ESCAPE PLAN

Escape Plan (2013)

Star Cast	-    Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Jim Caviezel, Faran Tahir, Sam Niell, Vinnie Jones, Amy Ryan, Caitriona Balfe, Vincent D'Onofrio
Director	-       Mikael Hafstrom
Producer	-       Mark Canton, Randall Emmett, Robbie Brenner
Rating	-       U
Year of Release	-       2013
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Thriller, Action

Movie Gist     
Rambo & Terminator team up for this prison-break action thriller.

Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone) specializes in testing super security prisons posing as an "inmate" to find out loopholes in the jail to avoid prisoners from escaping. Only, Ray ends up getting himself incarcerated in the most secret jail known as The Tomb. 

The movie rotates around the hushed conversations of the breakout plan between Ray Breslin & his inmate (Arnold Schwarzenegger).

ORIGINAL SIN

Original Sin (2001)

Star Cast	-     Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Thompson, Thomas Jane, Joan Pringle, Gregory Itzin,
Director	-       Michael Christopher
Producer	-       Denise Di Novi, Carol Lees, Kate Guinzberg
Rating	-       A
Year of Release	-       2001
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Drama, Romance, Mystery, Thriller

Movie Gist     
An erotic mystery movie set in Cuba's exotic world. A woman, along with her lover, plans to marry a rich man, earn his trust & flee with his money; only the plan goes in vain & she falls in love with her husband (the rich man).

A story about how lethal the power of Love can be. The movie contains explicit sex scenes including sadistic lovemaking acts.

KING OF NEW YORK

King of New York (1990)

Star Cast	-     Christopher Walken, Larry Fishburne, Vistor Argo, David Caruso, Janet Julian, Giancarlo Esposito, Wesley Snipes, Paul Calderon, Joey Chin
Director	-       Abel Ferrara
Producer	-       Augusto Caminito, Mary Kane
Rating	-       A
Year of Release	-       1990
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Thriller

Movie Gist     
A ruthless drug kingpin, Frank, moves ahead in full swing to regain control on his criminal empire, upon his release from the prison. The movie focuses on the paradoxical personality of Frank who mercilessly smashes his competition with one hand where as giving his share of profits into the hospital for the needy.

A dialectical masterpiece, Walken (Frank) undeniably generates his charm throughout the movie in pure style. The kinda movie that makes you feel as if the filmmakers themselves have lived the darker side of the underworld; very artfully portrayed.

END OF WATCH

End of Watch (2012)

Star Cast	-     Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, Frank Grillo, America Ferrera, David Harbour
Director	-       David Ayer
Producer	-       David Ayer, John Lesher, Matt Jackson, Nigel Sinclair
Rating	-       A
Year of Release	-       2012
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Movie Gist     
End of Watch is a raw cop/gang flick that will, like never before, put you at the center of the chase. The film follows the daily grind of two young cops in LA who are work partners as well as friends who discover a secret that makes them the target of the most dangerous drug cartel. 

The movie is strong on violence with pervasive language along with certain sexual references, chilling visuals, few disturbing images and drug usage.

SAND SHARKS

Sand Sharks (2011)

Star Cast	-    Corin Nemec, Vanessa Lee Evigan, Brooke Hogan, Gina Holden, Hilary Cruz, Eric Scott Woods, Julie Marie Berman, Roberto Aguire, Jack Kennedy
Director	-       Mark Atkin
Producer	-     Courtney Brin, Gina Holden, Corin Nemec, Mark L. Lester, Scott Wheeler, Stan Spry, Eric Scott Woods, Anthony Fankhauser, Dana Dubovsky
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       2011
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Comedy, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Movie Gist     
Sand Sharks as the name suggests is all about Sharks. The movie is about a horde of sharks that swim through sand, you got it right - sand, & hunt people; terrorizing a tropical paradise. 

Hmph..sounds weird, doesn't it...!!! Watch it & decide...!!!

THE FRENCH CONNECTION

The French Connection (1971)

Star Cast	-     Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Ray, Marcel Bozzuffi, Tony Lo Bianco, Bill Hickman, Eddie Egan,
Director	-       William Friedkin
Producer	-       Philip D'Antoni
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       1971
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Drama, Action, Crime Thriller

Movie Gist     
The French Connection is a fast-paced, innovative, action, crime-thriller. A pair of NYC police detectives from the Narcotics Bureau get on to the narcotics detail, trying to track the source of heroin smuggling from Europe into the U.S.            
Beware, all of you bad fellas...Popeye & Cloudy are here...!!!

TRAFFIC

Traffic (2000)

Star Cast	-     Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Jacob Vargas, Luis Guzman, Don Cheadle, Miguel Ferrer, Alec Roberts, Topher Grace, Albert Finney, Ericka Christensen, James Brolin, Clifton Collins Jr., Dennis Quaid, Amy Irwing, Jack Conley
Director	-       Steven Soderbergh
Producer	-       Edward Zwick, Laura Bickford, Marshall Herskovitz
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       2000
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Thriller, Drama

Movie Gist     
Traffic is a crime, drama movie that explores the illegal trading of drugs from varied perspectives - traffickers, enforcers, politicians & users. These varied plots are closely knitted in the film; though  a few characters do not even meet each other. It's a dirty war...!!!
A delicate issue of drug trafficking handled & showcased beautifully through the movie. 

PAYBACK

Payback (1999)

Star Cast	-     Mel Gibson, Maria Bello, Gregg Henry, Lucy Liu, Bill Duke, David Paymer, William Devane, John Glover, Jack Conley, Deborah Kara Unger, Kris Kristofferson, James Coburn
Director	-       Brian Helgeland
Producer	-       Bruce Davey
Rating	-       A
Year of Release	-       1999
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Action, Thriller, Drama

Movie Gist     
Payback is a action drama movie. The movie follows Porter (Mel Gibson). After a heist from the local Chinese triad, Porter gets shot by his wife & crime partner. The duo leave him to die. The world considers him dead. But destiny has it's own call. And lo, Porter is still alive. He recuperates & is seeking revenge.
Handsome as ever, Gibson looks dashing even with his growing age. And Oh My God, the smile to die for makes you drooooool...!!! It's a little difficult to find him smile in the movie. The instances are rare. So watch it carefully.

CARLITO'S WAY: RISE TO POWER

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)

Star Cast	-     Jay Hernandez, Michael Kelly, Sean Combs, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzman, Jaclyn DeSantis, Giancarlo Esposito
Director	-       Michael Bregman
Producer	-       Michael Bregman
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       2005
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

Movie Gist     
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a prequel to the 1993 movie Carlito's Way. The movie begins with showing Carlito in prison controlling the crime from within the prison. He & his inmates plan to take control of the drug trade in Harlem. And lo, he becomes the czar of Harlem.
How did Carlito take this journey from a prisoner to czar...??