October 14th Thursday Meeting Topic

[Anna입니당]

BOX OFFICE

The Last Airbender (U.S.)

Opening Aug. 19

Action. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. In a world balanced on the four nations of Water, Earth, Fire, and Air, people known as the Waterbenders, Earthbenders, Firebenders and Airbenders have mastered their native elements. Although the masters can each manipulate his native elements, the only one with the power to manipulate all four elements is a young boy known as the Avatar. When the Avatar subsequently appears to die while still mastering his powers, the Fire nation launches a global war with the ultimate goal of global domination. 

The Expendables (U.S.)

Opening Aug. 19

Action. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. An all-star cast of action-movie icons headline Sylvester Stallone’s action thriller about a group of mercenaries who are double-crossed during a mission. Approached by the shadowy Church to overthrow tyrannical South American dictator General Gaza (David Zayas) and restore order to the troubled island country of Vilena, soldier of fortune Barney Ross (Stallone) rounds up an unstoppable team that includes former SAS soldier and blade specialist Lee Christmas (Jason Statham); martial arts expert Yin (Jet Li); trigger-happy Hale Caesar (Terry Crews); demolitions expert Toll Road (Randy Couture); and sniper Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren).



Centurion (U.K.)

Opening Aug. 26

Adventure. Directed by Neil Marshall. A Roman soldier (Michael Fassbender) leads a small band of troops on a mission to rescue a key Roman general after becoming trapped in the territory of their sworn enemies in this period action-adventure film from director Neil Marshall (“The Descent,” “Doomsday”). The year is A.D. 117: despite the remaining strength of the Roman Empire, a fierce tribe known as the Picts has prevented Hadrian‘s armies from conquering northern Britain.



Predators (U.S.)

Opening Aug. 26

Action. Directed by Nimrod Antal. A group of hardened killers are hunted on an alien planet this latest entry into the popular sci-fi action franchise. Mercenaries, murderers, gangsters and convicts, they were the most feared men on Earth and when the predators become the prey, mercenary Royce (Adrien Brody) prepares for the fight of his life. He’s joined by Mexican gangster Cuchillo (Danny Trejo), Israeli Defense Forces veteran Isabelle (Alice Braga), notorious mass murderer Stans (Walton Goggins), Russian Special Forces operative Nikolai (Oleg Taktarov), RUF death squad member Mombasa (Mahershalalhashbaz Ali), and sword-wielding Yakuza Hanzo (Louis Ozawa Changchien).　

The Man from Nowhere (Korea)

Opened Aug. 4

Thriller. Directed by Lee Jung-beom. Won Bin’s heartthrob pretty boy image is shattered, tossed out and forever buried under the pile of blood splattered bodies in his latest film (Korean title “Ajeossi”) -- an ultra-violent ode to the hard boiled American grindhouse pictures of the 1970s. As if channeling the spirit of Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, Won goes on a one-man vendetta slicing, stabbing, shooting and blowing up an entire cadre of pimps, pushers and organ harvesters to save a young girl from captivity after her mother becomes tangled in a drug deal.

Conversation Questions

Movies

1. Are there any kinds of movies you dislike?

   If so, what kinds? 

   Why do you dislike them?

2. Do you usually watch movies at home or at a movie theater?

3. Have you ever seen the same movie more than once?

   If yes, name it (or them).

4. What is the best movie you have ever seen?

5. What is the scariest movies you have ever seen?

6. What movie star would you most like to meet?

7. Who's your favorite director?

8. Do you think movies have been developing technology or technology has been developing movies?

9. Which do you prefer to watch movies or to read books?

10. Do you like documentaries?

11. Can you remember the name of the first movie you saw that made you cry?

12. Have you ever seen a movie in another country? Describe the experience.

13. Have you ever thought about what super powers you would like to have?

14. If they made a movie about your life, what kind of movie would it be?

[Anna입니당]

개인적으로 아저씨 강추! 원빈 너무 멋짐! 대한민국에 저런 사람도 존재하다뉘!! ㅋ

[Mark]

아저씨는 여성분들에게만 강추~