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The game has you fly through many missions and sets up a nice little revenge tale with the death of the protagonist's brother at the hands of the Japanese Goryo Squadron.

Pretty Deadly: A revenge tale with Death's daughter as the main character, this comic by Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel) and Emma Rios (Dr. Strange) has been getting lots of attention — and the first issue sold out completely in print.

A crime thriller melodrama transformed into an explosive revenge tale with the suave Chow Yun - fat as the soulful hitman of the title and Sally Yeh as a nightclub singer blinded during one of his assignments, it melds such divergent films as Jean - Pierre Melville's Le Samourai and Douglas Sirk's Magnificent Obsession into an explosive revenge tale.

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Here's the tale of what happens when your ex seeks revenge by starting a company to compete directly with yours.

Producers of literature, when they are not themselves wracked with doubts or preoccupied with taking a postmodern revenge on traditional expectations of order, speak out of a prescientific discipline of expectation — a school of faith that models the need to bracket with ironic reservation that information which, if not bracketed, would insist simplistically that life is only a bracket - defying tale told by an idiot.

The story is a simple tale of reclaiming your honor through revenge with some predictable twists here and there, but the story is great and regardless of bringing the city to the brink of destruction or keeping it and yourself under control, every ending is

Former «Daily Show with Jon Stewart» correspondent Al Madrigal applies his comedic insight to relatable topics like cilantro politics, anger management, and an unbelievable tale of seafood revenge in this stand - up comedy special.

A paranoia - laced tale of injustice, obsession, and revenge that finds Lee plumbing the dark depths of the human soul, Oldboy is replete with intricately choreographed fight sequences and shocking revelations that lead to a gut - wrenching surprise ending.

Director Quentin Tarantino lights up your Christmas holiday with gunfire in this tale of revenge about a slave trying to rescue his wife.

Smartly weaving in the traditional origin tale with a revenge piece, Deadpool explains his previous life as mercenary Wade Wilson and why he left his fiance, Vanessa (a terrific Morena Baccarin, Gotham), to take part in an experimental procedure led by Ajax (Ed Skrein) in hopes of curing his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The story is a classic revenge tale that we've seen a thousand times before but with a twist.

And while the film contains elements of the previous Drafthouse treasure Ms. 45, Abel Ferrara's provocative and powerful tale of feminist revenge, Dangerous Men is more in line with some of Drafthouse's less accomplished offerings, such as the newly minted midnight movie staple, Miami Connection.

What starts as a revenge tale unconvincingly morphs into a bitter, lonely middle - aged man bonding with a young Indian kid (whose parents don't seem to feel one way or another about this weird man hanging out with their kid alone in a hotel, giving him copies of Maxim magazine).

With elements of Poe's The Tell Tale Heart, Don't Breathe transforms from a story of home invasion to a revenge thriller.

Farhadi returns to the Cannes Film Festival with his latest film, titled The Salesman (originally titled Forushande), and while it doesn't top A Separation it's a very solid morality tale that deals with the issue of revenge and fear.

(see previous posts)(Denmark) The Skin I Live In, directed by Pedro Almodóvar, in which the director finally reunites with Antonio Banderas for a gruesome tale of revenge involving a plastic surgeon.

An Actor's Revenge (1963 — Japan) A uniquely prolific and chameleonic figure of world cinema, Kon Ichikawa delivered a burst of stylistic bravado with this intricate tale of betrayal and retribution.

; MEN AND CHICKEN, Anders Thomas Jensen's dark, twisted and extremely animalistic comedy as black as pitch, but with the sweetest heart, starring Mads Mikkelsen; Fernando León de Aranoa's black comedy A PERFECT DAY, a freewheeling tale centering on two veteran aid workers starring Benico Del Toro and Tim Robbins; the International Premiere of Brendan Cowell's debut RUBEN GUTHRIE about an advertising exec trying to quit the booze, which spikes social observations with dark, wounded humour and the European Premiere of Japanese auteur / icon Takeshi Kitano's latest comedy, RYUZO AND HIS SEVEN HENCHMEN, about a group of elderly, retired Yakuza who reteam to take revenge on a younger rival gang.

Once Upon a Time in the West Year: 1967 Director: Sergio Leone Along with The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West is a Spaghetti Western masterpiece, a tale of revenge complete with an Ennio Morricone score, Henry Fonda (as a villain) and Charles Bronson as the mysterious stranger.

From there it turns into a combination Robin Hood story, revenge tale, and confidence game with three players constantly shifting alliances (and sometimes identities).

Jee - woon and screenwriter Park Hoon - jung study the psyches of both the hero and the villain with equal interest, which makes I Saw the Devil one of the most character - driven tales of revenge ever made.

Now in Shrek the Third, Charming is out for revenge, and along with a whole group of fairy tale villains, tries to get the \ «happily ever after \» that he feels he deserves.

Starring Hemlock Grove's Kaniehtiio Horn — a First Nations Mohawk who grew up on the Kahnawake Reserve — as a Mohawk woman driven to violence by soldiers» assault on her family and her ancestral home in early 19th - century New York, the film engages with the horrors of American history in an uncommonly blunt way, using them to tell a tale of supernaturally tinged revenge.

