When George Lucas gave the world the firstStar Warsmovie in 1977, the filmmaker managed to synthesize a heap of old action-adventure influences — fromFlash Gordonserials to WWII aerial-dogfight movies — into one pulpy, crowd-friendly package. It was a turning point in American movies, and ...
Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of pure action cinema – massive blockbuster movies packed with punchy fight scenes, epic chase sequences, tense shoot-outs, and explosions that fill every corner of the screen. It’s a genre that makes stars (like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Dwayn...
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Romeo Must Die Jet Li, Aaliyah, Isaiah Washington 9 votes Two families, bound by tradition, are locked in a brutal war. Asian and African American gangs are vying for control of Oakland's waterfront. But when the first casualty is the Asian warlord's son, the gang war becomes more danger...
free-flowing parkour-style slinkiness (let’s jump through a ring of razor wire!) more than compensates. The trademark move, however, is the flying elbow to the top of the skull, just one of the many Muay Thai maneuvers with their own special nomenclature. Liked Tony’s “wildcat fight...
free-flowing parkour-style slinkiness (let’s jump through a ring of razor wire!) more than compensates. The trademark move, however, is the flying elbow to the top of the skull, just one of the many Muay Thai maneuvers with their own special nomenclature. Liked Tony’s “wildcat fight...
Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis’s flawless acting work. While it might not be thebest James Cameron movie, it’s easily his most watchable and boasts a number of unforgettable action set pieces, including a horse in an elevator and a fight on a Harrier jump jet. What could be better...
In one of the biggest movies of the summer, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for a third time as the Bad Boys of the Miami PD. InBad Boys: Ride or Die, Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) fight to clear the name of their late former captain, who’s been framed...
It seemed highly unlikely that anyone could update a ludicrous TV show where grown-ass adult cops go fight crime in high schools into anything resembling a good movie. Yet, somehow Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs helmers Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's live-action debut was equal parts ...
Director Zhang Yimou quite literally elevates the wuxia film, as martial arts stars Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi are virtually weightless in some of the most gorgeous fight scenes committed to film. Yimou’s direction is inspired and the action is clean, allowing for a ...