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Posted By Action Flick Chick on February 3, 2012

Will kill a man to see

February 17- Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Pumped to see

February 3- The Woman in Black

February 3- Chronicle

February 10- Safe House

Neither pumped nor pissed

February 3- The Innkeepers

February 10- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

February 10- Rampart

February 17- This Means War

February 17- The Secret World of Arietty

February 24- Gone

February 24- Act of Valor

February 24- The Forgiveness of Blood

No thank you

February 3- Big Miracle

February 10- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3-D

February 10- Perfect Sense

February 24- Wanderlust

February 24- Good Deeds

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Tags: February movies, Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Posted By Action Flick Chick on February 2, 2012

I hope Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) has good car insurance because he’s going to need all the help he can get after Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol. Seems like every time the dude steps foot in a car it wrecks and/or blows up. Maybe he’s saved so much with Geico he just doesn’t care!

MI 4’s story centers around Cobalt (Michael Nyqvist), a Russian nuclear strategist (oooh, fancy!), who decides that evolution isn’t happening quickly enough and the world is being bogged down by weak humans. To fix this, he decides to give evolution a little jump start by setting off a nuclear bomb in hopes that it will instigate an all-out global nuclear war, leaving behind only the strongest of humanity.

Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and team are on to his plan like stink on poo. They end up framed by Cobalt for blowing up the Kremlin and set the record straight and save humanity. Go team Hunt!

Mission Impossible- Ghost Protocol is great! The team of actors have a very natural chemistry together and deliver some high-energy performances, particularly Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner. Even though the film was over two hours long, the action kept it feeling like it was moving quickly, and had enough story mixed in with the excitement to make for a great thrill ride.

Time Until Action: Instantly!!

Best Fight: Yep, it has to be between Jane Carter (Paula Patton) of the Hunt team and evil assassin Sabine (Lea Seydoux). These two ladies have a grudge match over the fact that Sabine killed Jane’s partner/love interest, and the fists come flying when they meet again. This brawl is pure, uncut aggression with kicking, punching, and throwing things. Eventually, Jane gets a fantastic kick on Sabine pushing her out the window of Burj Khalifa, the tallest manmade structure in the world! Fun fact: Tom Cruise tried not tu use a stunt double for MI 4, and these two ladies decided to match Mr. Cruise’s gusto and do this fight scene themselves, making for a much more intense, more real scrap between them. Bravo, ladies!

Action Rating: 4 Impossible Missions, out of 5.

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Tags: Burj Khalifa, Jeremy Renner, JJ Abrams, Josh Holloway, Lea Seydoux, Lost, Mission Imposslbe: Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible 4, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise

Posted By Action Flick Chick on February 1, 2012

Attending WonderCon? Check out some of my favorite geeky gals in their “Geek Girls Create” panel on Saturday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. Check them out on Facebook (Geek Girls Create) and follow their fun tweets on Twitter (see their @’s above). I’ll be there! Will you?

Later, I’ll tell you about other friends’ panels and wow do we have big plans for this summer’s San Diego Comic-Con. This weekend, I asked other online associates, friends, fiends, and fans what topic they’d cover if they had their own con panels.

"Oh, You Sexy Geek!" Oh, how much trouble our summer 2011 panel stirred up.

Answers on Facebook:
Sarah Fuller Phillips: Using comic book media in narrative therapy for adolescents/college students. Of course, I’d have to do quite a bit of research and several years of practice with it, but if we’re dreaming here….
William G. Hamrick Jr.: I once did an “independent study” class in college on the topic of “Comic Books as Literature” so I would probably want to design a panel around that idea. Hmm, might be something to suggest to the DragonCon folks this year.
Kate Finnegan: Geek feminism- what it REALLY is and how it affects us as fans and creators.
Travis Langley: Summer 2012: “The Dark Knight Rises: Is Batman Broken?” with Michael Uslan, Steven Englehart, & Denny O’Neil. Plus one with Andrea Letamendi, but when we reveal that title’s up to her.
Sarah Fuller Phillips: How fancy! Yours are actually happening in this year.
John Ferrigno: Underrated characters in comics: Why The Mole Man is f’n awesome but nobody realizes it
David LeVack: The first black female Cartoonist. Jackie Ormes
Arcade Brewery: Beer, Comics, and Video Games
Brennan Neil: How not to break into comics.
Kurt Christenson: Digital Comics First: Rethinking the comic book publishing model from digital to floppy to trade to hardcover. Also, how best to take advantage of the digital medium to create a unique experience.

