Latest News The mystery of Van Damme’s reasons have finally be solved… Kinda. Though it seems hard to fathom now, there was a time when John McTiernan’s 80s action sci-fi classic was set to pit Arnold Schwarzenegger and a young Jean-Claude Van Damme. The Muscles from Brussels was originally casted at the titular alien only…
Lists Just the ultimate facts about Van Damme’s action classic – Bloodsport (1988)! Back in 1988 a budding martial artist from Belgium was searching for his big break having been unceremoniously dumped from his previous movie, Predator (which is a story unto itself). His name was Jean-Claude Van Damme and, as fate would have it, he…
Movies UAMC reviews ‘Lady Detective Shadow’ (2018) and its classic kung fu origins. Here’s our Ultimate Action Movie Club review of Lady Detective Shadow directed by Si Shu-bu and starring Shang Rong, Zhang Pei-yue and Qi Jing-bin. It’s been nearly 20 years since The Matrix hit theatres, and it was a strange time for us…
Latest News James Cameron has revealed the working title of the new Terminator movie. The film will see original stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton reunited for the first time since 1991’s epic sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It also marks James Cameron’s first involvement in a Terminator movie since that legendary sequel in move…
Movies UAMC honors the ultimate incompetent police-thriller Samurai Cop (1991). Some bad action films gain infamy upon the moment they see the light of day. Other bad action films take time to find their audience, gaining traction through internet reviews and private screenings where the laughter (and probably beer) flow freely. Amir Shervan’s 1991 classic…
Latest News Arnold Schwarzenegger releases video about his desire to revisit Conan the Conqueror. The much beloved Conan the Barbarian character which helped launch Arnold Schwarzenegger’s massive career is once again being teased as another movie iteration. Originally released in 1982 with Conan the Barbarian, Arnold’s breakout role saw the star reprise the character in…
Movies A celebration of Paul Verhoeven’s self-aware sci-fi action classic Starship Troopers (1997). Though far more popular now than during its initial 1997 release, Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers remains a controversial movie. Fans of the original 1959 novel of the same name tend to despise it (Verhoeven never finished the book, and apparently it shows…
Lists Top Gun (1986) takes on its “ultimate knockoff” Iron Eagle (1986)! We have ourselves another ultimate showdown between two high flying dogfighters, the original Top Gun (1986) versus Iron Eagle (1986). (Check out past episodes on Batman vs Black Scorpion, Lethal Weapon vs. LA Vice, The Fugitive vs. Fugitive X, RoboCop vs. RoboVampire and Double Impact vs. Twin Dragons.) Copycats is…
Latest News Who would you take mono e mono? Steven Seagal or MMA star Dillon Danis? American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis has thrown down the gauntlet to ultimate action movie legend Steven Seagal. The 25-year-old wants to take the Under Siege star (read our case for Under Siege being Seagal’s greatest action accomplishment here)…
Latest News Celebrity announcer Chuck Norris leaves the stage during driver introductions at the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by David Kent/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field *** It’s been called the ‘Chuck Norris’ of Chuck Norris 5K’s Hosted…
