To say that Jackie Chan was something of a big deal in the mid-eighties was something of a understatement. While it may be tough to
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Tarzan’s Fight For Life (1958) – Review
After wading through a fair few classic Tarzan movies as a result of reviewing them for this site, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s
Rumble In The Bronx (1995) – Review
During the 80s, Jackie Chan became an unstoppable, innovative force in Kung Fu cinema, helping the genre to finally move on from the type of
Vertical Limit (2000) – Review
Martin Campbell has something of an impressive record when it comes to bringing back faded actioners to their former glories. After all, not only did
The Killer’s Game (2024) – Review
What is it with Hollywood’s fascination with reworking the profession of being a contract killer and turning it into it being a community of cartoon
Gladiator II (2024) – Review
In an era of impressively belated legacy sequels, you’d think it would be tough to surprise me with yet another, sudden return of a cinematic
Taken 2 (2012) – Review
OK, so maybe Taken wasn’t the best action movie of all time; I mean, when you think about it, was pretty dumb, oddly basic and
Tarzan And The Lost Safari (1957) – Review
Life in the jungle can be brutal, so it’s fairly fitting if I unleash some brutal honesty and declare Gordon Scott’s debut as Tarzan as
Transporter 2 (2005) – Review
Back in 2002, Luc Besson’s seemingly never ending goal to turn every, random, adolescent idea hes ever had into flashy, eccentric, middle-of-the-road actioners hit something
Red One (2024) – Review
Christmas movies have always been something of a mixed bag. Ignoring the near endless stream of sacherine nonsense pumped out by the Hallmark Channel over
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955) – Review
Much like how Tarzan has to let go of one vine to swing on from the next, the Tarzan franchise once again had to leave
Tarzan And The Trappers (1958) – Review
Despite having a long history of brawling with lions, feuding with hunters and generally sprinting through the underbrush with only a loin cloth to save
2 Guns (2013) – Review
Superstar charisma can be as important to a movie as editing, directing or even writing because even if some of the other aspects aren’t quite
Taken (2008) – Review
Maybe Liam Neeson’s sudden veer into action movies shouldn’t have surprised us as much as it did back in 2008 when he showed up in
The Transporter (2002) – Review
These days, Jason “The Stath” Statham is rightly regarded as one of the top action stars of his generation and one of the top three
Another Wolfcop (2016) – Review
As infantile, ludicrous and utterly lowbrow attempts to gain a cult following go, you’d be hard pressed to find one as obvious as Wolfcop, the
Hard To Kill (1990) – Review
The inexorable and meteoric rise of Steven Seagal during the early 1990s has often proven to be something that fascinates me to this day. To
Jackpot! (2024) – Review
The notion of a dsytopian America turned into a vapid, violent wasteland thanks to ignorance and greed is hardly a new one – especially since
Cyborg (1989) – Review
In a career absolutely jam packed with dystopian futures, marauding robots and probably more crucifixions than are strictly necessary, the indomitable Albert Pyun made it
Tarzan The Ape Man (1981) – Review
Edgar Rice Burroughs’ legendary literary adventurer has been the subject of many a version that’s cast a more, shall we say, adult version of the
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