Suffice to say that Season of the Witch is not the movie that's going to make critics stop thinking of him as the action-movie version of Adam Sandler: someone whose movies are too dreadful to bear, yet who somehow keeps churning them out. ❋ Marshall Fine (2011)
But, strangely, I remember seeing his breakout role as Riddick in Pitch Black and thinking he may be in the running as the next Arnie/Stallone action-movie hero with a string of big budget flicks. ❋ Tyler (2009)
Here there are no shortage of great performances to keep things moving as Scott has to defeat his new girlfriend's evil exes, videogame-style; Brandon Routh and Chris Evans spoof their action-movie credentials; Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ellen Wong make suitable suitors for Scott; while Alison Pill completely nails the sulky, aggressive girl routine. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Vanessa Redgrave is at her best as Coriolanus's mother Volumnia and should win best actress, but the cod-contemporary paraphernalia and action-movie cutting were mere distractions. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Factory manager Samuel Bernstein—who was anything but a beloved boss under normal circumstances—seems to have been practically an action-movie hero during the fire, saving lives on both the eighth and tenth floors, and on the roof. ❋ Margaret Peterson Haddix (2011)
Actor, action-movie star, farmhand, Calvin Klein underwear model, and nascent motivational speaker, Kellan Lutz is the man of the moment. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Running fast and loose with Robert Heinlein's still-controversial novel (where James Cameron also found inspiration for the space marines and the power suits in Aliens), Verhoeven kicks things off with a spectacular battle between men and bugs in gung-ho, action-movie style. ❋ Phelim O (2010)
A close second: the elaborate rock 'em, sock 'em action-movie teaser for The Voice with Christina, Blake and Cee Lo battling it out, Tarantino-style. ... ❋ Unknown (2012)
Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former action-movie hero, said he would "blow up the boxes" of state government when he became governor of the nation's most populous state more than six years ago. ❋ Stu Woo (2011)
Given his stocky appearance and hairstyle in the security-video footage, Mr. Burkhart was nicknamed "Meatloaf Seagal" by users of the microblogging site Twitter, a reference to the singer Meat Loaf and action-movie actor Steven Seagal. ❋ Michelle Kung (2012)
Theresa Rebeck's best play to date is "The Understudy," a three-character farce about a failed actor who's been hired as the understudy of an action-movie star who is appearing in a Broadway production of a newly discovered play by Kafka. ❋ Terry Teachout (2011)
Since international markets provide Hollywood with 70% of its action-movie revenue, studios are finding it risky to use villains from potentially valuable markets such as China. ❋ Edward Jay Epstein (2011)
It will have the dialogue that action-movie nerds will be quoting at each other to see who “gets it.” ❋ Unknown (2010)
In the meantime, Stewart's big vehicle is Snow White and the Huntsman (released 1 June), an action-movie twist on the traditional tale (not a million miles away from the retooled gothic of Twilight). ❋ Unknown (2011)
However, while Dudikoff wasn't exactly known for his martial arts skills (and it shows in some of the fight scenes), "American Ninja" also featured a pair of actors with legitimate action-movie cred in James and Yamashita, The former gets to flex his karate chops in a few cool scenes, including a grand finale that features James going all one-man-army on the evil ninja training camp. ❋ Unknown (2009)
After all, there may be no one in the global pop cultural universe bigger than Mr. Pacquiao — boxing's most magnetic performer; a congressman in the Philippines; a part-time ballad-crooning action-movie hero. ❋ Jason Gay (2011)
From the Pew study: More than nine-in-ten Americans (93%) could identify Arnold Schwarzenegger as the California governor or a former action-movie star -- both responses were counted as correct in the scoring. ❋ Maxine (2009)
[I died] [laughing] while watching Action Movie FX [the other day]. ❋ Jqoi Zunderlat (2020)
MATT YOU ARE [FUCKING RETARDED] IF YOU THINK THE [ANIMATED] [GRINCH] IS BETTER. Live action [grinch] movie ❋ Johnhealy (2017)
