12 Rounds (2009): Such a Bromantic Action Movie

Well before he was Peacemaker, shooting villains (sometimes) and eating hypothetical dicks for liberty, he was Danny Fisher, a police officer caught in a bad situation when the international terrorist he caught comes a-knockin’ for revenge. 12 Rounds of revenge, to be exact.

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Crank (2006): Including the Manliest Kill Ever!?

I’m a little bored today. What shall I do? Oh, I know, I’ll make a movie that’s filled to the brim with drugs, insanity, and all sorts and reckless criminal behavior! It will be about a guy who gets poisoned and the only way to stop the poison is to…find the antidote…no, no, too realistic. Let’s say there is no antidote, and in order to stay alive he will have to keep his adrenaline pumping so his heart won’t stop. The science lines up on that, I checked. Then he can do all sorts of drugs, have sex, and crash cars while he gets revenge on the people who poisoned him. AND, because his adrenaline is pumping we can have him fall out of a helicopter from thousands of feet up, land on a car and bounce off, and he will totally survive…because of the adrenaline! That way a sequel is possible once everyone figures out how awesome this movie is.

That’s right, my punch-drunk pals, today I’m talking about the Jason Statham classic, Crank!

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The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996): Kiss Me Charly One More Time

Oh the weather outside is frightful…and so is Samantha Caine. Or is she Charly Baltimore? Well, whatever her name is, she’s one bad ass chick in The Long Kiss Goodnight. This amnesiac former assassin has to piece her past together while holding on to her present. Luckily, she’s got Samuel L. Jackson on her side.

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Gunpowder Milkshake (2021): This Milkshake Brings All the Endangered Children to the Yard

Why do so many badass action ladies get saddled with a kid to take care of? Let’s discuss.

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

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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The One (2001): Jet Li in the Multiverse of Mediocrity

Way before everyone and their gramma and their alt-universe gramma were doing multiverse movies, Jet Li co-starred alongside himself in The One. As it turns out, the only person who could really challenge Jet Li… is Jet Li.

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Fight of Fury (2020): All Right, All Right, All Right

Shuny Bee is Shuny Bee aka Brandon in FIGHT OF FURY

Like The Room and Fateful Findings, Fight of Fury boasts a quadruple-threat creative force with writer/director/producer/star Shuny Bee, and this film is about as intentionally successful as The Room and Fateful Findings before it. All right!

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Blade: Trinity (2004): Blade and His Amazing Friends

ATTENTION: THE HUMAN RACE HAS BEEN SAVED! You may now return to your normal routines without having to worry about vampires sneaking around trying to drink your blood. Blade (Wesley Snipes) has come to the rescue once again in Blade: Trinity (2004).

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