The Pacific (2010) [Complete Series]

DOWNLOAD "THE PACIFIC (2010)" COMPLETE SERIES

Before director Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan left audiences in silent awe, Hollywood's depiction of war had long been dominated (perhaps rightfully so) by cynicism and anti-war sentiment. As early as 1930, golden age masterpieces like All Quiet on the Western Front turned their attention to entire generations of men haunted by the horrors of combat. By 1957, Academy Award-winning films like The Bridge on the River Kwai were dissecting the hopelessness and futility of the world's most brutal conflicts. In the 1970s, Vietnam ripped opened old wounds, paving the way for several scathing indictments of wartime practices and politics -- Apocalypse Now, Platoon, First Blood, Casualties of War and Born on the Fourth of July, just to name a few -- to examine the atrocity, madness and soul-crushing savagery of it all. Later films delved even further into the abyss, injecting injustice and inhumanity into everything from machismo-riddled '80s and '90s actioners to conspiracy-laden war dramas of the late '90s.

But Saving Private Ryan did something few other films before it had done: explore the impact, enmity and insanity of war without diluting the humble service and innate sacrifice of the ordinary men -- the everyday schoolteachers, teenagers, shopkeepers, fathers and sons -- who gave their all for something more pure and meaningful. In 2001, Spielberg and Tom Hanks took their study of the bonds of battlefield brotherhood a step further with the critically acclaimed, emotionally charged 10-part HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers. Disquieting and engrossing, it remains one of the most distinguished, cinematic, heart-wrenching television productions of all time. Needless to say, their next foray into the trials and tribulations of World War II, The Pacific, arrived earlier this year to tremendous fanfare and towering expectations.

Just as the Pacific theater of operations was home to a drastically different World War than the European theater, The Pacific is a drastically different miniseries than Band of Brothers. Not only is substantial screentime devoted to some of its characters' home lives and families, the themes that slowly develop, the battles that suddenly erupt, the challenges that emerge and the situations the soldiers find themselves in prove to be as unpredictable as the details of the lesser known Pacific War. Based on four separate WWII memoirs -- PFC Robert Leckie's "Helmet for My Pillow," PFC Chuck Tatum's "Red Blood, Black Sand: with John Basilone on Iwo Jima," Corporal Eugene Sledge's "With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa" and his followup, "China Marine: An Infantryman's Life after World War II" -- The Pacific follows Sledge (played brilliantly by The Social Network's Joseph Mazzello), Leckie (Rubicon's James Badge Dale) and Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (Homicide: Life on the Street's Jon Seda) into the fray, and focuses on a number of pivotal but bloody battles at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Okinawa and other Pacific theater hotspots.

It isn't easy to watch The Pacific. More a nine-hour, ten-part film than a traditional television miniseries, it paints a visceral, violent picture of a fierce, widespread stage of World War II often overshadowed by the Allies' efforts in Germany and Greater Europe. And if The Pacific makes any one thing painfully clear, it's that the blood spilled on the sun-streaked beaches of the Pacific was just as costly as the blood spilled at Bastogne and Berlin. Like Band of Brothers, The Pacific weighed heavily on my mind after each episode. There are moments of such startling sadness, poignant strokes of such raw human frailty, unsettling scenes of such terrible tragedy that I was grateful to have a week between each broadcast. While a sense of grand purpose and noble determination propels the soldiers forward, the injuries, deaths, sacrifices and shaken spirits that litter the screen are as overwhelming as they are moving. I found it all too easy to forget I was watching a cast of talented actors; to forget that I was being treated to a sprawling HBO production; to forget I was privy to a stirring technical achievement in which no expense was spared. Mazzello, Dale and Seda became Sledge, Leckie and Basilone. Their fellow soldiers were suddenly living and breathing the salty air of the Pacific. Fallen heroes cried very real cries before dying very real deaths. Fear rose and bravery surged, men fought and bled, lines were drawn and enemies routed. If nothing else, The Pacific is an utterly absorbing, wholly realistic experience worthy of its lineage.

It's a humbling trek as well. Of all the wars the world has waged, World War II is perhaps the most dignified. Diverse nations banding together to defeat a monstrous force; men from all walks of life fighting and bleeding under the same banner of justice; allies managing to put aside their differences to accomplish a single task. It's this same subtle nobility that permeates The Pacific. Sledge, Leckie, Basilone and their fellow soldiers are far from perfect heroes. Flawed, fallible and all too mortal, they struggle to hold onto the remnants of their war-torn humanity, frequently fail each other and occasionally wallow in ego and self-interest. But it's their drive and ability to overcome their baser natures that makes each one such a fascinating character. Likewise, the Marines' larger battles, strategic decisions and willingness to adapt makes each skirmish an intense encounter, each defeat a bitter loss, each quiet reflection a thought-provoking respite and each hard-fought victory a palpable relief. Like Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, The Pacific never turns a blind eye to the mercilessness and atrocities of war, but also doesn't ignore the fact that even the most unspeakable horrors can sharpen the least among us, mold boys into men and transform soldiers into brothers.

Is it as gripping as Band of Brothers? Not quite. A slightly slower start and some initial distractions (mainly involving scenes that take place in the US) will require more patience from those anxious to sink into The Pacific. That being said, it isn't long before the miniseries gains its footing and drags its audience into hell with Sledge, Leckie and Basilone. By the time the Marines landed at Iwo Jima and Okinawa, I was entranced. By the time the story drew to a close, I was grateful to have been given such a gritty glimpse into a crucial theater of WWII I knew very little about. I doubt I'll return to its ten episodes as often as I revisit Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan, but The Pacific has earned a coveted place among the treasured war films and television miniseries in my collection.