Answers on Twitter:
aaron cochran @HANNIBALPB81: neal adams and denny o neal on there green lanter green arrow run one of my all time favs
AJ @rage_A: Alestorm The Lack of Supernitro Drunken Pirates in Modern Comics.
AJ @SAssassian: The future of comics “To Be or Not To Be Digital” artist perspectives and collectors the every growing long white boxes
Alan Braden @ProfUpsidasium: “Steampunk: Stay Calm and Relax. It’s Still Steampunk.”
Andy Suriano @wolfboy74: my facial hair–or “facial hair as a genre”…?: )
Arturo R. Garcia @: “The All-Star Celebrity Roast of Katrina Hill”? #kidding RT @ActionChick What would YOUR Comic-Con panel be about? What your topic?
BG3 @CaptainB_Money: The Panel on Starships and Shiny Japanese SuperHeros/Kaiju.
Bilal Mian @Bilal_: Have an interactive panel with the crowd where we take a comic book series and adapt it into a TV show
Bilal Mian @Bilal_Mian: We would need a fun panel lineup. Critics, a network head, and both Zach Levi and Nathan Fillion
Brooke Adams @brookeaholic: it’d be on some horror-comedy-musical where I would have played an absolute nutter:D yay.
CAPTAIN COMIC CON!!! @IconOfComicCon: I wouldnt have my fans questions filtered! The topic will be the crowd and how awesome Comic Con is. With special guest panel.
CAPTAIN COMIC CON!!! @IconOfComicCon: Panel would consist of Adam West, Mark Hamill, Katrina Hill, Stan Lee and Me! We would answer questions of the crowd and stars!
Cosmic Bob @cosmicbob55: #Buffy “Did Drusilla kill the Boogedy-Boogedy Shopkeeper?” An important question. BTW, she did not.
craig wiedman @Mr_Wiedman: @ActionChick the dangers of wearing costumes in the ungodly heat
Cricket Lee @crixlee: #geekgirlscreate ha
Dalek V @DalekEmpress: No-Sew Costuming -tips and tricks for those on a budget.
Davann Srey @Dvann562: The Comic-Con Panel panel.
destry arender @DLA_91: My panel would be about anything I wrote:D
Diana Moon @dianamoon: hard to narrow down! Either one like @HerUniverse’s herstory panel but w/ POC focus or a fanfic panel or non-canon lgbt panel
DJalphabeats @DJalphabeats: fusion of music and how it sets the tone for most things in our world, and then I would probably finish with star trek:-)
Dutch @RangerDutch: How comics can address/deal with current geo-political issues. They are fun AND can be informative or raise awareness
E.Nigma @ENigmanr01: cast from Riddick, cast from Big Bang or cast from Avengers…..and maybe BSG cast ( still love that show)
elizabeth_ann @elizabeth_ann: I don’t want a panel, just a space with a comfy chair where I can people watch… find the crowds at cons fascinating
Franchesca Havas @TheRealChes: Contracts. How to negotiate a contract for a “fill in the blank”. Be it books, modeling, etc.:)
Heather Kuehn @IncredibleHLK: Becoming Batgirl: Nerdy Inspirations for Losing Weight.
heidi(8) @travelingheidi: We’re hoping to do our Harry Potter fandom panel again this year. 5th year in a row if we do….
Jaes Anthony @ninJaeS: Animated properties, TV shows, and games that need to be given a 2nd chance/new life. My comic-con panel.
Jake Nelson @Jake_Nelson_UK: Legion of Super-Heroes, particularly the more obscure members like Element Lad, Shrinking Violet, and Timber Wolf.
Jason @DoctorNvrmore: Digital Comics, why not more of a price break over floppies? RT @ActionChick: topic they’d cover if they were on a Comic-Con panel?
JASON LIVES @JasonSpore: trying out & supporting creator owned/indie #comics and the extreme importance of preordering books you’re interested in.
jrsydevils @jrsydevils: Why are there no women on Comic Book Men
Justin_TheBuck @Justin_TheBuck: I’d like to address the lack of any truly original IPs from the big two and why people should try more indie comics.
Kristen McHugh @kristenmchugh22: Geek Culture and the Female Gaze.
Langston @reyford1: a panel for jack bauer vs chuck Norris
Larry G. @LGgonzalez10: a “do-it-yourself” comic series. Utilizing pre set templates and characters. It would probably be directed towards children.
Maria Selke @mselke01: @fangirlcantina I’d absolutely go to that!! @actionchick
Matt Jarbo @mjarbo: I would have a #SDCC panel about my films, and why I rock.:)
Matt Smith @AllThingsSmitty: poor military planning by the Empire, last scene of Ep. IV. They should’ve shot through the planet instead of going around.
Matthew Gant @FknGantisms: old school Variant and its resurgence #X-OManowar
mikie graham @zombiemonkie: i would host a “how to dress to impress, for the modern nerd”
Nicholas Lawrence @LinkinPhoenix: Will we ever see the ‘Next Generation’ Super teams become the current Super teams in comics IE Teen Titans, Young Avengers
Paul Saukas @Arasoi: The Science of Sci-Fi.:D
paul swanson @TheRaymondMoon: something on weapons of scifi and fantasy films. And or something on the supernatural in pop culture and the legends based on
Peoples Rodriguez @DanTresOmi: the evolution of Luke cage
Rachael Berkey @bookoisseur: @kristenmchugh22 @actionchick ohhh I like that!
Rachael Berkey @bookoisseur: How can you turn your passion for geek culture into a job/mission that gives back…speakers from nonprofits/foundations.
Romina @redRomina: best way to survive a zombie apocalypse.
Roy G. Biv @PonyRoy: What else? Ponies!
ryan weeks @Ryeguy695: Paper comics going the way of the Dodo in the digital age?
scott jeffries @urabore: My Comic Con panel? Zap comics, or Mad magazine. Whatever happened to humor in this industry? In other words, who took the “Comic” out of comic books.
Sergio @Stanley_Pain: My panel would be about comics in mainstream media w/ a focus on how to pair up w/ like minds & get your stuff out there
Shiksa @sdigda: “Homeschooling & Comics” –> how comics improve reading skills for “non-readers” (nephew hated reading but had @SI memorized)
Skye Donald @skyedonald: Do we really need a D&D 5.0? – WotC takes your abuse while they take your money!
Slacker and The Man @satmpodcast: Podcasting!
Tim Barzyk @TimBarzyk: Conservation of Mass in Superhero Transformations: Incredible Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, Quantum Field Theory, & Virtual Particles
Tony @CylonBookworm: The death of the SciFi series. Firefly, Stargate, Caprica, Eureka, and almost every other good series is killed off too early.
Tricia @fangirlcantina: I would love to host a panel on the heroine’s journey. How would it differ from a hero’s journey as defined by Campbell.
Wildride Robert Roy @wyldride: Why are there so many heroes with Green in their name? RT @ActionChick what topic they’d each cover if they were on a Comic-Con panel

