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A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly em... [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Oct 27, 2024 - 11 comments

A French anthropologist specializing in nomadic groups moves to Los Angeles and starts following a group of sinister street punks. [more inside]
posted by miss-lapin on Feb 20, 2023 - 4 comments

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Sep 19, 2022 - 9 comments

Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero, Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to save the life of his hero and new friend. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Nov 5, 2021 - 13 comments

A team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Apr 12, 2018 - 29 comments

So I was reading this article today, about the 25th anniversary of "The Hunt For Red October"and started thinking about a rewatch. But the article also references two of John McTiernan's other films: Predator and Die Hard. [more inside]
posted by nubs on Mar 6, 2015 - 2 comments

A hardworking NYPD officer arrives in LA to attend his recently-separated wife's corporate Christmas party, and has to deal with a bunch of party crashers. Directed by John McTiernan, starring Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson and Paul Gleason, William Atherton, James Shigeta. [more inside]
posted by the man of twists and turns on Dec 4, 2014 - 41 comments