Posts Tagged ‘boxing’

Rocky III (1982)

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Shire, Talia | Young, Burt | Weathers, Carl | Burgess Meredith | Burton, Tony | Mr. T | Hogan, Hulk | Fried, Ian | Silvani, Al | Taylor, Wally | Hill, Jim | Sherman, Don | James, Dennis | Healy, Jim
Directors: Stallone, Sylvester
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Rocky Balboa (Stallone) has finally beaten Apollo Creed (Weathers), and feels that he has nothing left to achieve. He plans to retire. Boxing brawler Clubber Lang (Mr. T) becomes the Number 1 Contender, and wants his match with Balboa. Rocky is reluctant at first, but finally agrees to take on Clubber Lang. But things go from bad to worse, where Rocky’s manager Micky (Meredith) unfortunately dies. Rocky must now train with his former opponent, Creed. Rocky now not just fighting for the title, but also for the confidence of everyone and especially of all, for Micky.

Money Train (1995)

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Snipes, Wesley | Harrelson, Woody | Lopez, Jennifer | Blake, Robert | Cooper, Chris | Grifasi, Joe | Sowers, Scott | Sudduth, Skipp | Laresca, Vincent | Vasquez, Nelson | Patrick, Vincent | Turturro, Aida | Guess, Alvaleta | Pastore, Vincent | Tawil, David
Directors: Ruben, Joseph
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Two foster brothers (Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes) work as transit cops. While one’s life is as good as it gets, the other’s is a pit. After losing his job, getting dumped by his brother, and getting the crap kicked out of him by a loan shark for the umpteenth time, He implements his plan to steal the “money train,” a train carrying the New York Subway’s weekly revenue. But when things go awry, will his brother be able to save him in time?

Jump In! (2007)

Monday, November 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Bleu, Corbin | Palmer, Keke | Reivers, David | Knowles, Shanica | Greene, Laivan | Russell, Kylee | Johnson Jr., Patrick | Williams, Micah | Mandela, Jujube | Elsadig, Mazin | Mack, Gene | Williams, Rebecca | Brancati, Paula | Cannito, Alessandra | Downs, Elle
Directors: Hoen, Paul
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The Daniel’s family owns a boxing gym and Izzy Daniels is in line to be the third generation of boxers in his family to win the Golden Gloves. When Izzy is instructed by his father to take his little sister, Karin, to a double dutch tournament in which their neighbor, and Izzy’s crush, Mary, participates with her team, the “Joy Jumpers”, Izzy discovers that double dutch takes talent and creativity. Feeling the pressure of boxing, Izzy joins Mary’s double dutch team when a member quits, allowing them to compete in city’s and requests their name be changed to the “Red Hot Chillie Steppers.” They also share their first kiss on the fire escape soon after the team is completed with the addition of Izzy. While secretly practicing in the family gym one day, Rodney, the Brooklyn neighborhood bully, snaps shots of Izzy and posts them on pink paper all over school with the word LOSER written all over them. When Izzy’s father finds these papers in Izzy’s trash, he questions if that is the reason Izzy’s head has not been in the ring. Izzy learns that he needs to follow his hearts because all he will ever do involves “20% talent and 80% heart.” He learns his family will be there to support him in his decisions and he must do things because he wants to and not because it is someone else’s dream. He learns about sportsmanship and good character as well.

Hard Corps, The (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Action | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Van Damme, Jean-Claude | Adoti, Razaaq | Fox, Vivica A. | Bryant, Peter | Bottitta, Ron | Leacock, Viv | Holmes, Adrian | Griffin, Mark | Selmour, Ron | Au, Aaron | Bell, Dexter | Christopher, Julian | Croal, Nneka | Amos, Sharon | Bell, Doron
Directors: Lettich, Sheldon
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Jean-Claude will be playing a Combat Vet who’s just spent the last 3 years fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, who is hired to be a bodyguard to a former World Heavyweight Boxing champ to protect him and his family against a Rap Music Mogul. He sets up a team called “The Hard Corps”, complications arise when the boxer suspects that his sister may be in love with the bodyguard.

Fighting Tommy Riley (2005)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Jones, Eddie | Davis, J.P. | Chambers, Christina | Tayler, Diane | Belsky, Scot | Clayton, Paul Terrell | Harlan, Adam | Jones, Mark Daniel | Raci, Paul | Wallace, Don
Directors: O'Flaherty, Eddie
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Trainer Marty Goldberg has been stuck working on the fringes of the professional circuit far too long. Searching for a way out, he discovers Tommy, a young man with raw talent to burn. Outside the ring however, Tommy displays a self-destructive streak that could end his career before it begins. Marty works with Tommy to tame that streak.

