I've Totally Seen That Movie Before

  Total Recall (1990) Director:  Pauk Verhoeven Writers:  Phillip K. Dick (short story), Ronald Shusset (screenplay), Dan O'Bannon (screenplay), Gary Goldman (screenplay), Jon Povil (screen story) Cast:  Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin, Ronny Cox, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson Jr., Michael Champion, Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker, Dean Norris Synopsis: Construction worker Douglas Quaid (Schwarzenegger) is haunted by a recurring dream in which he travels to Mars. In an effort to make the dreams stop, and against the advice of his friends, he purchases a holiday from Rekall, a company that sell implanted memories. However, something goes awry during the procedure and Doug remembers that he's actually Howser, a secret agent fighting against Mars' tyrannical administrator Cohegaan (Cox). Quaid/Howser must now fend off repeated attempts to recapture him by Cohaagen's goon Richter (Ironside) and find his way back to Mars to uncover the truth o...

We Were Soldiers (2002) Director:  Randall Wallace Writers:  Harold G. Moore (book), Joseph Lee Galloway (book), Randall Wallace (screenplay) Cast:  Mel Gibson, Madeleine Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliot, Chris Klein, Keri Russel, Barry Pepper, Duong Don, Ryan Hurst, Robert Bagnell, Jon Hamm, Clark Gregg Synopsis: The story of the first major engagement between U.S. forces and the N.V.A , when the 7th Cavalry Division fought against overwhelming odds in Vietnam's Ia Drag Valley. told from the perspective of the U.S. commander, Lt. Col. Hal Moore (Gibson), We Were Soldiers  follows the 7th Cav. from training in the use of helicopters as combat transports, all the way through the fateful battle and the aftermath. The film also follows the N.V.A. commander, Lt. Col. Nguyen Huu An as he tries to out-strategize Moore to claim victory for his vastly superior force.  First Impressions: I saw this one in the theaters with my group of friends. I've always been drawn to wa...

U-571 (2000) Director:  Johnathan Mostow Writers:  Johnathan Mostow (story), Sam Montgomery (screenplay) David Ayer (screenplay) Cast:  Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, David Keith, Thomas Kretschmann, Jake Weber, Jack Noseworthy, Tom Guiry, Will Estes, Terrence Carson, Erik Palladino Synopsis: In the midst of World War II, German U-boats have helped the Nazis control the shipping lanes between North America and Europe. The Nazis have the upper hand due to the effectiveness of the Enigma coding machine, which allows the U-boats to communicate freely with their commanders in Germany. The Allies are desperate to get a hold of working Enigma, and when a damaged U-boat sends out an SOS after an encounter with a British Destroyer, they jump on the opportunity. The U.S. Navy disguises the S-33, and old sub from the previous war, as a Nazi rescue sub to overtake the damaged German vessel and secure the Enigma, without Germany learning of its comprom...