Tag Archives: battle

Arena (1989)

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter Manoogian Writers: Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Sports | Tagged 1980, action, adventure, alien, aliens, andy horvitch, arena, armin shimerman, battle, boxer, boxing, charles band, claudia christian, cyborg, danny bilson, fight, fighter, fighting, future, hamilton camp, irwin yablans, j. larry carroll, jack carter, mac ahlberg, marc alaimo, paul de meo, Paul Satterfield, Peter Manoogian, richard band, robot, sci-fi, science fiction, shari shattuck, space, sport, sports, tournament | Leave a comment

The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

The Killing of Satan (1983)

Posted on September 25, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Efren C. Pinon Writer: Joe Mari Avellana

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Foreign, Horror | Tagged 1983, action, adventure, battle, cave, cecille castillo, devil, ernani cuenco, fantasy, foreign, hell, horror, magic, occult, paquito diaz, ramon revilla, satan, snake, supernatural, the killing of satan, voodoo | Leave a comment

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (2021)

Posted on May 14, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Haruo Sotozaki Writer: Ufotable (Based on the manga “Kimetsu no yaiba” by Koyoharu Gotouge)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Animated, Fantasy, Foreign | Tagged 2021, action, adaptation, adventure, akifumi fujio, animated, animation, anime, battle, boar, demon, demon slayer, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, dream, dreams, fight, foreign, go shiina, haruo sotozaki, japan, japanese, Kimetsu no yaiba, Koyoharu Gotouge, manage kamino, masanori miyake, mission, mugen train, Natsuki Hanae, suicide, sword, train, ufotable, yuki kajiura, yuma takahashi | Leave a comment

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Adam Wingard Writers: Eric Pearson and Max Borenstein (Story by Terry Rossio and Michael Dougherty & Zach Shields) (Based on Characters Created by Toho) Saw this in IMAX. I thought it was a hoot!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged action, Adam Wingard, adventure, alex garcia, alexander skarsgard, axe, battle, ben seresin, brian rogers, brian tyree henry, deaf, demian bichir, eiza gonzalez, eric mcleod, eric pearson, fantasy, fight, florida, Ghidorah, godzilla, gojira, hollow earth, hong kong, jon jashni, josh schaeffer, julian dennison, junkie xl, kaiju, kaylee hottle, king ghidorah, king kong, kong, kyle chandler, lance reddick, mary parent, max borenstein, mechagodzilla, michael dougherty, military, millie bobby brown, monarch, monster, monsters, navy, podcast, rebecca hall, robot, sci-fi, science, scientist, sequel, ship, shun oguri, sign language, skull, skull island, terry rossio, thomas tull, toho, tom holkenborg, versus, zach shields | Leave a comment

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Michael Mann and Christopher Crowe (Based on the novel by James Fenimore Cooper) Director’s Cut. Had not seen this in quite a while. Pretty good!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1750s, 1992, action, adaptation, adventure, army, arthur schmidt, battle, christopher crowe, colm meaney, colonialism, daniel day-lewis, daniel moore, dante spinotti, dov hoenig, drama, dylan baker, eric schweig, french and indian war, hawkeye, history, hunt lowry, james fenimore cooper, jared harris, jodhi may, john l. balderston, last of the mohicans, love, madeleine stowe, michael mann, military, murder, native american, paul perez, pete postlethwaite, philip dunne, randy edelman, revenge, romance, russell means, sisters, steven waddington, suicide, the last of the mohicans, trapper, trevor jones, war, wes studi | Leave a comment

Greyhound (2020)

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Schneider Writer: Tom Hanks (Based on the novel “The Good Shepherd” by C.S. Forester) Pretty solid! A no bullshit 80 minute naval action movie starring America’s Dad.

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 1940s, 2020, aaron schneider, action, adaptation, battle, blake neely, boat, c.s. forester, captain, commander, convoy, drama, elisabeth shue, gary goetzman, mark czyzewski, navy, sea, shelly johnson, ship, sidney wolinsky, stephen graham, submarine, the good shepherd, tom hanks, u boat, war, world war 2, world war ii | Leave a comment

King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ishiro Honda Writer: Shin’ichi Sekizawa Going through the Criterion Godzilla set. Chose to watch the original Japanese version of this. Fun! First color Godzilla movie. A step up from Raids Again.