DOWNLOAD THE PACIFIC (2010) [COMPLETE SERIES]

Read more »

1080p, 2010, Action, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, War,

{[['']]}

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

No film before has ever captured the destructive nature of war to this magnitude, and few have exemplified the rousing spirit of man to a degree that encapsulates the essence of the human condition through both the complexities of the soul and the base elements of his very existence via the prism of the crisis that is the firsthand experience of the most destructive of forces. Saving Private Ryan perfectly displays both, Director Steven Spielberg's 1998 epic World War II picture a heartbreaking portrayal of the horrors of war but also an uplifting saga of the dedication to duty; the value of life; the unwavering spirit of freedom; the brotherhood amongst men; the courage to overcome all; and perhaps most importantly, the willingness to make the greatest of sacrifices in the name of honor, principles, and friendship.

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay: Robert Rodat
Actors: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore
Date Released: 24 July 1998
Genre: Action, Drama, War
MPAA Rating : R
Duration: 169 min
Official URL:
Average Rating
Rating: 8.6/10
Votes: 606,934 (as of 20 April 2014)
Reviewer: James Neon

No film before has ever captured the destructive nature of war to this magnitude, and few have exemplified the rousing spirit of man to a degree that encapsulates the essence of the human condition through both the complexities of the soul and the base elements of his very existence via the prism of the crisis that is the firsthand experience of the most destructive of forces. Saving Private Ryan perfectly displays both, Director Steven Spielberg's 1998 epic World War II picture a heartbreaking portrayal of the horrors of war but also an uplifting saga of the dedication to duty; the value of life; the unwavering spirit of freedom; the brotherhood amongst men; the courage to overcome all; and perhaps most importantly, the willingness to make the greatest of sacrifices in the name of honor, principles, and friendship. Indeed, Saving Private Ryan proves itself to be, perhaps, history's most important film, not only for its graphically-realistic portrayal of combat but for the touching storyline and pertinent thematic elements that only reinforce the purpose behind the bloodshed and lend weight to the true price of freedom so that others could in the years, decades, and hopefully even centuries to follow enjoy in life what the men who fought purchased with their heroism, their unwavering commitment to their ideals, and for many, their deaths.

Following the devastatingly bloody but ultimately successful Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, a select squad of U.S. soldiers -- led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump) -- are given a critical assignment directly from the Army's top brass: to locate and return safely Private James Francis Ryan, whose three brothers have all died within days of the invasion, two at Normandy, the third in combat around New Guinea. Ryan, a member of the 101st Airborne Division who dropped into France the night before the invasion, has become lost behind enemy lines, and the jumbled French countryside becomes a deadly haystack through which Miller and his men -- Sergeant Horvath (Tom Sizemore, Heat); Corporal Upham (Jeremy Davies, Rescue Dawn); Medic Wade (Giovanni Ribisi, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow); and Privates Reiben (Edward Burns, Echelon Conspiracy), Jackson (Barry Pepper, We Were Soldiers), Mellish (Adam Goldberg, Déjà Vu), and Caparzo (Vin Diesel, Pitch Black) -- must navigate to locate Ryan and, along the way, ultimately come to better understand themselves, one another, their place in the war, and the value of saving Private Ryan and reuniting him with his devastated mother, all in the name of finding some silver lining in the hell on Earth that they endure at the hands of a determined and tough enemy.

Beginning with a discussion on Saving Private Ryan's technical attributes, Director Steven Spielberg has crafted the most potently-aggressive and visually-arresting wartime picture ever made. His purpose is not to devastate his viewers but to instead instill inside them a sense of the terrible struggles and absolute deadliness of combat while also immortalizing all those who gave their lives for freedom. His picture has engendered a new appreciation for "the greatest generation," a term used to describe those who fought in World War II but also one that should encompass all those who have worn, do wear, or will don the uniform and bravely face whatever dangers may come their way as they protect with their lives the advancement and perpetuation of freedom. Still, Spielberg's intense visuals only reinforce the underlying themes and purposes of the film, and the director employs what has become the de facto style for shooting wartime pictures, evidenced in later films like 2001's Black Hawk Down and 2008's The Hurt Locker. Spielberg visually accentuates the grittiness of war and gives the picture something of a handheld, personal, up-close look and feel; the movie is sometimes excessively grainy and sports a washed-out color palette that allows shades of green, gray, and brown to dominate the frame, and while splashes of color are readily evident throughout, Saving Private Ryan does indeed capture a more vintage era-specific feel throughout. Spielberg demonstrates an ability to perfectly entwine the superficialities of the film -- its primary plot and action sequences -- with a broad swath of emotional depth and thematic undercurrents, giving the film a classic wartime era feel while also injecting the movie with modern filmmaking techniques and special effects to give it a unique character that's only been mimicked and never quite equalled, much less surpassed, in the years since its release.

