Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Action | Spy

Action Movie Series

Cast:

Tom Cruise

Jeremy Renner

Simon Pegg

Paula Patton

Michael Nyqvist

Director:

Brad Bird

Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol is the latest (and 4th) offering of the popular action movie series Mission: Impossible. Starring Tom Cruise, who reprises his role as the main protagonist - Agent Ethan Hunt.

Summary:

 

In this 4th installment of the popular Mission: Impossible franchise, Ethan Hunt and his team is assigned to discover the secret Moscow Kremlin archives to gather vital information about a person code-named "Cobalt". Half-way thru their mission, the team is unprepared for the counter attack of a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has an access to Russian nuclear codes and is planning to strike United States.

When things turned horribly wrong and without any back-up, Ethan and his team are forced to continue the mission to find Hendricks and to stop him from starting a nuclear war.

With great movie reviews (93% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes, and 7.9/10 on IMDB), it's a sign that this is a must see action movie of the year.

Movie Trivia:

• Tom Cruise himself performed the sequence outside of the Burj Khalifa tower - without the use of a stunt double. The Burj Khalifa tower in Dubai is currenlty the tallest building in the world
• Kristin Kreuk was considered for the role of Jane Carter
• While Chris Pine and Tom Hardy were considered for the role of Brandt
• Tom Cruise and Ving Rhames are the only actors to be part in all Mission: Impossible movies

Source:IMDB

Terminator movie series

Terminator Movie Information

Genre:
Action | Sci-Fi

Main Cast:
>The Terminator
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michael Biehn
Linda Hamilton
Paul Winfield

>Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Linda Hamilton
Edward Furlong
Robert Patrick

>Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Nick Stahl
Claire Danes
Kristanna Loken


Director:
James Cameron - The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Jonathan Mostow - Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines


About the movie:

The Terminator, released in 1984, is a science-fiction action movie about a seemingly indestructible cyborg assassin that was sent from the future for a deadly mission. The Terminator's task is to kill Sarah Conor and his unborn son because it will play a significant role in the future against the machines.


James Cameron, an Academy Award winning director and producer had created the concept of the terminator characters. Sequels of The Terminator are Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003) which stars Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It's hard to believe that the first Terminator movie has a low production cost but the quality of the movie and all its elements are well made.


The Terminator movie series were all set in a future where machines are having war against man for the desire to dominate the human race. Having the robots as one of the main characters in this movie series, made this film captivating. There is a science fiction element on each movie and the technology helped the cyborg characters to look authentic. The design of the cyborgs seem very realistic and convincing. The special effects and action sequences of the Terminator movies stands out. The theme is presented well, having the human qualities in each film, projecting what's more important than anything else.


The Terminator series are those that can be considered as classic movies...movies that never grow old. Simply one of the best action movies ever made.



MOVIE CRITIC REVIEW:

"...a science fiction action movie that astounded fans of the genre."

anonymous
TV Guide

Bourne Action Movie series

Bourne Movie Series Information

Genre:
Action | Spy

Main Cast:
Matt Damon
Julia Stiles
Franka Potente

Director:
Doug Liman - Bourne Identity (2002)
Paul Greengrass - Bourne Supremacy (2004), Bourne Ultimatum (2007)


About the movie:

The Bourne trilogy is entirely about Bourne and how he deals with his memory loss and being hunted without knowing why.

One of the best action movie series, the Bourne trilogy is based on the #1 best selling novel by Robert Ludlum. The main character here is Jason Bourne, an amnesiac assassin who is being chased by his former employers.

Bourne movies have been an amazing and action-packed trilogy of thrillers featuring the same characters and plot. One of Matt Damon's best work of his career in this action movie.


Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy paced the action and drives the tension of the scenes. A non-stop action movie from beginning to end.


Movie Synopsis:

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Jason Bourne is found nearly dead and was rescued at the sea by an Italian fishing boat crew. Jason finds himself carrying a Swiss bank account but could no longer remember what happened to him.

He discovers useful information about him in a safe deposit box from Zurich.He realized that his name was Jason Bourne and he lives in Paris. He also found a hidden pile of his different passports, automatic weapon and a huge pile of cash.

It became a mystery for him that his life is in danger and unaware that he possesses extraordinary fighting abilities, linguistics and self-defense.

