From its very inception,Battlefield Earthwas doomed to be a controversial film.
Critics eviscerated the film’s cheap production values, terrible performances, nonsensical plot and dreadfully slow pace.
The original musical is itself based on a book by famous poet T.S.
Eliot, and remains one of the longest-running Broadway shows.
Alongside Dr. Eva Rojas (Penelope Cruz), they uncover a deadly contaminant affecting West Africa.
On paper, nothing aboutSaharaseems to deserve its spot among the worst box-office bombs of all time.
By the time filming began in Namibia, the film quickly began to soar over its initial budget.
In the end,Mad Max: Fury Roadwas a critical marvel of an action film.
The Lone Ranger, and his Native American companion Tonto (Johnny Depp).
Sadly,The Lone Rangeris a huge black spot on Verbinski’s cinematic career.
However, the production would soon prove to be a task as arduous as constructing Noah’s Ark itself.
They play a group of Navy SEALs who confront an invading fleet of alien ships.
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Amazingly, the film actually took itself relatively seriously, unlike more subversive board game movie adaptations likeClue.
Today,Battlleshipis only dimly remembered as a sunken wreck of a science fiction actionmovie.
Waterworld follows a lone drifter known as “The Mariner”, played by Kevin Costner, who finds himself in a conflict between a group of survivors seeking a mythical place called “Dryland” and a gang of pirates who want to capture and enslave them. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, the 1995 post-apocalyptic action movie is set in a future where sea levels have risen, covering most of the Earth’s landmass.
In the year 3000, Earth is dominated by the Psychlos, a powerful alien race led by Terl, who use humans as slaves to strip the planet of resources. Reduced to a primitive state, humanity’s survival rests on Tyler, a captive who takes on the mission to save his people from alien tyranny.
An adaptation of the stage musical by the same name, Cats boasts a star-studded cast playing the Jellicles, a tribe of street cats who make a choice once a year about which one of them will ascend to what they call the Heavenside Layer and be reborn to a new life. The original musical is itself based on a book by famous poet T.S. Eliot, and remains one of the longest-running Broadway shows.
Sahara follows adventurer Dirk Pitt (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Al Giordino (Steve Zahn) as they search for a lost Civil War ship believed to hold a secret cargo. Alongside Dr. Eva Rojas (Penélope Cruz), they uncover a deadly contaminant affecting West Africa. Based on the novel by Clive Cussler, the film combines elements of action, adventure, and mystery against the backdrop of the Sahara Desert.
Mad Max: Fury Road is the fourth film in George Miller’s long-running sci-fi franchise, with Tom Hardy starring as Max Rockstansky, a vagabond who lives on the road in an apocalyptic wasteland. When Max comes across a cult group that keeps its people in fear and under control with a monopoly on water and other crucial supplies, he joins up with Imperator Furiosa, a warrior woman leading a rebellion against the cult’s leader, Immortan Joe.
In Francis Ford Coppola’s classic Vietnam War film, loosely based on Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness, an army Captain is tasked with assassinating a rogue Colonel who has created a cult-like compound in the Cambodian jungle and is currently waging his own war outside the army’s purview. Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando star as Captain Willard and Colonel Kurtz respectively, with an ensemble cast that includes Robert Duvall, Laurence Fishburne, and Dennis Hopper.
Based on the character of the same name, The Lone Ranger follows John Reid (Armie Hammer), A.K.A. The Lone Ranger, and his Native American companion Tonto (Johnny Depp). Narrated by Tonto, The Lone Ranger recounts the duo’s early efforts to bring peace and justice to the Old West, apprehending various unscrupulous characters. Alongside Depp and Hammer, The Lone Ranger stars Tom Wilkinson, William Fichtner, Barry Pepper, James Badge Dale, and Helena Bonham Carter.
Evan Almighty is a 2007 comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac. The story follows Evan Baxter (Steve Carell), a newly elected congressman who is tasked by God (Morgan Freeman) to build an ark in preparation for a great flood, mirroring the biblical tale of Noah. As Evan grapples with his mission, he faces skepticism from his family and colleagues while trying to fulfill his divine obligation.
Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ A Princess of Mars, Disney’s John Carter brings the author’s Barsoom series to life. When American Confederate Civil War captain John Carter accidentally transports himself to Mars, he soon becomes entangled in the planet’s own internal power struggles. Using the increased strength and speed afforded to him by Mars' atmosphere, Carter fights to achieve peace on the distant planet known by the natives as Barsoom.
Rihanna, Liam Neeson, and Taylor Kitsch star in the 2012 action movie adaptation of the board game Battleship. They play a group of Navy SEALs who confront an invading fleet of alien ships. As humanity’s only hope, they must use all their training and resources to fight the alien invasion and save the planet.