Bugsy Malone (1976)

Monday, May 7th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Family | Musical
Countries: UK
Actors: Baio, Scott | Dugger, Florrie | Foster, Jodie | Cassisi, John | Lev, Martin | Murphy, Paul | Russell, Sheridan Earl | Jenkins, Albin 'Humpty' | Chirelstein, Paul | Paul, Andrew | Knight, Davidson | Jackson, Michael | Stevens, Jeffrey | Holder, Peter | Waugh, Donald
Directors: Parker, Alan
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A gangster movie where all the gangsters are children. Instead of real bullets they use “splurge guns” that cover the victim in cream. The story tells of the rise of “Bugsy Malone” and the battle for power between “Fat Sam” and “Dandy Dan”.

Hearts in Atlantis (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Hopkins, Anthony | Yelchin, Anton | Davis, Hope | Boorem, Mika | Morse, David | Tudyk, Alan | Bower, Tom | Weston, Celia | LeFevre, Adam | Rothhaar, Will | Reifsnyder, Timothy | O'Connell, Deirdre | Beaver, Terry | Blankenship, Joe T. | Fleisher, Brett
Directors: Hicks, Scott
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This is a gentle, innocent film about the reflections of an aging man (David Morse), who returns to his home town after the death of his best friend. Memories of life at age 11 floods back as it was a magical time that changed his life. Three 11 year old children (Anton Yelchin as Bobby, Mika Boorem as Carol, and Will Rothaar as Sully) share their lives. Carol & Bobby have a special affection for one another including sharing a kiss “by which all others will be measured”. Bobby lives with his mother (Hope Davis), a bitter, vain woman who looks for pleasures for herself without sharing much with her son. Into their lives comes a mysterious new boarder (Anthony Hopkins), who befriends the boy but generates distrust from the mother. As time passes, the man and boy share confidences and special powers are revealed. The man warns the boy to be on the lookout for the “lowmen”, who were seeking him. The two share a summer’s adventures and come to love one another before the inevitable happens. A confrontation with a school bully (Timothy Reifsnyder) also changes everyone.

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
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.

I Spy (2002)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Murphy, Eddie | Wilson, Owen | Janssen, Famke | McDowell, Malcolm | Cole, Gary | Lewis, Phill | Leacock, Viv | Dallas, Keith | Taylor, Tate | Boyd, Lynda | Mondy, Bill | Merchant, Larry | Leonard, Sugar Ray | Lennon Jr., Jimmy | Cortez, Joe
Directors: Thomas, Betty
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When the Switchblade, the most sophisticated prototype stealth fighter created yet, is stolen from the U.S. government, one of the United States’ top spies, Alex Scott (Owen Wilson), is called to action. What he doesn’t expect is to get teamed up with a cocky civilian, World Class Boxing Champion Kelly Robinson (Eddie Murphy), on a dangerous top secret espionage mission. Their assignment: using equal parts skill and humor, catch Arnold Gundars, one of the world’s most successful illegal arms dealers, and foil his treacherous plans for the plane.

Bandits (2001)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Thornton, Billy Bob | Blanchett, Cate | Garity, Troy | O'Byrne, Brian F. | Travis, Stacey | Slayton, Bobby | Jones, January | Skye, Azura | Miley, Peggy | Converse-Roberts, William | Riehle, Richard | Mercurio, Micole | Burkholder, Scott | Burch, Anthony
Directors: Levinson, Barry
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A charismatic convict (Bruce Willis) and a hypochondriac inmate (Billy Bob Thornton) break out of prison in a cement truck and immediately start a bank robbing spree. Becoming known as the “Sleepover Bandits”, the two kidnap bank managers the night before their robbery, spend the night with their families, and then all go to the bank in the morning to get the dough. Using a dim-witted stunt man (Troy Garrity) as their getaway driver and lookout, the three successfully pull off several jobs that gets them recognition on a tv show about America’s criminals. When a bored housewife (Cate Blanchett) with a failing marriage decides to runaway, she ends up in the hands of the criminals. Initially attracted to Willis, she nonetheless also ends up in bed with Thornton and a confused romantic relationship begins. Continuing along with their spree, the bandits hit the wall when the bank managers realize that they are non-violent and therefore no threat to them or their employees. This leads to one more big score at the Alamo Bank, where in the very opening scenes, things appear to go awry.