Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Star Trek (Star Trek XI (Reboot)) (2009)
- Dir. J.J. Abrams
Feat. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg…
- Enterprising and entirely effective "reboot" of the Sci–Fi franchise, charting the early days of Captain Kirk and the crew of the USS…
Storm Warriors, The (Storm Riders II) (2009)
- Dir. Oxide Pang, Danny Pang
Feat. Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, Simon Yam
- The Pang brothers helm this flamboyant, effects–heavy sequel to the OTT Hong Kong hit, delivering a mixture of wushu and wizardry with…
Surrogates (2009)
- Dir. Jonathan Mostow
Feat. Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike…
- Bruce Willis is called to action in this glassy, futuristic thriller, set in a world in which humans live their everyday lives through lifelike…
Terminator Salvation (2009)
- Dir. McG
Feat. Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood…
- Po–faced fourth installment in the TERMINATOR franchise sees a grizzly John Connor (Bale) lead the resistance against SKYNET and its army of…
Tracing Shadow (Zhui ying) (2009)
- Dir. Marco Mak, Francis Ng
Feat. Jaycee Chan, Hao Dang, Francis Ng
- This batty Ming Dynasty comedy is a worthy throwback to Hong Kong’s campy martial arts movies of the early 90s, with an extravagant blend of…
Transformers - Revenge Of The Fallen (Transformers 2) (2009)
- Dir. Michael Bay
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel…
- Blockbuster buffoon Michael Bay reignites the conflict between warring robot tribes the Autobots and the Decepticons, with weedy hero Sam (LaBeouf)…
Treasure Hunter, The (2009)
- Dir. Yen-ping Chu
Feat. Jay Chou, Chiling Lin, Eric Tsang…
- Madcap fusion of Indiana Jones and martial arts mayhem, with Mandarin popstar Jay Chou leading the charge as a protector of relics on the hunt for a…
Turning Point (2009)
- Dir. Herman Yau
Feat. Michael Tse, Anthony Wong, Francis Ng…
- A triad gangster wrestles with conflicting loyalties after being selected by his boss to become a mole within the police force, then being recruited…
Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans (2009)
- Dir. Patrick Tatopoulos
Feat. Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra
- Latest in the long–suffering Underworld series focuses on the origins of the ancient feud between the vampires and the Lycans.
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Valhalla Rising (2009)
- Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn
Feat. Mads Mikkelsen
- Mads Mikkelsen plays an enslaved warrior drawn into a viking crusade in this gritty, visceral primordial adventure from dir. Nicolas Winding Refn…