I've Totally Seen That Movie Before

The Punisher (2004) Director: Jonathan Hensleigh Writers:  Jonathan Hensleigh, Michael France Cast: Thomas Jane, John Travolta, Will Patton, Samantha Mathis, Laura Harring, A. Russell Andrews, Omar Avila, James Carpinello, Mark Collie, Ben Foster, Eddie Jemison, Kevin Nash, John Pinette. Rebecca Romijn, Roy Scheider Synopsis: Frank Castle (Jane) is an FBI agent who's set for one last undercover operation before he retires and takes up desk job. One of the targets of the sting, Bobby Saint (Carpinello), is inadvertently killed during the operation, drawing the attention of his gangster father Howard Saint (Travolta). Saint uses his connections to find out that Castle was leading the operation that led to his son's death. He sends his men to kill not just Castle, but his entire family, during a reunion in Puerto Rico. However, Saint's men couldn't quite finish the job and Castle somehow survives the assault. Haunted by the memories of his murdered family, Castle plots his...

Spider-Man (2002) Director: Sam Raimi Writers:  Stan Lee (comic book), Steve Ditko (comic book), David Koepp (screenplay) Cast:  Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Joe Manganiello, Bill Nunn, Ron Perkins Synopsis: During a field trip to Columbia University, nerdy high school student Peter Parker (Maguire) is bitten by a genetically enhanced spider. When he wakes up the following day, he discovers that he has the abilities of a spider. Peter decides to use his new powers to earn money to buy a car to impress his crush Marty Jane (Dunst). However, after his uncle, Ben (Robertson), is murdered, he vows to use his abilities to protect the innocent and fight evil as the Amazing Spider-Man. Meanwhile, Norman Osborne (Dafoe) - an industrialist and father of Peter's best friend Harry (Franco) - performs a dangerous experiment on himself to save his company from being sold. Unfortunately, the experiment goes awry, c...

X-Men (2000) Director:  Brian Singer Writers:  Tom DeSanto (story), Brian Singer (story), David Hayter (screenplay) Cast:  Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn, Bruce Davison Synopsis: In the near future, mutants are real, and they have extraordinary abilities. However, the existence of mutants is feared by the rest of humanity, resulting in a proposed law requiring these individuals to register with the government. Amid all of the fear and bigotry, the young mutant Rogue (Paquin) runs away from home after discovering her powers cause her to absorb the life force of anyone she touches. She meets the grizzled Wolverine (Jackman) in a remote tavern in Northern Canada, who agrees to let her travel with him. While on the road, the pair are attacked by a group of mutants loyal to Magneto (McKellan), a mutant who believes that a war is coming between mutants and humans. Rogue an...

Iron Man (2008) Director: John Favreau Writer:  Stan Lee (characters), Don Heck (characters), Larry Lieber (characters), Jack Kirby (characters), Mark Fergus (screenplay), Hawk Ostby (screenplay), Art Marcum (screenplay), Matt Holloway (screenplay) Cast:  Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg, Paul Bettany, John Favreau Synopsis: While on a business trip to Iraq, billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark (Downey) is attacked by terrorists. While he survives the attack, he is mortally wounded in the process, and fellow captive Yinsen (Toub) creates an electromagnet to prevent the shrapnel lodged in his chest from reaching his heart. In an attempt to escape captivity, Stark miniaturizes the electromagnet and uses it not only to keep him alive but to power a mechanical suit that he uses to fight his way out. Once he returns home, he begins refining the suit's design. However, he soon learns that his ...