While I’ve always found The Karate Kid to be too twee for my personal tastes, I have to say I do get why the high-kicking
Tag: Action
Wild Geese II (1985) – Review
When it comes to well formulated plans of grizzled dudes going wildly awry, the story behind Wild Geese II manages to somehow match the rather
Air Force One (1997) – Review
Die Hard rip offs were all the rage in the nineties as every conceivable alternate forms of setting were thrown at us with reckless abandon.
Love Hurts (2025) – Review
Possibly one of the most heartwarming phenomenons to come out of movies over the last few years is the adorable comeback of Ke Huy Quan,
The Karate Kid (1984) – Review
It had to happen sooner or later…There comes a time when every diligent movie blogger finds when they’ve no choice but to have to sit
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) – Review
While the natural state of an animated movie from Japan is to use it’s near limitless medium to concoct wild, fantasy worlds, or grim dystopian
Mechanic: Resurrection (2016) – Review
Even a hitman can hit the target but spectacularly miss the point, I guess.Basically, in 2011, Jason Statham appeared in The Mechanic, a typically “Stathed
Escape From The Bronx (1983) – Review
You have to hand it to Italian maestro of mayhem, Enzo G. Castellari. Why even give the slightest of shits about such things as an
Werewolves (2024) – Review
If the classic monsters of yesteryear have proven anything, it’s that it’s imperative that you must be able to change in able to survive –
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (1994) – Review
Healing can come from the strangest places, but all the legions of button bashing fanatics who walked away from the disastrous 1994 attempt to realise
Ninja Scroll (1993) – Review
There was always something delightfully anti-social about some of the anime released in the 80s and 90s. I mean, what could be more counter-culture (and
Fist Of The North Star (1986) – Review
Like a punch that reduces the human skull to so much tapioca, the anime explosion of the 90s literally blew my mind as all these
The Mechanic (2011) – Review
Love or hate Jason Statham, you can’t deny that what he does has placed him in that echelon of action heroes that are placed above
The Transporter Refueled (2015) – Review
Ever wonder what gives producers the idea to suddenly bring back a defunct franchise from the dead for seemingly no reason whatsoever? Hey, don’t expect
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982) – Review
Sometimes it’s nice to watch a focused, restrained motion picture that’s actually about something that makes you a better and smarter person for having watched
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (2024) – Review
I have to say, even after two movies and a TV spinoff, I’m still rather taken aback at how fast Sonic The Hedgehog has managed
Carry-On (2024) – Review
While the title will immediately provoke visions of Kenneth Williams’ nostrils flaring in indignation at Sid James legendarily filthy cackle to a certain section of
Taken 3 (2014) – Review
I think it’s fairly obvious that the entirety of the Taken franchise has been coasting of the first film’s only, genuine, iconic moment. You all
The Mechanic (1972) – Review
When you pair up the names Charles Bronson and Michael Winner, your brain should instantly drift towards conflicting memories – not unlike an unsettling ‘Nam
Transporter 3 (2008) – Review
You have to give Jason Statham credit, I mean when you look at his filmography the man has multiple franchises that he’s fronted over his
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