Showing posts with label Adaptation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adaptation. Show all posts

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dragonball Evolution

Goku and a handful of friends battle for the Earth against the deadly forces of the Saiyans, who are sweeping across the universe, leaving a path of destruction. Goku and his friends' best chance for survival rests with the Namekian DragonBalls, which provide them the power to summon a mighty dragon.








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Starring: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat
Directed by: James Wong
Genres: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Adaptation, Action/Adventure
Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG (for intense sequences of action/violence and brief mild language)
Yahoo! Users: 3/5 (5,505 ratings)
IMDb Users Rating: 3.1/10 (30,465 users)
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room... until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large - Professor Moriarty - and not only is he Holmes' intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective.

Holmes' investigation into Moriarty's plot becomes ever more dangerous as it leads him and Watson out of London and across Europe, to France, Germany and finally to Switzerland.

But the cunning Moriarty is always one step ahead as he spins a web of death and destruction - all part of a greater plan that, if he succeeds, will change the course of history.

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Starring:
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Jared Harris, Noomi Rapace, Stephen Fry
Directed by:
Guy Ritchie
Genres: Adaptation, Action/Adventure and Sequel
Running Time: 129 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and some drug material
IMDb Users Rating: 7.8/10 (16,059 votes)

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Soren, is a young owl enthralled by his father's epic stories of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a mythic band of winged warriors who had fought a great battle to save all of owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. While Soren dreams of someday joining his heroes, his older brother, Kludd, scoffs at the notion, and yearns to hunt, fly and steal his father's favor from his younger sibling. But Kludd's jealousy has terrible consequences--causing both owlets to fall from their treetop home and right into the talons of the Pure Ones. Now it is up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave young owls. Together they soar across the sea and through the mist to find the Great Tree, home of the legendary Guardians of Ga'Hoole--Soren's only hope of defeating the Pure Ones and saving the owl kingdoms.

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Starring: Emily Barclay, Abbie Cornish, Joel Edgerton, Geoffrey Rush, Hugo Weaving
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Genres: Animation, Kids/Family, Adaptation and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 90 min.
MPAA Rating: PG for some sequences of scary action
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 7.0/10 (23,910 votes)
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Conan the Barbarian

A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.








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Starring: Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui
Directed by:
Marcus Nispel
Genres: Adaptation, Action/Adventure and Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 52 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence, some sexuality and nudity
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 5.2/10 (20,594 votes)
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Monday, November 28, 2011

Cowboys & Aliens

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde. It's a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella, he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents - townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors - all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.

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Starring:
Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach
Directed by:
Jon Favreau
Genres: Adaptation, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Western, Thriller and Action/Adventure
Running Time: 1 hr. 58 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for for intense sequences of western and sci-fi action and violence, some partial nudity and a brief crude reference
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.3/10 (35,487 votes)
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Love and Other Drugs

Maggie is an alluring free spirit who won't let anything, including a formidable personal challenge, tie her down. But she meets her match in Jamie Randall, whose relentless and nearly infallible charm serve him well with the ladies and in the cutthroat world of pharmaceutical sales. Maggie and Jamie's evolving relationship takes them both by surprise, as they find themselves under the influence of the ultimate drug: love.




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Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Josh Gad, Judy Greer, Hank Azaria
Directed by:
Edward Zwick
Genres: Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 53 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong sexual content, nudity, pervasive language, and some drug material
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.6/10 (38,458 votes)
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

What's Your Number

Ally Darling embarks on a quest to find the best "ex" of her life, by any means necessary, when she reads a magazine article warning that people who have had 20 or more relationships have missed their chance at true love.











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Starring: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley Jr.
Directed by:
Mark Mylod
Genres: Adaptation and Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min.

MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 5.6/10 (2,206 users)
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He's Just Not That Into You

A group of interconnected, Baltimore-based twenty- and thirtysomethings navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex--and hoping to be the exceptions to the "no-exceptions"; rule. Gigi just wants a man who says he'll call--and does--while Alex advises her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wonders if she should call it off after years of committed singlehood with her boyfriend, Neil, but he doesn't think there's a single thing wrong with their unmarried life. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy, or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.

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Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper
Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Genres: Comedy and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hrs. 9 min.
MPAA Rating: PG 13 for sexual content and brief strong language
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.4/10 (48,207 votes)
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Monday, October 17, 2011

The Three Musketeers

The hot-headed young D'Artagnan joins forces with three rogue Musketeers in this reboot of Alexandre Dumas' story. They must stop the evil Richlieu and face off with Buckingham and the treacherous Milady.











