Tag Archives: training

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ang Lee Writers: Wang Hui Ling and James Schamus and Tsai Kuo Jung (Based on the novel by Wang Du Lu)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama, Foreign, Martial Arts, Romance | Tagged 2000, action, adaptation, adventure, ang lee, bamboo, bandit, cave, chang chen, china, chinese, chow yun-fat, crouching tiger hidden dragon, desert, dojo, drama, duel, dun tan, fight, fighter, fighting, foreign, forest, horse, james schamus, Kuo Jung Tsai, li-kong hsu, love, martial arts, michelle yeoh, murder, pei-pei cheng, peter pau, romance, sihung lung, sword, thief, tim squyres, training, wang du lu, Wang Hui Ling, warrior, William Kong, wuxia, zhang ziyi, ziyi zhang | Leave a comment

Hustle (2022)

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jeremiah Zagar Writers: Taylor Materne and Will Fetters

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Sports | Tagged 2022, 76ers, adam sandler, allen covert, allen iverson, basketball, Ben Foster, boston, brian m. robinson, brian robinson, celtics, charles barkley, comedy, dan deacon, dr. j, drama, ernie johnson, fat joe, heidi gardner, hustle, jaleel white, jeff kirschenbaum, jeremiah zagar, joe roth, juancho hernangomez, julius erving, keiko deguchi, kenny smith, lebron james, mark cuban, maverick carter, nba, pat croce, pennsylvania, philadelphia, practice, queen latifah, raul castillo, robert duvall, scout, shaquille o'neal, sixers, spain, spanish, sport, sports, taylor materne, tom costain, training, will fetters, zack roth, zak mulligan | Leave a comment

Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joseph Kosinski Writers: Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie (Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks) (Based on characters created by Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr.) Great Summer entertainment. Incredible in IMAX.

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged action, admiral, aircraft, bar, bartender, bashir salahuddin, beach, captain, charles parnell, christopher mcquarrie, claudio miranda, danny ramirez, david ellison, drama, ed harris, eddie hamilton, ehren kruger, eric warren singer, football, funeral, glen powell, greg tarzan davis, hans zimmer, harold faltermeyer, jack epps jr., jack schumacher, jake picking, jay ellis, jennifer connelly, jerry bruckheimer, jet, jim cash, jon hamm, joseph kosinski, justin marks, kara wang, lady gaga, lewis pullman, lorne balfe, manny jacinto, maverick, miles teller, military, mission, monica barbaro, motorcycle, navy, peter craig, pilot, raymond lee, school, speed, teacher, tom cruise, top gun, top gun 2, top gun: maverick, training, val kilmer, war | Leave a comment

Top Gun (1986)

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tony Scott Writers: Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr. (Based on the magazine article “Top Guns” by Ehud Yonay)

Posted in Action, Drama, Romance, War | Tagged 1986, accident, action, adaptation, airplane, anthony edwards, barry tubb, billy weber, chris lebenzon, co-pilot, cold war, death, dog fight, don simpson, drama, ehud yonay, f14, fighter pilot, harold faltermeyer, jack epps jr., jeffrey kimball, jeffrey l. kimball, jerry bruckheimer, jet, jim cash, john stockwell, kelly mcgillis, maverick, meg ryan, michael ironside, military, mission, motorcycle, navy, officer, pilot, plane, rick rossovich, romance, school, student, teacher, tim robbins, tom cruice, tom skerritt, tomcat, tony scott, top gun, top guns, training, val kilmer, volleyball, war, warren skaaren | Leave a comment

Dual (2022)

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Riley Stearns Writer: Riley Stearns

Posted in Action, Comedy, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2022, aaron paul, action, aram tertzakian, beulah koale, clone, cloning, comedy, dark comedy, death, doctor, dual, duel, emma ruth rundle, fight, fight to the death, finland, illness, karen gillan, lee kim, maxime cottray, michael ragen, murder, nate bolotin, nick spider, riley stearns, sarah beth shapiro, sci-fi, science fiction, sick, terminal illness, theo james, thriller, trainer, training, twins, weapons | Leave a comment

The Fearless Hyena (1979)

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jackie Chan Writers: Jackie Chan & Wei Lo

Posted in Action, Comedy, Foreign, Martial Arts | Tagged action, casket, china, chinese, coffin, comedy, dean shek, fearless hyena, fight, fighter, fighting, foreign, frankie chan, hui-lou chen, jackie chan, jacky chan, james tien, jung-shu chen, kun li, kung fu, li hwa hsu, martial arts, master, school, shi-kwan yen, the fearless hyena, tien-chi cheng, training, village, wei lo, wing-chan leung | Leave a comment

King Richard (2021)

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer: Zach Baylin

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 2021, aunjanue ellis, biography, brad greenquist, california, celebrity, coach, compton, country club, dad, daughters, demi singleton, drama, dylan mcdermott, fame, family, famous, father, florida, jada pinkett smith, john mcenroe, jon bernthal, kevin dunn, king richard, kris bowers, nike, pamela martin, pete sampras, reebok, reinaldo marcus green, rich sommer, richard williams, rick macci, robert elswit, saniyya sidney, serena williams, sport, sports, tennis, tim white, tony goldwyn, tournament, train, training, trevor white, true stoy, venus williams, will smith, wimbledon, zach baylin | Leave a comment

Rocky IV: Rocky vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut (1985)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sylvester Stallone Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1985, 2021, apollo creed, bill butler, boxer, boxing, brigitte nielsen, burt young, carl weathers, clubber lang, cold war, competition, dolph lundgren, don zimmerman, drama, fight, irwin winkler, ivan drago, james brown, john w. wheeler, match, michael pataki, montage, moscow, mr. t, robert chartoff, rocky, rocky 4, rocky IV, rocky vs. drago, russia, russian, sequel, snow, soviet union, sport, sports, sylvester stallone, talia shire, tony burton, training, ussr, vince dicola | Leave a comment

Rocky IV(1985)

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sylvester Stallone Writer: Sylvester Stallone

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1985, apollo creed, bill butler, boxer, boxing, brigitte nielsen, burt young, carl weathers, clubber lang, cold war, competition, dolph lundgren, don zimmerman, drama, fight, irwin winkler, ivan drago, james brown, john w. wheeler, match, michael pataki, montage, moscow, mr. t, robert chartoff, rocky, rocky 4, rocky IV, russia, russian, sequel, snow, soviet union, sport, sports, sylvester stallone, talia shire, tony burton, training, ussr, vince dicola | Leave a comment

Fat City (1972)

Posted on August 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Huston Writer: Leonard Gardner (Based on the novel by Leonard Gardner) Very lived in and authentic feeling. Great lead performances. Good movie!

Posted in Drama, Sports | Tagged 1972, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, boxer, boxing, california, candy clark, conrad hall, conrad l. hall, drama, fat city, fight, fighter, fighting, jeff bridges, john huston, mentor, ray stark, sport, sports, stacy keach, susan tyrrell, training | Leave a comment

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