Subgenre Sampler
Adventure: 482 Films to Buy & Rent
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Dir. Gore Verbinski
Feat. Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush…
- A terrific, tongue–in–cheek action romp set in the pirate days of the Caribbean, with Johnny Depp leading the charge as a madcap, slyly…
Snow Walker, The (2003)
- Dir. Charles Martin Smith
Feat. Barry Pepper, Annabella Piugattuk, James Cromwell
- An adventure story well told about a pilot and an injured Inuit woman who struggle for survival against the harsh elements of the Canadian…
Star Wars - The Clone Wars (TV Series) (2003)
- Animated Star Wars 'micro' series set between EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES and EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE SITH, detailing the grand–scale…
Terror Peak (2003)
- Dir. Dale G. Bradley
Feat. Lynda Carter, Antony Starr, Parker Stevenson…
- An average telemovie set in New Zealand, in which a holidaying American family venture into the mountains but are surprised by an erupting volcano…
Tomb Raider - Cradle of Life (2003)
- Dir. Jan De Bont
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Noah Taylor, Ciaran Hinds
- Equally preposterous (and fun) sequel to the first bigscreen incarnation of computer–game adventure idol Lara Croft. In this latest collection…
Count of Monte Cristo, The (2002)
- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Michael Wincott…
- Replicating the contemporary–yet–traditional witty action–mix of MASK OF ZORRO, this version of Alexander Dumas’ 19th century…
Gada Meilin (2002)
- Dir. Feng Xiaoning
- Lauded, but rather obscure action drama set in 1930s Mongolia, where the nomadic tribal leader Gada Meilin tried to prevent the 'desertification' of…
Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (2002)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen…
- Peter Jackson’s mammoth adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s fantasy classic continues in grand fashion, with increased visual panache and…
Lost World, The (TV Mini-series) (2002)
- Dir. Stuart Orme
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Peter Falk, James Fox…
- Sterling BBC adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s adventure novel, where an intrepid bunch of Victorians explore the Amazon jungle for dinosaurs…
Shackleton (2002)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Embeth Davidtz
- Channel 4’s mini–series version of polar–explorer Ernest Shackleton’s voyage to the South Pole in 1914.
A brilliant adventure tale…