Posts Tagged “martial arts”

The Expendables: Film Review

9 Commentsby Matt  |  08.29.10  |  Film Reviews

the ExpendablesSylvester Stallone’s campaign to revive 80’s action continues with his latest movie, The Expendables.

Stallone’s meathead fest is less original than a turkey sandwich. And the plot isn’t any different. It’s flatter than an astronaut in a trouser press. Then there’s the acting – if you can call it that.

Yet a weird thing happens when you pull all these parts together. More »

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Ninja: Film Review

7 Commentsby Matt  |  08.20.10  |  Film Reviews

imagesThe martial arts action-adventure, Ninja, is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in years. It’s funnier than Karate Kid would have been had Danny Devito been cast in the role of Daniel Son.

As the end credits rolled, the laughs dissolved to giggles, the giggles to calm. More »

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Fighting: Film Review

3 Commentsby Matt  |  04.23.10  |  Film Reviews

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When you buy a bar of chocolate, you expect chocolate. When you splash out on a new pair of shoes, you expect shoes. And so it is when you sit down to watch a film called Fighting, you expect a fair bit of fighting.

Say what you will about Snakes on a Plane, it had plenty of snakes on a plane and Big Nothing was well, big on the nothingness. More »

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