Posts Tagged ‘Action’

MOVIE REVIEW: The Expendables (2010)

August 15th, 2010 by Film Pigs

The Film Pigs really enjoy thick, veiny things that are constantly shooting and exploding. What? No, not that! You’re sick! We’re talking about Sylvester Stallone, the last guy on Earth who can still make action movies without resorting to nonsense plot devices involving dream states or rich people in superhero costumes. This guy can blow stuff up for no good reason. That’s what makes him a real man, people. (IMDb)

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DVD COMMENTARY: The Core (2003)

August 3rd, 2010 by Film Pigs

There’s nothing more refreshing than a big Hollywood movie with a plot based on sound science. Since those don’t exist, the Film Pigs watched The Core instead. We’re not sure what was more astounding: the Space Shuttle crash landing in the LA river (which could TOTALLY happen), the amount of people per square mile that have pacemakers, or Stanley Tucci’s wig.

None of the clearly well-researched science in this movie would be believable if Aaron Eckhart hadn’t been sporting the frosted surfer-boy locks that were so common among scientists of the early 2000s. And who knew The Next Karate Kid could pilot a train with a laser on front straight into the earth?

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DVD COMMENTARY: Hellbound (1994)

July 9th, 2010 by Film Pigs

Have you ever wanted to listen to a commentary for a movie where Chuck Norris plays an on-the-edge Chicago cop who wanders around Israel looking for a demon who looks a lot like, but isn’t, Michael Ironside so he can stab him with a magical staff topped with a baked potato after defeating him with karate? If the answer is yes, you’re in for a treat!

In Hellbound, Chuck Norris is electrifying as Sgt. Shatter, a tough-as-nails pimp-slapping Chicago detective who gets caught up in an ancient battle between good an evil. Because a demon throws a prostitute out a window and onto the hood of his car. Because demons have a terrible problem keeping a low profile while waiting for their plans of hell on earth to come together. Which is why you can vanquish them with karate. In Israel. This movie makes no sense.

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Straight-to-DVD Corner with Tonn Slingdog: Superman Batman Public Enemies

July 3rd, 2010 by Todd

Let me preface this by assuring you that while I am indeed a total nerd, I am not a comic book person. I never got into them as a kid, and I don’t look at them now (except for MAD, which I still enjoy glancing at from time to time.) I have never been much of a superhero guy either, and I only wind up at the blockbuster comic book movies because I like watching things get wrecked, even if it is clearly a cartoon. Now, my son is four and he loves Superman. My wife was at Target with him, and he found a couple of Superman DVD’s that were on sale. She neglected to check the rating, which was PG-13, assuming that because it was a cartoon it was meant for kids. But it wasn’t. My son found it too intense, and my wife was mortified…and I was in love. I immediately sent them out of the room and engulfed myself in the inappropriate magic! If the live-action stuff were this much fun, I’d be much happier at the multiplexes. (more…)

MOVIE REVIEW: Iron Man 2 (2010)

May 12th, 2010 by Film Pigs

Turns out, sequels are almost never as good as the original! Even when the original wasn’t that big a deal to begin with! Who knew? (The Pigs knew. But they like to point the same things out over and over again…) (IMDb)

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