Category Archives: action

Red Dawn (1984): Avenging Before the Avengers Made It Cool

Wow! Red Dawn is a MANLY MOVIE! A group of boys (and 2 girls) have to grow up super fast when their town is ambushed by another country. They have to hide in the woods, kill their own food, sleep in the wilderness, scrounging for supplies to survive. Continue reading

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 4 kabooms, action, Christmas, movie, PG-13 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Kill Boksoon (2023): The Korean John Wick?!?

The Korean John Wick? Not quite, but it makes for a decent tagline for this article!

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 2.0 kabooms, action, movie, R-rated | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Black Dynamite (2009) Review: A Perfect Blaxploitation Spoof from Afro Top to Bell-Bottom!

Dyno-mite! Dyno-mite! Tired of trying to feelin’ like a jive-ass turkey all the time? Well, now you can escape for a few hours with Black Dynamite. This film’ll teach you how to talk the talk, but you gotta walk the walk on your own, baby. Continue reading

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 3.5 kabooms, action | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Hard to Kill (1990) Review: Young Seagal Speaks Softly and Kicks a Lot of Ass

Steven Seagal IS Mason Storm who IS… Hard to Kill. Continue reading

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 2.0 kabooms, action, family, R-rated | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) – Not a Weasel, and Not Worth Watching

Did you know that the wolverine, aka Gulo gulo, is the largest land-dwelling species of the weasel family and is a very stocky and muscular animal? Continue reading

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 4 kabooms, action, PG-13, science fiction, superhero | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Bloodsport (1988): You Just Got Van Dammed!

Oh, Snap! You Got Van Dammed! That’s what Bloodsport should be called because this ’80s action classic features Jean-Claude Van Damme kicking an astonishing amount of ass. Continue reading

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 4 kabooms, action, movie, R-rated | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

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

Share
Posted in * all movie reviews *, 5 kabooms, action, movie, PG-13 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Yes, Madam! (1985) AKA In the Line of Duty II: The Super Cops: A Movie by Many Other Names

This week we’ve got the ass-kicking combo of Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock in Yes, Madam! (1985) also known as In the Line of Duty II: The Super Cops. Don’t be confused by Supercop 2 (1993), which also stars Michelle … Continue reading

Share
Posted in 2.5 kabooms, action, comedy, movie, PG-13 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment