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Jackal, The

Jackal, The
Jackal, The (1997)

IMDB rating: 5.90

Plot: Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. With nowhere else to turn (except a woman who used to work with the Basque separatists, who is now in the USA but whose exact whereabouts in unknown to all save Mulqueen), FBI Deputy Director Carter Preston (who was present at the Moscow shooting) and Major Valentina Koslova of the Russian milita (who pulled the trigger in that shooting) enlist the reluctant services of Declan Mulqueen, an imprisoned IRA sniper, to track the Jackal down, for Declan is the only other person who can positively identify the Jackal.

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Directors: Caton-Jones Michael

Actors: Willis Bruce,Black Jack,Lineback Richard,Gere Richard,Poitier Sidney,Spinella Stephen,Hayman David,Cunningham John,Simmons J.K.,Phillips Leslie,Bassett Steve,Action,Adventure,Crime,Thriller,

Are we becoming animals ?
There was a clearcut distinction between human beings and animals. We had a "live and let live" attitude. We used to protect those who are weak , downtrodden and ill. We used to respect women and ensure their comfort. But progressively we seem to be becoming animals and our animal instincts are overpowering our human instincts. We have forgotten god. We are believing more in materialistic pleasures. We have become manipulators and Jackals. And we are adopting survival of the fittest attitude which is against human attitude. What do you say ?
I am surprised by most of the answers. Don’t you think atrocities against women are increasing ? Are we not considering women and even girls as objects of enjoyment ? Don’t you think we care less day by day if we are hurting others ? Are we not getting rich by making others poor ? I think all these could be called animal traits against emotions, love , care , passion , empathy which are human traits, which are vanishing day by day.
what right we have to call ourself human being when we hit planes in world tower , when terrorist kill innocent people , when kids and young girls are sold for sex and this list can go on. Someone has said there is no difference in human beings since past. Human beings were like this 100,200,1000 years back ? obviously no. where we would reach at this rate of loosing our being humans ?
Frankly what I refer to as Animal instincts are really not exhibited by animals, so it has to be taken symbolically. Actually animals in reality are far better than today’s human beings !
Another point is how we just see and hear the news of "animal behavior" and forget about it ? Imagine yourself in position of a 13 yrs girl who gets gang raped by 5 guys for none of her fault. Imagine yourself in position of a innocent villager who gets burnt alive by terrorist. We hear these news and forget about it. Why ? Even if you cannot do anything about it but within you rights can you not raise voice against these animal instincts ? And prevent all behaviors which converts a human being into animal ?


We have always been animals. That’s nature.

We used to think that we were above and beyond nature, so we raped her silly. We’re still doing so today, though many of us are stopping, and all of us know it to be wrong.

I do, however, echo your sentiment to some extent. There seems to be a disturbing lack of honor and moral fiber, especially in the US. This is what happens when children are raised by the television, and parents can’t bear to mete out discipline. Children have grown up increasingly less reliant on, and therefor less caring of, those around them.

Magnus | Dec 31, 2009


Since humans are living creatures and are not plants, fungi, or bacteria, we already are animals

Kingdom Animalae
Masterious Splinterous | Dec 31, 2009


Humans are animals
J.R. the Space Alien | Dec 31, 2009


I agree with you, most of the world is becoming like animals. All I know is that the Mormon church is not animals.
that.one.guy | Dec 31, 2009


Humans are Social Animals…
Fanaa_4_u | Dec 31, 2009


What are you talking about, the human race is the very definition of survival of the fittest, life is nothing more than one desperate act after another. People are animals….
eyes4mjonly | Dec 31, 2009


I say it has to do with power. change. and everything people are taught.
vera aFa | Dec 31, 2009


It’s the opposite. There is no time in human history that we have had more rights and compassion for others than the present. When were the weak and downtrodden taken care of? Or women respected? They were basically chattel until 50 or so years ago. You really need to take off those rose-tinted glasses when you look at the past.
Dana | Dec 31, 2009


Not Animals, Monsters.
Jay-Cub | Dec 31, 2009


I believe that there have always been "animalistic" traits among our species. We’re just starting to learn more about it. Without the technology we have today, we were probably very isolated and we were limited on the information we receive about how horrible humans can be. With the Internet, a source of an abundance of information on human nature, we can see some of the worst things about us that have probably already existed since we first walked the Earth.
Kirsti | Dec 31, 2009


Technically we are animals. But I know that’s not what you mean.

Though I disagree with some of your points, I think it’s because we’re becoming more…individual. We have our own thoughts and don’t think because someone told us to. I think this is for the better
Brad | Dec 31, 2009


I say you have it exactly backwards. Society protects more now than we ever have.

"We used to respect women and ensure their comfort."

