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A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict, who is not a national or a party to the conflict, and is "motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party".
As a result of the assumption that a mercenary is essentially motivated by money, the term mercenary usually carries negative connotations. There is a blur in the distinction between a mercenary and a foreign volunteer, when the primary motive of a soldier in a foreign army is uncertain. For instance, the French Foreign Legion and the Gurkhas of the British and Indian armies are not mercenaries under the laws of war, since although they may meet many of the requirements of Article 47 of Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, they are exempt under clauses 47(a)(c)(d)(e)&(f); some journalists describe them as mercenaries nevertheless.
Steven Frederic Seagal (born April 10, 1952) is an American action film star, producer, writer, martial artist, guitarist and reserve deputy sheriff. A 7th-dan black belt in Aikido, Seagal began his adult life as an Aikido instructor in Japan. He became the first foreigner to operate an Aikido dojo in Japan.
He later moved to the Los Angeles, California, area where he made his film debut in 1988 in Above the Law. By 1991, he had starred in three successful films, and would go on to achieve greater fame in Under Siege (1992), where he played Navy SEALs counter-terrorist expert Casey Ryback. However both On Deadly Ground (1994, which he directed) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995) did poorly in theaters. During the later half of the 90s, he starred in three more theatrical films and a direct-to-video The Patriot. Aside from Exit Wounds (2001) and Half Past Dead (2002), his career shifted almost entirely to direct-to-video films (often low budget productions and shot in Europe or Asia). Between 1998 to 2009, he appeared in a total of 22 of these. At the age of 59, he returned to the big screen as Torrez in the 2010 film Machete. As of 2011, he's currently busy with the third season of his reality show Steven Seagal: Lawman.
Actors: Aaron Eckhart (actor), William Devane (actor), Joseph Basile (actor), Jay Benedict (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Tom Conti (actor), Grant Babbitt (actor), Brent Briscoe (actor), Christian Bale (actor), Tomas Arana (actor), Alon Aboutboul (actor), Michael Caine (actor), Grant Babbitt (actor), Morgan Freeman (actor), Chris Ellis (actor),
Plot: Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight, in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its police force which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
Keywords: 2010s, action-hero, action-heroine, aircraft, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-hijacking, airport, ak-47, altered-version-of-studio-logoActors: Colleen Camp (actress), Kirk B.R. Woller (actor), Guy Torry (actor), Douglas Tait (actor), Armin Shimerman (actor), Devin Reeve (actor), Chuck Speed (actor), Greg Collins (actor), Dean Cain (actor), Affion Crockett (actor), Peter Greene (actor), John Billingsley (actor), Brent Huff (actor), John W. Hyde (producer), John Duffy (producer),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Ruxandra Popescu (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Spengler (producer), Steven Seagal (producer), Peter Madamba (miscellaneous crew), Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), Michael Keusch (director), Phillip B. Goldfine (producer), Danny Webb (actor), Vlad Paunescu (producer), Steven Seagal (writer), Steven Seagal (actor), Vasile Albinet (actor), William B. Steakley (producer), David E. Van Houten (miscellaneous crew), Richard Turner (producer),
Plot: Marshall Lawson loses his strike-team in a cold-blooded and seemingly random attack. After this he takes it upon himself to investigate the suspicious circumstances of the brutal killings. Soon he uncovers CTX Majestic, a covert military operation so secret, that now the military wants Marshall eliminated. Resolute in his pursuit, Marshall engages in a merciless battle with a drug dealer operation that appears to be secretly funded by a rogue arm of the military.
