I finally got around to seeing The Expendables.  For a child of the 80’s, it was really a must-see.  Starring primarily Sylvester Stallone and Jason Statham, this was a true throw-back to the action movie days of old.  With tons of violence, gun play, car chases and some surprisingly funny lines this one is well worth watching, especially if you are a Statham fan.

I’m looking forward to this one:

Two movies written and directed by Christopher Smith.  Keep an eye on this guy, he just might be a genius:

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Tonight I watched 1994’s Nobody’s Fool starring Paul Newman, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith.  It occurred to me that I have also recently seen the action movie 2012.  2012 cost tens of millions of dollars to make, there are buildings falling down and volcanoes erupting and tons of amazing special effects.  For most of Nobody’s Fool it’s just Paul Newman driving an old truck and having funny conversations that could only take place in a small town.

Guess which movie is better?

I hadn’t seen it in a long time, and while watching it I remembered that my father thought it was just hysterical that a one-legged man lost his artificial leg in a poker game.

Philip Seymore Hoffman is just great in a small role as a town deputy.

If you’ve never seen it, consider it highly recommended.

An instant classic!

Growing up in the 80’s was a dream for action movie fans.  The 80’s and early 90’s made super stars out of the somewhat questionable acting abilities of men such as Jean Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers and Mr. T.  Recently I watched the latest sequel to Universal Soldier.  I was expecting to be thoroughly entertained by an el-cheapo direct-to-dvd type disaster.  What I got to watch instead was a straight up action movie that was far better than anyone would expect.

Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren reprise their roles from 1992’s Universal Soldier.  They are both much older, but still able to pull off amazing fight scenes and stunts.  In this newest sequel we get UFC star Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski as a next generation universal soldier who must be stopped before he can detonate a bomb that will release nuclear material from Chernobyl. 

I know how that synopsis sounds, I expected it to be just terrible.  Great direction, really amazing stunt work, and a high body count made this one a surprise pleasure.  The extended fight scene between Van Damme and Lundgren alone makes it worth seeing.  I recommend this movie to anyone who misses the good old days when action stars had few lines and took more punishment than is humanly possible.