Then he meets Marie Kreutz in U.s. Embassy and offered her $10,000 for a ride to Paris. Marie takes the cash and went with Jason to find clues about his identity and past life and why his life is in danger, not knowing that it'll change her life forever.

Jason Bourne is clueless that he is in the middle of two assassination plots masterminded by the CIA.



The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

Two years ago since Jason Bourne was saved, he then now moved in Goa, India with his girlfriend Marie Kreutz. Jason is still haunted by his past, having bad dreams and disturbing memories that he was once a killer but not certain if its the truth or just his imagination.

Jason and Marie tried to move from city to city to stay away from possible threats that may occur and to keep Marie out of danger.

His flashbacks are slowly helping him to remember his identity and the reasons why he is being chased by the authorities.



The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

After Marie's death, Jason Bourne decided to go back to where it all started.

He goes to Paris and still in the quest to unveil the secret of his identity. He then read an article that describes Jason Bourne as a CIA operative and it was written by a London-based journalist Simon Ross. The information from the journalist triggers a new set of memories for Jason Bourne, and he must discover his dark past while trying to get ahead of the cops, and federal agent from killing him.

Lethal Weapon movies

Lethal Weapon Movie Information

Genre:
Action | Comedy

Main Cast:
Mel Gibson
Danny Glover

Lethal Weapon Series:
Lethal Weapon 1 - 1993
Lethal Weapon 2 -(1989)
Lethal Weapon 3 -(1992)
Lethal Weapon 4 -(1998)

Director:
Richard Donner (all 4 Lethal Weapon series)


About the movie:
Lethal Weapon is an action movie series about a quarreling team-up of two of Los Angeles Cops played by Mel Gibson (as Martin Riggs) and Danny Glover (as Roger Murtaugh).


The movie is about the incompatibility of two cops and how they manage their team-up as crime fighter and as buddies. Martin Riggs is the rebel type with suicidal tendencies since he lost his wife from a car accident. On the Other hand, Roger Murtaugh is a family guy, a homebody and a conservative 50 year old man. In spite of being mellow, Murtaugh could be as tough as Riggs when it comes to catching criminals. They worked together to investigate the death of Riggs' wife but unintentionally unmasked a huge drug-smuggling operation run by the Shadow Company, a group of Vietnam War veterans lead by a retired General Peter McAllister.


The elements of an action movie could be seen here - chase scenes, bomb explosions, weapons, hostages, violence, heroes and villains. These are the common things that we always see in an action movie. But what sets out this movie from the others? Well, its the chemistry between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover that makes this movie more exciting and appealing than the action scenes.



MOVIE CRITIC REVIEW:

"A vivid, visceral reminder of just how exciting an action film can be."

Richard Harrington
Washington Post

Die Hard movies

Considered as one of the best action movies ever made, and the prototype of a modern action film, Die Hard set a new standard for the genre. Die Hard is about John McClane of NYPD and his mission against crime and terrorists.


Die Hard movies (stars Bruce Willis) has four series: Die hard 1 (1988), Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), and the recent Live Free or Die Hard (2007).


All of the series is about John McClane and the difficult situations faced by a crime fighter. His action adventure starts from fighting the German terrorists in a high rise office building, to protecting the travelers in a major international airport invaded by a rebellious group of military commandos, then solving dangerous puzzle to save New York City from the hands of a revenging German terrorist he knocked down before, and the recent one where he had a battle with a group of internet hackers whose intention is to take down all the computer and technological structures (traffic control system, etc.) that supports the economy of the United States.


Every aspect in the movie is remarkable...the story, the acting, the direction, the production and of course, the impressive action scenes and pyrotechnics. Over-all it's really one of the best action movies in Hollywood.


The lead character- John McClane is one of the most distinguished action hero in Hollywood movies. Why? Because he fights without shoes, socks, or a regular shirt, armed only with a Beretta 92F pistol, and he is famous for this tagline: "Yippee-Ki-Yay Mo****Fu****".



MOVIE CRITIC REVIEW:

"The best action movie ever. You'll have a hard job finding a better one."

Gary Panton
Movie Gazette



"It's a perfect action movie in every detail..."

Christopher Null
filmcritic.com