This is a bad -
ass action film with fight scenes so good I had to rewind and watch again!
Director Simon West hasn't had the most impressive career, but as fans of «Con Air» will tell you, he's more than capable of delivering a kick -
ass action film.
Not exact matches
The only reason even a few of the evil cops are somewhat facing actual consequences for their
actions is because they're getting
filmed and it shoots down any lie they or the police union tries to spin to save their sorry
asses.
The point is to see a veteran
action star and a veteran director make an
ass - kicking
action film.
With its diverse group of anti-heroes, believable
action and absence of smart -
ass self - reflexivity, it delivers the sort of engaging spectacle that characterises the
action films of the 1980s.
This review of kick -
ass a 2010 superhero /
action - comedy
film based on the comic book of the same name by Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr is awesome.
In a tradition going back almost to the birth of cinema, the Hong Kong
film industry in particular has always had a major subgenre devoted to female
action heroes, and now, thanks to various streaming services, there's a good cross-section of
films featuring sword - wielding or gun - toting, kick -
ass women available for American fans» viewing pleasure.
But it's unfair to judge on a book on its cover (or title) and after seeing Matthew Vaughn's
film adaptation which releases this weekend, I can honestly say that Kick -
Ass is much better than I first expected and Vaughn's big - screen version of the graphic novel features sharp writing, brilliant performances, and of course, indulgent
action sequences and story - telling.
Along with a lot of potty - mouthed
ass - kicking
action, the
film features a collection of urban white kids engaged in their own version of public service.
Spy is a kick
ass female james bond type
action comedy
film starring Melissa McCarthy and a well known cast.
A few scant days since word broke that the Kick -
Ass 2 writer / director is developing an X-Force
film for 20th Century Fox comes word that Sony is looking to secure his services for an
action film called Go Fast.
With adaptations of superhero comics to
film, it seems that the only thing of interest to the
film maker (s) is getting the shiniest and biggest effects on screen along with «kick -
ass»
action sequences and one - upping each other on the adrenaline level.
HollywoodNews.com: Despite sputtering at the domestic box office with $ 48.1 million, a sequel to Lionsgate's cult
action film «Kick -
Ass» looks to be a reality.
The freshness of
action setpieces is something to expect from Vaughn, who has brought impeccably staged
action to past
films like Kick -
Ass and X-Men: First Class, in addition to the first Kingsman movie installment.
Watch a kick -
ass new sizzle reel for the upcoming
action film «Guido» by director Colin Campbell and starring Alki David (The Bank Job, Fishtales), Billy Zane (Titanic), Armand Assante (American Gangster, Judge Dredd) and Gary Busey (Piranha 3DD).
The saving grave for the
film though is the kick -
ass DTS - HD Master Audio 7.1 surround track, which works with the three actual
action scenes.
It might come as a surprise that the
film is pretty light in the kicking -
ass - and - taking - names department after its explosive opening, but whenever there is
action to be found, it's virtually impossible to look away.
Essentially a superhero
film that is a spoof of a superhero
film, Here we have is a winning combination of tongue in cheek humour and gory yet slapstick
action that reminded me somewhat of Kick
Ass.
The
film is a tightly wounded, neo-cold-war espionage story, accompanied by some kick -
ass action.
IFC Midnight has debuted a bloody and violent new theatrical trailer for the
action - horror
film Raze, starring Zoe Bell and Rachel Nichols and a whole bevy of kick
ass women.
The latest promotional video for «Assassin's Creed» has just dropped and, in a contrast to previous trailers and promos, this one focuses less on kick -
ass action sequences (although there are plenty of those) and more on the
film's mythic backstory — particularly the ongoing conflict between the Assassins and the Templars.
In both TV and
film, comic book fans have been able to see their favorite DC and Marvel characters in live -
action kicking some
ass.
In one clip, director Les Mayfield (Flubber, Encino Man) says he liked the
film's contrast of comedy and «real hard
action,» suggesting that he wouldn't know a hard
action movie if it busted a cap in his
ass.
Ryan Reynolds will star alongside Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek and Elodie Yung in the
action film from «Kick -
Ass 2's» Jeff Wadlow.
Hats off to #RyanCoogler for making an excellent
film with great
action, a smart story and a lot of laughs, all to a bad -
ass soundtrack.
Willem Dafoe steals the
film with his bad -
ass human resistance fighter Lionel «Elvis» Cormac as the source of DAYBREAKERS»
action and witty dialogue.
I think it'd be cool if Hillary Swank drops the Oscar - bait
films for once and just starts cappin» some
ass in an
action flick.
Lionsgate released this kick
ass new movie poster from the upcoming
action film «Crank 2: High Voltage» by directors Mark Neveldine (Crank) and Brian Taylor and starring Jason Statham (The Brazilian Job, Transporter 3), Corey Haim (Lost Boys: The Tribe), Bai Ling (The Lazarus Papers) and Amy Smart (Robot Chicken, Mirrors).
Vaughn sure knows how to shoot
action, and if Kick -
Ass 2 left you disappointed, then this
film might be right down your alley.
Neeson, who has established himself well enough as an
action hero, kicks
ass yet again in this tense, edge - of - your seat
film.
Director Boaz Yakin's first foray into the
action genre may look eerily similar to every other
film to come out of the Jason Statham Factory of
Ass - Kicking, but Statham's movies are rarely dull, and that has a lot to do with the actor's seemingly endless supply of charisma.
This is where Ron Howard's history of
action films, such as Willow or In the Heart of the Sea comes into play, especially during a kick -
ass train heist, which reminded me of
action films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark or Skyfall.
If you're going into Atomic Blonde wanting a simple
action film, I can guarantee you at least one moment of
ass - kicking amazement that will make the whole
film feel like it was worth seeing.