Re-examining Kevin Costner’s ‘Waterworld’ (1995) and how it could have been made ultimate! Believe it or not Kevin Costner was once thought as an action movie star. Not for long. He had a few films categorized as action; The Postman and Dances with Wolves (which was more of a drama) for example. But the film…
Arnold back as “King Conan”? Yes ultimately please! Arnold Schwarzenegger is an action movie star of many franchises; Terminator, Predator and The Expendables to name but a few. But one franchise that’s been sorely overlooked in recent times is Conan the Barbarian. John Milius’ inspired 1982 effort based on the comic book character created by…
Steven Seagal keeps the hits coming with new Japanese actioner ‘General Commander’ (2018). Our ultimate action movie tough guy aka Akido action master Steven Seagal is at it again messing around with some bad dudes in this latest trailer for General Commander. Seagal – who has been an action movie enigma in these years past…
The Avengers gets the fan-made retro trailer makeover to up its ultimateness 1990%! We’ve gone through the debates on this before. One true Ultimate Action Movies need to be from the UAMC golden era predominantly focused on the 1980s and 90s. We’ve also debated if Marvel superhero movies like The Avengers: Endgame are even ultimate…
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 to suddenly…
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 was…
Let us tell you something, dudes about this new Hulk Hogan biopic starring Chris Hemsworth. While not every ultimate action movie fan is a classic pro-wrestling fan, the two definitely share quite a bit of crossover. Most notably is the direct line many pro-wrestlers take from the squared ring to the silver screen. Hulk Hogan…
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 action…
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 most fans…
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 Samurai…