Although Saving Private Ryan proves a far deeper film beyond the horrifying wartime images it so disturbingly portrays, there's a reason why the picture -- particularly compared to its genre brethren -- is best remembered first as a tour-de-force of grittily-realistic combat while its more substantial dramatic and emotional themes often seem to go at least partially unrecognized amidst the chaos and directorial brilliance of its combat sequences. Certainly Hollywood had, with the Vietnam era of movies from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s, moved away from what was often a more reserved, heroic, and perhaps even "gentle" look at the horrors of war; while some films crossed over and proved thematically darker -- The Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front from all the way back in 1930, for example -- the years during and that followed after World War II saw something of a glamorization of combat. It was never pretty, but never seemingly all that honest to the experience, either. For whatever reason(s) -- war fatigue, the physical and emotional pain incurred from the substantial loss of life and property around the world, the perceived importance of painting the war effort as clearly-cut and black-and-white as possible, and the effort to prove war as a necessary evil without showing just what a hellacious creature it is and can be -- Hollywood chose to play it safe, offering a string of films like The Longest Day and A Bridge Too Far that depicted "historical events" but never really demonstrated "war." With the era of Vietnam, studios and filmmakers began to find value in promoting more realistic pictures that entwined anti-war messages (hinting back to the era of Erich Maria Remarque and All Quiet on the Western Front) through the emotional, psychological, and physical turmoils of soldiers. Films such as The Deer Hunter and Apocalypse Now used the Vietnam War and the resultant negative effects on the psyche to look deep into the long-lasting implications on a man's very being both on and off the field of battle. Platoon and Full Metal Jacket also used Vietnam as a prism through which to explore the traumas of war, the former taking into question the identity of the true enemy during wartime, the latter offering something of a more complete experience that looked at the transformation of a man throughout his military career. Finally, Director John Irvin's grossly overlooked 1987 masterpiece Hamburger Hill follows in Platoon's footsteps by examining the fruitlessness of war, but the picture also proved one of, if not the most, graphically-intense pictures of its, or any, generation. Saving Private Ryan encapsulates the best of all worlds; it's visually realistic almost to a fault and captures the horrors of war like few others, but unlike the Vietnam pictures of yore, it doesn't necessarily speak out against war. Steven Spielberg's film doesn't glorify war in any way, but it recognizes what is sometimes its necessity while paying tribute to those that gave their lives for a purposeful and worthy cause.

Indeed, Saving Private Ryan proves a singular achievement in filmmaking by capturing a broad array of emotional themes while also demonstrating an unflinching portrait of the terrors of combat. It manages to do what War films before it consistently failed to accomplish, weaving several themes and styles together -- the gritty realism of Hamburger Hill, the patriotism and demonstration of honor and courage of Hollywood's "golden era" of World War II films, and the understanding of the effects of war on man's inner being as was often the primary element in the string of incredibly-powerful and Oscar-winning Vietnam pictures from years ago -- into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece of cinema. The result is a picture that's often difficult to watch on any level. Even those viewers who have seen the picture countless times may find themselves openly weeping even as the film begins as the foreknowledge of what's to come on not only a visual and physical level but, more importantly, on an emotional one, takes shape. The picture's themes of courage, honor, and sacrifice engender in the viewer a sense of the heartbreaking reality that is the carnage of war and an appreciation for those who laid down their lives in the name of freedom, both then, now, and into the future. Director Steven Spielberg -- once known as something of a cuddly filmmaker who crafted family pictures like Always, E.T., and Close Encounters of the Third Kind or rough-and-tumble and flat-out-fun adventures like Raiders of the Lost Ark and Jurassic Park -- proves himself with Saving Private Ryan to be, arguably, the greatest filmmaker of all time, and certainly its most capably diverse. No other picture in history has proven as relevant as this; it transcends its R-rating for violence and language as a movie that should -- yea must -- be seen by all at a time of proper emotional and mental preparedness, even by those with an aversion to its graphic visual elements. Saving Private Ryan is chaotic, bloody, frightening, and oftentimes emotionally overpowering; the picture's scenes that show secretaries typing notifications of death and the delivery of three such letters to Ryan's mother prove the picture's most devastating even beyond the most gruesome of combat scenes. Saving Private Ryan never fails to engender an emotional response -- and a broad array of them at that -- with every viewing that proves a unique but no less powerfully moving experience.

Spielberg and Writer Robert Rodat (The Patriot) lend further weight to the violence and emotional undercurrents through a wonderfully compelling collection of characters, each coming to life with a seamless performance from each member of a perfect ensemble cast. Among them is the mysterious leader, the stout and dedicated Sergeant, the devout sniper, the confused infantryman, the frightened translator, the devoted medic, and the Jewish trooper, each of whom lend a unique perspective to both the war and the mission to rescue Private Ryan. Practically each character in the film is written so as to lend them tremendous depth; while the nearly three-hour runtime grants the space needed to adequately develop them to a point, the strength of the picture in this regard is its use of non-combat "downtime" to allow them to reflect on and philosophize about life, their bond, and the war, notably as they recover from a rainy and intense day within the confines of a darkened church in the town of Neuville. Indeed, for as brutal as the picture can be, it's often equally tender. A blood-stained letter home. Frank discussions of lives past. Reflections on friends lost. Regrets. Expectations. Hopes. Dreams. Jeremy Davies' character, Upham, is the film's best, the antithesis of most everyone else in the movie. He's far removed from combat not only on a physical plane but from an emotional and mental perspective as well. He's a translator and mapmaker, not a soldier; his skills fit the mission and fill a niche in the overall objective of the Allied plan to win the war, but as to a more crucial element to the film rather than the war effort depicted therein, Upham represents the viewer. His is the most emotionally-unbalanced character in the film, and his frightened countenance and self-doubt but also budding understanding of the bonds of brotherhood, the agony of war, and the triumphs of the spirit even in the face of the failures of the flesh all come together to build a character that could be anyone in the audience suddenly faced with the terrors of combat as it grates on the body and disturbs the balance of the soul. It's not Upham's ability to, through the course of the film, find his place in the war -- it's questionable as to whether he does or does not -- but it's rather the character's ultimate understanding of its importance, his witnessing firsthand of its dangers, and his coming to terms with a realization that "the right thing" in the face of destruction and despair does not always point in the same direction as a moral compass shaped by years of a more traditionally-educated life in what can be assumed to have been a relatively peaceful environment, paradise, even, compared to the terrors he witnesses along the journey to find Private Ryan. Less crucial to the dramatic elements of the picture but certainly helping in its pacing and structure is Spielberg's keen sense for comic relief through the Upham character; the director manages to earn an honest laugh in several places even amidst the bloodshed of combat through Upham's shy and fearful ways, whether his failure to understand the significance of "FUBAR" or, in one scene, cling to Caparzo as would a small child.