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Posted By Action Flick Chick on January 30, 2012

Relativity Media’s upcoming action-packed thriller ACT OF VALOR, starring active duty Navy Seals, opens in theaters on Friday, February 24, 2012.

Check out the Real Seals Featurette on Hulu now
at: http://www.hulu.com/watch/323730/act-of-valor—exclusive-featurette—real-seals

ABOUT ACT OF VALOR
press release

Directors: “Mouse” McCoy, Scott Waugh
Writer: Kurt Johnstad
Cast: Active Duty Navy SEALs, Roselyn Sanchez, Alex Veadov, Jason Cottle, Nester
Serrano
Producers: Mike “Mouse” McCoy, Scott Waugh
Executive Producers: Jason Clark, Max Leitman, Michael Mailis, Jay Pollak, Lance
Sloane, Benjamin Statler, Thomas Tull
Official Site: http://actofvalor.com

An unprecedented blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, Act of Valor
stars a group of active-duty Navy SEALs in a powerful story of contemporary global
anti-terrorism. Inspired by true events, the film combines stunning combat
sequences, up-to-the minute battlefield technology and heart-pumping emotion for the
ultimate action adventure.

Act of Valor takes audiences deep into the secretive world of the most elite, highly
trained group of warriors in the modern world. When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA
operative leads to the discovery of a deadly terrorist plot against the U.S., a team
of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the valiant men of Bandito Platoon
race to stop a coordinated attack that couldkill and wound thousands of American
civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team and their families
back home.

Each time they accomplish their mission, a new piece of intelligence reveals another
shocking twist to the deadly terror plot, which stretches from Chechnya to the Philippines and from Ukraine to Somalia. The widening operation sends the SEALs
across the globe as they track the terrorist ring to the U.S.-Mexico border, where
they engage in an epic firefight with an outcome that has potentially unimaginable
consequences for the future of America.

Download the official ACT OF VALOR poster now:

http://pr.mammothnyc.com/ActOfValor/ActOfValor_final.jpg.zip

Also, be sure to visit ACT OF VALOR on Facebook and Twitter.

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Posted By Action Flick Chick on January 29, 2012

At a glance, online pals’ top picks for all the official Bonds seem to go as follows:
* Sean Connery: Thunderball
* George Lazenby: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (his only outing as Bond but with more stunts and other action than many others)
* Roger Moore: Live and Let Die, followed by A View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only
* Timothy Dalton: License to Kill
* Pierce Brosnan: Goldeneye
* Daniel Craig: Casino Royale with plenty of arguments for Quantum of Solace
One problem is that some named their favorites even though the topic was NOT best Bond movie.

