Biography: Peter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8mm movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends. They were usually short, but they already had the spectacular trad ... show all Peter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8mm movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends. They were usually short, but they already had the spectacular trademark that would make Jackson famous: impressive special effects, made at a very low cost. For example, for his film "World War Two" which he made as a teenager, he used to simulate a firing gun by punching little holes into the celluloid, so that, once projected, the gun gave the impression of displaying a small fire. Jackson's first step towards the more serious filmmaking came with an entry in a local contest to stimulate amateur and children's film. For this film he used stop-motion animation to create a monster that ruins a city in the style of Ray Harryhausen. Unfortunately, he didn't win. When Jackson was 22, he embarked on an moviemaking-adventure that would change his life. This film, "Bad Taste (1987)" , was begun as any other Jackson film, in an amateuristic style, at a low budget and using friends and local people to star in his film. Jackson himself did nearly everything in the movie, he directed, produced, filmed and starred in it, in a number of roles, amongst them that of the hero, Derek. And everything was filmed on a second-hand, $250 camera. It took Jackson and his friends four years to complete the movie. What had started out as an joke in a group of friends, then became a cult-classic. A friend of Jackson who was working in the movie industry convinced him the film had commercial prospects and arranged for it to be shown at the Cannes film festival, where it won a lot of acclaim, as well as a number of prizes. The movie soon became a hit because of its bizarre humor and overdose of special-effects, some realistic, some hilarious because of their amateuristic look. After the success of Bad Taste, Jackson became recognized as a director and the door to fame and fortune was opened. He gave up his job at a local photographer's shop and became a well-known director of horror-movies, after the succes of his first professionaly made movie, "Braindead (1992)". hide |
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| In 1957, a zoologist traps a rare Sumatran rat-monkey on Skull Island and brings it back to New Zealand with the locals hot on his trail. Later, a young man falls in love and takes the young woman to the zoo. His overbearing and disapproving mother follows them and gets bitten by the rat-monkey. The monkey's bite turns her into a zombie, and her doting son has to keep her and the others she's bitten tranquilized in the basement while trying to preserve his love life. Search keywords
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Categories: 1992, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, New Zealand, Thriller
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| Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body. Search keywords
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Categories: 2009, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, New Zealand, Thriller, UK, USA
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| The owner of the oil company Petrox Corporation, Fred Wilson, invests all his possessions searching oil in an unexplored island. The vessel leaves Surubaya, in Indonesia, with the stowaway Jack Prescott, who wants to protect an ape called Kong. While traveling, they find the castaway Dwan in the middle of nowhere in a rescue boat in the ocean and bring her on board. The group finds that the island is inhabited and the local natives worship a huge gorilla called Kong. They abduct Dwan to offer her in a sacrifice to Kong. The crew hikes into the jungle trying to rescue Dwan. King Kong falls in love with Dwan and protects her against a huge serpent. When Fred finds that the oil in the island is not ready for exploitation, he decides to capture Kong and bring him to New York for exhibition. In the middle of a show, King Kong escapes, bringing panic to the locals. |
Categories: 1976, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, USA
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| Frank Bannister is a man who goes around town claiming that he can talk with and see ghosts, though while he can, some believe (though he is, in fact) a common con-man who gets ghosts to make it appear though there is a haunting in whichever house is chosen, wherein he sweeps into action and pretends to remove the ghosts. All this goes on until one day strange deaths start occurring all throughout town and Frank ponders this, while his love interest, Lucy Lynskey, whose husband had only just died of the same cause, goes to the house of a deranged old woman who keeps her grown-up daughter locked up, saying that it is for the good of everyone else. Soon, it is revealed that even the ghosts themselves can see the force that is killing everyone off; a deceased mass murderer come back from Hell itself to continue killing. It is therefore up to Frank, Lucy, as well as two ghosts, to find out how to end the fiendish ghost from killing any more, while all the while trying to shake off a deranged detective from arresting them both. Search keywords
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Categories: 1996, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, New Zealand, Thriller, USA
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| A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country's Astro-Investigation and Defense Service is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens' headquarters. Search keywords
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Categories: 1987, Action, Comedy, Horror, New Zealand, Sci-Fi
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| While Frodo *amp; Sam continue to approach rack destiny, around a ring, to destroy unconsciously of the path Gollum leads them, the former comradeship help Rohan *amp; Gondor in a big fight in the Pelennor to fields, to Minas Tirith and the black gates because leads Sauron his last war against the middle earth.
