Action Movies

Pregnant wife, check. Upcoming promotion, check. Corrupt, murderous cops who’ve kidnapped said wife and future mother? Check. The French thriller À bout portant (Point Blank) is a fast-paced thriller that races from one action sequence to the next but fails to capitalize on its twists and turns.

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The first trailer for one of the most anticipated movies of 2012 is here: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The action-drama follows a younger Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) as he leaves the Shire with Gandalf and seven thirteen dwarves on a grand, but allegedly unexpected, journey. More notably, it’s the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, which was also directed by Peter Jackson.

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At least Zoe Saldana has the Avatar and Star Trek franchises. Her latest attempt to lead a film all by herself is yet another forgettable action movie, following in the vein of The Losers and Takers. Colombiana has its moments but suffers from a sluggish screenplay and uninspired directing by Olivier Megaton.

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The full-length movie trailer for The Dark Knight Rises, which debuted this weekend with Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, is now online. If you haven’t watched it a dozen times by now, watch it again, because it’s epic, amazing and everything in between. The movie is the final Batman movie by Christopher Nolan and features the villain Bane who, in the comic books, literally broke Batman’s back.

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The world’s greatest detective battles the world’s most devious villain in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, a flashy, fast-paced action-comedy that never reaches its potential but delivers plenty of entertainment nonetheless.

Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law return as the bickering friends and partners Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Read our full Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows movie review.

Just when you thought the world was safe, the bad guys are at it again, this time using an old trick: pitting two nuclear foes against one another. It’s a tried and true method to bring the world close to nuclear disaster, only to fail at the last second thanks to a relentless hero. In Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt to stop a nuclear terrorist. The plot may not be new, but director Brad Bird has delivered an exceptionally fun and high-adrenaline action movie that should not be missed.

Read FilmJabber’s full Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol movie review.

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra sucked. There, I said it. And no, I’ve never said it before. Or predicted it long before it was released. Between the terrible special effects, the ludicrous plot, the sandpaper acting and the sheer awfulness of it all, G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra was the epitome of suckage, if suckage were a word.

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There are a lot of good movies to choose from right now. In theaters, several are competing for box office dollars and Oscar glory. On DVD, all the big summer hits have been released. Oh, what to choose?

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, one of the biggest surprises of the summer, is now available on Blu-ray and DVD. A box office and critical hit, the excellent primate film is shockingly alluring, even realistic, with a nearly speechless performance by Andy Serkis as Caesar the ape.

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I was nine years old when The Rocketeer flew into theaters, and I loved it. Flying men, lots of action and Nazis… what more could a little boy ask for? Thankfully, 20 years later, The Rocketeer stands the test of time surprisingly well. The Disney movie is just as enjoyable now as it was then, especially since I appreciate watching a young Jennifer Connelly strut around in a sexy white dress.

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Just when you thought the new Amazing Spider-Man movie poster was the coolest comic book news this weekend, Warner Brothers unleashes an awesome new movie poster for its tentpole 2012 superhero movie The Dark Knight Rises. The poster features villain Bane (Tom Hardy) walking away from a shattered Batman mask, with the words “The Legend Ends” set against the rain. The ominous poster should make even though most hesitant of moviegoers excited for this extravaganza.

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Columbia Pictures has released a cool new movie poster for its upcoming movie The Amazing Spider-Man, which reboots the comic book franchise with a new cast including Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans. Garfield will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man, Stone will play love interest Gwen Stacy and Ifans will portray Dr. Curt Connors, who becomes the mutated villain The Lizard.

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Aliens. Explosions. Lots of special effects. It’s Battleship, 2012′s response to Transformers. A new movie trailer for the upcoming Peter Berg film is now online, and it practically pleads with the audience to go see it because it bears some resemblance to the Michael Bay franchise, going as far as to say “From HASBRO, the company that brought you Transformers.”

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