231. Tarzan
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Actors: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Lance Henriksen, Wayne Knight, Brian Blessed
Plot: Tarzan tries to fit in with his adopted ape family and then has to save them and Jane from villainous poacher Clayton.
232. Fist of Legend ( Jing wu ying xiong )
Year of Release: 1994
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Gordon Chan
Actors: Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-hou Chin, Billy Chow, Yasuaki Kurata, Paul Chun
Plot: Chen Zhen leaves Shanghai for Kyoto and finds nothing but insult and abuse
from the Japanese, especially after pursuing Mitsuko Yamada, daughter of
the director. Yet when he learns of the death of his old kung fu master -
he returns home determined to prove his master died not in a fight, but
through poisoning. The honor of Chen and Japan are at stake, leading to
one final, epic battle that will settle the score once and for all.
233. Character ( Karakter )
Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike van Diem
Actors: Jan Decleir, Fedja van Huêt, Betty Schuurman, Tamar van den Dop, Victor Löw, Hans Kesting
Plot: A man lives with his mother and has no contact from his father. His
father, though, works to make his son the greatest lawyer - no matter the
cost. He succeeds, but the wedge between the two becomes clear when a
much-maligned bailiff is murdered and the son is forced to tell his tale.
234. My Best Friend ( Mein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski )
Year of Release: 1999
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Werner Herzog
Actors: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, Claudia Cardinale, Benino Moreno Placido, Eva Mattes
Plot: From the time he was a teenager, Werner Herzog had a fascination with actor Klaus Kinski. When the two moved into an apartment later in life, Kinski flew into a rage and completely destroyed the bathroom. Thus a love-hate-respect developed between the two men and Herzog would cast Kinski in Aguirre, Wrath of God and more films - all the while, their turbulent relationship would continue.
235. Devil's Advocate
Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Taylor Hackford
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Connie Nielsen
Plot: A new hotshot lawyer gets the opportunity of a lifetime to relocate and join a prestigious law firm. The price he pays is more than he bargains for.
236. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Year of Release: 1993
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Action
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Actors: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Mark Hamill
Plot: As Gotham's crime lords begin showing up dead Bruce Wayne finds love, but must continue to protect Gotham as the new menace, Phantasm, also stalks the night. Things get even more problematic when Phantasm attracts the Joker's attention.
237. Star Trek: First Contact
Year of Release: 1996
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jonathan Frakes
Actors: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Michael Dorn, James Cromwell, Gates McFadden
Plot: Picard and company follow the Borg back in time to stop them from assimilating Earth before the Earth's first contact with aliens.
238. Chaplin
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Richard Attenborough
Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Moira Kelly, Anthony Hopkins, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomei
Plot: The life and times of Charlie Chaplin: from his first stage performance
before the age of ten to Vaudeville, to Mack Sennett's movies, to making
his own movies, to winning an Oscar.
239. Ghost
Year of Release: 1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jerry Zucker
Actors: Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze, Whoopi Goldberg, Vincent Schiavelli, Tony Goldwyn, Rick Aviles
Plot: Sam promises Molly he will always love and protect when he is mugged and
killed he is allowed to stay on earth in a supernatural form to discover
the truth about his murder.
240. Howards End
Year of Release: 1992
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: James Ivory
Actors: Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Joseph Bennett, Prunella Scales
Plot: The machinations of the classes in early twentieth century Britain are illustrated through the interplay between three families: the Schlegels, a free-spirited set of siblings; the Wilcoxes, part of the landed gentry; and the Basts, a struggling lower-class couple. When Mrs. Wilcox bequeaths her beloved house, Howards End, to Margaret Schlegel on her deathbed, her family sets out to stymie their matriarch's final wish. But fate stands in the way of their actions.