Certainly a War film at its most basic, Saving Private Ryan's deep characterizations nevertheless engender a deeper sensation that can become lost under the intensity of the combat and the staggering attention to detail found throughout, but further examination proves the movie to be of far greater significance than its bloody and bullet-riddled façade might otherwise suggest. In the years following its release, Saving Private Ryan has become a de facto memorial not merely of World War II veterans of but of heroes before, after, now, and tomorrow who sacrificed their lives for the righteousness of liberty and peace. Abraham Lincoln's words quoted in the film -- "[the] costly...sacrifice upon the altar of freedom" -- encapsulate what not only the picture, but the purpose behind it and the significance of the heroes who perished in the war, is all about. Indeed, Saving Private Ryan seeks to honor those that have given all and, through their actions, demonstrated a bravery and courage rarely before or since matched. Saving Private Ryan is, at its most basic and most important, a human drama, a film that examines one of the most basic guiding principles of life and that for which so many fought and died: the importance of leading a good, wholesome, honest, and free life. The picture reinforces the notion that the sacrifices of these men cannot and should never be taken in vain; every day must be a reminder of their struggle to build a better world for those who would come after, who would rebuild, who would go on, who must remember. Abraham Lincoln again says it best in another address: "The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom."

Special Features and Extras

All of Saving Private Ryan's special features are found on disc two, spread out between two categories: Saving Private Ryan and Shooting War. The latter (480p, 1:28:05), narrated by Tom Hanks, is a fascinating documentary that chronicles World War II through the lens of the film camera, the first war to be so extensively be captured on film. The piece begins with the U.S.' unpreparedness for Pearl Harbor and the unpreparedness of cameramen to shoot the coming multi-front war. The documentary looks first at Director John Ford's Oscar-winning short films on Pearl Harbor and the battle of Midway and follows to look at the history of the war through both black-and-white and color combat footage and still photographs on land, sea, and air, and the role of combat cameramen in the war effort, all the way through to the end of the war in the Pacific theater in 1945. The piece examines combat photography in both the Pacific and European fronts, and like Saving Private Ryan, it features several disturbing and graphic scenes.

The Saving Private Ryan tab opens up a long list of additional extras. An Introduction (480p, 2:35) features Director Steven Spielberg sharing scenes from the World War II films he shot as a child, his fascination with the era, and the picture's place in film history for the veterans who fought in the war. Looking Into the Past (480p, 4:40) again features Spielberg, this time discussing his research for the film, the events on which the film is based, and his approach in making the film an authentic recreation of war. Miller and His Platoon (480p, 8:23) examines the collaboration between Spielberg and Hanks and continues on to look at the additional characters and the attributes they display in the film. Boot Camp (480p, 7:37) examines the contributions of Military Advisor/Actor Dale Dye and the difficulties of the cast's physical and military training in preparation for the film. Next is Making 'Saving Private Ryan' (480p, 22:05), a solid examination of the process that was the construction of the film, featuring Director Steven Spielberg speaking on his style, the film's place in his career, and how the shooting experience differed from other pictures he's made; an examination of the shooting locations used in the film and the authenticity of the sets, props, and wardrobes; the work of Cinematographer Janusz Kaminski and the look of the film; and the importance of creating an authentic World War II chronicle.

Re-Creating Omaha Beach (480p, 17:58) begins with a brief historical overview of the Omaha Beach invasion and moves on to look at the authenticity of the sequence, shooting in Ireland, the use of Irish troops in support roles in the film, the collection of weapons issued to the actors, shooting the landing scenes, the realism of the shoot and the chaos of the set as an authentic military engagement recreation, the stunts of the sequence, the importance of safety and capturing the finest of details for the sequence, and more. Music and Sound (480p, 15:59) features Composer John Williams speaking on the role of music in the film and how it fits within the realm of the Spielberg/Williams collaborations, while Sound Designer Gary Rydstrom speaks on how the absence of music enhanced the realism of the battle scenes, his research to create the most realistic period sound possible, the process of editing the sounds together, and the construction of the sound design for the film's epic climactic battle in Ramelle. Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (480p, 25:01) is a quality behind-the-scenes piece that features cast, crew, World War II veterans, and Historian Stephen Ambrose speaking on the real-life events surrounding the Normandy invasion; stories of brothers killed in combat; the story and themes of Saving Private Ryan; the picture's realism; Steven Spielberg's early films, inspirations, and fascination with the World War II era; the actors' physical and military training for the roles; the picture's legacy; and more. Some of the material in this supplement repeats parts of other extras found elsewhere on the disc. Parting Thoughts (480p, 3:43) features Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg sharing a few final thoughts on the picture's themes and importance. Rounding out this collection of extra content is the Saving Private Ryan theatrical trailer (1080p, 2:16) and the film's Re-Release trailer (1080p, 2:05).

