Latest News Jean-Claude Van Damme is back in The Bouncer (2018). Jean-Claude Van Damme is returning to familiar ground with new movie The Bouncer, which finds the Belgian back to something approaching his ass-kicking best as it makes its North American premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. Here’s what some first reviews are saying…
Movies The world simply wasn’t ready for Lyle Alzado and the slasher classic Destroyer (1988). In 1988, a low-budget horror, action, slasher movie starring Lyle Alzado called Destroyer made its debut and the world largely went unfazed. While it’s still to this day not well known or appreciated, it does perhaps have the most ultimate…
Latest News Arnold Schwarzenegger’s legacy will live on as Calum Von Moger in Bigger (2018). Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ascent from bodybuilder to one of the biggest stars in the world is being chronicled in a new movie – and they’ve found the perfect guy to play Arnie. Bigger stars Tyler Hoechlin and Aneurin Barnard as brothers…
Latest News Meet “Predatorroonopsin” the Spider Named After Predator (1987). A newly-discovered spider, bearing a striking resemblance to the alien hunter from the Predator franchise, has been named in honour of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. According to Newsweek, arachnologists surveying a section of forest in Sao Paulo uncovered a new type of goblin spider, noticing…
Movies How “The Boz” turned from football star to action movie legend in Stone Cold (1991). I recently had the great pleasure of watching a Harley Davidson-sponsored screening of the immortal Brian Bosworth aka “The Boz” action classic Stone Cold. It was a generous crowd, although it should’ve been a packed one in my opinion….
Lists UAMC accepts the impossible mission of ranking Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossibles. Fresh off the recent release of Mission: Impossible – Fallout (aka Mission Impossible 6), the Ultimate Action Movie Club has accepted the challenge of trying to rank Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible franchise films. So, thanks to the awesome work of UAMC-contributor Ian Young,…
Movies There’s almost no ultimateness to Stealth Fighter (1999) Well, we’ve come to it. Out of thousands upon thousands of ultimate action movies, we’ve found one that is just about unwatchably bad. Stealth Fighter, starring Costas Mandylor and Ice-T, really takes the cake. It’s cheap, it’s boring, and it’s hardly awesome for it. Let’s look…
Lists Why Terminator 2 (1991) is peak Arnold Schwarzenegger! When I think of action movies there is one man that towers above the rest; Arnold Schwarzenegger. The crowning achievement of his entire badass film career, in my humble (and extremely biased) opinion, is one of the best movies (and sequels) of all time; Terminator 2:…
Lists Arnold-approved Facts about his greatest role in Predator (1987). No ultimate action movie has aged as well as Arnold Schwarzenegger’s classic Predator (1987). The original has spawned three sequels and two crossover features – counting the 2018 release of The Predator which you can read more about here. Still, Predator stands out as both one…
Movies Vince Murdocco takes action Direct-to-Video God, I loved the video store. Trolling the shelves of my local Blockbuster or Planet Video for the hidden gems of action and horror movies. Sure, I saw a lot of crummy flicks, but every once in a while, I found a video that blew my mind. Trolling through…
