Category: Action
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Abduction: Who stole John Singleton?
Abduction – 2011 Directed by John Singleton Starring Taylor Lautner, Sigourney Weaver, Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, Michael Nygvist Written by Shawn Christensen The story for many in this film had to do with Lautner and his prospects outside of the Twilight series. In the grand scheme of things, we can call…
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The Killer Elite – Action like your dad used to watch
The Killer Elite – 2011 Directed by Gary McKendry Starring Jason Statham, Robert DeNiro, Clive Owen, Yvonne Strahovski, Dominic Purcell, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Written by Matt Sherring There us a point towards the end of Killer Elite, when the majority of the killers have been killed and Danny Bryce (Statham) goes to collect the person who had been kidnapped,…
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Forgotten Gem: The original Total Recall
Total Recall – 1990 Director Paul Verhoven Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Rachel Ticotin, Michael Ironside, Ronny Cox Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon & Gary Goldmanbased on the story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick When I found out that they were remaking Total Recall, it occurred to me…
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Colombiana by another name, is The Professional, Part 2
Colombiana – 2011 Directed by Olivier Megaton Starring Zoë Saldana, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Lennie James, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà Written by Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen When one considers that Luc Besson and prolific screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen first worked together on the movie, Leon: The Professional, it becomes increasingly obvious as to why Colombiana seems…
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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol: Chaplin, Chan, Cruise
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol – 2011 Directed by Brad Bird Starring Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, Simon Pegg, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Samuli Edelmann, Léa Seydoux Written by André Nemec, Josh Appelbaum There are some incredible visuals in Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, taking one to some of the most picturesque landmarks in the world: Budapest, Moscow, Dubai, Mumbai…
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Cool Papa E Reviews The Mission: Impossible series
Mission: Impossible – 1996 Directed by Brian De Palma Starring Tom Cruise, Emmanuelle Béart, Jon Voight, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emilio Estavez, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Vanessa Redgrave, Henry Czerny, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė Written by David Koepp, Robert Towne Considered at the time to be a blasphemous departure to the original series is now seen as a pretty solid thriller.…
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Warrior is 3 remarkable journeys of one heart
The Warrior – 2011 Directed by Gavin O’Connor Starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo Written O’Connor, Cliff Dorfman, Anthony Tambakis A recurring theme for Warrior is the tale of Moby Dick, which is being read, in audio form by the father of the two main characters, Paddy Conlon (Nolte). He is…
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Consider The Debt paid in full
The Debt – 2011 Directed by John Madden Starring Helen Mirren, Jessica Chastain, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Sam Worthington, Martin Csokas, Jesper Christensen Written by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman, Peter Straughan After seeing her ridiculously dangerous beauty in the movie RED, I anticipated seeing Helen Mirren as an Israeli operative in The Debt would be at least as thrilling.…
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Cowboys & Aliens only because it has Harrison Ford.
Cowboys & Aliens – 2011 Directed by Jon Favreau Starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Adam Beach, Paul Dano, Clancy Brown, Keith Carradine, Noah Ringer Written by Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby based on Cowboys & Aliens by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg Harrison Ford has strolled into old age…
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