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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).

Commando (1985) Review: Arnold Schwarzenegger in Top Form for this Action Classic

In Commando, we have John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) single handedly taking down a metric butt-ton of people. How much is a metric butt-ton you ask? Oh, you’ll know when you see it. There’ll be a point in the movie where you’ll say to yourself “Man! He sure has killed a lot of people!” That, my friends, is a metric butt-ton moment. Continue reading

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Fit to Kill (1993) Review: Not Fit to Watch

I thought I had a great idea when I decided to watch another Triple B Collection movie by Andy Sidaris. It turns out I was horribly wrong. Hard Ticket to Hawaii was so awesomely awful that I thought maybe Fit to Kill would follow in its steps, but I was wrong wrong wrong wrong. Continue reading

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Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987): A Bonkers B-Movie Bonanza

Hard Ticket to Hawaii: So ridiculous and awful that it’s hilarious and awesome! Continue reading

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Pale Rider (1985) with old timey manspeak translations

“3 hots and a cot is the least I owe you.” 

Pale Rider (1985), starring Clint Eastwood, comes chock full of old-timey sayings like the one above. The old-timey manspeak is so thick, in fact, you might want to bring a dictionary, or settle in and be ready for the ear puzzle of trying to translate what the hell these old-timey prospectors and gunslingers are talking about.  Continue reading

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American Outlaws (2001) Review – A Little Too Much Kick

Cowboys, robberies, and an incredibly historically inaccurate look at the life of Jesse James is what American Outlaws is all about. Colin Farrell plays the infamous Jesse James, a man known for his poor bank etiquette. Ali Larter plays his wonderful cousin who then becomes his wife, a fact that they kind of breeze over in the film. Continue reading

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The Specialist (1994) review: Isn’t That Special

If you want to see a good action film, or even a mediocre action film, then don’t watch The Specialist. There are a few good things about this flick, like when the end credits start rolling. Continue reading

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Taken (2009) Don’t Cross Liam Neeson

I’m taking a brief reprieve from my “Chicks Who Don’t Need Flowers” series to review the new action movie Taken. Never has the expression “Don’t talk to strangers” ever been as true as it is in Taken. Continue reading

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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

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