Oh, action movies, how I love thee. Your disregard for a complex story line makes it so simple to turn your brain off at the end of a long hard day and just have some fun. Your huge explosions make me giggle with glee, while your amazing stunts make me drop my jaw in awe. The characters with hard rock bodies give me something to drool over and tough heroines something to look up to. Action movies, you’ve got the whole package and that’s why you’re awesome.
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About Action Flick Chick
Action Flick Chick Katrina Hill, author of
the books Action Movie Freak and
100 Greatest Graphic Novels , learned to appreciate all things action at a young age by sneaking into the room while her two older brothers watched action movies and horror. At ActionFlickChick.com, she shares her love of these films with everyone, along with interviews, news, and whatever else she happens to choose. G4TV crowned her their Next Woman of the Web champion, and she co-hosted MTV Geek’s live Comic-Con coverage. Her articles have appeared at sites including MTV.com, io9.com, Arcade Sushi, and Newsarama. Follow her as
@ActionChick on Twitter.
Base of operations: Dallas, Texas.
Favorite Movie: Tremors (1990).
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Such adoration! SFX, rousing music and catchy one liners work for me as well. Can’t ever get enough of ripped bods. And take charge femmes – say no more.
The letter says it all K!
I enjoyed that. It sums up exactly where action-movies score over other genres – you can just go & flow with the adventure. And of course, it’s good to know that WE could do that too, isn’t it?!