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REVIEW – Quantum Apocalypse

Published on: 30th January, 2010

If Hollywood eventually lost faith in Roland Emmerich and decided to give him restricted budgets then the end result could be something like Quantum Apocalypse. Following the filmmakers obsession with mankind pulling together in order to overcome a natural disaster, Justin Jones’ relatively low budget thriller plays out like one-part The Day After Tomorrow and [...]

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REVIEW – Above the Law

Published on: 24th January, 2010

Of all the actors to become stars of the action genre during the 1980s, none of them took their work quite so seriously as Steven Seagal. Whilst Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme and even Dolph Lundgren were aware of how over the top their work was and would at times even poke [...]

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REVIEW – Commando

Published on: 13th January, 2010

Long before the days of CGI, bullet time and other forms of ‘cheating,’ the action genre was overflowing with outrageous stunts, dangerous explosions, exciting car chases and bulging biceps. One former body builder and Mr. Universe who suddenly became a Hollywood sensation was Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian hulk who had become something of a [...]

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REVIEW – First Blood

Published on: 28th December, 2009

By the time that First Blood was released in 1982, Sylvester Stallone had already gained acclaim for his performances in Death Race 2000, Nighthawks and three Rocky movies, as well being nominated for an Academy Award for his writing talents. Yet his turn as John Rambo in Ted Kotcheff’s low budget thriller proved to [...]

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