Action Movies

Before Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows – Part 2 arrives in theaters, WB Digital Distribution invites fans to catch up on all previous films, now available for download on iTunes!

In Part 2 of the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the Wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.

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Love him or hate him, Michael Bay knows how to direct action. As much as the infamous director is known for hammy dialogue, basic plots and lots of slow-motion shots, there’s hardly an action fan who doesn’t have at least one Michael Bay movie – let alone several – in his or her collection. With Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Bay delivers another must-have action movie to the world, perhaps his best in over a decade.

Read FilmJabber’s full Transformers: Dark of the Moon movie review.

The first trailer for the upcoming action movie Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol is now online, and it looks… pretty damn awesome. The choice of music is a bit questionable, but it’s clear the marketing team is trying to separate itself from the last three films.

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Is anyone else looking forward to Captain America: The First Avenger? After Thor, which was good but merely a prelude to something bigger, X-Men: First Class, which was okay but a little disappointing, and Green Lantern, which was… well, it is what it is… Captain America is this year’s last opportunity to deliver a blow-your-socks-off superhero story.

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At first glance, it may look like a typical Jason Statham movie. But then you realize Robert De Niro is in it. Oh, and Clive Owen, too. Suddenly, Killer Elite looks just a little bit better.

The first movie trailer for Killer Elite is now online, and it doesn’t look half-bad. The plot involves Jason Statham taking off his shirt and kicking, punching and shooting people, Clive Owen being bad with a nasty mustache and Robert De Niro playing the old mentor who has been kidnapped.

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It’s not some elaborate hoax. The Hobbit and its sequel are indeed happening. Entertainment Weekly released the first few photos from the highly anticipated Peter Jackson movies, featuring Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and a modern-looking bearded dwarf.

Check out the new movie stills from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

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Experience the intense martial arts action and dazzling visual style when The Warrior’s Way arrives on Blu-ray and DVD June 28 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Packed with several deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes footage,The Warrior’s Way stars an all-star cast including Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), Danny Huston (Clash of the Titans) and international sensation Jang Dong Gun.

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Nicolas Cage’s latest project to embody the “anytime, anywhere” motto of his career, Season of the Witch comes to DVD and Blu-Ray on June 28, promising loads of medieval dumbery. No offense to Ron Perlman, but you know what’s in store when he’s the leading costar.

Read FilmJabber’s full Season of the Witch movie review.

Warner Brothers and DC Comics seek to launch a new franchise this weekend in the form of Green Lantern, a special-effects extravaganza starring Ryan Reynolds. Boasting a staggering production and marketing budget of $300 million, the movie is an aggressive and risky move for the new DC Comics film division.

Read FilmJabber’s full Green Lantern movie review.

From the director of Con Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider comes The Mechanic, the latest no-effort Jason Statham action film where the bald package of testosterone plays an efficient assassin who takes the son of his latest hit and former friend as an apprentice. Leon the Professional this is not.

Read FilmJabber’s full The Mechanic movie review.

J.J. Abrams, one of the better directors working today, and Steven Spielberg, one of the best directors of all time, collaborate for the first time for the nostalgic sci-fi thriller Super 8. An amalgam of Spielberg’s and Abrams’ styles, Super 8 is an entertaining popcorn flick, but sadly one that never reaches its potential.

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The second animated film of 2010 to feature a goofy super villain as the protagonist, Megamind‘s fall release appeared to be too little, too late, despite starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt. Thankfully, the DreamWorks Animation comedy is significantly different than Despicable Me, much closer to The Incredibles in tone and delivery.

Read FilmJabber’s full MegaMind movie review.