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[Lunarion]

Australia.2008.1080p.BluRay

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455824/

Title: Australia (2008)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Description: In northern Australia at the beginning of World War II, an English aristocrat inherits a cattle station the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough stock-man to drive 2,000 head of cattle across hundreds of miles of the country's most unforgiving land.....
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writer: Stuart Beattie, Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Shea Adams
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 165 min

this has also gotten a longer version aka mini series edited from the footage of this films left overs called
Faraway.Downs.2023

Faraway.Downs.S01.COMPLETE.2160p.HULU.WEB.H265-SuccessfulCrab

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21158320/

the film has a good fantasy story with a few historical fact mixed in war history and does a good job presenting some historical fact about the lost generation some event took place from 1939 and earlier and only ended as recent as 1978 with an apology in 2008 that is messed up. the practice should have ended far earlier than 1978 it should not have been done at all but lasting to 1978 that is very bad and then
apology in 2008 that's way too late.

i first saw the film in 2023 runtime 2h 45 minutes.
i now in 2024 have seen the series runtime 3h 45 minutes.
that promised more content that had not been used in the film looked to be another extra 60 minutes of content but that was a lie
it was a good experience watching the series however
i was glad i could skip intro and end credits they have around 6 minutes intro and end credit on all 6 episodes
6 minutes x5 episodes = 30 minutes extra start end credits i excluded start and end credit on 1 episode in the series to match vs the films intro and start credit subtract 30 minutes runtime from the series it means all they added on was maybe additional approximately 30 more minutes of content and frankly i did not notice any big changes or extra in depth material
all they have done was stretched a few scenes a little and divided it up in chapters....
the series is basically just and extended version movie with a little more content its a marketing gimmick to cash in
extra launching it as a TV series.
however i recommend giving either the movie or the TV series a go and if you like it check out the other version as well
and see how you think they compare. and what version you like best.

 

[Lunarion]

The.Majestic.2001.1080p.BluRay

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268995/

Title: The Majestic (2001)
Genres: Drama, Romance
Description: Peter Appleton is an ambitious young screenwriter working for HHS Studios during Hollywood's Golden Age, 1951 in particular. "Ashes to Ashes" is about to be released, and he's dating the attractive movie star, Sandra Sinclair. Just when everything seems to be going his way, it is discovered he (unwittingly) attended a Communist meeting during college when pulled there by his girlfriend at the time, and thus heavy suspicion settles over him and he'll have to stand before Congress. Afraid of what might happen if they don't, HHS cancels Appleton's contract and aborts the release date of the film. Appleton promptly begins to wallow in self-pity and spends nearly an entire night at a bar, then drives intoxicated through the streets of the California course until plummeting into a stormy river and getting knocked unconscious. Washing up on the beaches of a small town called Lawson. Although the people there are pleasant and likable, the town is depressed and lifeless due to having lost 62 of its sons in World War II. One of them, Luke Trimble, was missing in action; and miraculously, Peter bears a striking resemblance to the black and white photos, close enough to fool even Luke's father, Harry. However, thanks to the blow to the head and the alcohol, Peter has suffered amnesia and decides he must be who they think he is. Besides, it's not a bad life: Luke's beautiful lover, lawyer Adele Stanton, is all over him, the town has suddenly come back to life with excitement, and he and his "father" rebuild a movie palace Harry used to run, the Majestic. Unfortunately, Peter's memory returns in time for G-men to track him down.
Director: Frank Darabont
Writer: Michael Sloane
Actors: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban
Rated: PG
Runtime: 152 min

 

[Lunarion]

Where.The.Heart.Is.2000.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0198021/

Genre: Comedy | Drama | Romance

Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the friendly aisles of Wal-Mart. Eventually, some eccentric but kindly strangers 'adopt' Novalee and her infant daughter, helping them buck the odds and build a new life.

 

[Lunarion]

Full.Body.Massage.1995.BluRay.1080p.FLAC.2.0.AVC.REMUX-FraMeSToR

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113131/
Genre : Drama
Actors: Mimi Rogers, Bryan Brown, Christopher Burgard
Runtime: 93 min
A successful but world-weary art dealer finds out that her usual masseur has sent a substitute
for her regular weekly massage at her home.

nice healthy dose of Good Nudity and Sensuality
some interesting conversations ranging from everyday stuff to philosophy.
this is a mainstream artistic movie not a porn film.
good to watch solo or with a partner...

 

[Lunarion]

clueless.1995.1080p.bluray.x264-hd4u

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112697/
Cher, a high school student in Beverly Hills, must survive the ups and downs of adolescent life.
Her external demeanor at first seems superficial, but rather it hides her wit, charm,
and intelligence which help her to deal with relationships, friends, family, school, and the all-important teenage social life.
Genres: Comedy, Romance

very nice classic.

