“In a world where both Mutants and Humans fear each other, Marie D’Ancanto, better known as Rogue, runs away from home and hitches a ride with another mutant, known as Logan, a.k.a. Wolverine. Charles Xavier, who owns a school for young mutants, sends Storm and Cyclops to bring them back before it is too late. Magneto, who believes a war is approaching, has an evil plan in mind, and needs young Rogue to help him. Written by Film_Fan”

• Director: Bryan Singer
• Release Date: 14 July 2000 (USA)
• Run Time: 104 min
• Country: Canada , USA
• Genre: Action , Sci-Fi , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action violence.

Tagline: Evolution Begins.

Trivia: Senator Kelly’s line at the beginning of the movie about having a list of known mutants living in the United States is based on Senator Joseph McCarthy’s famous speech about having a list of known communists working in the State Department.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: In the train station, as Sabretooth is coming up behind Storm at the ticket window, he throws the guy behind her out of the way. The line attached to the stuntman is visible in this shot as he is yanked out of the way.

“A series of strange robberies brings Axel Foley back to Beverly Hills to help his two fellow cops solve the case. All the familiar faces of the first film are back… Written by Chris Makrozahopoulos {makzax@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Tony Scott
• Release Date: 20 May 1987 (USA)
• Run Time: 100 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Thriller

Tagline: The Heat's Back On!

Trivia: Axel (Eddie Murphy) introduces himself at the gun club as “Richard James”, the name of Murphy’s musician friend who produced his 1986 album.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: During the scene where Axel first visits the gun club, it is daytime. Out the window of the scene in the office where Dent and Cain are discussing killing Foley, you can see past the bushes that it is dark outside, and a daylight balanced light is providing the “sun” beam through the window.

“John Rambo is removed from prison by his former superior, Colonel Samuel Troutman, for a top-secret operation to bring back POW’s still held in Vietnam. Rambo’s assignment is to only take pictures of where the POWs are being held, but Rambo wants to get the POWs out of Vietnam. Teamed up with female Vietnamese freedom fighter Co Bao, Rambo embarks on a mission to rescue the POWs, who are being held by sadistic Vietnamese Captain Vinh and his Russian comrade, Lieutenant Colonel Padovsky. Rambo falls in love with Co Bao, and when Co Bao is killed by Captain Vinh, Rambo wants revenge, so he starts killing every enemy in sight while still focusing on his intentions to rescue the POWs. There are also corrupt American officials involved in the mission, including Marshall Murdock, one of Rambo’s superiors. Written by Todd Baldridge”

• Director: George P. Cosmatos
• Release Date: 22 May 1985 (USA)
• Run Time: 96 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Adventure , Thriller

Tagline: What most people call hell, he calls home.

Trivia: 57 men are killed by Rambo during the course of the film.

Goofs: Continuity: When Rambo is trashing the control hut at the end of the movie, the length of the ammunition belt gets progressively smaller but then increases again before finally running out.

“Tom Mullen, rich airline owner, is shocked when his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the two million dollar ransom, but the drop goes wrong. So Tom turns the ransom money into a bounty on the head of the kidnapper. Written by karl Rose {krose@surf.metro.net.au}”

• Director: Ron Howard
• Release Date: 8 November 1996 (USA)
• Run Time: 121 min | USA:139 min (laserdisc)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for graphic, bloody violence and strong language.

Tagline: Someone is going to pay.

Trivia: The story about the Eloi (above ground) en the Morlocks (under ground) that Sinise tells to Gibson by car phone is from H.G. Wells’s “The Time Machine”.

Goofs: Crew or equipment visible: When Miles Roberts get shot it’s obvious that he is wearing some kind of vest with blood-pouches under his shirt.

“The last time we saw Danny Ocean’s crew, they were paying back ruthless casino mogul Terry Benedict after stealing millions from him. However, it’s been a while since they’ve come back together, which is all about to change. When one of their own, Reuben Tishkoff builds a hotel with known casino owner Willy Banks, the last thing he ever wanted was to get cut out of the deal personally by the loathsome Banks. Banks’ attitude even goes so far as to finding the amusement in Tishkoff’s misfortune when the double crossing lands Reuben in the hospital because of a heart attack. However, Danny and his crew won’t stand for Banks and what he’s done to a friend. Uniting with their old enemy Benedict, who himself has a vendetta against Banks, the crew is out to pull off a major plan. One that will unfold on the night Banks’ newest hot spot opens up, when the crew is out to bankrupt one of the city’s most despised businessmen. But they’re not in this for the money, but for the revenge. Written by mystic80″

• Director: Steven Soderbergh
• Release Date: 8 June 2007 (USA)
• Run Time: 122 min | Croatia:114 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Comedy , Crime , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for brief sensuality.

Tagline: What are the odds of getting even? 13 to one.

Trivia: The plane Rusty and Danny fly to Vegas in at the beginning of the movie is a Gulfstream Aerospace G200.

Goofs: Continuity: Whenever the principals are at the airport, Gulfstream-class private jets await them. Gulfstream passenger cabins have distinctive oversize rounded “porthole” windows. Only such planes appear on the tarmac; however when there is a momentary in-flight clip showing the passenger’s aerial view of the passing landscape below, the window is a small “sardine can” window of a typical commercial airliner. Clearly this was generic stock footage of “anyplane” flying over “anycity”. When the highrollers are later disembarking, the windows become classic Gulfstream portholes again.

