Category: Action

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2000s / Action / Horror

Van Helsing (2004)

Stephen Sommers, the writer-director of the successfully revamped creature features The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, tries to strike up another franchise with Van Helsing, another throwback to the pantheon of monster movies released in the 30s...

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2000s / Action / Thriller

Man on Fire (2004)

Man on Fire is the second time A.J. Quinnell’s novel has been adapted for the big screen, with the first time coming back in 1987 in an unsuccessful version starring Scott Glenn.  This 2004...

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2000s / Action / Superhero / Thriller

The Punisher (2004)

While I am a comic book fan, and I have collected many issues of Marvel’s “The Punisher” and some of its offshoot titles, I do feel that the character’s limitations make it a weak...

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2000s / Action / Horror / Superhero

Hellboy (2004)

Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” was a favorite comic of mine for a short while, back when it first appeared in Dark Horse comics in the pages of John Byrne’s “Next Men”, back in the early...

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1990s / Action / Comedy / Thriller

If Looks Could Kill (1991)

I remember my younger, less discriminating days when I would watch “21 Jump Street” on Fox every week.  I couldn’t really remember what caused me to eventually lose interest in the show, figuring I...

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1990s / Action / Thriller

The Rock (1996)

Those who read my site regularly will know that I have little respect for Michael Bay’s style of direction and even less for mega-producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s bloated, mind-numbing, explosion-ridden action flicks.  You may be surprised...

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1980s / Action / Fantasy / Martial Arts

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Campy trash?  Cult schlock? Guilty pleasure?  It’s “yes” to all three questions in John Carpenter’s crazy kung fu action vehicle, Big Trouble in Little China.  It’s not really a film one would call good in...

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1980s / Action / Horror / Science Fiction

The Thing (1982)

In 1975, while at a party for a mutual screenwriter friend, TV producer Stuart Cohen mentioned in a conversation with film producer David Foster that he’d love to break into features. Foster agreed to...

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1980s / Action / Comedy

Police Academy (1984)

The first of a whopping seven films in the series, two short-lived television series, and it’s still the only one worth watching, Police Academy is an amiable, juvenile romp that is recommended for a few belly...

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2000s / Drama / Sports

Miracle (2004)

Long considered one of the greatest moments in sports for the United States, Miracle is a dramatization of the true life events of the United States Winter Olympic hockey team, and its quest to gain the...