Category: Action

John Woo Lashes Out Heroes Shed No Tears features more close-ups of guns than people. This is John Woo fantasizing about his action-laced future, stuffed into a puerile post-Vietnam …

Twin Impact Van Damme plays two divergent personalities, twin brothers, one a mild Los Angeles karate instructor, the other a hardened Hong Kong-based gunman involved in Triad trade. Years …

A Carrot with Earrings You had to be there to understand Double Team. Jean-Claude Van Damme’s action stardom withered by the late ‘90s. Blame his starring role in Street …

Ninjetti Powers… Fizzle As giant ooze-powered robots smash the city of Angel Grove, a panicked TV reporter tells viewers, “Angel Grove has never seen such a crisis!” Haven’t they? …

More like Sextuplet Threat Undoubtedly the draw to Triple Threat is the cast, full of contemporary martial artists, chasing one another down, ending in expected stand-offs. It’s spectacular in …

Blue Collar Brawl In the ‘80s, Hong Kong underwent an economic boom. That’s visible in Police Story. In the opening scene, a hill of tin squatter homes is backed …

Shootin’ Fireworks “Better to die than live poor,” snarls one of Police Story 2’s villains, setting off a fireworks factory brawl in this sequel content with Hong Kong’s advances. …

Gunning for Equality Like many of its type, Black Gunn is not shy about wielding its social power. A stern-faced James Brown stares down a white senator, pointing out …

Billy Dee on the Take Terry Sneed makes $15,000 a year as a cop – a good cop too. He runs toward danger, sniffs out organized crime, and stands …

Van Damme As A Mute War Veteran What do you get when you mix Jean-Claude Van Damme with a lackluster script about an MS-13 gang operating in Washington, D.C.? …

Another ’80s T&A Romp From Andy Sidaris Andy Sidaris, Sybil Danning and four different Playboy Playmates collide to turn Malibu Express into a straightforward and fun T&A action vehicle …

“Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Pee…” The stupider elements of Hard Ticket to Hawaii offer a little – and only a little – reprieve from repulsive …