Lists Let’s see if we can give these Oscar-winning dramas an ultimate action kick! Some stories could be told as dramas or action films. Filmmakers tend to prefer to make dramas because they’re more prestigious than action films. A drama can get you an Oscar nomination. An action film can get you lambasted by pseudo-intellectual…
UAMC reviews the second season of the Karate Kid Youtube spin-off series – COBRA KAI – and how it brings more ultimate martial arts action!
Since its inception, there have been 26 James Bond films with six actors taking on one of the most iconic roles in cinema. Several key elements define a great James Bond film. The gun barrel sequence is one of the most iconic elements and has been seen in most films since Dr. No in 1962….
First dates are the perfect time to show someone what you love and to see if they share your interests. If you decide to have a movie date with your partner, then there is no better era for action films than the 80s and 90s, a time when action films were at their zenith. Check…
Lists The many ways in which Harrison Ford’s ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ (1994) has aged. Before Harrison Ford reprised his famous role for Kingdom of the Crystal Skull underwhelmed audiences, Temple of Doom was the de facto “worst” Indiana Jones movie. Audiences and critics didn’t seem to know what to do with…
The story of how Jean-Claude Van Damme “wept” when he saw the first cut of Bloodsport, and how he was able to get it recut into the ultimate action classic!
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…
Let us examine the timeless comedy, musical, actioner ‘The Blues Brothers’ (1980) upon its ultimateness. In his 2000 review of The Blues Brothers, author Kim Newman gives his reasoning as to why this now-revered cult classic underperformed upon first release in 1980: “One of the reasons The Blues Brothers didn’t immediately click is that it’s…
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…