Answers on Twitter:
@John_C_Davies @ActionChick I like that Craig is a post-Bourne Bond. The franchise survives by being fresh *and* honouring its roots.
@kostmayer @ActionChick but the Russians all got better and went on to buy majority shareholdings in premier league football clubs! #random
8 Rock @8_Rock: I recommend Casino Royale. I think it’s the best Bond flick ever.
aaron cochran @HANNIBALPB81: I like dainel crieg as bond looking forward to the new one
aaron cochran @HANNIBALPB81: thunderball is good I also liked live and let die
Adam @Shadow_Drgn: Greatest ACTION bond? Hrmm i honestly didn’t watch a lot of the early ones, but i would say Daniel Craigs have TONS of action
Adam @Shadow_Drgn: Namely, Casino Royal
Adam Pate @xerocube: “@SweatnqBullets: @ActionChick Goldeneye was the best imo!” I like GoldenEye, but Goldfinger is my favorite.
AJ @rage_A: I think I’d go for License To Kill ..
AJ @SAssassian: Moonraker Bond fighting in Land, Sea, Air and Space youtu.be/Z2GTKBx4H5Y
Alexander Yarde @thatalexyarde: Moonraker! Armies of astronauts in space with freakin laser guns? Haha! #guiltypleasure
Andy @Suffolk_Shadow: gotta be the Roger Moore one with the sheriff chasing him down south – Live and Let Die
Animus De Floresco @souls_blossom: How about From Russia With Love? Of course, I’m partial to Goldfinger myself.
Arturo R. Garcia @aboynamedart: Casino Royale is a good “real” Action movie at times. But Goldeneye was one of the better campy-action Bonds.
B V @VasTheStampede: I’m pretty sure that’s some of the best review criteria I’ve ever seen. EVER.
Batty @Shadowbat: My favorite Bond film was ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’
BeST oF 2 WoRlds @gmoney62472: I’m sorry but comparing Rambo to James Bond is like comparing a Killer Bee to a Scoripion.
Boris Novak @BorisNovak: That’s one tough decision, because all the Bond movies are great!
Bruce Aaron Cambosos @brucerockac: has to be Casino Royale. Has as much action as the classics while bringing something new to the table: real emotion content.
CandiedWalnuts(Band) @CandiedWalnuts: I loved Quantum of Solaces’ beginning set pieces. But I don’t know exactly what you’re looking for. #BestActionBondMovie
Charles Sonnabend @csonnabend: I always liked “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. Awesome avalanche/ski sequence, bobsled action and poignant ending.
Charles Sonnabend @csonnabend: old movie with unknown George Lazenby as Bond. I thought he was pretty good- he just wasn’t Sean Connery.
Danielle Ni Dhighe @nidhighe: @PapaLlama @ActionChick Lazenby is underrated. Wasn’t his fault he had to follow Connery.
Danielle Ni Dhighe @nidhighe: Tough question. I’d say Thunderball.
Danny Bowes @moviesbybowes: Casino Royale. No other Bond movie had anything to match the Madagascar parkour scene.
David @DH_Alvarez: Many of the James Bond films are very good. Makes sense that tweeps mention more recent Bond films from this generation.
dev!ous aka m.e. @devious805: I’ve never seen a bond movie #justsaying
Doug Puthoff @dougputhoff: I have to go with “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” myself.
Eddie @eddiesooner: From Russia With Love had the longest fight scene of all time between Robert Shaw & Sean Connery & is probably the best film
Eddie @eddiesooner: From Russia With Love was in 1962 so probably most people haven’t seen it but it was the best
ElementalAmber @ElementalAmber: I have no suggestions beyond “Avoid Moonraker”
Erika @AlwaysSinging: Do you have any narrowed down?
Erika @AlwaysSinging: I do love Casino Royale and QoS, too. QoS had a great car chase. I love me some car chases.
Erika @AlwaysSinging: My dad’s a huge Bond fan, so I saw a lot of the movies. Thunderball, Dr. No, and Goldfinger have stuck with me.
Frank Rambles @FrankRambles: Thunderball. Rocketpack starts off. Controlled-crash of a bomber into the ocean. Parachuting into a scuba fight. Easy win.
FromPage2Screen @FromPage2Screen: Id agree with that Goldeneye, then Casino Royale but I do really like Licence To Kill though
Ginger Girl Geek @sorshanik: Casino Royale for sure.
Greg Wilcox @ItsGregWilcox: Hmmm… Well, the Craig flicks have great action set pieces, but Thunderball or You Only Live Twice are neat and old-school…
Greg Wilcox @ItsGregWilcox: Try On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, as it’s SUPER underrated and has some nicely paced action scenes.
GregHorrorShow @GregHorrorShow: would say Casino Royale personally – Daniel Craig is much better as Bond than I expected.
Griff @Griffmoy: As much as I hate to say it… Die Another Day for the ludicrous setpieces.
GUMMY @DAREALGUMMY: GoldenEye obviously.
HH @Thunderbolt_005: Late response, but for good Bond action I seem to remember “Live and Let Die” but I really like Action in Casion Royale
J. Brian Piggott @JBCP: #GR8DAY @cyberbonn @CHICAGORADIO @ActionChick @LindaFayRonan @zeitgeistlondon @GregoryMJackson @LuckyLobos
Jasper Anson @Jasperante: @John_C_Davies @ActionChick The fallback option outside of Bond is “Commando”. How can you go wrong there? #letoffsomesteambennett
Jasper Anson @Jasperante: @John_C_Davies @ActionChick Yep, I disagree. “Casino Royale” has action + grit + honest storytelling without pretentious directing.
JediiRaccoon @JediiRaccoon: ‘A View to a Kill’ Nice!