Oh, when was that? It’s been less than 100 years since women were considered ‘people’ legally! It’s been less than 50 since rape was legal in the US. Learn some history.

p.s. We are animals, biologically/scientifically.
RatZ | Dec 31, 2009


Lol, to answer your question a little more in depth, survival of the fittest isn’t something we’ve just recently adopted, it’s been the law since the dawn of time. We still do protect the weak, and some of us still do respect women. I will concede that aggression has grown in the masses, but I attribute that to the "meek" not wanting to wait so long to inherit the earth, lol. Not to mention it’s no fun watching corporations and governments walking all over the people and getting away with it. Some people are just getting more fed up with it than others.
And, personally, the only clear cut distinction between humans and animals is our brain.
imrt70 | Dec 31, 2009


I think we will always have that animal instinct side to us…to adapt instantly to situations. The problems with societies is when they desire change through luxuries and decadence; instead of innovation and evolvement. When we can indulge in distress over the color of our car or the prestige of a brand name…then I think our animal instincts are misdirected inward…and our concerns become more primitive and infantile IMHO.
glenn123 | Dec 31, 2009


People are animals, and actually you can

Officer and a Gentleman, An

Officer and a Gentleman, An
Officer and a Gentleman, An (1982)

IMDB rating: 6.80

Plot: Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Flight School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. Sgt. Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.

Directors: Hackford Taylor

Actors: Gere Richard,Keith David,Loggia Robert,Louis Gossett Jr.,Plana Tony,Sylvester Harold,Caruso David,French Victor,Petersen Tommy,Greenfield David,Drama,Romance,

An old groaner to beat them all?
It was raining heavily as he walked down the street, and the water began to trickle down his collar. He shook his head to shed some of the excess and his hair whipped back and forth like some windscreen wiper on it’s fastest stroke. He glanced at his wristwatch, scowling as he realised he was going to be late, AGAIN. He turned the corner onto Smith Street narrowly avoiding a collision with a young lady shielding herself with an umbrella that restricted her vision. His evasive tactics resulted in him stepping in a large puddle which only added to his already foul mood, foul as the weather he mused.
He reached his office as the town hall clock began to chime the hour, he stopped in his stride to listen. Four times he heard the small bells chime the quarters, then the large bell began the hours. The sound of the bell was heavily muted, he thought.
"Strange, there must be something wrong with the bell or the clapper" he thought to himself. The chiming of the hours stopped when they reached nine, matching the time on his watch. He reached his office and was greeted by his Sergeant with a curt "Morning Sir!"Civilly he returned the greeting and walked to his chair behind his desk. The sergeant continued, " Did you hear the town hall clock just then, didn’t sound right to me,"
" No, not the usual resonance I thought"
" Something wrong with the clapper?"
" Could be."
The D>I> began to peruse the reports on his desk whilst the sergeant sorted his own work. They worked on in silence until the same was shattered by the shrill ringing of the telephone. The junior officer picked up the receiver and conversed with the person on the line. Upon replacing the receiver on it’s receptacle he faced his senior and said, " You were right about the clock this morning, the fellow that looks after it noticed it sounded funny so he went to check on it."
"Well!"
"He’s a bit traumatised, sir, he found a body tied upside down on the clapper"
" Hells Bells! We’d best get ourselves over there right away."
Three breathless minutes later they were climbing the stairs to the clock tower, and even more breathless arrived at the floor which held the workings of the clock. Space was restricted because of the large movement and the bell hanging structure but they managed to lever themselves into the already crowded area. The magic word "POLICE" created even more space and the two policemen were able to examine the scene around them. The body was attached to the clapper and would stay so until some suitable platform was made available in order to reach that unfortunate specimen of humanity.The Fire service now entered the fray closely followed by the Ambulance men, or paramedics as their terminology is now, and each began to assess the position.
All this had happened within a time scale of around twelve minutes since the D.I. had arrived at his office and a particular thought struck him, and he voiced it out loud." Don’t you think it would be a good idea to stop the clock within the next minute or so because I for one do not want to be in this vicinity when the bells chime off again?"
The old gentleman who maintained the clock, who had somewhat recovered from his experience, was in full agreement and set about his task without further ado,
" All stopped" he declared some thirty seconds later.
A System of planks and poles were organised into a safe working platform and eventually the body of the man was extricated from the clapper and laid upon the gantry floor. The doctor who had been called earlier pronounced the man had been dead for at least four or five hours and as to the cause of death, that would have to await the post Morten.
The two officers then examined the body, looking for any identification, of which there was no sign. The body’s features were somewhat disfigured by the clapper work it had been its misfortune to undertake. The D.I. looked intently at the features on display as his sergeant enquired.
"Do you know who it is Sir?"
THe D.I. stared at the body below him and replied" I can’t put a name to him but HIS FACE RINGS A BELL!!!!!!!!
Well Annie or should I call you Madame Edith? Hello ello! That is the whole point otherwise why would you call them old groaners, You stupid woman!!
Well dressed like a doggie you can do what doggies do and go lick your own whatever


OMG! Groaner is right…and to think I actually read all that makes me laugh!!!.

