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Victor R Gibson

Author of this site three technical books and two novels
Victor R Gibson has written 2015 posts for A MOTION PICTURE LIST

Quicksand (2003)

Duration 1h 35m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story A screenplay derived from a book Boudapesti 3, by Desmond Lowden Director John Mackenzie Writers/Script Timothy Prager Starring Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godrèche, Xander Berkeley, Hermione Norris, Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 by 2,600 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 0% by two critics. Review2view: 3/10.. … Continue reading

North West Frontier (1959 in UK)

Duration 2h 09m Ratings UK: U, USA: Not Rates, Sweden 15 Source of story An original screenplay taking advantage of the antipathy between Muslims and Hindus in the Northwest at the time. Director J. Lee Thompson Writers Frank S. Nugent, Robin Estridge Starring Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom, Wilfred Hyde-White, I.S. Johar, Ratings IMDb: … Continue reading

Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023)

Duration 2h 14m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story The table top game Dungeons and Dragons. Director John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Writers/Script John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Gilio Starring Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Rege-Jean Page, Justice Smith, Sophia Lillis, Hugh Grant, Daisy Head, Ratings IMDb: 7.6/10 by 9,300 people. … Continue reading

The Great Wall (2016)

Duration 1h 43m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Yimou Zhang Writers/Script Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, Tony Gilroy Starring Matt Damon, Tian Jing, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau, Pedro Pascal, and a load of Chinese actors, probably well known in their own country. Ratings IMDb: 5.9/10 by 139,00 … Continue reading

Road to Perdition (2002)

Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner Director Sam Mendes Writers/Script David Self Starring Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig, Cierán Hinds, Stanley Tucci, Jude Law, Ratings IMDb: 7.7/10 … Continue reading

Get Carter (1971)

Duration 1h 52m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A 1970 novel “Jack’s Return Home” by Ted Lewis Director Mike Hodges Writers/Script Mike Hodges Starring Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland, John Osborne, George Sewell, Geraldine Moffat, Petre Markham, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Hepton, Terence Rigby, Ratings IMDb: 7.3/10 by 34,861 people.  … Continue reading

Bedazzled (2000)

Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 12, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 7 Source of story A remake of the 1967 film of the same name by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, that a riff on the Faust story. Director Harold Ramis Writers/Script Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan Starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O’Connor, Orlando Jones. … Continue reading

Taken 3 (2014)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG13, Denmark: 15, Source of story A screenplay using characters from the previous Taken films in a slightly different situation. Director Oliver Megaton Writers/Script Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring Liam Neeson, Forest Whitaker, Famke Janssen, Magge Grace, Dougray Scott, Sam Spruell, Ratings IMDb: 6.0/10 by 196,325 people.  … Continue reading

Allied (2016)

Duration 2h 04m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay, based apparently on a story the screenwriter was told in America. Director Robert Zemeckis Writers/Script Steven Knight Starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Anton Lesser, Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 160,873 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 60% … Continue reading

TÁR (2022)

Duration 2h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Todd Field Writers/Script Todd Field Starring Cate Blanchett, Noemie Merlant, Sylvia Flote, Mark Strong, Nina Hoss, Sophie Kauer, Julian Glover, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by 56,771 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 326 reviewers. Summary: Lydia Tár is a feted … Continue reading

Scream (1996)

Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark; 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Wes Craven Writers/Script Kevin Williamson Starring Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Courtney Cox, Rose McGowan, David Arquette, Liev Schreiber, Linda Blair, Wes Craven, Henry Winkler Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 351,944 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 80% by 84 reviewers. … Continue reading

Splendour in the Grass (1961)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: X, USA: Not Rated, Norway: 12 Source of story An original screenplay, but possibly related to a stage play written by the author. Director Elia Kazan Writers/Script William Inge Starring Natalie Wood, Pat Hingle, Barbara Loden, Warren Beatty, Sandy Dennis, Ratings IMDb:7.7/10 by 21,561 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 72% by 25 … Continue reading

To Leslie (2023)

Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 16 Source of story An original screenplay, apparently based on real events. Director Michael Morris Writers/Script Ryan Binaco Starring Andrea Riseborough, Owen Teague, Alison Janney, Marc Maron, Andre Royo, Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 7,034 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 81 reviewers. Review2view: 6.5/10. Summary: Leslie is … Continue reading

Death Race 4: Beyond Anarchy (2018)

Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: PG, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A screenplay piggybacked on the previous Death Race environment and characters. Director Don Michael Paul Writers/Script Tony Giglio, Don Michaerl Paul – story Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Lucy Aarden, Danny Glover, Fred Koehler, Christine Marzano, Zach McGowan, Danny Trejo, Ratings IMDb: 5.2/10 … Continue reading

Wild Wild West (1999)

Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG13, Norway:15  Source of story A TV series of the same name, with the same themes. Director Barry Sonnenfeld Writers/Script S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman Starring Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, M. Emmet Walsh, Ted Levine, Bai Ling, Ratings IMDb: 4.9/10 … Continue reading

Giant (1956)

Duration 3h 21m Ratings UK: A, USA: G, Denmark: 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Edna Ferber Director George Stevens Writers/Script Fred Guiol, Ivan Moffat Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker, Mercedes McCambridge, Dennis Hopper, Sal Mineo, Rod Taylor, Sheb Wooley, Ratings IMDb: 7.6/10 by 40,065 people.  … Continue reading

Women Talking (2022)

Duration 1h 44m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Spain: 7 Source of story A book by Miriam Toews, itself based on real events in a Mennonite community in Bolivia. Director Sarah Polley Writers/Script Sarah Polley Starring Rooney Mara, Judith Ivey, Emily Mitchell, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Frances McDormand, Ben Whishaw, Ratings IMDb: 7.2/10 by 8,249 … Continue reading

Gemini Man (2019)

Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ang Lee Writers/Script David Benioff, Billy Ray, Darren Lemke Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, Benedict Wong, Ratings IMDb: 5.7/10 by 115,498 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 26% by 319 reviewers. Review2view: 6.8/10. Summary: Militarily trained assassin Henry … Continue reading

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

Duration 2h 27m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 11 Source of story An original screenplay Director Ruben Östlund Writers/Script Ruben Östlund Starring Charibi Dean, Harris Dickinson, Woody Harrelson, Ziatko Buric, Dolly De Leon, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 83,744 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 72% by 245 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Summary: The film is presented in three … Continue reading

The Courier (2019)

Duration 1h 39m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Zackary Adler Writers/Script Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate, Andrew Prendergast Starring Olga Kurylenko, Gary Oldman, Amit Shah, Alicia Agneson, William Mosely, Dermot Mulroney, Ratings IMDb: 4.8/10 by 10,586 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 5% by 19 … Continue reading

To Kill A Mocking Bird (1962)

Duration 2h 09m Ratings UK: A, USA: PG, Denmark: 15, Source of story A book of the same name by Harper Lee. Director Robert Mulligan Writers/Script Horton Foote Starring Gregory Peck, Frank Overton, Brock Peters, Estelle Evans, Robert Duvall, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Ratings IMDb: 8.3/10 by 318,941 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 93% by 67 reviewers. … Continue reading

The Whale (2022)

Duration 1h 57m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story A 2012 play of the same name by Samuel D. Hunter Director Darren Aronofsky Writers/Script Samuel D. Hunter Starring Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins, Hong Chau, Samantha Morton Ratings IMDb: 8/10 by 27,272 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 66% by 301 reviewers. Review2view: … Continue reading

Money Talks (1997)

Duration 1h 37m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Argentina: 13 Source of story An original screenplay Director Brett Ratner Writers/Script Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow Starring Chris Tucker, Charlie Sheen, Heather Lockyear, Paul Solvino, David Warner, Paul Gleason, Ratings IMDb: 6.2/10 by 30,096 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 16% by 19 reviewers. Review2view: 4/10. Summary: Franklin Hatchett is … Continue reading

The Fourth Protocol (1987)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story Frederick Forsyth’s book of the same name. Director John Mackenzie Writers/Script Geroge Axelrod, Frederick Forsyth Starring Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan, Joanna Cassidy, Michael Gough, Ray McAnally, Ian Richardson, Anton Rogers, Ronald Pickup, Ned Beatty, Ratings IMDb: 6.5/10 by 10,277 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Duration 1h 54m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 15, Source of story An original screenplay Director Martin McDonagh Writers/Script Martin McDonagh Starring Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson, Kerry Kondon, Barry Keoghan, Ratings IMDb: 7.8/10 by 120,870 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 97% by 328 reviewers. Review2view: 6/10. Summary: It is 1923 during the closing stages of the … Continue reading

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)

Duration 1h 59m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story Some books about Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan. Director Paul Weitz Writers/Script Paul Weitz, Brian Helgeland Starring John C. Reilly, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Jessica Carison, Ken Watanabe, Salma Hayek, Frankie Falson, Willem Dafoe, Ray Stevenson, Ratings IMDb: 5.8/10 by 46,956 … Continue reading

Leprechaun Returns (2018)

Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Sweden: 15 Source of story The character of the Leprechaun from the previous films but is intended to be  sequel to the first. Director Steven Kostanski Writers/Script Suzanne Keilly Characters by Mark Jones. Starring Taylor Spreitier, Pepi Sonuga, Sai Bennett, Emily Reid, Mark Holton,  Linden Porco Ratings … Continue reading

