Tag Archives: Christmas

All Request December: White Christmas (1954) vs. Black Christmas (1974)

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Action Flick Chick

Christmas time is upon us and I have lined up a very special holiday match up for everyone. In the red corner we’ve got the more experienced fighter, the classic Christmas film film, White Christma!. In the blue corner we’ve got the Beast from the East, the Italian Stallion, the one, the only, Black Christmas! Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 0 kabooms, 0.5 kabooms, Christmas, family, holiday, horror, movie, Versus | Tagged Bing Crosby, Black Christmas, boxing, carolers, Christmas, Danny Kaye, film, holiday, holidays, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Italian Stallion, Keir Dullea, Margot Kidder, match up, Mother Nature, movie, musical, Olivia Hussey, Olivia Hussy, Rosemary Clooney, Santa Claus, snow, snowstorm, soldiers, unicorn, Vera-Ellen, Walk of Fame, White Christmas, World War II | 3 Comments

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) with Mogwai Science Facts

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Action Flick Chick

All Request December! Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Okay, so Gremlins was actually requested but it was a very long wait for the flick on Netflix and I love Gremlins 2: The New Batch, so I hope this will … Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 1 kaboom, Christmas, comedy | Tagged Bad Santa, Batman, Bugs Bunny, Charles S. Haas, Chris Columbus, Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christopher Lee, Daffy Duck, Dracula, genetic engineering, Gizmo, Gremlin, Gremlins, Gremlins 2, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, horror, Howie Mandel, Hulk Hogan, Joe Dante, John Glover, John Wayne, Leonard Maltin, midnight, Mischief, Mogwai, musical number, PG-13, Phoebe Cates, Porky Pig, Rambo, red-haired twins from Terminator 2, redhead twins, Robert Beltran, Santa, Santa Claus, science fiction, Star Trek: Voyager, sunlight, Tony Randall, twins, vampire bat, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Brothers, Zach Galligan | 9 Comments

Coming Attraction: Sherlock Holmes (2009)

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Action Flick Chick

Guy Ritchie directs the action adventure film Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character whose stories started off as novels and short stories created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Robert Downey, Jr. plays Holmes with his counterpart Watson being … Continue reading →

Posted in action, Coming Attractions | Tagged A Scandal in Bohemia, action, adventure, Christmas, Dr. John Watson, Guy Ritchie, historical fiction, Irene Adler, Jude Law, pastiche, Rachel McAdams, Robert Downey Jr., Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Watson, William Sherlock Scott Holmes | 2 Comments

Thanksgiving: That Time of Year When Evil Turkeys Scare the Stuffing Out of You

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Llama Mama

There aren’t a lot of Thanksgiving action movies. Frankly, a discussion with some fellow film lovers turned up a grand total of none. Several people mentioned the comedy Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, but that’s no action movie. Addams Family Values at … Continue reading →

Posted in holiday, horror | Tagged Addams Family Values, Adrian Paul, Ari Lehman, bird, Blood Freak, Bobby Ray Akers Jr., cannibalism, Christmas, Dana Cullivan, Dead Harvest, Die Hard, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Dracula, Drugs, Eli Roth, evil turkey, faux trailer, Friday the 13th, General Bastard, giblets, Grinhouse, Heather Hughes, Home Alone, Home Sweet Home, Jake Steinfeld, Jason Statham, Jason Voorhees, Jordan Downey, Lindsey Anderson, mutant, Nettie Peña, original Jason, Pilgrim, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Reindeer Games, Seance, Steve Hawkes, Suki Peters, summer camp, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving play, ThanksKilling, Thanxgiving, Thanxgiving: Dead Harvest, The Long Kiss Goodnight, turkey, Vinessa Shaw | 7 Comments

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)

Posted on December 18, 2008 by Action Flick Chick

It’s Christmas time again which means that John McClane is killing terrorists again. It must be an annual event now, a family tradition in the grandest sense. Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 3.5 kabooms, action, movie, R-rated | Tagged action, Bonnie Bedelia, Bruce Willis, Christmas, Dennis Franz, Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard 2: Die Harder, Doug Richardson, gore, John Leguizamo, John McClane, R-rated, Renny Harlin, Robert Patrick, Steven E. de Souza, thriller, violence, Walter Wager | 2 Comments

Reindeer Games (2000)

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Action Flick Chick

And so the Christmas season is upon us. Well, it’s been upon us for about 2 months now, but I refuse to engage in Christmas activities before Thanksgiving. Come on people! Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 1 kaboom, action, Christmas, movie, R-rated | Tagged Ashton Kutcher, Ben Affleck, boobs, breasts, butt, Charlize Theron, Christmas, Dimension Films, Donal Logue, Ehren Kruger, female nudity, Gary Sinise, John Frankenheimer, language, R-rated, Reindeer Games, Santa Claus, sexuality, strong violence, suspense, thriller | 1 Comment

Die Hard (1988)

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Action Flick Chick

Bruce Willis is John McClane in the Die Hard series. In this first one he’s young, very fit, and still has lots of hair. Bruce Willis with hair? Who knew? Continue reading →

Posted in * all movie reviews *, 4 kabooms, action, movie, R-rated | Tagged action movies, Alan Rickman, Bruce Willis, Carl Winslow, Christmas, Die Hard, Hans Gruber, John McClane, movie, Reginald VelJohnson, review, Yippee-ki-yay | 6 Comments