Tag: action movies
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The Expendables, the best unintentional comedy of the year
It’s too bad The Expendables isn’t billed as a comedy, because it’s one of the funniest movies I’ve seen all year. Imagine if Tommy Wiseau was picked to write and direct The A-Team, but at the last second, they couldn’t secure the rights, so they had to make a low-budget rip off with aging action…
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Salt isn’t the right vehicle for a summer thrill ride
Evelyn Salt is CIA. Or she’s a Russian spy. Or she’s an American spy. Or she’s some kind of Russian/American spy hybrid. Either way, I don’t care and neither should you.
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Predators elevates the franchise with suspense
The Predator franchise was slipping down the slope of ridiculousness and on it’s way to Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus territory when Robert Rodriguez was announced as the producer of a brand new enrtry to the Predator game. Thankfully, Rodriguez and director Nimród Antal brought back the suspense of the original and ditched the cheesy…
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Jonah Hex : Expect more, get less
Jonah Hex is most certainly a movie… and as much as I wish I could end my review there, I feel that I must elaborate. In the ever-expanding genre of comic book movies, Jonah Hex has a comfortable home.
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The A-Team: The Looks, The Brains, The Muscle and The Wild Card… oh, and lots of explosions
As we learned from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, every great gang is comprised of The Brains, The Looks, The Muscle, The Wild Card and The Useless Chick. The A-Team follows this formula to a tee, and not Mr. T.
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Robert Downey Jr. shines Iron Man 2
There’s no question that Iron Man 2 will be a huge hit, in fact, many have predicted that it will have the biggest opening weekend of all time. If the first film is any indication, it will probably be a blockbuster smash that generates hundreds of millions of dollars. Like the first film, Iron Man…