Jennie Whitwood @JennieWhitwood: goldeneye is my choice. The action is very dramatic with dam jumps, tank chases& blowing up facilities. Then there’s the game..
jesse hayes @HayesJesse: Watch Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Thn House of Flying Daggers, thn finish wit Memoirs Of A Geesha. Tht shuld inspire u.
Jim Phoel @DraconicVerses: You Only Live Twice has the awesome assault on the volcano lair by an army of modern ninja to back Bond up.
Jimmy McGlinchey @JimmyMcG: Goldfinger is the best Bond film, but for pure action, I think would go with “The World is not Enough”
Joe Cooper @joecooper42: A View To A Kill. San Fran blimp + underground Grace Jones.
Joe Cooper @joecooper42: Bourne shouldn’t be said in the same breath as Bond. It’s never earned it.
John Beck @JB15TM: For action alone, Casino Royale is the best. Of course, you don’t have an aging Bond in the new films
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: #agree RT @tara_oshea: @ActionChick @John_C_Davies I vote next gen. The parkour opening stunt sequence of Casino Royale was AMAZING.
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: @tara_oshea @ActionChick I particularly liked the un edited long shot of jumping from one construction crane to another. #Epic
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: classic or next generation?
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: course my favorite one growing up was ‘the man with the golden gun’ cus Herve Villechaize is awesome.
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: For me… the Brosnan series jumped the shark when he surfed or whatever off the iceberg. youtu.be/6w6FV8P7HXg
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: I really dig the “Quantum of Solace” for it’s “bourne” type action sequences but my man @Jasperante will disagree.
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: I see their point but my James Bond can kill you with a balpoint pen and has no need for invisible cars and such.
John C Davies @John_C_Davies: I think if you watch that scene close enough he actually jumps a shark…and an ice berg, and a nuclear device, and Halle Berry
Jordan DesJardins @Jordamus_Prime: Goldeneye! Hands down.
jrsydevils @jrsydevils: @AlwaysSinging Sigh… are we that predictable??
jrsydevils @jrsydevils: @John_C_Davies License to Kill
jrsydevils @jrsydevils: You Only Live Twice or maybe GoldenEye
Kevin @Unchainedfoodie: Tough call. Goldeneye had best big action (planes, trains, tank chases) but Casino Royale had best fight scenes.
Kevin Entrekin @KevinAE: If you’re going for best action, Casino Royale. Great blend of story and action.
kissedbyinertia @kissedbyinertia: From Russia with Love because it was Bond before the formula was established.
Kost @kostmayer: Goldeneye – lots of killing Russians and destroyed helicopters
Lawrence Maldonado @d5385: I think it’s because the Bond flicks aren’t “Action” films per se, so it’s hard to say which is more “Actiony”?
Lawrence Maldonado @d5385: I would say either the Daniel Craig movies or Goldeneye. Casino Royale AND Quantum both are action-heavy compared to others.
Leonard Wilson @Cavatica: License to Kill is tops there. It’s a better Bond Goes Rogue than Quantum could have hoped to be. Maybe even Tom. Never Dies.
Liz Plummer @lost130lbs: @John_C_Davies I would say go old school.
Lord Comet @LordComet: I would say any of them with Sean Connery :0)
Luc256 @Luc256: easy. Dr. No. Love the uber-dark Bond..
Luc256 @Luc256: isn’t Thunderball a remake? Or do I have it backwards?
Luc256 @Luc256: just saying, I’m so disappointed in this Statham movie.. Blitz.. #realbad
macready @prkchopexpress: i do like goldeneye. or goldfinger has some good stuff in it.
Mathieas @Mathieas: Die Another Day or Casino Royale
Matt Hastings @TommyHate: Goldeneye
Michael Gonzalez @mikegonzalez2k: Here’s a list of them all.. I like For your Eyes Only
Michael Gonzalez @mikegonzalez2k: I always loved For Your Eyes Only
Michael Gonzalez @mikegonzalez2k: License to Kill is full of action when 007 takes revenge on a drug lord killing them all..
Michael P. Owen @owenmp: For Your Eyes Only had lot of action & few spy fantasy aspects seen in other Bond films. Climbing & underwater scenes great.
Michael Slevin @Chuckle_Buck: Licence to Kill!
Mike Seidl @mikekarv: Action wise? Casino Royal I’d say. But since Goldeneye was the first one I saw, it holds a special place for me.
Mike the Grate @mikethegratest: Has to be one of the Brosnan ones. The older ones have some action sequences, but I wouldn’t call them action flicks.
Nicholas @NicholasWrites: I would say Quantum of Solace was pretty much a straight up action movie.
Nigel Douglass @Anti_Niggle: The Spy Who Loved Me my choice when I need some good old fashioned action. #nostalgia
Nobody’s Business @ocularnervosa: Casino Royale was a good film but Woody Allen as the villain? That was kind of a stretch.
Paul Nuthall @pnuthall: GoldenEye first, Licence To Kill second.
Pauly C @Cozza_BFC
Peter DiCicco @PeterDiCicco: …or I think Goldeneye is pretty solid as well for more modern action. I’ll be interested in what you decide.
Peter DiCicco @PeterDiCicco: Goldfinger is probably the best in being a template for classic archetypes (and cliches) of the genre…
Peter Whitney @ThePeterWhitney: @John_C_Davies Thunderball is my personal favorite. But if you’re looking for just action, Quantum of Solace is nonstop action
