Category: Action

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1970s / Action / Adventure / Thriller

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

Based on the novel by Trevanian (aka Rod Whitaker, who co-wrote the screenplay), Clint plays art professor and successful mountain climber, Jonathan Hemlock, who comes out of retirement as an assassin for a secret government...

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1990s / Action / Fantasy

Armageddon (1997)

With all of the shoot-em-up ballets of bullets that have been so popular in the John Woo era of Hong Kong cinema, director Gordon Chan as been refreshing in that he has taken the opposite...

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2000s / Action / Thriller

3000 Miles to Graceland (2001)

It will come as no surprise to learn, for those people unfortunate enough to view 3000 Miles to Graceland, that its director, Demian Lichtenstein, started his career in music videos. It is mainly because he...

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1980s / Action / Western

Young Guns (1988)

Those who think Young Guns one of the best Westerns ever made must either not have seen many or have incredibly short term memories.  I would not even claim that Young Guns is a good film at all,...

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2000s / Action / Comedy

Conman in Tokyo (2000)

Conman in Tokyo is a guilty pleasure of sorts.  It’s a film that at its core is routine and predictable, yet is injected with such a spirit of fun and over-the-top style that it actually...

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1990s / Action / Adventure / Martial Arts

Once Upon A Time in China (1991)

Definitely not to be viewed for a peek at historical accuracy, but definitely worth watching for the unbelievable martial arts talents of its star, OUATIC is a classic Hong Kong action flick that is more entertaining...

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2000s / Drama / Fantasy / Mystery / Superhero / Thriller

Unbreakable (2000)

M. Night Shyamalan, the heralded director of The Sixth Sense, follows up his mega-blockbuster with a very subdued but more profound thriller in Unbreakable. Although I admit that liked The Sixth Sense, I also must admit that...

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2000s / Comedy / Sports

Bring It On (2000)

Bring It On is the sort of mindless fluff I would expect on the Disney channel to pass for “quality entertainment”, but I doubt they would let the multitudinous cheesecake shots and phallic symbolism...

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1980s / Action / Adventure / Fantasy

Highlander (1986)

Of all the films I’ve ever seen, Highlander might rank as my favorite guilty pleasure.  Granted, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, contains some cheesy acting, bad lighting, hit-and-miss directing, and an awful screenplay,...