What action film have you watched/bought recently?

[napalm-in-the-morning]

Universal Soldier Regeneration. Probably a bad buy but some have said it is a bit of fun and worth an indulgence. I suspect it will be dire and will be heading towards ebay shortly, along with Ninja Assassin and Mean Guns! Impulse buying is costing me TOO MUCH!

[42ndStreetFreak]

"Harry Brown"

Sir Michael Caine puts in a great performance as the ex-Marine pensioner Harry Brown who has seen too much death enter his life.

And when his last friend and confidant on earth is killed by a murderous, sadistic, drug dealing gang of teenagers who have been terrorising the run down estate Harry lives on...he takes justice into his own hands.

Brutal, harsh, explicit in violence and language this may be a slightly overblown picture of modern Britain but it's simply a concentrate made of everyday facts and figures from various inner city/large town areas that anyone with a eyes and ears can see is the way of things.

The gang are a truly vile slice of life and the film pulls no punches in showing how they operate and interact with other people.
The lowest of the low is an understatement and as such, seeing as the Police do nothing until it's too late (either by indifference, or by years of having their hands tied behind their backs) the movie utterly makes a case for Harry doing what he does.

And Harry, and Caine, do what needs doing in fine form.
Caine is absolutely wonderful as the scared, sad, frustrated old man and just as superb as the angry, vengeful, hate filled vigilante who goes right into the cesspit to hunt his prey.

Bloody, violent (some over use of CGI is noticeable but does not distract from the bloodshed too much), nasty, crude well paced, well acted, well directed and edited with some great cinematography "Harry Brown" delivers some tense scenes, some exciting scenes, some moving scenes and plenty of satisfaction as repugnant germs in human form get wiped out.

A nice final shot sums it all up in a simplistic but wonderfully effective way and this is one modern vigilante film (unlike "Death Sentence") that does not hypocritically disapprove or punish its vigilante or have any bleeding heart, bastardised so called liberal bleating on behalf of sadistic villains who barely register as sentient life forms.

And anyone whose watched any gang videos on YouTube will know just how accurate this portrayal of the bad guys is in the movie...thugs too moronic to even notice Ali G was taking the piss and was not meant to be a role model.

A vigilante flick for people who actually like vigilante flicks and recognise the whole cathartic release for the audience point of their existence.
"Harry Brown" is the kind of vigilante film Paul Kersey would happily watch in the cinema after a hard days street cleaning....and that's a damn high recommendation.

[Yobbie]

Harry Brown looks a good one judging from the review there. Universal Soldier: Regeneration looks great too surprisingly. Hoping to get both of these soon.

Last action movie I watched was John Woo's Heroes Shed No Tears - mental film! Always got time for that one when I'm in a non-horror mood.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Okay.Lights out time to watch Paranormal Activity.
I'll report back later.....

[gag]

I bought deliverance with burt reynolds today Seen as ive never seen it. i highly enjoyed it thought it was a very good film.....

[vincenzo]

Deliverance is my all-time favourite Reynolds film, with Sharky's Machine a close second.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

What,No love for Cop And A 1/2 Vince?

[napalm-in-the-morning]

Deliverance is a classic. Just lucky it hasn't been put up for a "remake" yet! Only a matter of time before someone goes in that foolish direction. Tonight's action viewing consists of Michael Jai White's Blood and Bone. Seems to have had a few favourable reviews even if the DVD box looks ghastly. Got this so cheap off ebay I can't really go wrong. Or can I?

[daveroughcut]

Originally Posted by gag

I bought deliverance with burt reynolds today Seen as ive never seen it. i highly enjoyed it thought it was a very good film.....

Try Delebrance Southern Comfort and Straw Dogs in one night, one of my favourite triviums that.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by stevoj

What,No love for Cop And A 1/2 Vince?

I'd sooner have my tongue nailed to the M1.