Action movies will always be popular because people like heroes. Heroes that walk away from explosions without flinching, dodge bullets, ignore serious injuries, do death defying stunts and witty one-liners along the way. The number one prerequisite of being an action movie character? Toughness (and the ability to generate suspension of disbelief). So let’s count [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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Building up franchises is nothing new to the world of cinema. It has been going on since the early days (William Powell and Myrna Loy enjoyed three movies in the Thin Man series starting 1934, I don’t have to mention Bond, but I do, and even Sergio Leone did his Dollars trilogy). Now, taking the [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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It was one of those movies made for the male ego: fast cars, leather outfits, highway races and explosions. Not to mention the man who lost a family looking for revenge. Pretty much typical fare for the testosterone ruled cinema. But it was a movie that spawned 2 sequels, defined post-apocalyptic visions and lone heroes. [...]
Posted on September 9th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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