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Starring: Logan Lerman, Ray Stevenson, Luke Evans, Matthew Macfadyen, Milla Jovovich
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Genres: Adaptation, Suspense/Horror and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 110 min.
IMDb Users Rating: 5.9/10 (2,768 votes)
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The Thing

Paleontologist Kate Lloyd has traveled to the desolate region for the expedition of her lifetime. Joining a Norwegian scientific team that has stumbled across an extraterrestrial ship buried in the ice, she discovers an organism that seems to have died in the crash eons ago. But it is about to wake up.

When a simple experiment frees the alien from its frozen prison, Kate must join the crew's pilot, Carter, to keep it from killing them off one at a time. And in this vast, intense land, a parasite that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish.

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Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Directed by:
Matthijs Van Heijningen
Genres: Adaptation, Suspense/Horror and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

MPAA Rating: R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.8/10 (995 votes)
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Friday, October 7, 2011

A Christmas Carol

Ebenezer Scrooge begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk and his cheery nephew. But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late.







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Starring: Jim Carrey, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright, Colin Firth, Gary Oldman
Directed by:
Robert Zemeckis
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Animation, Adaptation, Holiday and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 36 min.

MPAA Rating: PG for scary sequences and images
Yahoo! Critics: B-
IMDb Users Rating: 6.9/10 (21,418 votes)
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The Sorcerer and the White Snake 白蛇傳說

According to legend, there lived a horde of goblins and monsters in the depths of the primeval forest. Among these evil spirits were two snakes, one white and one green, loitering in the mountains, leading a carefree life.

One day, a young herbalist Xu Xian (Raymond Lam) came to the mountains and accidentally fell into a lake. White Snake (Eva Huang), in the incarnation of a beautiful lady, the form she acquired after a thousand years of practice and cultivation, came to his rescue. White Snake’s passion for this young man could not be contained, and with the help of Green Snake (Charlene Choi), she ventured into the human world and got married to Xu Xian.

Not long after their marriage, a strange disease started plaguing their town. As a physician, Xu Xian was very anxious. In order to help her husband, White Snake was willing to use up most of her supernatural power to concoct medicine for the disease, undermining her body and her vital energy.

Fa Hai (Jet Li), a sorcerer from Jinshan Temple, whose mission was to travel the world to subdue demons and slay monsters, arrived in time to save the town from the plague. But at the same time, from the medicine provided by Xu Xian, the sorcerer detected a touch of evil.

Then came Dragon Boat Festival when Chinese families drink wine to drive away evil spirits. In celebration, Xu Xian made White Snake drink some wine, and she immediately turned into a big white snake. Meanwhile Fa Hai came to the house in order to subdue White Snake. In confusion, Xu Xian used the sacred sword given to him by Fa Hai and wounded the large white python. White Snake escaped with serious injury.

Xu Xian was grief-stricken and tried to make remedy by risking his life to obtain a potent medicinal herb for his wife. Xu Xian got the herb but during the course was possessed by demons. In order to save him, Fa hai kept him in Jinshan Temple.

After taking the herbal dose, White Snake regained her strength and power and rushed to Jinshan Temple for her husband. She was overcome with rage after the failure to enter the Temple. In extreme frenzy, she summoned up a flood over the Temple causing a catastrophe.

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Starring: Jet Li, Shengyi Huang, Charlene Choi, Raymond Lam, Wu Jiang
Directed by: Siu-Tung Ching
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Action and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr 43 mins
MPAA Rating: PG (Some Frightening Scenes)
IMDb Users Rating: 6.4/10 (71 votes)
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Charlie St. Cloud

Accomplished sailor Charlie St. Cloud has the adoration of his mother Claire and his little brother Sam, as well as a college scholarship that will lead him far from his sleepy Pacific Northwest hometown. But his bright future is cut short when a tragedy strikes and takes his dreams with it. After his high-school classmate Tess returns home unexpectedly, Charlie grows torn between honoring a promise he made four years earlier and moving forward with newfound love. And as he finds the courage to let go of the past for good, Charlie discovers the soul most worth saving is his own.

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Starring: Zac Efron, Charlie Tahan, Amanda Crew, Augustus Prew, Donal Logue
Directed by:
Burr Steers
Genres: Romance, Drama, Adaptation and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Running Time: 1 hr. 49 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language including some sexual references, an intense accident scene and some sensuality
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 5.8/10 (9,168 votes)
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Thor

Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior, is sent down to Earth as punishment for reigniting a reckless war. But after a dangerous villain from his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth, the hammer-wielding Thor will learn what it takes to be a true hero in order to save mankind.