Admittedly the story this time round is a little cliché, a terrible betrayal leading to the hero losing someone they love and vowing revenge, but it's what Tales of Berseria does with that cliché that makes it so wonderful.

Filmmaker Nicolas Pesce milked nausea from his Texas Chain Saw Massacre — like setup; rural America got its revenge in a tale with obvious parallels outside the theater.

So I guess I'm supposed to tell you that this was the final film appearance for Astaire, Fairbanks, and Douglas (who died before the film was released), and that the film simplified Straub's novel quite a bit, presenting it as a more straightforward supernatural revenge tale and doing away with the race of horrifying mythological shape - shifters that were presented as the main threat in the book.

Overall, Prevenge is a breath of fresh air, breaking with tradition by providing a distinctly feminine revenge tale that doesn't skimp on the violence or laughs.

It's much better than that: The Gift is a stalker suspense - thriller with a wicked edge, a thematically rich tale of revenge and domination that engages the mind as it gives you the willies.

The Tales series returns, this time with a female protagonist embarking on a violent journey of revenge.

Jeremy Saulnier makes his long awaited return to the director's chair with his thriller Blue Ruin, a straightforward classic tale of a revenge that takes a simple concept and turns it into pulse - pounding suspense.

The R - rated hit - man revenge tale from Lionsgate opened with $ 14.2 million in second place.

Perhaps the weakest element of Into the Sun proves to be the story itself, with a very standard tale of feuding gangs and the typical revenge subplot you've come to expect from a Seagal vehicle.

Former «Daily Show With Jon Stewart» correspondent Al Madrigal applies his comedic insight to relatable topics, such as cilantro politics, anger management and an unbelievable tale of seafood revenge.

This is a full - throttled tale of revenge and love with a series of references to other movies of the same genre, from common tropes like the superhero landings or heroic moments to iconic remarks regarding the relationship between Batman and Robin, as well as the Daredevil mantle.

He cast old pal Paddy Considine, who had been gripping as a volatile loner in «A Room for Romeo Brass», and went for the jugular with this tale of a man who seeks and dishes out violence in revenge for something terrible that happened in his family's past.

Horns by Joe Hill (February) The author of Heart - Shaped Box (and son of Stephen King) returns with a chilling tale of a young man bent on revenge after his girlfriend is murdered.

Many a novel has begun with a stranger settling in a small town, but Anna Lawrence Pietroni has taken this familiar scenario and spun an intelligently conceived, atmospheric tale rife with maleficia, mermaid folklore, religious references... She revisits themes including revenge, the power of rumors, and the nature of cruelty (whether premeditated or simply reactionary) in ways that gradually reveal how certain characters share a common bond.

Mississippi novelist Greg Iles» bestselling Natchez Burning trilogy comes to a close with a gripping tale of revenge and dangerous family secrets.

Part satire, part revenge tale, part wilderness adventure - with a heavy dash of noire espionage - This Is How It Really Sounds explores the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it...

Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman (Harper, May 17) The adult debut from young adult author Wasserman (The Waking Dark) sinks into the dangerous mire of obsessive teenage friendships through the tale of Lacey and Dex, two girls who play with the idea of revenge... and go too far.

New York Times bestselling author Robert Asprin, with Eric Del Carlo and Teresa Patterson, delves into the dark secrets of the New Orleans French Quarter in this suspenseful tale of murder and revenge, justice and unexpected courage.

Admittedly the story this time round is a little cliché, a terrible betrayal leading to the hero losing someone they love and vowing revenge, but it's what Tales of Berseria does with that cliché that makes it so wonderful.

Our pals at Mode4 will keep the classic penny - arcadey four - player free - for - all game mode the bomb throwing genre is known for, but are reimagining the solo adventure with procedurally generated levels, character progression with skill upgrades, and a variety of offensive and defensive items, all while telling a tale of revenge that is right at home in the Wild West.

Get ready to go on a thrilling voyage across faithful recreations of Japan and Hong Kong, China, in a timeless tale of revenge and mystery when Shenmue I & II launches both physically and digitally on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One with a PC release on Steam in...

Tales of Berseria is a revenge story, dealing with Velvet Crowe, the protagonist of the game.

Centered around the vengeful tale of an arrogant, angry rabbit named Ash — who also happens to be the prince of hell — and his quest to gain revenge on various monsters for «liking» an embarrassing photo of his royal highness in the tub with a rubber ducky, you have to go in expecting a certain bit of ridiculousness.

The series is best known for its vivid recreations of large - scale cities as they appeared in the past, and its storylines, which merge individual tales of revenge, love and intrigue with real historical events.

This somber tale of revenge left Sasha with one arm, one sword, and all the right tools to exact retribution on those that took her family from her.

The story starts moving in an exciting direction, with the mysterious grim reaper looking Valkyria and a tale of revenge, only to zig to telling a story that also includes princesses using song magic and anime tropes.

At first, it was envisioned as a straightforward revenge tale, but 2K boss Christoph Hartmann wanted Mafia III to compete with Rockstar, one of Hangar 13's sister studios and the company that had been overshadowing Mafia since its inception.