<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Saving Private Ryan (1998) Download Info</h3> 

Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Sapphire Series with Extras
1080p Blu-rayRip | MKV | AVC @ 16.4 Mbps, 23.976 fps | 1920 x 1080 | 02:49:28 | 25.9 GB (including Extras)
Audio: English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit) @ 4198 Kbps | Subtitle: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore | Country: USA
Genre: Action, Drama, War

DOWNLOAD SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

Read more »

1080p, 1990s, Action, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, BRRip, Drama, War,

{[['']]}

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

This swash-buckling account follows the adventure of Captain Jack Sparrow, an adeptness pirate, and Will Turner, an able blacksmith, as they seek for Elizabeth Swann. Elizabeth, the child of the governor and the adulation of Will's life, has been kidnapped by the feared Captain Barbossa. Little do they know, but the angry and able Barbossa has been cursed. He, forth with his ample crew, are beneath an age-old curse, bedeviled for aeon to neither live, nor die. That is, unless a claret cede is made.

Choose the Vimeo membership that’s right for you.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Trailer

Join Vimeo Pro and get business video hosting for less than $17 a month.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Director: Gore Verbinski
Screenplay: Ted Elliott
Actors: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
Date Released: 9 July 2003
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating : PG-13
Duration: 143 min
Official URL:
Average Rating
Rating: 8.0/10
Votes: 541,053 (as of 22 December 2013)
Reviewer: James Neon

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) Download Info

720p Blu-rayRip | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |

1280 x 534 | x264 2640kbps 23.976fps | AC-3 6CH @ 640kbps | 143min | 3.29GB

Download Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)

Read more »

2000s, 720p, Action, Adventure, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, BRRip, Fantasy, IMDb Top 250,

{[['']]}

The Terminator (1984) Download 1080p Blu-rayRip

The Terminator (1984)

A cyborg is sent from the future on a deadly mission. He has to kill Sarah Connor, a young woman whose life will have a great significance in years to come. Sarah has only one protector - Kyle Reese - also sent from the future. The Terminator uses his exceptional intelligence and strength to find Sarah, but is there any way to stop the seemingly indestructible cyborg ?

The Terminator (1984) Trailer

The Terminator (1984)

Director: James Cameron

Screenplay: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn

Date Released: 26 October 1984

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi

MPAA Rating : R

Duration: 107 min

Official URL:

Average Rating

Rating: 8.1/10

Votes: 389,394 (as of 8 December 2013)

Reviewer: Kristine (kristinedrama14@msn.com) from Chicago, Illinois

The Terminator (1984): This is the movie that made a big break through for sci-fi movies!!!!

The Terminator is one of those films that no matter if you've seen it or not, you've heard of it, heck you know at least one or two lines without seeing it! This is the movie that blasted then new comer's Arnold Schwartzeneggerr's career, made James Cameron a name in Hollywood, and gave new meaning to a possible dark future that gave us nightmares. I remember the first time I saw this movie, I was just 8 years old and my dad of course walks in saying to cover my eyes at every "bad" scene with violence or nudity, needless to say about 70% of the movie he covered my eyes. Finally I got to see it with my mom and I was in love, this wasn't just an action movie, though it is one of the best, it had a story. To think this was all based upon just a quick nightmare that James Cameron had, he didn't have much money, but he had a good script, a great crew on his side to make one of cinema's greatest movies of all time.

Two men appear in Los Angeles in separate locations, manifesting in sudden, blinding flash-storms of electricity. One is heavily muscular; the other man, slim and wiry. The mysterious muscular man obtains weapons and begins hunting down all women named "Sarah Connor", using a phone book to track his targets. He successfully kills the first two of the three listed women. When he attempts to kill the last Sarah Connor, he is stopped by the other man, Kyle Reese who has been sent back in time to protect her. While hiding in a parking garage, Reese explains that the man hunting Sarah is actually a cyborg assassin called a "Terminator", built by Skynet, an artificial intelligence network created by Cyberdyne Systems. In the near future, Reese explains, Skynet gained self-awareness, initiated a global takeover of military hardware, and launched a nuclear war against humanity. Skynet ordered that a scant number of humans were to be kept alive in order to be used as slave labor. John Connor, Sarah's son, rallied the few remaining humans and led a resistance movement against the machines. After a grinding campaign, the human resistance was on the verge of victory; in a last-ditch effort, Skynet sent the Terminator back in time to kill Sarah before John was born, preventing the resistance from ever being founded and allowing the machines to win by default. Reese volunteered to follow the Terminator back in time to protect Sarah; after his use of the time transportation equipment, it was to be destroyed by the resistance in order to prevent further Terminators from going back in time. The Terminator feels no pain, has no emotions, and will stop at nothing to accomplish its mission.

