I've Totally Seen That Movie Before

Avatar (2009) Director:  James Cameron Writer: James Cameron Cast:  Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Wes Studi, Laz Alonso, Dileep Rao Synopsis: When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic marine Jake Sully (Worthington) is offered his place on a mission to mining facility on the distant world of Pandora. The mission involves using giant genetically engineered "avatars" to learn more about the planet's indigenous species the Na'vi. Dr. Grace Augustine (Weaver), the head scientist of the program, want to use the avatars to get a better understanding of the Na'vi's culture and their connection to Pandora. However, the facility's administrator Parker Selfridge (Ribisi) and his head of security Col. Quatrich (Lang) see the Na'vi as obstacles and seek to move them or eliminate them. Jake is successful in getting close to a local tribe, particularly the c...

Willow (1988) Director: Ron Howard Writers:  George Lucas (story), Bob Dolman (screenplay) Cast:  Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty, Pat Roach, Gavan O'Herlihy, Mark Northover, Kevin Pollack, Rick Overton Synopsis: One morning while tilling his fields, Willow Ufgood's (Davis) children discover a baby girl floating in the river. His family decides to take the child in but things go awry when a terrifying dog-like creature attacks Willow's village. The village council and the wizard The High Aldwin (Barty) decide that its too dangerous for the baby to stay in the village and task Willow with returning her to her own people. On his journey Willow learns that the baby is Elora Danan, a child of prophecy who is destined to bring about the end of the evil sorceress Queen Bavmorda (Marsh). It is Bavmorda who is searching for the baby and has dispatched her daughter Sorsha (Whalley) and the commander of her armies, General Kael (Roac...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Director: Peter R. Hunt Writers:  Simon Raven (additional dialogue), Richard Maibaum (screenplay), Ian Fleming (novel) Cast:  George Lazenby, Diana Rigg, Telly Sevalas, Gabriele Ferzetti, Ilse Steppat, Lois Maxwell, George Baker, Bernard Lee, Desmond Llewelyn Synopsis: While on leave, James Bond (Lazenby) prevents a young woman, Tracy Draco (Rigg), from committing suicide. Her father, a prominent Portuguese mob boss, wants to repay Bond for saving his daughter and works out a deal with the MI:6 agent to supply him with information on Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Sevalas), the head of the criminal organization known as SPECTRE. Bond learns that Blofeld is hiding in his installation in the Swiss Alps and infiltrates the facility to try and get to the bottom of Blofeld's latest scheme. However, his growing feelings for Tracy complicate matters when she shows up in Switzerland unannounced.  First Impressions: I have no strong impressions based ...