Keywords: action-hero, admiral, aikido, armored-car, blood, blood-splatter, brawl, brutality, burned-alive, car-motorcycle-chaseActors: Sara Fletcher (actress), Seth Margolin (producer), Seth Margolin (actor), Seth Margolin (director), Shawn Valine (producer), Shawn Valine (director), Shawn Valine (writer), Andrew Yex (producer), Holly King (actress), Matt Jones (producer), Sandra Sanchez (actress), Matt Jones (writer), Matt Jones (actor), Hayati Akbas (actor), Peter Bumgarner (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Nan Martin (actress), Robert Patrick (actor), Joanna Pacula (actress), Peter Locke (producer), Vlad Paunescu (producer), Melissa Elliott (miscellaneous crew), Donald Kushner (producer), Vasile Albinet (actor), Shashawnee Hall (actor), Vyto Ruginis (actor), Ion Haiduc (actor), Don Edmonds (actor), Don Edmonds (producer), Joseph Williams (composer), Ed Anders (actor),
Plot: A ruthless real estate developer becomes possessed by a Mexican Indian spirit after he kills him in an attack on one of his developments. The spirit then proceeds to take away everything from the developer.
Keywords: b-movie, curse, female-nudity, hunt, private-investigator, ritual, sacrificeActors: Bo Svenson (actor), Claudio Fragasso (writer), Bruno Mattei (editor), Ottaviano Dell'Acqua (actor), Bruno Mattei (director), Massimo Vanni (actor), Mike Monty (actor), Stefano Mainetti (composer), Bruno Mattei (writer), Luciano Pigozzi (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Miles O'Keeffe (actor), Rossella Drudi (writer), James McKenzie (actor), David Anderson (actor),
Plot: After several American and British military personnel are killed in suicide attacks throughout southeast Asia, the U.S. begins to suspect a plot by the Vietnam government. To uncover the truth, the U.S. army calls upon a former commando who is looking for his long-lost son in Vietnam. While his military commanders want to see the commando succeed in his mission, his political overseers have a different set of plans.
Keywords: action-violence, ak-47, ambush, attack, battle, battlefield, behind-enemy-lines, blood, blood-spatter, combatActors: Richard Donner (director), Julie Adams (miscellaneous crew), Michael Kamen (composer), Ed O'Ross (actor), Joel Silver (producer), Eric Clapton (composer), Danny Glover (actor), Mitch Ryan (actor), Tom Atkins (actor), Gary Busey (actor), Richard Donner (producer), Sven-Ole Thorsen (actor), Mel Gibson (actor), Marion Tumen (miscellaneous crew), John Panzarella (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Martin Riggs is an L.A. cop with suicidal tendencies and Roger Murtaugh is the unlucky police officer with whom Riggs is assigned. Together they uncover a huge drug-smuggling operation, and as their success rate grows so does their friendship.
Keywords: 1980s, action-hero, ambush, anger, anti-hero, arms-tied-overhead, assassin, assassination-attempt, assault-rifle, bare-breastsActors: Donald Pleasence (actor), Fred Williamson (actor), Ennio Antonelli (actor), Laura Nucci (actress), Bruno Bilotta (actor), Scott Coffey (actor), Robert Ginty (actor), David Worth (writer), David Worth (director), Geretta Geretta (actress), Daniele Patucchi (composer), Roberto Bessi (producer), Persis Khambatta (actress), Giuseppe Pennese (miscellaneous crew), Urs Althaus (actor),
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Keywords: biker, future, helicopter, kidnapping, motorcycle, post-apocalypse, post-holocaust, savior, settler, violenceActors: Keve Hjelm (director), Erik Hell (actor), Keve Hjelm (actor), Carl-Olof Alm (actor), Kristina Adolphson (actress), Elaine Morgan (writer), Olov Jonason (writer),
Genres: ,I saw you laughing
Saw your tears decay
I heard you speak to me
Washed my smile away
We're failing
It's failing
These twisted thoughts inside of me
They are failing
I can feel this tragedy
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Grey!
So break my twisted world
It is the only way
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And let me die this way
Please believe me
I lost my soul today
My friend it's ending now
There's nothing left to say
I can feel this tragedy
Pure and simple tragedy
We're failing
It's failing
These twisted thoughts inside of me
They are failing
I saw you laughing
Saw your tears decay
I heard you speak to me
Washed my smile away
I can feel this tragedy