Phil Gerrard @morphilms: quantum of soloace, all the action with half the plot…
Rafael Gaitan @bearsurprise: GOLDFINGER- clear plot, clever asides, action packed but appropriately paced
Raul Castro @thatgeekraul: @John_C_Davies Next Gen
Ren Kris @renkris: Solace or TND.
Ricardo Williams @RicardoWilliams: Casion Royale is definitely high on the list.
Richard Davidson @silent037bob: I would say to with FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (My own personal favorite), FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, GOLDENEYE, or CASINO ROYALE.
Robert Coupée @BobCoupee: I would say #GoldenEye: the tank sequence, the cool fight with Famke Janssen. What more action do you need?
Robert Genaille rvgenaille: For Your Eyes Only had great action sequence where Bond & Melina are dragged behind boat.
Robert Workman @TheDCD: goldeneye. You’re welcome.
Romney Wordsworth @RWordsworth: NO consensus? You mean: NO question. Goldeneye!!!
ruva @laruva: I love Connery. But for Bond-action rewatch one with Daniel Craig (forgot the title..) What about your pic for the book ?
Ryan @ChewGovtHookah: @Cavatica @ActionChick tomorrow never dies. (you said best bond action movie.
Ryan Thomas Riddle @ryantriddle: A VIEW TO A KILL. Ya gotta love a film that manges to fit in Duran Duran, Christopher Walken, and Grace Jones in one movie.
ryan weeks @Ryeguy695: What? No love for Moonraker? Oh sorry. You said ACTION. Not piece of Sh!#.
s @twtr_rd: Live and Let Die is always a good one for me.
S. Suzuki @to_paraphrase: I think you have to go w/the Craig Bond movies for ACTION movie. The rest, as much as I love them, are more CAMP.
Sam Williamson @wordsmithsam: ‘You Only Live Twice’ b/c of ninjas. ‘For Your Eyes Only’ for crossbows & mountains, or ‘Goldeneye’ for all around badassness!
scott glennon @scott4567: I thought maybe Goldeneye, but I am going to stick with my first choice, Die Another Day.
shc @trunks1022: hm i’ll definitely go with licence to kill then. just bond hellbent on napalming everything.
shc @trunks1022: tough because all 007 movies have inevitably slow parts. definitely not moore ones. from russia with love? licence to kill?
Steve the boy wonder @blameitonthewin: Die Another Day
SuznG @therealsuzn: I’m kinda nostalgic about “Dr.No.” My parents took me to see it. No babysitter. Hot stuff for a li’l girl!
SuznG @therealsuzn: No Contest….Dr. No…..And Sean Connery was at his Sexiest BEST, too! Kudos to Ursula Andres!
Sweating Bullets @SweatnqBullets: Goldeneye was the best imo!
T.S. Christian @parisianfeline: The ones with Pierce Brosnan are my favorite. #JamesBond I HATE the new ones with Craig whats his face.
Tara O’Shea @tara_oshea: @John_C_Davies I vote next gen. The parkour opening stunt sequence of Casino Royale was AMAZING.
The Dork @The_Dorkster: I’m sticking with Goldmember…
The Flocco @The_Flocco: as far as action and stuff, I just don’t think it gets faster paced than Quantum of Solace
The Flocco @The_Flocco: Jason Bourne needs to be a Jason Bourne movie… lol. last ones were weak with ‘artsy’ style handicam directing. imho.
The Flocco @The_Flocco: Quantum of Solace. It’s the most recent so -points for that, BUT the story is scary real, and D.C. is my fav badass Bond
Tim Miller @TKMillerSculpt: Casino Royale with Daniel Craig. He doesn’t redefine Bond, he is simply what Bond was supposed to be.
Timothy Jackson @TJSlipperman: Either Goldfinger or GoldenEye are good examples IMO. Some ppl might say Daniel Craig’s films (don’t care for him as Bond tho’)
Toddifer @Revolver956: and without a doubt Casino Royale is among the best of Bond. Daniel Craig plays an impeccable Bond.
Toddifer @Revolver956: Goldeneye was fantastic, and not as over the top as all the others of the Peirce Brosnan era.From Russia with Love is a fav too
Tony @CylonBookworm: The one where he kills that one guy, saves the world, and ends with a surprisingly beautiful woman in his arms, or bed.
Tony Hunt @tony_hunt: Johnny Depp is playing Tonto from the Lone Ranger… I’m snickering already… imdb.to/9l3jse
Travis Langley @PapaLlama: Best Bond ACTION movie, @ActionChick? Since best = quality, not just quantity, that rules out License to Kill. For Brosnan: Goldeneye.
Travis Langley @PapaLlama: Connery, not Dr. No. Too much of it is slow and talky for the modern action junkie, @ActionChick. Thunderball or the 1 with the volcano.
Travis Langley @PapaLlama: For Daniel Craig, Casino Royale starts off strong. I’m not sure about Eva Green’s 3rd act for an action junkie, @ActionChick.
Travis Langley @PapaLlama: Lazenby only played the role once, but it has some great stuntwork. Poignant ending might detract for an action junkie, though, @ActionChick
Travis Langley @PapaLlama: Roger Moore’s best ACTION as James Bond? His 1st or his last. I think Live & Let Die. So many memorable bits, @ActionChick.
Tricia @fangirlcantina: Casino Royale!
Warrick Ackland @TheAckland: Moonraker! It’s daft but has everything in there
Wildride Robert Roy @wyldride: Living Daylights, Thunderball or Live and Let Die would be my suggestions. RT @ActionChick which Bond movie to rewatch
Zoey Francis @zoey_francis: I think the best Bond action sequences were in Casino Royale. Best Bond ACTION movie? Not sure, since I haven’t seen them all.
ღ Autty™ ღ @itsAutty: any of the Sean Connery ones are my vote!

