Action Films

Dull epic based on the adventures of Edgar Rice Burrough's hero Tarzan. Not even the fine performances of Ralph Richardson and Christopher Lambert can save Greystoke.

Dec 16, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Since Douglas Fairbanks became the first actor to play Robin Hood back in 1922 there have been many many different approaches to the Robin Hood legend.

Dec 10, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Action movie from the writer/director team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor Gerard Butler stars as prisoner competing in an online computer game.

Nov 28, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

In the 1930's Errol Flynn starred in Captain Blood and became the natural successor to Douglas Fairbanks, the man who had pioneered the swashbuckler.

Nov 14, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Douglas Fairbanks became the first actor to play Robin Hood on film in this 1922 swashbuckler directed by Allan Dwan.

Oct 9, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Douglas Fairbanks stars as Zorro in this classic from 1920. Fred Nibla directs The Mark of Zorro, the first movie to feature the masked hero.

Oct 8, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

A look at how the action movie was influenced by literature and how Douglas Fairbanks became cinema's first action star.

Oct 1, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Based on an original script by comics writer Ed Brubaker, Zoe Bell stars as a deadly assassin who turns on her masters after suffering a gruesome head injury.

Aug 21, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

Chev Chelios (Statham) returns from the dead in a hilariously over-the-top follow-up to Crank. It has to be seen to be believed; it really does.

Apr 23, 2009 - Kevin Sturton

It may not be the biggest Punisher film. It made not be the best. But Punisher: War Zone follows the Marvel Comics version of the vigilante hero better than prior films.

Dec 14, 2009 - Jason Parent

The original cast return. And that's the only positive.

Dec 12, 2009 - Rhys Bendix-Lewis

Trendy Japan & Ailen Sit's brilliant fight choreography stand out in a movie about spy intrigues. Good chemistry from actors Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Ekin Cheng & Kelly Chen.

Dec 7, 2009 - Lynette S.K. Webster

The 2009 Sherlock Holmes film trailer shows Holmes and Watson as action heroes. Was life at 221B Baker Street really that exciting or has director Guy Ritchie made it up?

Dec 6, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

A group of armored guards, led by Matt Dillon, heist a cool $42 million before dissension sets in with Columbus Short proving "troublesome" in Nimrod Antal`s new drama.

Dec 4, 2009 - Robert Waldman

Roland Emmerich might not get 12-camera coverage on a single explosion like Michael Bay, but he'll always be a better overall director of canonical cornball action.

Dec 3, 2009 - Nick Rogers

Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, this futuristic view of secret military tactics hits right on target . . . in some other dimension.

Dec 2, 2009 - Jennifer Seydel

For his latest venture into mass chaos Roland Emmerich pulls out all the stops. His movies often received mixed reviews and it's very easy to see why.

Dec 1, 2009 - Kevin Crowley

Boondock Saints 2 stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr., Billy Connolly, Julie Benz, and Judd Nelson. Directed by Troy Duffy.

Nov 24, 2009 - Lauren Flanagan

Roland Emmerich directs the grand daddy of disaster movies with 2012. The world is about to end, but with any luck John Cusack will live on.

Nov 24, 2009 - Lauren Flanagan

Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus star in the continuing saga about vigilante justice.

Nov 24, 2009 - Leslie C. Halpern

Roland Emmerich's 2012, an epic adventure about the end of the world, certainly didn't live up to expectations.

Nov 21, 2009 - Nicholas Anderegg

Roland Emmerich's 2012 is an action-movie busting at the seams with special effects, suspense, and epic doom. It works.

Nov 21, 2009 - Justin Key

On a hot day in downtown LA, a man abandons his car and tries to return home. He has snapped under the weight of the world and becomes angry with life's frustrations.

Nov 17, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

John Cusack is on hand to save humanity in Roland Emmerich's quite disastrous disaster movie 2012. Read a review of the film below.

Nov 16, 2009 - Gareth Harding

Another disaster flick from Roland Emmerich staring John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Woody Harrelson.

Nov 16, 2009 - Kyle Leinen

In the movie the Dark Knight Gotham wants Batman to take off his mask and reveal himself. But Gotham does not get what it wants; instead, Gotham gets what it deserves.

Nov 13, 2009 - Michael Ashworth

Gamer is an action packed thrill ride starring Gerard Butler (300) and Micael C. Hall. (Showtime's Dexter). It looks at the roll that online games has in society.

Nov 5, 2009 - Shane Werlinger

The Dark Knight was a gritty, well-paced look at society and its defenders. It never skipped a beat and stands a a triumph among comic book films.

Nov 1, 2009 - Vasu Chetty

The story of four mercenaries with hearts of gold is set to hit the big screen. Is the new cast ready to fill the shoes of the past greats?

Nov 1, 2009 - Christopher Clayton

With a new cast the A-Team is scheduled to hit the big screen in 2010. The original action quartet set the stage for an exciting adventure.

Nov 1, 2009 - Christopher Clayton

Solomon Vandy discovers a stone so rare that men will kill to possess it, but all Vandy cares about is finding his family and his kidnapped son.

Oct 30, 2009 - Christopher Sharman

Director George Miller announced this month that Mad Max 4: Fury Road is officially in pre-production, and casting is currently underway. The Road Warrior is back!

Oct 27, 2009 - Tony Sidgwick

This revenge picture delivers the violent action that Gerard Butler has become known for, but is way too far-fetched and causes more laughter than it intends.

Oct 18, 2009 - John Adams

If Neveldine/Taylor's films are to resemble video games, this one plays like the secret level embedded by a programmer after a frenzied weekend of mescaline.

Oct 15, 2009 - Nick Rogers