The Terminator is personally one of my favorite movies of all time, I think because this movie really is something special. Yeah, the effects are very 80's, but for the time and even to this day, I think the special effects are much better than the CGI crud we get in today's cinema. This has everything: action, romance, horror, sci-fi, and even some dark humor. The reason why Arnold's "I'll be back" is so famous is not just because of his accent, but because you knew that something bad was coming. Kyle Reese's "Come with me if you want to live" is classic as well. If you haven't seen The Terminator, I highly recommend this movie, it's an incredible one that is sure to deliver entertainment to the fullest. This is one of the greatest movies of all time and I'm sure that you will not be disappointed, if you are, get a CAT scan.

10/10

The Terminator (1984) Download Info

The Terminator (1984)

English | BDRip | MP4 | MPEG4 Video (H264) 2032 kbps | 1918x1038 | 23.98 fps | 1.59 GB

Audio: AAC, 95 kbps | Stereo | 48000 Hz | Runtime: 01:47:13 minutes | Subtitle: English

Genre: Action | Sci-Fi

Download The Terminator (1984) for free

Read more »

1080p, 1980s, Action, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, BRRip, IMDb Top 250, James Cameron, Sci-Fi,

{[['']]}

Rush (2013) Download

Download

Rush (2013)

Set against the sexy, glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing in the 1970s, the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl). The story follows their distinctly different personal styles on and off the track, their loves and the astonishing 1976 season in which both drivers were willing to risk everything to become world champion in a sport with no margin for error: if you make a mistake, you die.

Rush (2013) Trailer

Rush (2013)

Director: Ron Howard

Screenplay: Peter Morgan

Actors: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde

Date Released: 27 September 2013

Genre: Biography, Drama, Action

MPAA Rating : R

Duration: 123 min

Official URL:

Average Rating

Rating: 8.3/10

Votes: 48,589 (as of 4 December 2013)

Reviewer: rogerdarlington (United Kingdom)

Rush (2013): Bound to win Academy Award nominations - and rightly so

In 1976, the rivalry between two brilliant racing car drivers, the British James Hunt and the Austrian Nikki Lauda, came to a head in the almost literally life-and-death struggle of the Formula One championship. American director Ron Howard ("Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind", "Frost/Nixon") and British scriptwriter Peter Morgan (both play and screenplay of "Frost/Nixon") have done a terrific job bringing the titanic struggle to the big screen, aided by some excellent casting and powerful sound and cinematography. Those were the days when most years a couple of drivers would be killed, so the stakes could not be higher.

Sensibly the car racing does not over-dominate, since this is essentially a character- driven conflict, but when the racing is on screen - notably in the final race - the excitement is visceral. The Australian Chris Hemsworth (previously best known as "Thor") and the Spanish-born German Daniel Brühl ("Inglourious Basterds") are so good as the British and Austrian drivers respectively that the dialect coaches should receive a special commendation. Arguably Brühl gives the stronger performance which should auger well for his future career.

A great strength of this tale is that there is not a hero or a villain. Both drivers had privileged backgrounds and were superbly talented, but both were flawed. although in very contrasting ways, including styles of thinking, driving and womanising (Olivia Wilde as model Suzy Miller and Alexandra Maria Lara as aristocratic Marlene Knaus respectively).

I never saw the recent film "Senna" (2010) so "Rush" reminded me most of the much older "Grand Prix" (1966), but what is stunning about "Rush" is that it all happened. A season of the fastest sport in the world decided in the last race by one point - you couldn't make it up. Rush to see the movie.

Rush (2013) Download Info

Rush (2013)

HDCamRip | AVI | XviD @ 1433 Kbps, 30 fps | 640 X 270 | 01:52:35 | 732 MB

Audio: English MP3 2.0 @ 128 Kbps, 44.1 KHz | Subtitle: none

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Chris Hemsworth, Olivia Wilde | Country: USA

Genre: Biography, Drama, Action

Download Rush (2013) for free

Read more »

2013, Action, Biography, CamRip, Drama,

{[['']]}

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Download 720p BDRip HD

Download Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) 720p Blu-rayRip (link is at the bottom of the post)

When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.

Trailer

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) 720p BDRip HD

Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenplay: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana
Date Released: 16 May 2013
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Duration: 132 min
Official URL:
Average Rating
Rating: 7.9/10
Votes: 222,498 (as of 24 November 2013)
Reviewer: alison-465-684768 from Great Malvern, UK

Watch it and ignore the critics!

We watched ' Star Trek - Into the Darkness this afternoon (May 9th 2013).

I am not going to reveal specific details because this film is so new that I am aware that many people still have not had the opportunity to watch it, and I do not wish to ruin their experience.

Having read the points raised in the 'maddog' review I just wanted to say that we found it to be a truly absorbing and brilliant film, and our views are so diametrically opposed to 'maddog' that I genuinely wonder if he/or she actually watched the same film - or slept through it and took a wild guess as to its quality.

Star Trek - Into the Darkness is mainly a fast paced action film interspersed with scenes of human interest which facilitates the deeper development of the main characters and their inter-relationships. The phrase 'bonding under fire seems appropriate.

I would urge people not to be dissuaded from watching this film because a reviewer cannot see the link between Gene Roddenberry's much vaunted ideals and therefore trashes J.J. Abrams work. Let me just say that as I am in my 66th year, I have watched ALL the Star Trek series and films and can advise that this film combines a serious reflection of William Shatner's portrayal of James T. Kirk but also matures Chris Pine as the film progresses. As Roddenberry was closely involved with original Star Trek series I therefore believe that he would approve the direction that Abrams is taking the latest incarnation of Star Trek.

