RIP Billy Drago: The ULTIMATE Action Movie Bad Guy

‘Birth of the Dragon’ Doesn’t Quite Do Bruce Lee Justice. Birth of the Dragon (2016) is a strange beast, a Bruce Lee biopic set before Bruce Lee became a global superstar. It really focuses on the, best described as legendary, encounter between the young Lee (played by Philip Ng) and the almost mythical kung fu…

Iko Uwais and his Pencak Silat debut ‘Merantau’ (2009). So with Triple Threat out, I thought this would be a good time to go back and review some of the Asian cinema and some of the actors early work. First up is Iko Uwais from Indonesia and the martial art he brings to the screen…

Before Denzel’s Reboot There Was Blood and Wine (1987) We here at the Ultimate Action Movie Club are excited for the return of Denzel Washington as Robert McCall in The Equalizer 2 (2018). It’s coming in August but before McCall makes his big screen return. I thought I would go back and explore the original…

Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky III is great for many reason, but mostly for Mr. T. Rocky III (1982) is a powerhouse of a movie, although maybe not as culturally or cinematically important as the first two in the franchise it’s maybe the first truly iconic Rocky movie. The Rocky that’s remembered in the popular imagination. It’s…

The Hidden. Ultimate Gem. Directed by Jack Sholder, The Hidden came out in 1987, which was a great year for action movies with such classics as Predator, Robocop, Lethal Weapon and Beverly Hills Cop. To say the 80’s was a decade of excess is a bit of an understatement. Excessive Roots When you think of excess…

It’s been called the ‘Chuck Norris’ of Chuck Norris 5K’s Hosted by Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris is so fast he won the Daytona 500, and watched 499 laps from the stands. Chuck Norris is so fast that when he runs, he can see his back. Chuck Norris is so fast, his roundhouse kicks are faster…