 

[Lunarion]

Trial.and.Error.1997.DVDRip.x264.AC3-FGT

Lawyer Charlie Tuttle is defending his wife's relative Benny Gibbs in a class action fraud suit, but when he gets to the city where court takes place, he gets drunk and the following day, when the hearings begin, his friend, actor Richard Rjetti takes his place posing as Charlie. The bad thing is that Richard doesn't know anything about being a lawyer, and Charlie has to teach him as the court goes on.

Genres: Comedy, Romance
Director: Jonathan Lynn
Stars: Michael Richards, Jeff Daniels, Charlize Theron

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120373/

a very nice hidden gem
many have not heard about this film
those who check it out most of the time like it.
no 720p or 1080p exist at time of posting this so best copy is dvdrip for the time being.

 

[Lunarion]

Groundhog.Day.1993.15th.Anniversary.Bluray.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107048/
Genre: Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
Cast: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it).
This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration.
On awaking the 'following' day, he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again.
First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity
in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing every day.

 

[Lunarion]

Bulworth.1998.1080p.WEBRip

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118798/
Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a journey of political and spiritual renewal.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

 

[Lunarion]

Promised.Land.2012.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2091473/
Title: Promised Land (2012)
Genres: Drama
Description: Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally.
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Dave Eggers
Actors: Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski
Runtime: 106 min

 

[Lunarion]

Gattaca.1997.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119177/
Gattaca (1997) | English | United States of America | Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery, Romance | 106 min
Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Alan Arkin, Loren Dean, Gore Vidal, Tony Shalhoub, Ernest Borgnine, Blair Underwood, Xander Berkeley, Jayne Brook, Una Damon, Elias Koteas, Maya Rudolph, Elizabeth Dennehy
Director: Andrew Niccol
Writer: Andrew Niccol (writer)
In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel, yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.

 

[Lunarion]

The.Host.2013.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS

Title[/B]: The Host
Actors[/B]: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel
Runtime[/B]: 125 min
Genres: [/B]Action, Adventure, Drama
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517260/
Writer and Director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca (1997), In Time (2011)) adapts Twilight author Stephenie Meyer's New York Times best-seller. The majority of the human race have been possessed by unseen invaders, leaving only small pockets of "wild" humans like Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan) scattered throughout the world.

 

[Lunarion]

Elysium.2013.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1535108/
Title: Elysium (2013)
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Description: In the year 2154, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy, who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Delacourt, a government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn't stop the people of Earth from trying to get in by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writer: Neill Blomkamp
Actors: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley
Runtime: 109 min

 

[Lunarion]

Contact.1997.Bluray.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/
Title: Contact (1997)
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Description: Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway (David Morse), who died when she was nine-years-old, leaving her orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (N.S.F.) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her N.S.F. superior David Drumlin (Tom Skerritt), as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders, and other scientists, such as Drumlin, try to take over her work. When the messages received from space are decoded, the project takes on a whole new dimension, which strengthens for Ellie the quest for the truth. Thrown into the mix are the unknown person who has up until now funded most of Ellie's work and what his motivations are, and Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey), a renowned author and theologian, who despite their fundamental differences in outlook, is mutually attracted to Ellie, that attraction based in part on intellect and their common goal of wanting to know the truth.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan
Actors: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 282971
Rated: PG
Runtime: 150 min

for 1997 this was a very good film when it came to the philosophical debate
lots of this stuff is still valid today it offer point of views from multiple perspectives
but if you are looking for an action film this is not it
this is slow film debating different issues.

 

[Merlin]

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2494362/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

We watched this last night. It was pretty entertaining. Some gruesome carnage for sure. One scene with a new horror take on viciousness will leave you cringing. Watch for the naked prisoner scene.

️️️️ out of five

 

[Lunarion]

Pacific.Rim.2013.1080p

IMDB information:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/

Title: Pacific Rim (2013)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Description: When monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes - a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) - who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Travis Beacham, Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi
Rating: 6.9
Votes: 512104
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 131 min

Pacific.Rim.Uprising.2018.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-HD.MA.7.1-FGT

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2557478/

Title: Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Description: It is 2035, ten years after the Battle of the Breach, in which the inter-dimensional portal created by the Precursors (through which they sent marauding Kaiju) was closed. Former Jaeger pilot Jake Pentecost - son of Battle of the Breach hero Stacker Pentecost - makes a living by stealing and selling Jaeger parts on the black market in the Los Angeles area. After he tracks part of a disabled Jaeger's power core to the secret workshop of fifteen year-old Jaeger enthusiast Amara Namani, both are arrested by the Pan-Pacific Defense Corps (PPDC) after an altercation between Amara's small, single-pilot Jaeger Scrapper and the Police Jaeger November Ajax. A holographic transmission of Jake's adoptive sister and PPDC Secretary General Mako Mori persuades him to return to PPDC as an instructor, with Amara as his recruit..
Director: Steven S. DeKnight
Writer: Steven S. DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder
Actors: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny
Rating: 5.6
Votes: 119891
Rated: PG-13
Runtime: 111 min

