“I am Groot” Vin Diesel is best known for his lead role as tough street racer Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious Franchise. The first movie was released in 2001 and began the relationship between Dom and Brian, played by the late Paul Walker. These high-octane blockbuster films are iconic but Diesel has made many movies and Toretto is not his only big franchise lead, here are a few not to miss. Saving Private Ryan (1998) In Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster starring Tom Hanks as Captain John H Miller, Diesel has a small but important role as Private Caparzo, one of the men in Miller’s Army Ranger team during World War II sent behind enemy lines to track down the last surviving son of the Ryan family so that they can send him home. Pitch Black (2000) The first instalment of the franchise of sci-fi thriller films in which Diesel plays the lead character dangerous criminal Richard B. Riddick. Riddick’s prison transport crash lands on a desolate planet, and he and the rest of a small group of survivors must defeat vicious aliens while trying to escape. XXX (2002) Xander Cage is a rebellious thrill-seeking extreme athlete who is given […]
| lead role | főszerep |
| late | néhai, elhunyt |
| blockbuster | kasszasiker |
| enemy lines | ellenséges vonalak |
| to track down | megtalálni |
| surviving | túlélő |
| to crash land | kényszerleszállást végrehajtani |
| desolate | elhagyatott |
| to defeat | legyőzni |
| vicious | gonosz |
| alien | űrlény, idegen |
| in exchange for sg | valamiért cserébe |
| to clear | kitörölni |
| to infiltrate | beépülni, beszivárogni |
| to recover | visszaszerezni |
| wanted criminal | körözött bűnöző |
| invading | megszálló, támadó |
| to convert | megtéríteni |
| rebellious | lázadó |
| to pretend | úgy tenni, mintha |
| to protect | megóvni, megvédeni |
| mobster | gengszterbanda tagja |
| trial | tárgyalás |
| to testify against sb | valaki ellen tanúskodni |
| to defend | védeni |
| federal | szövetségi |
| to escort | kísérni, elkísérni |
| assassination | merénylet, orvgyilkosság |
| beacon | jelzőfény, irányfény |
| mercenary | zsoldos |
| enemy | ellenség |
| adorable | aranyos |
| to abduct | elrabolni |
| hired | felbérelt |
| outlaw | bandita |
| nickname | ragadványnév |
| warrior | harcos |
| raccoon | mosómedve |
| self-regenerating | önregeneráló |
| witch-hunter | boszorkányüldöző |
| to be cursed | valamivel megátkozzák |
| immortality | halhatatlanság |
| to maintain peace | fenntartani a békét |
| vengeful | bosszúszomjas |
| to be resurrected | feltámasztják |
| exile | száműzetés |
| misfit | kallódó/beilleszkedni nem tudó ember |
| quest | keresés, nyomozás |
| infinity | végtelenség |
| to wipe out | eltörölni, kipusztítani |
| remaining allies | megmaradt szövetségesek |
| to reverse | visszafordítani |
| weapon | fegyver |
| to conclude | lezárni |
