Over the last couple of decades, through a sheer force of will that belays his mortal existence, Vin Diesel seems to be collecting franchises the
Tag: Action
D.O.A.:Dead Or Alive (2006) – Review
Before we start, do we actually have any D.O.A. fans in the house? Not the film, God no – no, I mean do we have
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life
I would hardly call Simon West’s 2001 attempt at transferring video game’s most infamous boobs to the silver screen a tremendous success, but it had
Max Payne (2008) – Review
One of the chief complaints I (and I assume many others) have about movies based on video games in general is that time and time
Doom (2005) – Review
When such seasoned directors as Brian De Palma and John Carpenter can’t make movies set on Mars particularly interesting what fucking chance does the director
Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn (2020) – Review
Hoping to simultaneously dilute the headache inducing stink that was Suicide Squad and keep DC’s recent (and overdue) hot streak going, Birds Of Prey has
Deep Rising (1998) – Review
Stephen Sommers temporarily became a major player in hollywood after he attacked the multiplexes with his particular brand of hyperactive blockbuster – ie. the mentality
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) – Review
I’ve never known the pain caused by being jilted at the alter or failing a paternity test while trying to cement the parentage of a
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) – Review
Boasting one of the fastest turnarounds in blockbuster movie history (which in layman’s terms means they wasn’t making it and then suddenly they were –
Live Free Or Die Hard (2007) – Review
One of the more frustrating aspects of action movies in the 00’s was the unnecessary existences of the “harder cut”. Now, what this would generally
Dredd (2012) – Review
After Sylvester Stallone’s disastrous time under the helmet (or lack thereof) in 1995’s Judge Dredd, you’d think that any more attempts to realise the varied,
Bad Boys For Life (2020) – Review
Did anyone honestly see this coming?Now don’t get me wrong, I love the sun-baked, flashy emptiness of the two Bad Boys movies for the crass,
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) – Review
1989 was a ridiculously strong year for action and/or adventure movies of impressively varying quality. Batman, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, Roadhouse, Kickboxer, Tango
Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) – Review
So… What exactly makes a Die Hard movie a Die Hard movie?Bruce Willis (and his rapidly retreating hairline) is the main ingredient, obviously – but
Angel Has Fallen (2019) – Review
Believe it or not – whether you WANTED it or not – Gerard Butler’s supernaturally death resistant secret service agent, and full-time John McClane rip
Road House (1989) – Review
Years after he instructed uptight parents on the correct placing of Baby (hint: it’s not in the corner) and before he assumed “ditto” was the
6 Underground (2019) – Review
Netflix has come a long way when it comes to it’s film purchases… after all the leap from barely decent action B-movies to barely decent
Die Hard 2 (1990) – Review
After Die Hard swung in on a firehose from the flaming wreckage of an exploding high rise and changed the face of action movies as
Punisher: War Zone (2008) – Review
By the time we got to the third swing at capturing the criminal slaughtering, skull shirted vigilante that is known as The Punisher, there was
The Punisher (1989) – Review
Why is it so fucking hard to get The Punisher right?After four separate actors have been hurled at the role like sacrifices dumped into a
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