 

[Lunarion]

The.Last.Samurai.2003.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325710/
Title: The Last Samurai (2003)
Genres: Action, Drama
Description: In the 1870s, Captain Nathan Algren (Tom Cruise), a cynical veteran of the American Civil War, who will work for anyone, is hired by Americans who want lucrative contracts with the Emperor of Japan to train the peasant conscripts for the first standing Imperial Army in modern warfare using firearms. The Imperial Omura (Masato Harada) cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai, hereditary warriors, who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty, but reject the Westernizing policy, and even refuse firearms. Yet, when his ill-prepared superior force sets out too soon, their panic allows the sword-wielding samurai to crush them. Badly wounded, Algren's courageous stand makes the samurai leader Katsumoto (Ken Watanabe) spare his life. Once nursed to health, he learns to know and respect the old Japanese way, and participates as advisor in Katsumoto's failed attempt to save the Bushido tradition, but Omura gets repressive laws enacted. He must now choose to honor his loyalty to one of the embittered sides when the conflict returns to the battlefield.
Director: Edward Zwick
Writer: John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Actors: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly
Rating: 7.8
Votes: 456812
Rated: R
Runtime: 154 min

 

[Lunarion]

Seven.Samurai.1954.Restored.Criterion.Bluray.1080p

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047478/
A veteran samurai, who has fallen on hard times, answers a village's request for protection from bandits. He gathers 6 other samurai to help him, and they teach the townspeople how to defend themselves, and they supply the samurai with three small meals a day. The film culminates in a giant battle when 40 bandits attack the village.
Genres: Action, Drama

 

[Merlin]

The Magnificent Seven 1960

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054047/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

I’ve seen this movie 20 times at the very minimum and it never fails to entertain. The all-star cast led by Yul Brenner and Eli Wallach with Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn and Robert Vaughn makes this a legendary classic. It is an American retelling of The Seven Samurai.

️️️️️ out of 5

 

[Merlin]

Walden 2023

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21202916/?ref_=ext_shr_link

Quirky serial killer tale with a twist. I loved it. I can’t give more spoiler details. I recommend it.

️️️️ out of 5

 

[Lunarion]

Yes
The.Magnificent.Seven.1960.BluRay.1080p
was very good. a successful Seven.Samurai.1954 adoption to a western setting. skillfully made a classic
well worth watching after the original Japanese film both highly recommended.

there where a number of sequels after the original + a rebot-remake in 2016
01.The.Magnificent.Seven.1960.BluRay.1080p
02.Return.of.the.Magnificent.Seven.1966.BluRay.1080p
03.Guns.of.The.Magnificent.Seven.1969.1080p.BluRay
04.The.Magnificent.Seven.Ride.1972.1080p.BluRay
05.The.Magnificent.Seven.2016.1080p.BluRay



Return.of.the.Magnificent.Seven.1966.BluRay
aka
Return of the Seven.1966.BluRay

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060897

Guns.of.The.Magnificent.Seven.1969.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-FGT

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064395/
Title: Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)
Genres: Action, Drama, Western
Description: With six of the original Seven decimated after the life-altering events in The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Return of the Seven (1966), the team's sole survivor, Chris Adams, is recruited to free the incarcerated Mexican revolutionary, Quintero. As the rebels do battle with the ruthless dictator, Diaz, and his pitiless right-hand man, Colonel Diego, legendary Chris enlists the help of a lethal sextet of professional gunfighters to rescue the brave leader of the Revolution. Now, once more, Chris' men are called in to save the day. Can the outnumbered Magnificent Seven pull off a glorious victory?
Director: Paul Wendkos
Writer: Herman Hoffman
Actors: George Kennedy, James Whitmore, Monte Markham
Rating: 5.7
Votes: 3064
Rated: G
Runtime: 105 min

The.Magnificent.Seven.Ride.1972.1080p.BluRay.x264.DTS-FGT

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068897/

The.Magnificent.Seven.2016.1080p.BluRay

Title: The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)
Genres: Action, Drama, Western
Description: After his last adventure in the Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969), the former leader of the Seven and now a married U.S. Marshall, Chris Adams, declines his old friend Jim McKay's invitation to stop the outlaw De Toro and his marauding gang of bandits from attacking the Mexican border town of Magdalena. Filled with guilt, Chris decides to visit the town--now inhabited by widows--before the tough band's imminent return, having no other choice but to recruit a brand-new team of unlikely defenders. As always, the odds are against them. Can the new Magnificent Seven and the town's defenceless women put an end to De Toro's reign of terror?
Director: George McCowan
Writer: Arthur Rowe
Actors: Lee Van Cleef, Stefanie Powers, Michael Callan
Rating: 5.6
Votes: 3248
Rated: PG
Runtime: 100 min

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404435/
Plot:  Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek.
With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm for help.
Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen.
With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.