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John Wick 4: Can an Action Movie Ever Have Too Much Action?
Ong-Bak (2003): Who Needs a Budget When You’re This Good?
Certain situations call for certain action heroes. Daughter kidnapped by human traffickers? You call Bryan Mills. Office building taken over by terrorists? You call John McClane. The village statue of Ong-Bak gets defaced, decapitated, and deported off with a band of ruffians?
You call Ting. Continue reading
Crank: High Voltage (2009)- Upping the Voltage and Craziness of the Original
Would you like to see a movie where the plot doesn’t matter and is filled with non-stop action and boobs? Well, now you can! For a limited time only you can see Crank: High Voltage in theatres. But wait… that’s not all, folks! Continue reading
Blade: Trinity (2004): Blade and His Amazing Friends
THE HUMAN RACE HAS BEEN SAVED! You can breathe a little easier, and go back to your normal routines without having to worry about vampires sneaking around trying to drink your blood. Continue reading
Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday (2022): Is This Vacation Worth Taking?
Accident Man originated as a series of comic strips published in 1990. In an interview with Viking Samurai, Scott Adkins talks about reading it when he was about 14 years old, loving it, and dreaming that someday it would be … Continue reading
John Wick (2014): Don’t Eff With a Hitman’s Dog
Dogs are wonderful animals, often treated as part of the family (or better than certain family members depending on how much people like the dog/you) Smart people know you don’t go messing around with people’s dogs. Smart people also know … Continue reading
The Princess (2022): No Distressed Damsels Here
The “Damsel in Distress” trope is one of the oldest, and most annoying tropes to still exist. This is 2022, knock that shit off already. Yes, I do recognize that in order to really stick it to the protagonist, sometimes … Continue reading
AFC Classic: 14 Reasons Why Die Hard is Pretty Much the Best Action Movie Ever
I was interviewed recently on the influence of Die Hard in the action genre, and, while I was mulling it over in my head, all these little details started sticking out about the flick, making me realize how much care … Continue reading