Sentences with phrase «revenge for the death»

9-11-1857 over 100 Americans murdered and baptized partially for revenge for the death of Ann Romneys gramps.

A rag - tag group of Apache warriors, led by an elderly man in his late seventies, took on the U.S. Army's Ninth Cavalry in revenge for the death of the great Apache war chief Victorio.

Brienne finished him off after the battle, her long awaited revenge for the death of Renly.

Meanwhile, questions were being asked about the ability of the coalition to survive until 2015, as MPs digested Clegg's revenge for the death of Lords reform.

Brinsley posted on social media he was seeking revenge for the deaths of unarmed black men Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

On Tuesday, NYU's president, Andrew Hamilton, received a letter claiming the Pulse nightclub shooting was revenge for the death of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a May airstrike, cop sources said.

But when government workers came to provide medical care, they heard disturbing news: The Korubo said they had survived an attack by members of the Matis in December 2014; at least eight Korubo were killed, apparently in revenge for the deaths of two Matis men.

The wife of a gun manufacturer is held hostage in an elaborate plot by a man seeking revenge for the death of his daughter in a high school shooting incident.

Beautifully filmed and chock full of the wide ranging Western vistas the genre demands, the stranger (Jimmy Stewart) comes to town to find revenge for the death of his brother.

But the Austrian Oak delivers perhaps his best ever straight performance as a construction foreman seeking revenge for the death of his wife and daughter in a horrific plane crash.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (PG - 13 for intense violence and partial nudity) Latest installment in the Marvel Comics franchise focuses on Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) search for Sabertooth (Live Schreiber) in order to exact a measure of revenge for the death of his girlfriend, Silver Fox (Lynn Collins).

Though «follow» is too strong a word, we follow Julian (Ryan Gosling) as he debates seeking revenge for the death of his brother.

Furious 7 Rated PG - 13 for prolonged frenetic sequences of violence, action and mayhem, suggestive content and brief strong language Available on Blu - ray and DVD In this seventh installment of the street racing franchise, the entire gang is back and under threat from Jason Statham who is determined to get revenge for the death of his brother who apparently died in a previous installment (I've seen them all but I honestly can't remember a single plot line).

Ultimately the film — a pitch - black, brutal and strangely poetic picture about a convict seeking revenge for the death of his brother at the hands of a local crime lord — didn't move forward in that incarnation.

The story is simple, a ninja named Hayate seeks revenge for the death of Kinuhime who was slain by a demon.

A LETHAL ANTI-HERO: Be Lincoln Clay, orphan and Vietnam veteran hell bent on revenge for the deaths of his surrogate family.

Be Lincoln Clay, orphan and Vietnam veteran hell bent on revenge for the deaths of his surrogate family.

Freddie wants revenge for the death of his wife on their wedding day, at the hands of von Dorf's German battalion.

You play as grieving hacker Aiden Pearce, bent on revenge for the death of his niece, and willing to use all the computerised tricks in the book to achieve it — raising street bollards to smash chasing cars, or switching traffic lights to send oncoming vehicles into them.

Not exact matches

He still wants revenge for his father's death.

To lower one's anxiety level, to gain a sense that something is happening, to take revenge for the senseless death of a buddy, one is tempted to kill — anyone or everyone in sight.

Update (Nov. 10): After a fact - finding trip, the Church of Pakistan claims that «revenge for unpaid bills» was the real reason a Christian couple fell afoul of blasphemy rumors that led to a mob burning them to death.

He ultimately argues that there was an original act of violence which ultimately led to the possibility of the destruction of all people in the community, and so to avoid the ever - increasing cycles of violence, the community selected a ritual victim (a human or an animal) that would both carry the guilt of the community as well as the violent tendencies into death, thus satisfying the demands for revenge and the blood lust that comes with it.

If there is no evidence, then angry revenge must be recognized as the only motive for the death penalty, and that is beneath the behavior of a just and humane society.

Of course it is true that the death penalty might whet the appetite for revenge.

We should argue through the ambiguity of claims to martyrdom and refuse to let deaths be co-opted by false memories or ideologies or turned to calls for revenge.

In a bizarre story, A.J. Foyt was hospitalised after being attacked by a swarm of killer bees for the second time in his life, then got his revenge by burning them to death

The two officers were shot --» assassinated,» as the mayor and police commissioner put it — through the window of their patrol car by 28 - year - old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who posted on social media that he was out for revenge for the police - related deaths of unarmed black men, Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

The woman's mother alerted police in Maryland to postings she believed Brinsley was making on an Instagram account, which included anti-police writings — several news outlets have tied Brinsley to posts saying he wanted to kill police officers in revenge for recent police - related deaths of unarmed black men Eric Garner in Staten Island and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo..

