Posts Tagged ‘planet’

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, The (2005)

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: Def, Mos | Bailey, Bill | Chancellor, Anna | Davis, Warwick | Deschanel, Zooey | Elliot, Su | Freeman, Martin | Fry, Stephen | Griffiths, Richard | Jackson, Dominique | Jones, Simon | Lennon, Thomas | Longhurst, Mark | Macdonald, Kelly | Malkovich, John
Directors: Jennings, Garth
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Arthur Dent is a British everyman. When he finally meets his perfect woman he balks at her request to go some place and she is then stolen away from him by a man claiming to have his own spaceship arrives at the party. Arthur next finds that his home is to be demolished for a bypass. He thinks it is only his house, but later realizes, with the help of Ford Prefect, that his galactic home, Earth, is going to be destroyed as well. Ford and Arthur then catch a ride on a spaceship and are Arthur finds himself on the adventure of a lifetime. He also finds the woman stolen away from him and the man who pilfered her. If Earth can be restored will Arthur want to ease back into his boring life?

Men in Black II (2002)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Action | Comedy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Jones, Tommy Lee | Smith, Will | Torn, Rip | Boyle, Lara Flynn | Knoxville, Johnny | Dawson, Rosario | Shalhoub, Tony | Warburton, Patrick | Kehler, Jack | Cross, David | Jacobsen-Derstine, Colombe | Spellos, Peter | Rivkin, Michael | Smith, Michael Bailey | Venito, Lenny
Directors: Sonnenfeld, Barry
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It has been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. Kay has since returned to the comforts of civilian life while Jay continues to work for the Men in Black, the highly funded yet unofficial government agency that regulates all things alien on earth. While investigating a seemingly routine crime, Jay uncovers a diabolical plot masterminded by Serleena, an evil Kylothian monster who disguises herself as a sexy lingerie model. It’s a race against the clock as Jay must convince Kay—who not only has no memory of his time spent with the agency, but is also the only person alive who has the expertise to save the galaxy—to reunite with the MIB before Earth is destroyed completely.

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Wednesday, May 9th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Wahlberg, Mark | Roth, Tim | Bonham Carter, Helena | Duncan, Michael Clarke | Giamatti, Paul | Warren, Estella | Tagawa, Cary-Hiroyuki | Warner, David | Kristofferson, Kris | Avari, Erick | Elliott, Lucas | Parke, Evan | Shadix, Glenn | Shen, Freda Foh | Ellis, Chris
Directors: Burton, Tim
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It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a “routine” reconnaissance mission. But an aburupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari (Helena Bonham-Carter) and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade (Tim Roth) and his most trusted warrior Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan). Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet’s Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind’s past - and the key to its future.

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: McGregor, Ewan | Portman, Natalie | Christensen, Hayden | McDiarmid, Ian | Jackson, Samuel L. | Smits, Jimmy | Oz, Frank | Daniels, Anthony | Lee, Christopher | Castle-Hughes, Keisha | Carson, Silas | Laga'aia, Jay | Spence, Bruce | Pygram, Wayne | Morrison, Temuera
Directors: Lucas, George
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A maturing Anakin Skywalker goes to the dark side of The Force and becomes Sith Lord Darth Vader. We experience the transformation in a dark, scary yet thrilling climax. The story here logically sets up the events of Episode IV, the original 1977 Star Wars movie in which Darth Vader goes to war against his own children, Luke and Leia.

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Neeson, Liam | McGregor, Ewan | Portman, Natalie | Lloyd, Jake | August, Pernilla | Oz, Frank | McDiarmid, Ian | Ford Davies, Oliver | Quarshie, Hugh | Best, Ahmed | Daniels, Anthony | Baker, Kenny | Stamp, Terence | Blessed, Brian | Secombe, Andrew
Directors: Lucas, George
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This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor.

