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Jurassic Park III (2001)

Duration 1h 32m Ratings UK: PG, USA: PG-13, Norway 11  Source of story The earlier films, and the characters created by Michael Crichton. Director Joe Johnston Writers/Script Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Laura Dern,  Ratings IMDb: 5.9 by 306k people.  Rotten Tomatoes: 49% by 185 … Continue reading

Thor: Ragnarök (2017)

Duration 2h 10m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Apparently elements of the Marvel story “Planet Hulk” by Greg Pak, Walter Simonson, Carlo Pagalayan. Director Taika Waititi Writers/Script Eric Pearson, Craig Kyle, Christopher L. Yost Starring Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum,  Tessa Thompson, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Sam … Continue reading

Daybreakers (2009)

Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A sort of original screenplay Director The Spierig Brothers Writers/Script The Spierig Brothers Starring Ethen Hawke, William Dafoe, Sam Neill, Claudia Karvan Elevator Pitch: It is 2019 (yes it is) and the virtually the whole human race have become vampires, the remaining humans being solely a … Continue reading

Jurassic Park (1993)

Elevator Pitch A billionaire has created an island environment with real dinosaurs created from the blood in a mosquito perserved in amber, and prior to its opening day he invites four adults and his two grandchildren to the facility to give it a test run. However, while they are out in the park a traiterous … Continue reading

Event Horizon (1997)

Released 1997 Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Writer/s Script Philip Eisner Director Paul W S Anderson Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, Kathleen Quinlan, Joely Richardson, Jack Noseworthy, Jason Isaacs, Sean Pertwee Elevator Pitch The revolutionary spacecraft Event Horizon fitted with a faster than light drive, disappeared on its maiden flight but … Continue reading

Bicentennial Man (1999)

Released 1999 Rating (UK)   Source of story Short stories and novels by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg Writer/s Script Nicholas Kazan Director Chris Columbus Starring Robin Williams, Embeth Davidz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt Elevator Pitch A domestic robot, purchased to carry out menial tasks, proves to have intelligence and to be capable of advanced … Continue reading

Backtrack

Released 2016 Rating 15 in UK Director Michael Petroni Writer/s Michael Petroni Starring Adrian Brody, Sam Neill Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch Two boys leave their bikes on a railway line, apparently causing in the derailment of a train and the deaths of 47 people. They are both traumatised, and one, who … Continue reading

Escape Plan

Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Mikael Hafstrom Writer/s Miles Chapman, Jason Keller Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Jim Caveizel, Sam Neill, Vinnie Jones Source of story An original screenplay Elevator Pitch An expert in prison security, who usually determines the weaknesses in such facilities by escaping from them, is incarcerated in … Continue reading

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