Star Trek - Into the Darkness is aptly named. It is rich in plot detail and exciting to watch. It will have many people sitting on the edge of their seats, willing those embroiled in battle to succeed. Even the villain (stunningly portrayed by Benedict Cumberpatch) warrants a certain amount of sympathy from all fair minded people.

My advice - Go, Watch - and be thrilled by a brilliant film. We will go and see it again!!

Our thanks to all those involved in bringing this to our screen - great job!

Download Info

Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

A Film by J.J. Abrams

BDrip 720p | x264 MKV | V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC | 1280x528 | 6478 Kbps | 16:9 | 02:12:06 | 5% Recovery | 6.3 GB

Audio: English, Italian AC3 @ 640 Kbps | Subtitle: English, Italian

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | 2 win & 4 nominations

DOWNLOAD

MIRROR

Read more »

2013, 720p, Action, Adventure, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, Sci-Fi,

{[['']]}

Star Trek (2009) Download 720p BDRip

Download Star Trek (2009) Blu-rayRip 720p HD (links are at the bottom of the post)

On the day of James Kirk's birth, his father dies on his ship in a last stand against a mysterious alien time-traveling vessel looking for Ambassador Spock, who, in this time, is also a child on Vulcan disdained by his neighbors for his half-human heritage. Twenty-five years later, Kirk has grown into a young troublemaker. Challenged by Captain Christopher Pike to realize his potential in Starfleet, he comes to annoy instructors like young Commander Spock. Suddenly, there is an emergency at Vulcan and the newly commissioned USS Enterprise is crewed with promising cadets like Nyota Uhura, Hikaru Sulu, Pavel Chekov and even Kirk himself, thanks to Leonard McCoy's medical trickery. Together, this crew will have an adventure in the final frontier where the old legend is altered forever as a new version of it begins.

Trailer

Star Trek (2009) BDRip 720p HD

Director: J.J. Abrams
Screenplay: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman
Actors: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg
Date Released: 8 May 2009
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Duration: 127 min
Official URL:
Average Rating
Rating: 8.0/10
Votes: 370,933 (as of 22 November 2013)
Reviewer: Blue Neon

Thrilling adventure with great characters, maintains the spirit of the original series while appealing to a mass audience. A landmark blockbuster for sure

I'm a fan of "Star Trek", but not obsessive, having read only one "Star Trek" novel, owning no merchandise and only TOS in its entirety on DVD. I abhor "Voyager" but like every other Trek series, including "Enterprise" although nearly all of that show's especially good episodes are in the fourth season. My favorite remains TOS for its unforgettable characters, performances and stories, as well as the sense of camaraderie aboard the Enterprise.

I hope I've established my feelings on Trek (after all there are Trekkers who think "The Motion Picture" is the best Trek film, and a lot of people seem to like "Nemesis") and what I truly value in it. As long as it wasn't overwhelmingly dumb I didn't require any sort of truly thoughtful sci-fi in this film, nor did I expect it. What I desired, what I can say with a deep, deep sigh of relief, I got, is a film brimming with confidence, energy, a sense of adventure, a suitably emotional story for the film's main characters, and, thank heavens, superb characterization.

Using a plot device bring Nero, our Romulan villain played by Eric Bana, and Nimoy's Old Spock into the film, the writers Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman maintain canon. While Trekkers will whinge about many things here no more canon contradiction happens here than in the Trek series following TOS. Instead of merely rebooting the series entirely and creating an entirely separate canon, the writers have fairly deftly worked this film into the existing Star Trek universe. It's an alternate (not mirror) universe story done well. A great deal to enjoy for Trekkers with throwbacks to the originals but there's also a lot to satisfy summer movie-goers. It's a very, very fast-paced film, the action scenes are exhilarating (and you can actually keep track of them), and there's a great deal of humor

It sounds almost unbelievable but they've actually managed to pull it off: they've made a "Star Trek" film which is a Trek film through and through and yet will still draw a bigger audience than any of the previous films, and moreover satisfy that audience. The film has been compared to "Iron Man" in more than one review the similarities are clear. Both films feature excellent dialogue and character interactions, swift, clever characterization, a minimum of laborious exposition, and also have a common flaw: a rushed plot which overall is almost a side plot. The only reboot to truly escape this pitfall thus far is "Casino Royale", which successfully told a very tight story and also consistently developed Bond as a character. Bana is menacing enough and his ship is well-designed but overall he's no Khan or Chang and was much better-written in the Countdown prequel comic than in the film itself. There are also a series of massive contrivances to get everything where it needs to be which will have viewers rolling their eyes, but even these are handled well by the script, which is smooth and fast as opposed to clunky and sterile. Plus, they're necessary for this origin story not to be a typical boring origin story and become what it is.

The partnership of director Abrams and cinematographer Mindel will annoy some people with their deliberate use of lens flares as well as shaky cam in scenes (not in a Greengrass or worse, Peter Berg style, but merely a slightly unstable camera), but overall I found it to be consistently involving and thrilling to watch, with good visual storytelling throughout. I also quite enjoyed the lens flares. It's not quite on par with Nicholas Meyer's attempts for me but still good, and interesting. The score by Michael Giacchino suffers from familiarity and a lack of individual identity, but works well with the film itself.

