By Geno McGahee In 1993 SUPER MARIO BROS was released. Based on the super popular Nintendo video game, the film did not do the source material correctly. The fans were not happy with it and it was a box office bomb, made on 48 million and only recouping about 20 […]
Action Reviews
Daylight (1996) – Sylvester Stallone New York City Tunnel Disaster Movie Review
By Geno McGahee I love disaster movies. Considering that Sylvester Stallone has done just about every genre, it was only a matter of time before he tried his hand at a disaster film. They were trending at the time. There was TWISTER, DEEP IMPACT, TITANIC, INDEPENDENCE DAY, VOLCANO and DANTE’S […]
Blue City (1986) – Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy SUSPENSE/DRAMA FILM REVIEW
By Geno McGahee In 1985, THE BREAKFAST CLUB was a monster hit and was the hopeful launching pad for Judd Nelson, the arguable star of the film. Starring alongside him was Ally Sheedy, so putting them together again made sense and it should have made dollars too, but it bombed […]
Face/Off (1997) – Nicolas Cage – John Travolta ACTION/SUSPENSE MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee Nicolas Cage is one of the best forces film has ever seen. His overacting is something that legends are made of. In 1997, one of the best ideas was realized when Cage was teamed up with another one of the best over-actors of our time, John Travolta, […]
Commando (1985) – Arnold Schwarzenegger ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee They don’t make action movies like they used to. It’s fair to say that they could not recreate a force like Arnold Schwarzenegger and in 1985, Arnie was just finding his footing. Scoring with TERMINATOR and the CONAN films, Arnie was getting traction as a player in […]
Lock Up (1989) – Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee I used to be very critical of Sylvester Stallone’s body of work, noting that his films were pretty much shit with the exceptions of the ROCKY films and FIRST BLOOD, but after being unable to go anywhere and do anything, I’ve decided to put some money down […]
Eraser (1996) – Arnold Schwarzenegger, Vanessa Williams ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee Arnold Schwarzenegger was the man in the 1990s. He began the decade with TOTAL RECALL and KINDERGARTEN COP. The next year he would have, arguably, his best film with the incredibly successful TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. Although successful, LAST ACTION HERO in 1993 wasn’t considered one of […]
Boiling Point (1993) – Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper & Viggo Mortensen ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee There were a lot of attempts to create action stars in the 80s and 90s. Considering the money that guys like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sly Stallone were bringing in, it made sense to give other actors with the right look a shot. Wesley Snipes is one of […]
Suburban Commando (1991) – Hulk Hogan Sci-Fi/Comedy/Action Movie Review
By Geno McGahee In 1989, Hulk Hogan took a stab at becoming an action star with the underrated NO HOLDS BARRED. It basically bombed, but it was just released at a very bad time. The same month that film came out, BATMAN, GHOSTBUSTERS 2, KARATE KID III and DEAD POET’S […]
Tango & Cash (1989) – Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee I have seen most of the films of Sylvester Stallone but I had never seen TANGO & CASH. When I saw that it came out in 1989, I was pretty sure that I was in for a bad film. Stallone was coming off of OVER THE TOP […]
Bad Boys For Life (2020) – Will Smith & Martin Lawrence ACTION MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee In 1995, BAD BOYS was released, featuring two young actors that were known for their comedy but proved that they could also carry an action film. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence found magic in the movie, but it could have been far different. The original choices for […]
Universal Soldier (1992) – Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren Action/Sci-Fi MOVIE REVIEW
By Geno McGahee It’s been a long, long time since I’ve had the pleasure to watch UNIVERSAL SOLDIER. I actually haven’t watched it since it came out, but since I’m under house arrest like the rest of you, I decided now was the time to give it another look. The […]