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Starring:
Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard
Directed by:
Kenneth Branagh
Genres: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Action/Adventure
Running Time: 2 hr. 10 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense sci-fi action and violence
IMDb Users Rating: 6.1/10 (88,599 votes)

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Monday, August 29, 2011

The Invasion

The mysterious crash of the space shuttle leads to the terrifying discovery that there is something alien within the wreckage. Those who come in contact with it are changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. Soon Washington, DC psychiatrist Carol Bennell and her friend, Dr. Ben Driscoll, learn the shocking truth about the growing extraterrestrial epidemic: it attacks its victims while they sleep, leaving them physically unchanged but strangely unfeeling and inhuman. As the infection spreads, more and more people are altered and it becomes impossible to know who can be trusted. Now Carol's only hope is to stay awake long enough to find her young son, who may hold the key to stopping the devastating invasion.

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Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam, Jeffrey Wright, Veronica Cartwright
Directed by:
Oliver Hirschbiegel
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Adaptation and Remake
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 6.0/10 (32,980 votes)
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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Priest

A legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece's boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

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Starring: Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins
Directed by:
Scott Charles Stewart
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Western and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 27 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, disturbing images and brief strong violence
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 5.7/10 (22,384 votes)
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Red Riding Hood

For decades, the people of the village of Daggerhorn have maintained an uneasy truce with the werewolf, who prowls at every full moon, by offering the beast a monthly animal sacrifice to quench its appetite. But under a blood red moon, the wolf changes the stakes by taking the life of one of their own.

The victim is the older sister of Valerie, a beautiful, young woman, who has just found out that her parents have arranged for her to marry Henry, the scion of the town's wealthiest family. But Valerie wants only Peter, the poor woodcutter she has loved all her life. Unwilling to be parted, the couple was planning to run away together, but, in a horrifying instant, the wolf changes everything.

As the townspeople hunger for revenge, famed werewolf hunter Father Solomon is summoned to Daggerhorn to kill the beast once and for all. But Solomon's arrival brings only more turmoil as he warns everyone that the werewolf takes human form by day and could be any one of them. No one is above suspicion. Panic grips the town as the death toll rises with each red moon, tearing apart the once close-knit village. But it is Valerie who discovers she has a unique connection to the wolf that inexorably draws them together, making her both suspect... and bait.

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Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Shiloh Fernandez, Max Irons, Julie Christie, Gary Oldman
Directed by:
Catherine Hardwicke
Genres: Romance, Suspense/Horror and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 40 min.

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and creature terror, and some sensuality
Yahoo! Critics: C-
IMDb Users Rating: 5.0/10 (18,000 votes)
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Friday, August 5, 2011

Captain America: The First Avenger

Steve Rogers volunteers to participate in an experimental program that turns him into the Super Soldier known as Captain America. As Captain America, Rogers joins forces with Bucky Barnes and Peggy Carter to wage war on the evil HYDRA organization, led by the villainous Red Skull.









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Starring:
Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving
Directed by:
Joe Johnston
Genres: Action/Adventure and Adaptation
Running Time: 2 hr. 5 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action
Yahoo! Critics: C+
IMDb Users Rating: 7.6/10 (23,246 votes)

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2

In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.







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Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon
Directed by: David Yates
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Sequel
Running Time: 2 hrs. 10 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some sequences of intense action violence and frightening images
Yahoo! Critics: A-
IMDb Users Rating: 8.5/10 (55,387 votes)
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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Green Lantern

In a universe as vast as it is mysterious, a small but powerful force has existed for centuries. Protectors of peace and justice, they are called the Green Lantern Corps. A brotherhood of warriors sworn to keep intergalactic order, each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the balance of power in the Universe, their fate and the fate of Earth lie in the hands of their newest recruit, the first human ever selected: Hal Jordan. Hal is a gifted and cocky test pilot, but the Green Lanterns have little respect for humans, who have never harnessed the infinite powers of the ring before. But Hal is clearly the missing piece to the puzzle, and along with his determination and willpower, he has one thing no member of the Corps has ever had: humanity. With the encouragement of fellow pilot and childhood sweetheart Carol Ferris, if Hal can quickly master his new powers and find the courage to overcome his fears, he may prove to be not only the key to defeating Parallax... he will become the greatest Green Lantern of all.

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Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Peter Sarsgaard, Tim Robbins
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 45 min.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action
Yahoo! Critics: C
IMDb Users Rating: 6.5/10 (1,091 votes)
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