Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi,
1977
Directed by George Lucas
Mprint:
space battle,
scientific fantasia,
galactic empire,
small droid escapes,
heroism in the battle,
unprecedented special effects,
space station,
realism and believability,
engaged in combat,
conceptual artist,
enemy soldiers
Appleseed
Action, Animation, Sci-Fi,
2005
Directed by Shinji Aramaki
The Hurt Locker
Action, Drama, Thriller, War,
2008
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Starship Troopers
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
1997
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Mprint:
fighting as infantry,
action sequences,
alien race,
controversy and criticism,
brain bugs,
futuristic military unit,
distortion and misrepresentation,
combat abilities,
teacher and leader,
propaganda films,
soldiers in the same platoon
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Action, Adventure, Thriller,
1985
Directed by George Pan Cosmatos, Sylvester Stallone, True West Magazine
Miracle at St. Anna
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War,
2008
Directed by Spike Lee
Mprint:
history and sentiment,
historical reality,
shot in the back,
leader of this partisan group,
american military unit,
personal journey,
historical truth,
such war epics,
anger and history,
cordoned-off crime scene,
enemy soldier
Blade Runner
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
1982
Directed by Ridley Scott
Mprint:
human or replicant,
environment and society,
film noir,
opacity of vision,
limited lifespan,
happy ending,
cult film,
drama and hubris,
visual effects,
religious symbolism,
soldiers and slaves
Slayer
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi,
2006
Ugetsu
Drama, Horror, Thriller,
1953
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
Shoot 'Em Up
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Thriller,
2007
Directed by Michael Davis
Twelve O'Clock High
Action, Drama, War,
1949
Directed by Henry King
Mprint:
squadron commanders,
aircraft commander,
atomic bomb,
prisoner of war,
fatal gun battle,
best combat commanders,
true life counterpart,
grittier realism,
enemy aircraft,
war neuroses,
war as commander
The Man Who Would Be King
Action, Adventure,
1975
Directed by John Huston
Mprint:
escapist entertainment,
wedding ceremony,
delusions of grandeur,
surviving the ordeal,
battle cry,
insane asylum,
faults and virtues,
politically incorrect attitudes,
superstitious fear,
entertainment in the grand tradition,
war leaders
Platoon
Action, Drama, War,
1986
Directed by Oliver Stone
The Guard Post
Horror,
2008
Mprint:
killing the sergeant,
dead body,
rifle butt,
military hospital,
dark shadow,
mysterious disease,
killing spree,
witness in shock,
korean horror film,
sick from the rain,
soldiers from the military police