“The President of the United States is on a journey home after making a speech in Moscow. But on the journey, Russian hi-jakers take over the plane, disguising themselves as newspaper reporters. They want the President to ring Moscow and release General Redek. But they think that the President has escaped in the pod. But the president is really still on board air force One attempting to regain control of the plane and to rescue his wife and daughter. Written by Dilen Foster”

• Director: Wolfgang Petersen
• Release Date: 25 July 1997 (USA)
• Run Time: 124 min
• Country: USA , Germany
• Genre: Action , Drama , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for violence.

Tagline: Harrison Ford is the President of the United States.

Trivia: The cable really was trailed behind the MC-130, but its connection to the 747 was a special effect.

Goofs: Factual errors: When Air Force One is told to change the heading to take it out of Kazakhstan, they are told to turn the dial counterclockwise from 110 to 290, through 360. This would turn the aircraft left (as in the film), but the display takes it through 200, which would turn the aircraft right.

“Detroit cop Axel Foley is delighted when he receives a surprise visit from his best friend Mikey Tandino, who lives in California. Not long after Mikey arrives in Detroit, Mikey is killed, right in front of Axel, by a man named Zack. Axel follows Zack to Beverly Hills, California, where Beverly Hills police department Lieutenant Andrew Bogomil assigns Detective Billy Rosewood and Rosewood’s partner, Sergeant John Taggart, to keep an eye on Axel. Axel visits his friend Jenny Summers, who works in an art gallery. With Jenny’s help, Axel discovers that Zack works for Jenny’s boss, Victor Maitland, the man who owns the art gallery. Maitland is a drug kingpin who is using the gallery as a front, and Maitland had Zack kill Mikey after Maitland accused Mikey of stealing some of Maitland’s bonds. With the help of Jenny, Billy, and Taggart, Axel does what he can to make sure Maitland and Zack won’t kill any more people. Written by Todd Baldridge”

• Director: Martin Brest
• Release Date: 5 December 1984 (USA)
• Run Time: 105 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Drama , Thriller

Tagline: In Detroit a cop learns to take the heat. In L.A. he learns to keep his cool. [Theatrical Australia]

Trivia: During his tirade at the Beverly Palms Hotel, Axel pretends to be writing an article called “Michael Jackson: Sitting on Top of the World” for Rolling Stone magazine. In real life, Playboy ran an article called “Eddie Murphy: Sitting on Top of the World.”

Goofs: Continuity: When Axel is thrown through the front window of Maitlands office building he is in the sun, but when the police pull up he is in the shade, as the scene goes back and forth between the two angles Axel goes from being in the sun then the shade then back to the sun.

“Martin Riggs finally meets his match in the form of Lorna Cole, a beautiful but tough policewoman. Together with Roger Murtaugh, his partner, the three attempt to expose a crooked former policeman and his huge arms racket. The crooked cop (Jack Travis) thwarts them at every turn, mainly by killing anyone who is about to talk, but Murtaugh has personal problems of his own as his family are brought into the equation. Written by Graeme Roy {gsr@cbmamiga.demon.co.uk}”

• Director: Richard Donner
• Release Date: 15 May 1992 (USA)
• Run Time: 118 min | USA:121 min (director's cut)
• Country: USA
• Genre: Action , Crime , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated R for violence and language.

Tagline: The magic is back again!

Trivia: Marble slabs that were once part of the old city hall destroyed for the film are now used as tabletops at a local outdoor cafe in Orlando, Florida.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: The motorcycle cop from whom Riggs commandeers the bike is already handing him the spare clips as he asks for them.

“Happily married New York lawyer Dan Callagher has an affair with his colleague Alex, and the two enjoy a love weekend while Dan’s wife and kid are away. But Alex will not let go of him, and she will stop at nothing to have him for herself. Just how far will she go to get what she wants?. Written by Sami Al-Taher {staher2000@yahoo.com}”

• Director: Adrian Lyne
• Release Date: 18 September 1987 (USA)
• Run Time: 119 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Thriller

Tagline: On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand, lies a terrifying love story.

Trivia: Mary Gross and Kay Lenz were each offered the role of Alex, but both turned it down. Jessica Lange was considered for the role of Alex.

Goofs: Continuity: Dan listens to Alex’s tape during the ride home and when he arrives there. In the later sequence when he’s listening, these parts of her tape are almost at the same time. This is impossible due to Dan’s location when he listened to both parts.

“In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail. Magnificent foreshadowing and anticipation fill this true-life drama while minute details of the fishing boats, their gear and the weather are juxtaposed with the sea adventure. Written by Erwin van Moll {max404@hotmail.com}”

• Director: Wolfgang Petersen
• Release Date: 30 June 2000 (USA)
• Run Time: 130 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Adventure , Drama , Action , Thriller
• MPAA: Rated PG-13 for language and scenes of peril.

Tagline: In the Fall of 1991, the "Andrea Gail" left Gloucester, Mass. and headed for the fishing grounds of the North Atlantic. Two weeks later, an event took place that had never occurred in recorded history.

Trivia: Although not listed in the official Writer’s Guild of America information, Bo Goldman received an on-screen-credit for having co-written the script.

Goofs: Incorrectly regarded as goofs: While the Andrea Gail is fishing at the Flemish Caps, seagulls are visible. While you might not expect to see them so far from shore, seagulls are often found far at sea in the Atlantic, since they can live on and between ships in the area.