Serenity (2005)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Fillion, Nathan | Torres, Gina | Tudyk, Alan | Baccarin, Morena | Baldwin, Adam | Staite, Jewel | Maher, Sean | Glau, Summer | Glass, Ron | Ejiofor, Chiwetel | Krumholtz, David | Hitchcock, Michael | Paulson, Sarah | Feldman, Yan | Feldman, Rafael
Directors: Whedon, Joss
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The crew of the Serenity is getting desperate. They have lain lower and lower to protect their doctor, Simon Tam (Sean Maher), and his telepathic traumatized little sister, River (Summer Glau), from the alliance, whom he rescued her from a year earlier. This has made getting jobs harder and now they are desperate. When they take River on a robbery during which Reavers (humans who have gone crazy and turned into cannibals) attack, Simon decides that its time to leave the crew of the Serenity for his and River’s safety. She then mutters “Miranda” and goes berserk and nearly shoots Capt. Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion), until her brother says the safety word to put her to sleep. Reynolds decides to take them back on board for safety, only now an alliance operative (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is on their tracks and making Reynolds determined to find out what “Miranda” is and what the Alliance is hiding.

Alien³ (1992)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Weaver, Sigourney | Dutton, Charles S. | Dance, Charles | McGann, Paul | Glover, Brian | Brown, Ralph | Danny Webb (V) | Fields, Christopher John | McCallany, Holt | Henriksen, Lance | Fairbank, Christopher | Chase, Carl | Herbert, Leon | Nicoli, Vincenzo | Postlethwaite, Pete
Directors: Fincher, David
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After escaping from the alien planet, the ship carrying Ellen Ripley crashes onto a remote and inhabited ore refinery. While living in the ore refinery until she is rescued by her employers, Ripley discovers the horrifying reason for her crash: An alien stowaway. As the alien matures and begins to kill off the inhabitants, Ripley is unaware that her true enemy is more than just the killer alien.

Chronicles of Riddick, The (2004)

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Diesel, Vin | Feore, Colm | Newton, Thandie | Dench, Judi | Urban, Karl | Davalos, Alexa | Roache, Linus | Wageningen, Yorick van | Chinlund, Nick | David, Keith | Gibbon, Mark | Cross, Roger R. | Chen, Terry | Cox, Christina | Vonas, Nigel
Directors: Twohy, David
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Riddick, now a hunted man, finds himself in the middle of two opposing forces in a major crusade. ‘Colm Feore’ (qv) plays Lord Marshal, a warrior priest who is the leader of a sect that is waging the tenth and perhaps final crusade 500 years in the future. ‘Judi Dench’ (qv) is Aereon, an ambassador from the Elemental race. She is an ethereal being who helps Riddick unearth his origins.

Planets, The (1999)

Monday, April 2nd, 2007
Genres: Documentary
Countries: UK
Actors: Stone, Karen | West, Samuel
Directors: McNab, David
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Interesting narrative, excellent computer generated images (for its time), extensive interviews with numerous scientists (mostly Americans and Russians-thank goodness this documentary isn’t biased towards any country) and a memorable soundtrack combined to make compelling viewing for anyone interested in astronomy.

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: McGregor, Ewan | Portman, Natalie | Christensen, Hayden | Lee, Christopher | Jackson, Samuel L. | Oz, Frank | McDiarmid, Ian | August, Pernilla | Morrison, Temuera | Smits, Jimmy | Logan, Daniel | Thompson, Jack | Walsman, Leeanna | Best, Ahmed | Byrne, Rose
Directors: Lucas, George
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Ten years after the ‘Phantom Menace’ threatened the planet Naboo, Padmé Amidala is now a Senator representing her homeworld. A faction of political separatists, led by Count Dooku, attempts to assassinate her. There aren’t enough Jedi to defend the Republic against the threat, so Chancellor Palpatine enlists the aid of Jango Fett, who promises that his army of clones will handle the situation. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi continues to train the young Jedi Anakin Skywalker, who fears that the Jedi code will forbid his growing romance with Amidala…