The Final Countdown (1980)

Though it had a moderate box office success, this sci-fi/war movie has developed a cult status among science fiction and military aviation fans through the years. Short review, basic movie info, trailer and full movie The Final Countdown (1980) online free.

The modern aircraft carrier USS Nimitz sails off Perl Harbor on a training mission. Somewhere in the Pacific the ship encounters a storm-like vortex that disappears just as the ship passes through it. The captain and the crew soon realize that they have traveled back in time, just hours before the Japanese attack Perl Harbor on December 7, 1941. The captain has to make a decision whether he will use the superior carrier to engage the invaders and change history, or to stand by and allow history to proceed as "normal".

Director: Don Taylor

Writers: Thomas Hunter (story), Peter Powell (story), David Ambrose (story) and Gerry Davis (screenplay)

Stars: Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, Katharine Ross

Ratings: IMDB 6.6  RottenTomatoes 5.4

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Gettysburg (1993)

In 1863, the southern and northern forces met at Gettysburg for the decisive battle that decided the winner of the American Civil War. It is an epic battle well-portrayed by the director Ronald Maxwell.




Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Writers: Ronald F. Maxwell (screenplay), Michael Shaara (novel)
Stars: Tom Berenger,  Stephen Lang, Martin Sheen

Rating    IMDB  7.6         Rottentomatoes  7.2

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Apocalypse Now (1979)

U.S. Army Captain Benjamin Willard is sent in a black non-official operation to find veteran colonel Kurtz who is believed to be gone rogue. Col. Kurtz is thought to be hiding deep into the jungle, across the Vietnam-Cambodian border, where he has established himself as a god upon the local tribes. Willard's mission is to find and assassinate Kurtz, but along his way he encounters many bizarre people and situations.











Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Writers: John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola
Stars: Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall
Ratings: IMDB  8.6   RottenTomatoes  8.9
 
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