Answers on Facebook:
Ricky Barrera: Octopussy !!
Ben Le:e What was that Peirce B one? ‘The World is Not Enough’? Such a bad movie, but what it lacked in story made up for with mindless action. Well I don’t know if it made up for it, but there was a lot of action.
Mary Heston: GoldenEye (Great video game too)
Harold Burman: You Only Live Twice
Robert Ferguson: Moonraker
Denis Doran: liecence to kill: R.h. Rusef License to Kill. It’s a bloodbath.
Scott Hillman: I always thought the living daylights, plays the most like a traditional action movie, or at least the most conventional early 80s action one. in someways i think its the most of its time. Liscene to kill is kind of similar however it cares to much for its plot
Scott Hillman: i would argue that the craig ones play much less like action movies then the ones before it.
FilmGurl DotNet: Cool music!

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Posted By Action Flick Chick on January 26, 2012

TV Stars Top the Bill at Upcoming Sci-Fi Expo

Our good friends at the Sci-Fi Expo have put together an amazing show for Feb. 11-12. Check it out!

PRESS RELEASE: Fans of Dollhouse, Firefly, Angel, Stargate and Battlestar Galactica can meet some of their favorite stars from those and other shows during the upcoming Sci-Fi Expo on Feb. 11 and 12 at the new Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas. Comic fans won’t be left out in the cold either with a variety of artists showing their work in Artists’ Alley.

This is the third convention Dallas Comic Con’s producers have hosted at the center since it opened last spring.

“We’re really happy to bring our sci-fi-themed show to this beautiful new facility,” said producer Ben Stevens. “With 300,000 square feet at our disposal, the Irving Convention Center provides room to spread out and really grow, and the fans have told us they really love our new ‘home’ as well.”

Topping the Sci-Fi Expo’s guest list is Eliza Dushku, star of Dollhouse, Buffy and Angel, as well as numerous movies, including True Lies, Bring It On and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Ms. Dushku will be greeting fans and signing autographs on Saturday only, as will Adam Baldwin. Mr. Baldwin starred in the 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket, recently played “Agent John Casey” on the TV show Chuck, and was in The X-Files and Firefly series.

Appearing Saturday and Sunday are three additional actors from the popular Firefly series, including Jewel Staite, also a regular on Stargate Atlantis; Sean Maher, who recently appeared in The Playboy Club TV show; and Ron Glass. Mr. Glass also appeared in Star Trek Voyager and first found fame as Det. Ron Harris in the popular 1970s sitcom, Barney Miller.

