Action Flick Chick

Llama Mama | February 16, 2011

What’s the best movie with an assassin in the lead role? Share your thoughts on this topic by the end of this weekend (Sunday night at midnight Pacific). One random respondent will receive a free DVD, Game of Death starring Wesley Snipes, courtesy of Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Answer as a comment in reply to [...]

Category: Coming Attractions, Facebook, action, twitter | 7 Comments »
Tags: Anton Chiguth, assassination, Barbara Bach, Bourne Identity, Bourne Supremacy, Bourne Ultimatum, Charles Bronson, contest, freebie, Game of Death, Gary Oldman, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, giveaway, Grosse Point Blank, Helen Mirren, hit, hitman, hitwoman, James Bond, James McAvoy, Jason Bourne, John Wood, Jules Winnfield, Kill Bill, killer, La Femme Nikita, Leon, Lloyd Kaufman, Lone Wolf and Cub, Long Kiss Goodnight, murder, Natalie Portman, Ninja Assassin, Ogami Itto, Point of No Return, prize, Raizo, RED, remake, Remo Williams, Salman Khan, Silence of the Lambs, Smokin' Aces, Smoking Aces, Steven Pink, The Bide, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bride, The Killer, The Mechanic, The Professional, The Specialist, The Spy Who Loved Me, Toxic Avenger, Troma, Wanted, Wesley Snipes

Action Flick Chick | June 12, 2010

Following up on her previous topic, “Dumbest Movie Death,” the Action Flick Chick asked more specifically, “Which movie villains died too easily?” A few of the same names came up both times – especially names out of Star Wars.  
WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND!!!!!  
 Tanner Gibson: WHIPLASH! Geez, that was the biggest problem with Iron Man 2!  
 Ric Mulligan: Whiplash [...]

Category: Facebook, twitter | 8 Comments »
Tags: Beelzebub, Boba Fett, clown, Dark Knight, Darth Maul, Die Hard, Dieter Von Cunth, Emperor Palpatine, Gary Oldman, Gzus, Hans Gruber, Hellboy, Iron Man 2, Jerry Falwell, Lost, MacGruber, Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare, scary-ass clowns, Shaft, Smoke Monster, Star Wars, The Dark Knight, The Fallen, The Legend of Chun Li, The Man in Black, The Phantom Menace, The Professional, The Return of the Jedi, Transformers 2, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Two-Face, Vega, Whiplash, zombie clown, Zombieland

Action Flick Chick | January 8, 2010

Did you know that there is a very special book that holds the secrets to saving our human race? Yep, there is but don’t bother trying to get this book because it’s being protected by Eli (Denzel Washington). I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to mess with Denzel “Man on Fire” Washington. [...]

Category: Coming Attractions, action | 4 Comments »
Tags: Albert Hughes, Alcon Entertainment, Allen Hughes, Apocalypse, Book of Eli, brutal violence, coming attraction, Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Gary Whitta, Jennifer Beals, language, Mila Kunis, Post-apocalypse, R-rated, Ray Stevenson, Tom Waits

Action Flick Chick | December 26, 2009

Philip Guest (@MediaTwin) asked what my “favourite romantic/action movie” was. My pick:
@actionchick: Crank: High Voltage (a.k.a. Crank 2)
@actionchick then solicited your thoughts on the matter. As usual, a wide variety of answers emerged, including some that are not action movies (e.g., Shaun of the Dead – having some action does not make it an action movie), some [...]

Category: action, chick flick, twitter | 4 Comments »
Tags: 30 Days of Night, 30 Days of Night 2, 30 Days of Night 2: Dark Days, action flick, Ali MacGraw, Amy Smart, Angelina Jolie, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blade Runner, Brad Pitt, Bruce Willis, chick flick, Christian Slater, Christopher Walken, Crank 2, Crank: High Voltage, Crouching Tiger, Dennis Hopper, Desperado, Efren Ramirez, exhibitionism, exhibitionist, Gary Oldman, Gone in 60 Seconds, Gross Pointe Blank, Hidden Dragon, Humphrey Bogart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jason Statham, Katharine Hepburn, Kathleen Turner, La Femme Nikita, marriage, Memento, Michael Douglas, Milla Jovovich, Mrs. & Mrs. Smith, Patricia Arquette, PDA, Point Break, public sex, Quentin Tarantino, rom zom com, romance, Romancing the Stone, Samuel L. Jackson, Shaun of The Dead, Speed, spy, Steve McQueen, Steve Niles, T2, Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The 5th Element, The Fifth Element, The Getaway, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Princess Bride, The Thomas Crown Affair, Tony Scott, Total Recall, True Lies, True Romance, twitter, Val Kilmer