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“The Expendables” was directed by Sylvester Stallone. That did solid business but was kind of a letdown. Then Simon West took over the directing duties on “The Expendables 2″ and the result was a lot better. The humour, the action, the cast, they all clicked into place as a silly but tremendously fun package. StalloneContinue Reading

All hail the Gods of 80s Action Cinema! The gang’s (almost) all here, but is it enough to guarantee a good time at the movies?…

In what has come to be quite a surprise for Electroshadow, word on “The Expendables 2″ has been largely positive so far. Now, the first one didn’t exactly set a very high standard, but critics are saying even as a piece of entertainment in its own right, the sequel is a good old-fashioned fun timeContinue Reading

It’s no exaggeration to say that the 80s action icons are held in high regard. But it looks like Sylvester Stallone thinks he’s god’s gift to action cinema. Literally. Lionsgate yesterday debuted a huge banner to promote “The Expendables 2″, and it’s a parody of Leonardo Da Vinci’s famous painting “The Last Supper”. With SlyContinue Reading

Very few Hong Kong stars make it in Hollywood. The cold, hard truth is that there are very few decent roles for Asians in Tinseltown. Donnie Yen did try his hand, with limited success. You might’ve seen him in “Blade 2″ and “Shanghai Knights”. Since then, he’s resumed his career back home with much betterContinue Reading

Wow, the gang really is all here. Unless you count Steven Seagal (which I don’t). Or Jackie Chan. Which they should’ve. In any case, most of the icons of 80s action Cinema are present and correct in Sylvester Stallone’s follow-up to “The Expendables”. To prove it, Lionsgate has done a giant-ass banner with all theContinue Reading

While Jet Li enters the twilight of his acting career, he’s been slowly taking up other roles. He hasn’t delved into directing, but he has tried his hand at being a producer. His latest venture is Stephen Fung’s “Tai Chi 0″, a China-set epic that focuses on the misunderstood martial art. Interestingly, this will notContinue Reading

The 80s action icons return, and this time they’ve brought a few new reinforcements, in a plot where nuclear material is stolen to kickstart a global arms race…