Während Frodo & Sam fortsetzen, sich Gestell-Schicksal zu nähern, um Einen Ring, unbewusst des Pfads zu zerstören, führt Gollum sie, die ehemalige Kameradschaft-Hilfe Rohan & Gondor in einem großen Kampf in den Pelennor Feldern, Minas Tirith und den Schwarzen Toren, weil Sauron seinen letzten Krieg gegen die Mittlere Erde führt. |
Categories: 2003, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Germany, New Zealand, USA
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| The strength increase of Sauron. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more horrific form. The army of Saruman of Uruk shark is ready to begin an attack against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. And, nevertheless, the comradeship is broken, and Boromir is dead. For them few hope which, Frodo and march of Sam on in Mordor, unprotected will leave. Several new allies join Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, pippin and Happily. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. And nevertheless, while all this goes on, is the troop measures of Sauron to the city of Gondor to begin for the war of the ring in the concept.
Die Kraft-Zunahme von Sauron. Seine Verbündeten wachsen. Die Ringwraiths kehren in einer noch furchterregenderen Form zurück. Die Armee von Saruman von Uruk Hai ist bereit, einen Angriff gegen Aragorn und die Leute von Rohan zu starten. Und doch wird die Kameradschaft gebrochen, und Boromir ist tot. Für die wenige Hoffnung, die, Frodo und Marsch von Sam auf in Mordor, ungeschützt verlassen wird. Mehrere neue Verbündete schließen sich Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippinapfel und Fröhlich an. Und sie müssen Rohan verteidigen und Isengard angreifen. Und doch, während all das weitergeht, ist die Truppe-Masse von Sauron zur Stadt von Gondor, für den Krieg des Rings im Begriff zu beginnen. |
Categories: 2002, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Germany, New Zealand, USA
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| An ancient thought of a Ring lost during centuries was found and by a strange twist in destiny been given in small Hobbit called Frodo. When Gandalf discovers that the Ring is in fact A Ring of the lord Sauron Sombre, Frodo must make an epic search in the Crack of Death to destroy it! However it does not go alone. It is joined by Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragorn, Boromir and his three friends Hobbit Merry, the Rennet apple and Samwise. By mountains, snow, darkness, forests, rivers and lowlands, by facing up badly and in danger in every corner the Friendship of the Ring must go. Their search to destroy A Ring is the only hope of the end of Lords' dark reign!.
Une pensée d'un Anneau ancienne perdue pendant les siècles a été trouvée et par un tortillon étrange dans le destin a été donné à petit Hobbit appelé Frodo. Quand Gandalf découvre que l'Anneau est en fait Un Anneau du Lord Sauron Sombre, Frodo doit faire une quête épique aux Craquements de Mort pour le détruire! Pourtant il ne va pas seul. Il est rejoint par Gandalf, Legolas l'elfe, Gimli le Nain, Aragorn, Boromir et ses trois amis Hobbit Merry, la Reinette et Samwise. Par les montagnes, la neige, l'obscurité, les forêts, les fleuves et les plaines, en faisant face au mal et au danger à chaque coin l'Amitié de l'Anneau doit aller. Leur quête pour détruire Un Anneau est le seul espoir de la fin du règne de Seigneurs Sombre!. |
Categories: 2001, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, New Zealand, USA
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