Action

Who Am I?

March 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

It is a rather rare occasion when a Hollywood major like Columbia Pictures picks up the American distribution rights to a foreign film, and as such it is quite exceptional that Columbia had actually licensed the entire rights to Jackie Chan’s "Who [...]

Die Hard With A Vengeance

March 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment has just released the complete "Die Hard" trilogy on DVD as separate discs and as a nice boxed set containing all three parts of the series. The series that made Bruce Willis a Hollywood superstar and box [...]

Lethal Weapon 4

February 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

They might have grown older since Mel Gibson and Danny Glover first took on the roles of Riggs and Murtaugh in Richard Donner’s "Lethal Weapon" in 1987, but they have lost none of their humor or edge. The film was an instant success with its [...]

Godzilla

February 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

"Godzilla" got a bum rap. The movie, that is, not the monster. Any large mutant lizard that regularly stomps densly populated urban areas deserves a little bad PR. I’m talking about the mega-budget Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin feature from last [...]

Armageddon

January 1, 1999 // 0 Comments

In the Bible, the word "Armageddon" names the location where the world begins to come to an end. Director Michael Bay’s "Armageddon" shows the end of the world in a different way. The film boasts amazing visual special effects, [...]

Reap The Wild Wind

December 12, 1998 // 0 Comments

The folks over at Universal Home Video have dug deep into their film vault and come up with a great Technicolor classic for release on DVD. As the market matures, more and more publishers will decide to release more of the material that is suited for [...]

Mr. Nice Guy

November 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

With every new film by martial arts master Jackie Chan, you are under the impression he is trying to top everything he has done before. While that is certainly a notion prevalent throughout the film industry, the personal risks charismatic Chan takes [...]

Robocop

October 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

"Robocop" has become one of the most influential and memorable action films of the ‘80s, with its numerous special-effects-laden sequences and the provocative directorial style of the Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven. "Criterion [...]

The Man In The Iron Mask

September 15, 1998 // 0 Comments

Hollywood once was synonymous with spectacular adventure movies, filled with heroic characters, breath-taking stunts, exotic sceneries, atmospheric settings, and stunning costumes. The actors were high-profile icons and their entertaining swashbuckling [...]

Judge Dredd

September 1, 1998 // 0 Comments

After a number of rather average movies, including stints in the comedy genre, Sylvester Stallone decided to get back to his roots and do a full-blown action movie in 1994. "Judge Dredd" is the result, a no-holds-barred, futuristic action [...]
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