A decadebeforehemadethedefinitiveWolverinemoviewithLogan, JamesMangoldgotBatmantogetherwithSuperman's dadfor a bitofgoodoldfashionedgunslinging.
Yeah, RussellCroweis a dangerousoutlawwholawmakerswillpaygoodmoneytoseebroughttojustice.
ChristianBaleis a rancher, toopoortosaynoto a payday, nomatterhowdangeroustheassignment.
AndinanOldWestsettingwhereeveryonehas a scoretosettleand a guntosettleitwith, theirjourneyisfarfromeasy.
Like a lotofmodernWesterns, itdidn't reallygettheattentionitdeservedButthankstotwomagneticleadsandsixshootersofPlenty 3 10 toYumais a fantasticthrowbackto a bygoneera.
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Theflipherbalpocketableiconisback, andthistimeit's five g readyDiscovermawratthelinkinthedescriptionNumbernine.
TheManfromUncle, Anothermoderntakeonoldschoolaction, TheManFromUncleis a ColdWarcaperabout a pairofelitespiesfromeithersideofthedividewhoareforcedtoworktogether.
RolandTyleris a specialeffectsexpertsstuckplyinghistradeonlowbudgetgorefests.
Everythingchanges, however, whentheJusticeDepartmentoffershim a fatstackofcashtohelpstagetheassassinationof a mobinformantsowecoulddisappearintowitnessprotection.
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Justthinkaboutit, please, however, after a sneakydoublecross, Tylerfindshimselfinthemiddleofhisveryown B movie, wherethebulletsinthebloodarefartoRio.
StevenSoderberghhasprettymuchproventhathecouldmake a stonecoldclassicinanygenre, fromheartwarmingtalesaboutmalestripperstoeerilyaccuratepandemicpredictionsandbasketballcentricsportsdramasshotentirelyoniPhone.
Sowhenhedecidestomake a noholdsbarredactionflick, youknowit's gonnabegood.
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A starGinaCaranobringsherbonebreakingtalentstothistaleof a formerblackopsagenton a bloodyquestforrevenge.
How a filmthatseesCarranoraggedAllenthelikesofChanningTatum, EwanMcGregorandMichaelFassbenderdidn't become a smash.
ActionCinema, likeallofcinema, isin a constantconversationwithitselfasnewermoviesreuse, remixandsubvertthosethatcamebeforewhilewatchingJohnWoo's seminalactionthrillerhardboiledMichaelDaviswassostruckby a sceneinwhichtheherotakespartin a gunbattlewhileprotecting a babythathedecidedtobuild a wholenewfilmaroundit.
TheresultseesCliveOwen's badassdrifterteamingupwithMonicaBellucciisProstitutewiththeHeartofGoldtoprotect a littleonefrom a crewofassassinsandhenchmanledbyPaulGiamatti.
TheRundownBackin 2003, DwayneJohnsonwasstilltryingtocrackHollywoodwithmovieslikeTheRundown, whichsawhimplaying a bountyhunterwhotravelstoBrazilforonelastjob, usingJohnson's W W E daystofulleffect.
Sadly, thatwasn't thecasein 2003, andthefilmfailedtorecoupitsbudget, butit's a funjunglerompthatisevenmawrinterestinginretrospect.
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SmokingAcesLikehorrorfilms, thegreatthingaboutactionmoviesisthatthey'recastsareoften a fascinatinggrabbagofupandcomers, ailingstars, A listersandnonactors.
SmokingAcesisoneofthebestexamplesofthis, bringingtogetherallstarslikeRayLiotta, BenAffleck, ChrisPineandRyanReynolds, alongwiththelikesofCommonandAliciaKeysfor a goodoldfashionedbountyhunt.
BondonBuddyIsraelexpiresin 18 hours.
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Thesameguyswhohiredmeformerlawfirmwalkedoutthedoorafterhemadebail, Asweseeonaninformantwith a $1 millionpriceonhisheadand a wholebunchoffolksonhistrail, that's alltheplotthemoviereallyneedstosetup a thrillingSirisofhighoctanecollisionsworthcheckingoutforthecastalone?
Butthoughitmaynothavebeen a TitanicfranchiselikeRockyorRambo, SlyStallone's cliffhangerstillhasanawfullottorecommendit.
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Thisincludes a zanyrockclimbingrelatedheistplan, JohnLythgoeplaying a psychoticBritishcrimebossandsomegreatsetpiecesfromactionmaestroRennyHarlin, whobroughtthosesametalentstoTheLongKissGoodnight a fewyearslater.
Oh, thewholefilmis a goofyblast, andStallonestarPoweratthetimewasenoughtomakeit a commercialhit, butitseemstohavebeensomewhatforgottensince.
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LastActionHeroYouwanttobe a farmer?
Here's a coupleofacreslikeFX, but a bitmorefamilyfriendly.
LastActionHerousestheunwrittenrules, tropesandclichesofactioncinematoprovide a cleverdeconstructionofthegenrewhilealsoservingupplentyofexplosiveaction.
When a youngboyissuckedintoanArnoldSchwarzeneggermovie, themuscleboundsupercopistheOnley, onethatcansavehim.
HolyCow!
A movieessentially a SchwarzeneggermovieaboutSchwarzeneggermovies, LastActionHeroisabletoskewerthesilliestaspectsofeightiesactioncinemawell, alsoactingas a heartfelttributetoit.
IfGodwas a villain, he'd bemeat.
Itfailedthelandwithcriticsoraudiencesatthetime, buthasbeenundergoing a steadyreevaluationintheyearssince.
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Beforeweunveilourtopic, Hereare a fewotheractionpackedhonorablementions.
TomCruiseplays a haplessmediarelationsprofessionalwhofindshimselfonthefrontlinesalongsideaniconicsupersoldierlikeofficer, playedbyEmilyBlunt.
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EachtimeCruzdies, thedayresets, givingthepairplentyofchancestoworkout a wayofendingthewarwithsomestunningbattlesequencesthatmixWorldWartwoiconographywithscifiweaponry.