Category Archives: 1.5 kabooms

Film Review: Colombiana (2011)

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Action Flick Chick

Have all the stories in the world been told already? Is there really nothing out there that is a new and original plot anymore? It feels like there isn’t with Hollywood putting out remake after remake and formulaic movies such … Continue reading →

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ActionFest Film Review: 13 Assassins (2010)

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Action Flick Chick

If ever there was a dude you don’t want to antagonize, it would be a samurai, especially any of the samurai in the Japanese film 13 Assassins. Directed by Takashi Miike, 13 Assassins is a samurai epic based on a … Continue reading →

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Hanna (2011)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Action Flick Chick

Watching Hanna and expecting a blood-soaked action movie is like watching softcore porn when you are expecting hardcore porn. You’re really excited and into it at first, then as time goes on and they don’t get to the good stuff, … Continue reading →

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Killers (2010) – Action Rom Com Starring Katherine Heigl & Ashton Kutcher

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

Action, romance, and comedy. Can they really be mixed together in a way that all the different genres shine? There have been some successful attempts like True Lies and some not so successful attempts like…well, I don’t know because I … Continue reading →

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MacGruber (2010): A Veritable Butt-nanza

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

MACGRUBER!!!! Yeah!!! Wait, hold your horses, people. I wouldn’t get too excited about this film just yet. Unless you’re the kind of person who really wants to see Will Forte’s butt over and over and over again, then I guess … Continue reading →

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Mini Review: The Hurt Locker (2009)

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

I am very particular about my war films, and The Hurt Locker did it right. Continue reading →

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Daybreakers (2010)

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

Finally! We get a movie with “real” vampires and none of this “I sparkle in the sun and read minds” bullcrap. Daybreakers gives us a world full of vampires who drink human blood, can’t walk in the sunlight, and who … Continue reading →

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V for Vendetta (2005): Remember, Remember the 5th of November

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Action Flick Chick

“Remember, remember, the 5th of November!” Action Flick Chick rule for staying alive #478: When a guy in a creepy mask tells you to remember something, you might want do it or risk getting blown up. To celebrate not getting … Continue reading →

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