Category Archives: PG-rated

Home Alone (1990)

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Action Flick Chick

It is fun to just go back to your childhood sometimes where every older sibling is a mortal enemy and a hero, and where you have at least one neighbor who is the friendly neighborhood sidewalk salter and for sure the friendly neighborhood mass murderer. Good times. Continue reading →

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Pale Rider (1985) with old timey manspeak translations

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Action Flick Chick

“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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Ebony, Ivory, & Jade (1976): ’70s Action-sploitation, Now with Less Exploitation!

Posted on April 22, 2023 by Action Flick Chick

Machete Maidens Unleashed!, a truly awesome documentary on the wild exploitation films made in the Philippines, highlighted the film Ebony, Ivory, & Jade. So, of course I had to watch it.

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11 Movies I Recommend From 2022 in a List I Can Call Whatever I Want Because This is My Website and I Am the Boss, Part 2

Posted on January 13, 2023 by Action Flick Chick

As promised, here are the rest of the films from 2022 you should catch up on if you haven’t seen them already. Read part 1 here

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11 Movies I Recommend From 2022 in a List I Can Call Whatever I Want Because This is My Website and I Am the Boss, Part 1

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Action Flick Chick

Before 2023 starts throwing films our way, get caught up on some of 2022’s worthiest films! In case you’re waiting with baited breath for me to talk about the biggest box office ballers like Avatar: The Way of Water, Top … Continue reading →

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The Karate Kid (2010)

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

No one beats up Will Smith’s kid and gets away with it as evidenced by The Karate Kid, where Jaden Smith kung fu’s a bully’s ass down a couple of notches. This film is a reboot of the 1984 movie … Continue reading →

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Mini Review: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010)

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice starts off making Balthazar (Nicholas Cage) look like a creepy pedophile. Good job guys! Don’t worry folks, this is not that kind of movie, and Balthazar mostly shakes off the creepy vibe pretty quickly. Balthazar is a … Continue reading →

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The Last Airbender (2010): And the best thing about it was…

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Action Flick Chick

Hell yeah! I am super happy that I went to see The Last Airbender because I got to see a life size, pop up poster ad for The Expendables! There were at least 7 of those beautiful, ass-kicking men there … Continue reading →

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