Awix (3310 KP) rated Operation Avalanche (2016) in Movies
Jan 11, 2020
Doesn't sound very promising, but just about pulls it off due to obvious knowledge of its subject and an unexpected level of technical proficiency - the team get the expertise they need by stealing it off the set of 2001 (a witty touch, but very well-executed). A bit larky most of the way through, which makes a third-act shift into a much more serious mode difficult to pull off, and not particularly original, but watchable and with some very nice moments.
Drones, Baby, Drones
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War isn't what it used to be. "From now on, it's drones, baby, drones" - Robert Gates, former U.S....
Spies Like Us (1985)
7.4
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Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd star in this Cold War farce as two complete misfits who aspire to spy...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Taken 2 (2012) in Movies
Mar 13, 2021
The plot: Two years ago, retired CIA agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) used his "particular set of skills" to rescue his daughter, Kim (Maggie Grace), from kidnappers. Since then, Kim has been learning self-defense from her father, and Bryan has been on a personal mission to reunite with his ex-wife (Famke Janssen). In Istanbul, Bryan and his family cross paths with Murad (Rade Serbedzija), whose son died at Bryan's hand during Kim's rescue. Murad wants revenge, and he'll stop at nothing to get it.
Like i said its good.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated The Siege (1998) in Movies
Jun 10, 2020
The plot: After terrorists attack a bus in Brooklyn, a Broadway theater and FBI headquarters, FBI anti-terrorism expert Anthony Hubbard (Denzel Washington) teams up with CIA agent Elise Kraft (Annette Bening) to investigate. Soon, martial law is declared in New York City, and General William Devereaux (Bruce Willis), a sadistic racist, is put in command. When Devereaux begins rounding up Arab-Americans and forcing them into a detention camp, Hubbard and Kraft must fight back in the name of freedom.
Like i said its a good action suspense thriller. Its only downfall is that we have seen this before, but its still a good movie.
American Assassin (2017)
6.4
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American Assassin tells the origin story of CIA super agent Mitch Rapp. Long before he was a...
The Boys: The Name Of The Game
9.0
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The series is set between 2006–2008 in a world where superheroes exist. However, most of the...
The Wayward Assassin (Wayward #2)
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Revenge knows no deadline. Although told to stand down now that the Chechen rebel who killed her...
Thriller
David McK (3814 KP) rated Mission: Impossible (1996) in Movies
Jan 15, 2023
here, we have Tom Cruise's superspy Ethan Hunt on the run and trying to clear his name after being framed for the murder of his entire team (during the bravura opening section), a task that involves the now-iconic 'dangling-form-the-wires' scene when he (and the new team he puts together) has to break into the CIA headquarters in Langley to steal some data - a masterclass in suspense.
Yes, it has aged slightly (it is over 25 years old now, remember!), but still holds up surprisingly well!