Other media guests appearing both days are Alexis Cruz of the Stargate movie; James Hampton of F-Troop and Teen Wolf fame; Noah Hathaway, best known as “Boxey” on the classic Battlestar Galactica TV series; and Angie Bolling, who played Ellen in the Robocop movies. Also, stunt performer Alina Andrei, whose work includes The Office, CSI: NY and Dexter.

Comic fans will find more than a dozen top-notch artists at the Sci-Fi Expo, including Eisner award-winning artist Bill Sienkiewicz of Elektra: Assassin, Fantastic Four, New Mutants and Moon Night fame. Also, Bernie Wrightson, legendary co-creator and artist of Swamp Thing; Joe Jusko, award-winning cover artist of Marvel Masterpieces trading cards, and fan favorite Mark Brooks, Marvel artist of Amazing Spider-Man.

In addition to meeting the actors and artists, fans are invited to attend Q&A sessions with the guests at no additional charge. They also can peruse more than 200 exhibitors’ booths featuring comic books, movie memorabilia, old and new toys, clothing and other merchandise. For an additional fee, fans may have their photo taken with select actors by a professional photographer.

Admission to the Sci-Fi Expo varies depending on level purchased.

VIP passes ($60) give customers admission to the show 30 minutes prior to other ticket holders, first access to the autograph area, and first seating in the Q&A sessions. Passes are good Saturday and Sunday with a limited number available.

Priority passes ($40) also are limited in number, allow customers into autograph areas ahead of general admission, and are good Saturday and Sunday. One-day General admission is $15. Admission for children ages 5-12 is $5 when accompanied by a paid adult; children’s passes are good both days.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12. The Irving Convention Center, 500 W. Las Colinas Blvd., is at the intersection of SH114 and Northwest Highway in Irving, Texas.

For more information or to order advance tickets, please visit the website at www.scifiexpo.com.

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Posted By Action Flick Chick on January 23, 2012

Kate Beckinsale is back and more of a gorgeous badass than ever before! In Underworld: Awakening, she reprises her role as Selene, a vampire with a cold gaze and enough cold-blooded ruthlessness to keep an entire meat freezer cool. In this fourth installment of the Underworld series, the humans have discovered that vampires and Lycans exist and freak out resulting in a mass persecution of the “diseased.” Selene and her hybrid lover from the first two films, Michael, end up captured by the humans and cryogenically frozen to be used as research subjects for a “cure.”

Beware Spoilers Below!

Fast forward 12 years later, Selene finds herself rescued by a mysterious benefactor. After killing a crap ton of guards, she escapes the lab and goes in search of Michael, but finds instead that she has a 12 year old hybrid daughter, Eve (India Eisley), who was actually the one who helped Selene escape the lab.

Eve is a hot commodity to the Lycans, specifically Dr. Lang (Stephen Rea), who plans to use her blood to perfect their race, ‘roiding them out to make them bigger, stronger, and immune to silver. He’s already started the experiment on his son producing an Ultra Mega Lycan! (Note: that’s not their official name.) Selene must fight to save her newly discovered daughter from being harvested and save the vampire and human races from being obliterated by the Ultra Mega Lycans!

End of spoilers!

This film starts off with bullets-a-blazing and hardly slows down to take a breath! The few breaths it does take are just to spit out a sentence or two about the small amount of story they have to deal with.

Kate Beckinsale’s mad action skills are nothing short of astonishing. Hell, I think I’ve got a little bit of a girl crush on her! She has the right combination of being fit and powerful looking, and Selene is a cool character. She’s determined, unafraid, and maybe a little cold hearted, but hey, she is a friggin’ vampire so I guess we can let her slide on that last one.

If you’re in the mood for an action movie that’s light on plot and heavy on blood and action, then Underworld: Awakening is a great choice. Maybe if the Twilight films had been a little bit less blah blah blah and a little more of a vampire/werewolf bloodbath then I might not want to punch Edward and Jacob  in the face so bad. But I digress…

Time Until Action: ~ Instantaneous!

Baddies: Lycans!

Major Spoiler Alert!!!!!

Best Kill: Little Eve “hulks out” and goes berserk on Dr. Lang, who is similarly hulked out in his Lycan form. She’s clawing at his face and punching him and he’s returning the favor in kind until finally she gets the upper hand and rips out his throat with her bare hands! Dr. Lang’s throat gets reduced to a blood-gushing hole, and Eve stands over him with bits of his friggin’ windpipe in her hands. Sheesh!

Action Rating: 5 Kate Beckinsale’s Impossibly Tight Body Suits, out of 5!

This is the Action Flick Chick, and you’ve just been kicked in the ass!

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Posted By Editorial Chick on January 21, 2012

Resident Evil 6 is coming! Starring Leon Kennedy, Chris Redfield, and the ability to shoot while walking, this new action horror game drops in November, and looks freaking crazy!

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