Category Archives: movie

Blood on the Canvas: Bloodsport!

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

Blood on the Canvas, son! This new series of articles will focus on some of the best combat sport fights in film/TV history. I’m not talking about back alley brawls, I mean those tournament-of-blood smackdowns that get your heart pumping … Continue reading →

Posted in action, Hall of Fame, movie | Tagged action, Action Flick Chick, Best Fight Scene, Blood on the canvas, Bolo Yeung, JCVD, Jean-Claude Van Damme, martial arts, movie | 2 Comments

Blood on the Canvas: Ip Man

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

Posted in action, Hall of Fame, movie | Tagged action, Action Flick Chick, best fights, Blood on the canvas, Donnie Yen, Ip Man, Ip Man vs. 10, movie | 5 Comments

Coming Attraction: Grudge Match!

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

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According to the Grudge Match trailer, “A great performer knows when to get off the stage.” Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro both agree that it’s not that time for them, because they’re still working like crazy, squeezing in every … Continue reading →

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Review: The Grandmaster

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

It should come as no surprise to anyone who has read my reviews that I’m not a huge artsy-fartsy movie fan. I can appreciate the hard work that goes into creating a very stylized film, and do, on occasion, watch … Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 2.5 kabooms, action, movie | Tagged action, Action Flick Chick, Ip Man, Kar Wai Wong, martial arts, movie, The Grandmaster, Tony Leung, Wing Chun, Ziyi Zhang | 1 Comment

Review: Riddick- Is it Riddick-iculous?

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

Vin Diesel reprises his role as the anti-hero nobody can seem to catch in Riddick. After a very brief reminder of what happened at the end of the last film, The Chronicles of Riddick, the audience is given a puny … Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 2.0 kabooms, action, movie | Tagged Action Flick Chick, Furyan, Katee Sackhoff, movie, Necromonger, review, Riddick, The Chronicles of Riddick, Vin Diesel | 3 Comments

Coming Attraction: Man of Tai Chi

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

Movie-wise, Keanu Reeves has been pretty quiet the past few years… until now. He’s not only the lead in 47 Ronin, but he’s also starring in Man of Tai Chi. This martial arts flick, co-starring relative newcomer Tiger Chen, will mark … Continue reading →

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Review: You’re Next (2013)

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

When it comes to psychopathic murderers, having them tell you “you’re next” is a very bad thing. Whatever they have planned for you rarely involves petting puppies, but it’s hard to GTFO when these same psychos have booby-trapped your escape … Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 3 kabooms, action, horror, movie | Tagged action, Action Flick Chick, competent heroine, horror, movie, review, Sharni Vinson, You're Next | 2 Comments

47 Ronin Official Trailer

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Action Flick Chick

Keanu Reeves gets back in on the action in 47 Ronin. Fun fact: A samurai without a master is a Ronin, which basically means he’s a super badass with nothing to lose. One Ronin is a lotta trouble. 47 Ronin … Continue reading →

Posted in action, Coming Attractions, movie, trailers | Tagged 47 Ronin, action, Action Flick Chick, Hiroyuki Sanada, Keanu Reeves, Rinko Kikuchi, Samurai | 1 Comment