Chris Pine is absolutely terrific as Kirk, doing so much more than a Shatner impression and creating something of his own character (and it is, after all, an alternate Kirk) while absolutely nailing several of the trademark attitudes and behavior of the Kirk we all know and love. Much more than a pretty face, Pine's in for mega-stardom after this. Quinto's Spock is really quite terrific and much more nuanced than expected, and Spock's emotional story (and backstory) in the film is well-written as is Kirk's (though Spock gets a more emotional and better overall arc for sure). Pegg is fantastic as Scotty, used here mostly as comic relief. Urban's McCoy is the closest to an impersonation but overall just a joy and a pleasure to behold. Cho's alright as Sulu, who doesn't really get much to do (heck, when did he ever?), though Uhura is surprisingly prominent and well-played by Zoe Saldana. Yelchin as Chekhov is the only really problematic casting choice for me, he really overdoes the accent and takes you out of the film a bit. Bruce Greenwood as Pike nails the character and in a crucial role Leonard Nimoy shines yet again as Spock.

Abrams' "Star Trek" isn't quite tight enough and emotional enough to compete with "The Wrath of Khan", isn't as much fun for me as "The Voyage Home", but overall is probably the third best Trek film to date, on par with "The Undiscovered Country". It's a fairly new direction, yet totally faithful to Trek where it needs to be: in spirit. In a world of dreary blockbusters and 'dark' reboots, this Trek, though grittier in terms of design than anything before, shines, from opening to closing, as an example of optimistic, exciting, thrilling, humorous, and thoroughly enjoyable adventure cinema, as well as a great addition to Trek's long, long history.

Download Info

Star Trek (2009)

mHD BluRay 720p | English | Subs: English | MKV | 1280 x 534 | x264 2749kbps 23.976fps | AC-3 6CH @ 640kbps | 126min | 3.00GB

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Top 250 #228 | Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 50 nominations

DOWNLOAD

MIRROR

Read more »

2000s, 720p, Action, Adventure, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, BRRip, IMDb Top 250, Sci-Fi,

{[['']]}

District 9 (2009) Download 1080p BDRip

Download District 9 (2000) 1080p Blu-rayRip

In 1982, a massive star ship bearing a bedraggled alien population, nicknamed "The Prawns," appeared over Johannesburg, South Africa. Twenty-eight years later, the initial welcome by the human population has faded. The refugee camp where the aliens were located has deteriorated into a militarized ghetto called District 9, where they are confined and exploited in squalor. In 2010, the munitions corporation, Multi-National United, is contracted to forcibly evict the population with operative Wikus van der Merwe in charge. In this operation, Wikus is exposed to a strange alien chemical and must rely on the help of his only two new 'Prawn' friends.

Trailer

District 9 (2009)

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Screenplay: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Actors: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope
Date Released: 14 August 2009
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Duration: 112 min
Official URL:
Average Rating
Rating: 8.0/10
Votes: 398,082 (as of 29 November 2013)
Reviewer: Billy_Costigan from United States

District 9 - Not your typical Sci-Fi Action Thriller

District 9 is a story about aliens who make contact with Earth and the relationships with humans and society. The creatures were set up in a makeshift home in South Africa's District 9. Control over the aliens has been contracted out to Multi-National United (MNU), a private company uninterested in the aliens' welfare. Their sole interest, alien technology and weapons. Weapon research would mean huge profits for the company. Wikus van der Merwe (Sharlto Copley) is placed in charge of the filed operation to evict, remove, and place the aliens in a new holding facility. Conflict and tension threaten the operation as agents move in.

Don't be fooled. This isn't your typical alien sci-fi action movie. What got me was the believability. If there were aliens out there that were able to make contact with Earth, it seems it could have gone something like this. The way the perspective switches from mock documentary style to standard third person certainly contributes to it. "Real" news footage and interviewers tell the story in retrospect, as the events of the movie have already occurred when they are being interviewed. I think it all added to the realism of the experience.

Usually in these type of films, it's mostly mindless action and the story is lost. Not the case here. There's so much more to it. It's also about betrayal, loyalty, trust, relationships, and sacrifice. It can actually be pretty deep and thought provoking with many themes floating around. The film's really about the story which is really a fresh, gritty, original concept, which is good to see nowadays.

While the creatures can be most readily described as monsters, though they are like us. Family and friendship are still important ideals in their world. The film explores a fine line between human emotions and monsters. With all the selfishness, hatred, and greed within us, maybe we are the real monsters or at least that's how it can be perceived.

Neill Blomkamp does a tremendous job with the direction and realism of the film. Sharlto Copley blew me away. I was shocked to see this was his first acting role. The action sequences were well done as well. District 9 is a very unique sci-fi film, one that shouldn't be missed. Mind you, this isn't a film for everyone. It's violent, and many parts can be cringe worthy. Be warned but be ready for one of the best films of the year thus far.

Download Info

District 9 (2009)

Video: BluRay-Rip 1080p | MKV | 1920×1040 | x264 13.0 Mbps 23.976 fps

Audio: German, DTS 6Ch @ 1510kbps, 48 khz | English, DTS 6Ch @ 1510kbps, 48 khz | Subs: German | 01:52:25 Min | 8.41 Gb

Download

Mirror

Read more »

1080p, 2000s, Action, BDRip, Blu-rayRip, BRRip, IMDb Top 250, Sci-Fi, Thriller,

{[['']]}