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   Hey action movie fans! I know it’s been awhile since my last blog,  but now I’m back and plan on bringing you previews and reviews on the latest action films.    In theatres this weekend is the next installment of the Planet of the Apes prequel series. As a fan I was wondering if they were going to make another one of these films since the first prequel “ Rise of the Planet of Ape s” starring James Franco (“ PineappleExpress ”) came out in 2011. So it kind of makes you wonder back then was that movie just a test to see how fans would react to a prequel to the 2001 “ Planetof the Apes ” starring Mark Walberg (“ Ted ”). With that said this installment does out shine its predecessor by making 20 million more in its opening weekend.     Set 10 years after the escape of Caesar played by Andy Serkis (“ Rise of the Planet of the Apes ”) and his army of genetically evolved apes into the San Francisco wilderness. We see Caesar and the ape...

Photo By: movpins.com As fan of ScottAdkins (“ Expendables 2 ”) who portrayed the bad guy in the recently release of “ The Legend of Hercules ”, I went into watching this film hoping to get the feel of that Adkins’ villainy like he has done in his previous movies.  Adkins proved once again that he still can play a good villain and does great action fight scenes.    This movie has its origins in the story of the Greek demigod hero, Hercules, played by Kellan Lutz (“ Twilight ”), who is betrayed by his step-father King Amphitryon (Adkins) who tried to have him killed by sending him off to war because of his forbidden love with a rival kingdoms princess. Hercules survives and is sold into slavery.   Now Hercules must fight to survive and find his way to back to his love and save his kingdom from Amphitryon.       As I did research on this movie to provide my readers an accurate movie review blog, I noticed other reviews on this movie...

Photo by: www.bhmpics.com   After the DVD release of “ The Expendables 2 ” this blogger was excited to find out that Sylvester Stallone (“ Rambo )” and Arnold Schwarzenegger (“ Predator ”) were going to be working together again for their next upcoming action film. After months of waiting and reading different things online about this upcoming film, I gained more and more excitement to see it.    Stallone plays a character called Ray Breslin who is the Houdini of breaking out of maximum security prisons to ensure that they are in fact escape proof for the government. Breslin gets offered his next job to try to escape from a new and unofficial prison called “The Tomb” where its prisoners are sent to disappear off anyone’s radar. Breslin accepts the job but as soon as he enters the prison, things don’t go according to plan and Breslin soon realizes that he’s been set up and can’t escape. Breslin meets Rottmayer (Schwarzenegger), who has a few secrets of his ...

  Photo By: collider.com Vin Diesel (“Fast Five”) makes his return as the iconic galactic criminal slash hero, Riddick, in the third installment of this movie franchise. As you began to think that this is another great movie, you also begin to notice some similarities that revert to the first film, “Pitch Black”, as you get involved more and more with this film.    This movie takes place after “The Chronicles of Riddick” where Riddick has become king of the Necromongers after killing their leader. We see that Riddick isn’t happy with his newfound power; he wishes to find his home planet and understand where he truly comes from. Vaako, played by Karl Urban (“Dredd”), tells Riddick that he knows where his home planet is and promises to take him there.  However, Vaako ends up betraying him and then leaves him for dead on a deserted planet. Now Riddick must survive on a new unknown planet and fight against strange creatures. Riddick then stumbles onto an aba...

    Photo:horror.about.com    Hello once again action fans, for this blog I want to talk about one of the greatest action/zombie franchises in the movie business and gaming industry. You guessed right. I’m talking about Resident Evil .    The first game came out in 1996, and it became a cult classic among gamers. The game eventually spun off a movie franchise with the first installment released in 2002.    Now with five installments, the sixth Resident Evi l movie is in pre production and it very well could be the final installment of the series.    Milla Jovovich ( “ Ultraviolet ”), who is best known for her role as Alice in these movies, will again be playing the same role in this latest installment. We last saw Alice in “ ResidentEvil: Retribution ” after being rescued from the Umbrella Corporation, who created the zombie menace. In the movie that is currently in production, Alice will face the hardest fight of her...

     After months of waiting since “ The Avengers ” movie, we finally get to see the return of Iron Man in his third installment on the big screen.       “ Iron Man 3 ” made over 175 million dollars in its opening weekend and plowed its way through the competition to be number 1 in the box office according to imdb.com and is directed by Shane Black (" Last Action Hero ").   Tony Stark, portrayed Robert Downey Jr. (“ Sherlock Homes ”) has his world torn apart by a formidable terrorist known as The Mandarin, played by Bill Kingsley (“ ShutterIsland ”). With his world destroyed Stark sets out on a mission of vengeance to bring those responsible to justice. He finds his back against the wall as he is left to survive by his own devices. Stark must rely on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the...