Joe | Leary, Denis | Harris, Jonathan | Kahn, Madeline | Hunt, Bonnie | McShane, Michael | Ratzenberger, John
Directors: Lasseter, John
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Flik (the resident misfit ant) sets out on a journey to find “bigger bugs” to save his colony from the evil grasshoppers. Yet he mistakenly ends up getting a group of circus bugs for the job… and the adventure begins…

Agony and the Ecstasy, The (1965)

Friday, May 8th, 2009
Genres: Drama | History
Countries: USA
Actors: Heston, Charlton | Harrison, Rex | Cilento, Diane | Andrews, Harry | Lupo, Alberto | Celi, Adolfo | Venantini, Venantino | Stacy, John | Tozzi, Fausto | Audley, Maxine | Milian, Tomas | McCowen, Alec | Meniconi, Furio | Pezzini, Adolfo
Directors: Reed, Carol
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Pope Julius is eager to leave behind works by which he will be remembered. To this end he cajoles Michelangelo into painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. When not on the battlefield uniting Italy, the Pope nags Michelangelo to speed up his painful work on the frescoes.