Spies Like Us (1985)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Norway: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director John Landis Writers/Script Dan Aykroyd, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel Starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Frank Oz, Terry Gilliam, Donna Dixon, Ray Harryhausen, Bob Hope, Joel Coen, Sam Raimi, Vanessa Angel, Ratings IMDb: 6.4/10 by 50,712 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading

Living (2022)

Duration 1h 38m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story The 1952 Japanese film Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa, in turn imspired by The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy. Director Oliver Hermanus Writers/Script Kazuo Ishiguro Starring Alex Sharp, Bill Nighy, Michael Cochrane, Aimee Lou Wood, Lia Williams, Tom Burke, Ratings IMDb: 7.5/10 by … Continue reading

Gun (2010)

Duration 1h 22m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Spain: 18 Source of story An original screenplay Director Jessy Terrero Writers/Script Credited – 50 Cent, although it is claimed that he did not write a word of it. Starring Curtis 50 Cent Jackson, Val Kilmer, Annalynne McCord, James Remar, John Larroquette, Danny Trejo.  Ratings IMDb: 3.8/10 … Continue reading

Babylon (2022)

Duration 3h 09m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story The film apparently depicts a number of well known incidents and characters in Hollywood history. Director Damien Chazelle Writers/Script Damien Chazelle Starring Phoebe Tonkin, Jean Smart, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde, Karina Fontes, Lucas Haas, Li Jun Li, Eric Roberts, Olivia … Continue reading

Pacific Rim 2: Uprising (2018)

Duration 1h 51m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG, Denmark Source of story A sequel to the last “Pacific Rim” Director Steven S. DeKnight Writers/Script Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, T.S. Nowlin Starring John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Burn Gorman, Charlie Day, Jing Tian, Jin Zhang, Ratings IMDb: 5.6/10 by 119,255 people.  Rotten … Continue reading

Bloody Hell (2020)

Duration 1h 33m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Poland: 12 Source of story An original screenplay Director Alister Grierson Writers/Script Robert Benjamin Starring Ben O’Tool, Meg Fraser, Caroline Craig, Matthew Sunderland, Ratings IMDb: 6.6/10 by 8,130 people .  Rotten Tomatoes: 91% by 56 reviewers. Review2view: 7.3/10. Summary: Rex Coen is chatting up the teller in … Continue reading

Midway (2019)

Duration 2h 18m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story The actual battle of Midway Director Roland Emmerich Writers/Script Wes Tooke Starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Woody Harrelson, Luke Evans, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Jake Weber, plus a lot of Japanese actors. Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 87,232 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 42% by … Continue reading

M3GAN (2022)

Duration 1h 42m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 15 Source of story An original screenplay with homage to other malevolent doll and robot films. Director Gerard Johnstone Writers/Script Akela Cooper Starring Allison Williams, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Amie Donald, Ratings IMDb: 6.7/10 by 13,633 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 95% by 237 reviewers. Review2view: 7/10. Summary: … Continue reading

A Man Called Otto (2022)

Duration 2h 6m Ratings UK: 15, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman and a Swedish film of that name. Director Marc Foster Writers/Script David Magee Starring Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño,  Rachel Keller, Ratings IMDb: 6.8/10 by 647 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 67% by 45 reviewers. Review2view: … Continue reading

The Judge (2014)

Duration 2h 21m Ratings UK: 15, USA: R, Denmark: 7 Source of story An original screenplay which seems like something written by John Grisham. Director David Dobkin Writers/Script Nick Schenk, Bill Dubuque Starring Robert Downey Jr, Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Billy Bob Thornton, Vincent D’Onofrio, Dax Shepard, Ratings IMDb: 7.4/10 by 192,360 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: … Continue reading

Paranoia (2013)

Duration 1h 46m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story A book of the same name by Joseph Finder Director Robert Luketic Writers/Script Jason Hall, Barry L. Levy Starring Liam Helmsworth, Gary Oldman, Amber Heard, Harrison Ford, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon, Richard Dreyfuss, Angela Sarafyan, Ratings IMDb: 5.6/10 by 38,034 people.  Rotten … Continue reading

Avatar 2: The Way of Water (2022)

Duration 3h 12m Ratings UK: 12A, USA: PG-13, Denmark: 11 Source of story The first Avatar, plus further characters. Director James Cameraon Writers/Script James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Jemaine Clement, Giovani Rebisi,   Sigourney Weaver, Ratings IMDb: 8.1/10 by 77,369 people.  Rotten … Continue reading

Bones and All (2022)

Duration 2h 11m Ratings UK: 18, USA: R, Denmark: 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by Camille DeAngelis Director Luca Guadagnino Writers/Script David Kajganich Starring Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny Ratings IMDb: 7.1/10 by 16,485 people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 83% by 253 reviewers. Review2view: 6.8/10. Summary: After … Continue reading

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