2009 Action / Adventure Movies
500 years after being charged with the murder of his master and imprisoned in a painted scroll, mischievous Taoist student Woochi (Kang Dong-won) is released by his elders to battle goblins in the modern world. As Woochi and his sidekick Chorangui (Yoo Hae-jin) attempt to make sense of their strange new surroundings, they discover their goblin adversaries are now a greater threat to humanity than ever before. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kang Dong-Won, Kim Yoon-seok, (more)
Undercover cops in L.A. resort to renegade tactics in the fight to take down a powerful drug cartel. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Special-effects artist D. Kerry Prior makes his feature directorial debut with this oddball horror comedy concerning a fallen soldier who joins the ranks of the living dead, and embarks on a vigilante mission to rid the streets of human scum. Bart Gregory (David Anders) has just died -- so why is he still up and walking around? The only person Bart can turn to is his best friend Joey (Chris Wylde), and before long the two pals have surmised that Bart needs human blood in order to survive, and he requires a steady supply of the red stuff. Unfortunately, most folks are fairly protective of their own plasma, so Bart and Joey are forced to get creative. Convinced that no one will miss the drug dealers and killers who have transformed the city into a swirling cesspool of crime and vice, the twosome decide to do law enforcement a favor by cleaning up the streets while collecting the precious blood needed to keep poor Bart from withering away into dust. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
The true story of Manuel Henrique Pereira, who rose to fame in Brazil as a fighter for freedom and a master of Capoeira (a fusion of dance and martial arts), is brought to the screen in this historical drama. In the early 1920s, slavery had been outlawed in Brazil, but that did little to improve the lives of the poor blacks that worked the nation's plantations and were still treated like beasts and not men. Col. Venancio (Flavio Rocha), the owner of a large agricultural operation, is outraged when he learns that one of his overseers, Master Alipio (Macale), has been teaching Capoeira to his employees. Few believe it's a coincidence when Alipio is found dead under mysterious circumstances, and the ghost of Alipio appears before Manuel Pereira (Aílton Carmo), nicknamed Besouro and one of his star students. Alipio urges Besouro to use his talents to lead a revolt against Venancio and others like him so that people may enjoy prosperity and respect; communing with the gods, Besouro hones his skills to levels unknown to his peers, and leads a battle of the poor against the powerful. Besouro was the first feature film from director Joao Daniel Tikhomiroff, who previously established himself directing television commercials. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ailton Carmo, Jessica Barbosa, (more)
Four friends race to get rid of the dead hooker discovered decomposing in their trunk, and learn that disposing of a dead body isn't nearly as easy as it looks on TV. A tough-talking babe, her nerdy sister, their God-fearing friend, and a junkie rocker are preparing for another typical day when they make a grim discovery. Someone has murdered a hooker and stuffed her in their trunk. But who did it, and why? As the quarreling foursome search for a place to dump the deceased streetwalker, the police close in and the freaks come out of the word work. Meanwhile, a serial killer is on the loose, and an eccentric cowboy pimp has some pretty big plans for the troublesome cadaver. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
This direct-to-video crime saga concerns Fariq, the head of an Islamic terrorist cell whose accounts are suddenly frozen by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Desperate for money to finance his operations, he decides to abduct a wealthy Jewish child and demand ransom - which pits every federal agent in Miami against him. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Her father killed while attempting to track down an ancient treasure, adventure writer Lanting (Lin Chiling) races to acquire the missing map, and encounters wonders beyond her wildest fantasies. Lanting has always written about adventure, but she's never actually experienced it. But that all changes when her father perishes under mysterious circumstances and his priceless treasure map disappears. Now, with the help of her childhood friend Qiaofei (Jay Chou), who also worked as her late father's assistant, Lanting ventures into the deserts of Mongolia and learns that some supernatural legends are born of truth. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lin Chi Ling, Jay Chou, (more)
Harley, a flashy and smooth-talking illegal fight promoter with a weakness for gambling, uses his seemingly unbeatable new client to take down the top fighter of Victor Maitland, Harley's proud and successful rival. The victory is short-lived, however, when Victor buys Harley's steep debt from a local loan shark. Now, Harley is looking at dire consequences unless he agrees to pit his mysterious client against a formidable opponent that Victor had imported from out of town. Malcolm Martin wrote and directed this brutally dark comedy. ~ Jonathan Frey, Rovi
- Starring:
- Danny John-Jules, Gordon Alexander, (more)
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