Brainz | Dec 10, 2009


leave it out mate, im not reading that.
gurp | Dec 10, 2009


Hee hee!
migdalski | Dec 10, 2009


Just awful!
How can a story that long have such a lousy punchline…
annie | Dec 10, 2009


Brilliently put, I laughed :-)
Ciara C | Dec 11, 2009


That’s got to be the groaniest old groaner I’ve ever heard have a star.
stickadiddle | Dec 11, 2009


I should have seen that coming but I didn’t so it made me laugh..star for that!
Zugzwang | Dec 11, 2009

Nights in Rodanthe

Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

IMDB rating: 5.60

Plot: Two unhappy people’s lives become entwined when they have a life changing romance. Adrienne is a woman who’s trying to decide whether to stay in her unhappy marriage or not. Her life changes when Paul, a doctor who is traveling to reconcile with his estranged son, checks into an inn in a North Carolina beach town where she is staying.

Directors: Wolfe George C.

Actors: Gere Richard,Meloni Christopher,Glenn Scott,Schreiber Pablo,Tahan Charlie,Manson Ted,Essandoh Ato,Drama,Romance,

Guys i'm bored and i wanna watch a romantc comedy but i've seen them all..just tell me one?
sixteen candles. clueless, notting hill, about a boy, all sandra bullock movies, all meg ryan movies, all julia roberts movies, all j lo movies, raise your voice, just my luck, ugly truth, 27 dresses, knocked up, walk to remember, because i said so, he’s just not, 10 things i hate about you, hairspray, beauty shop, guess who,serendipity,failure to launch,meet the parents, meet the fockers, three to tango, down with love, head over heels, just married, little black book,about a boy,picture perfect,ever after, when harry met sally,object of my affection, say anything,the ex, the last kiss,serving sara, iq,keeping the faith,adam sandler movies,a guy thing,what a girl wants,sweet november,ghost, 4 weddings and a funeral, just friends,definitely maybe, patch adams,notebook,the family stone,prime, pride and prejudice,along came polly,wedding date,under the tuscon sun,after before sunrise,eternal sunshine of the spotless mind,500 days of summer, the rebound, intolerable cruelity,better off dead, raising helen,how to lose a guy in 10 days,the best man,about adam,life or something like it,nights in rodanthe,mama mia,last chance harvey,stranger than fiction,its a boy girl thing,made of honor,sweet home alabama,legally blonde,i love beth cooper,accepted,adam and eve,high fidelity,devil wears prada,the holiday,a lot like love,what happens in vegas,mean girls,big fat greek wedding,music and lyrics,bend it like beckham,wedding crashers,just like heaven,she’s the man,sydney whit,love wrecked,hitch,must love dogs,no reservations,ps i love you,hot chick,baby mama,never been kissed,grosse pointe blank,something new,i love you man,my best friend’s girl,good luck chuck,rumor has it,MEET BILL,fools rush in,sleeping dogs lie,the sweetest thing and mary one,wimbledon,alex and emma,superex gf,love and other disasters,spread,obsessed,the break up, norbit,briget jones’ diary,forgetting sarah marshall, and i’ve seen all hindi movies


Shaun of The Dead, it really is a romantic comedy
Kandi | Nov 14, 2009


Taming of the shrew with Elizabeth Taylor in it is funny and romantic
gilbamy | Nov 14, 2009


I really like "10 things I hate about you."
Timothy | Nov 14, 2009


I’m not sure if these were on your list and you’ve already seen them, but PS I Love You was good. And also The Proposal, Four Christmases, The Holiday, Pearl Harbor are some of my other favorites.
em[ily] | Nov 14, 2009


last chance harvey!!! or waitress, the wedding singer, ever after a cinderella story, yes man, gia, the notebook, message in a bottle, how i met your mother, definetly maybe, ugly truth, confessions of a shopaholic, one fine day, the reader, the holiday, big fat creek wedding, my life in ruins, valentine’s day
Chris S | Nov 14, 2009


Try these they weren’t on your list.

18 year old virgin
It’s a boy girl thing
camille
Penelope
Can’t Hardly Wait
The Neighbor
Empire Records: Remix! Special Fan Edition
Benny and Joon
Wedding Daze
Shades of Ray
My Mom’s New Boyfriend
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Sex and Death 101

or any on this list.
http://www.netflix.com/WiGenre?sgid=692& amp;pgid=371&lnkceData=692&lnkce =mtgen&trkid=439271
Dennis F | Nov 14, 2009