The second important finding from the study is that bin Laden's death did not fully quench Americans» desire for revenge.

At the core of the group is still the original followers of Yusuf, working to carry out his vision and bring revenge on the state for his death.

The Newlywed Game host Bob Eubanks produced this action film, starring his son Corey as a convict who escapes prison to exact revenge for his brother's death and ends up romancing a small - town sheriff's daughter.

With the help of Casey (Patricia Arquette), a female cop out for revenge for her own brother's death, they help bring down the dreaded «boys for good.

This is a fantastically spun tale which starts out as a bleak expose about death for cash, which forms into a story of friendship, but delves back down into revenge, reemerges for justice and redemption, and then turns into a cat and mouse thriller for a while until unraveling into a blood - thirsty mess of explosions and bullets before finding its ending.

Eli Roth's best movie since Hostel Part II, Death Wish follows Bruce Willis» Paul Kersey as he embarks on a campaign of uncompromising vengeance after his wife (Elizabeth Shue's Lucy) and daughter (Camila Morrone's Jordan) are attacked and left for dead - with Paul's revenge - fueled exploits eventually garnering the interest of two overworked detectives (Dean Norris» Kevin Raines and Kimberly Elise's Leonore Jackson).

Nurse 3 - D (R for profanity, gory violence, explicit sexuality and graphic nudity) Gruesome revenge flick revolving around a vigilante nurse (Paz de la Huerta) who moonlights as a temptress to lure cheating dudes to their deaths.

But as smart as it may seem for painting Barkawi as seeking revenge solely for the death of his daughter, the film mostly succeeds at advancing Mike's improbable yet largely singular survival as a symbol of American triumphalism.»

No one would confuse Dwight with «Death Wish» - era Charles Bronson, but he girds himself for a confrontation anyway, without bothering to consider all of the ramifications of his quest for revenge.

His death means the mantle passes, at least at first, to T'Challa, who sets out to find the person responsible for his father's death and exact his revenge.

After the pay - off goes wrong, Creasy vows to take revenge on all those who have contributed to Pita's death, turning to Federal Investigations chief Manzano (Giancarlo Giannini) and upright journalist Mariana (Rachel Ticotin) to guide him through all the sleaze and corruption — and, being an ex-assassin for the CIA, Creasy knows a thing or two about the business of killing — or, as his friend Raymond (Christopher Walken) puts it, «Creasy's art is death; he's about to paint his masterpiece».

Private detective Dwight (Josh Brolin) is tricked into helping out his dangerous former lover (Eva Green); a young drifter (Joseph Gordon Levitt) faces the consequences of beating Senator Roark (Powers Boothe) at the poker table; and stripper Nancy (Jessica Alba) plots her revenge against the man responsible for the death of John Hartigan (Bruce Willis).

Diane Kruger received the actress prize for her performance as a woman seeking justice, then revenge, for the deaths of her loved ones in a terrorist attack in «In the Fade,» a drama from the German Turkish director Fatih Akin.

Following yesterday's batch of images [check them out here], the first trailer and poster have arrived online for Death Wish, director Eli Roth's upcoming remake of the 1974 revenge thriller which stars Bruce Willis in the Charles Bronson role of Paul Kersey alongside Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, and Kimberly Elise; take a -LSB-...]

This time around Gosling plays a drug smuggler in Bangkok who is out to make those responsible for his brother's death pay after he is pushed by his mother to seek revenge.

Tobey is wrongly convicted in the driving death of his clairvoyant friend (seriously) and decides to break parole to get revenge upon Dino (Dominic Cooper), the man responsible for the kid's death, by beating him at an ultra-exclusive race in California.

Abraham swears revenge against Jack Barts (Marton Csokas), the vampire responsible for the deaths of his parents, and learns Barts» true nature when the man recovers from a bullet to the eye.

Analysis: Nestled between the end of «Revenge of the Sith» and the beginning of the original «Star Wars,» a new set of heroes executes a heist of the plans for the Death Star to ensure the explosive finale in the 1977 film.

The film follows Victor (Colin Farrell) is an enforcer to a New York City boss, Alphonse Hoyt (Terrence Howard), who was responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter, an act for which Victor seeks revenge.

He swears revenge on the man he holds responsible for his mother's death but, after shooting him in the face is shocked to see the man keep coming at him.

Things go terribly wrong for the Rebel Alliance as the evil Empire has its revenge for the destruction of the Death Star chronicled in the previous movie.