Tag Archives: ship

Under Siege (1992)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Andrew Davis Writer: J.F. Lawton

Posted in Action, Thriller | Tagged 1992, action, andrew davis, arnon milchan, battleship, boat, chef, colm meaney, cook, don brochu, dov hoenig, frank tidy, gary busey, gary chang, george bush, hostage, j.f. lawton, kane hodder, knife, military, navy seal, ship, special forces, steven reuther, terrorism, terrorists, thriller, tommy lee jones, troy evans, under siege | Leave a comment

Dead Calm (1989)

Posted on August 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Phillip Noyce Writer: Terry Hayes (Based on the novel by Charles Williams) First time watch. Top notch nautical thriller!

Posted in Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 1989, action, adaptation, australia, australian, billy zane, boat, crime, criminal, doug mitchell, george miller, graeme revell, grief, horror, hostage, husband, nicole kidman, ocean, pacific ocean, phillip noyce, sailboat, sailing, sam neill, sea, sex, ship, terry hayes, thriller, wife | 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

Gorgo (1961)

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Eugene Lourie Writers: John Loring and Daniel Hyatt (Story by Eugene Lourie and Daniel Hyatt)

Posted in Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction | Tagged 1961, adventure, angelo francesco lavagnino, angelo lavagnino, baby, barry keegan, bill travers, boat, bruce seton, christopher rhodes, circus, daniel hyatt, daniel james, dervis ward, earthquake, england, eric boyd-perkins, eugene lourie, f.a. young, frank king, freddie young, gorgo, horror, ireland, john loring, joseph o'conor, kaiju, lizard, london, martin benson, maurice king, monster, mother, robert l. richards, sailor, sci-fi, science fiction, ship, vincent winter, wilfred eades | Leave a comment

Treasure Planet (2002)

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: John Musker & Ron Clements Writers: Ron Clements & John Musker and Rob Edwards (Story by Ron Clements & John Musker and Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio) (Based on the novel “Treasure Island” by Robert Louis Stevenson) A dud!

Posted in Adventure, Animated, Science Fiction | Tagged 2002, adaptation, adventure, alien, animated, animation, brian murray, captain, cyborg, david hyde pierce, disney, emma thompson, family, gold, james newton howard, john musker, joseph gordon-levitt, laurie metcalf, map, martin short, michael kelly, michael wincott, moon, morph, patrick mcgoohan, peter cullen, pirate, planet, rasoul azadani, rob edwards, robert louis stevenson, robot, ron clements, roy conli, sci-fi, science fiction, ship, space, ted elliott, terry rossio, treasure, treasure island, treasure planet | Leave a comment

Alien (1979)

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Dan O’Bannon (Story by Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett) Director’s Cut. First time seeing the director’s cut and honestly I did not notice any differences. Still incredible and one of my all time favorites.

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1979, action, alien, alien: director's cut, android, bolaji badejo, cat, crew, cryosleep, dan o'bannon, david crowther, david giler, derek vanlint, director's cut, egg, flamethrower, future, gordon carroll, harry dean stanton, helen horton, horror, ian holm, jerry goldsmith, john hurt, monster, mother, peter weatherley, ridley scott, robot, sci-fi, science fiction, ship, sigourney weaver, space, spaceship, terry rawlings, thriller, tom skerritt, veronica cartwright, walter hill, yaphet kotto | 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.