![]() Jason Statham films Now, before you start reading any further, you might be thinking, ? Surely he hasn't even made ten films yet? In the last twelve years, he's clocked up twenty- four onscreen appearances. Sensibly, he's chosen to concentrate on mostly making the films that he's naturally suited to: action movies. The reason I'm most grateful for this is because of the seeming generosity with which it feels he's rewarding me as an action fan. I'd be happy if every other film he ever did was a sequel to The Transporter, or Crank, and for the last several years, that's been the case. So, if I wasn't actively trying to promote the rest of his work, then the top five films in the list would all be Transporters and Cranks and it took a great deal of restraint not to do that (see link at the bottom). Just look at the other actors who've tried to take up the throne of 'action movie star', such as Vin Diesel and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. I supported both of them, and how did they repay me? ![]() With the fucking Pacifier and Tooth Fairy, that's how. Now they're attempting to return to the fray, but they're too late. King Statham has been crowned already and not by me, but by Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis. If you were fortunate enough to catch this year's Spike Guy's Choice Awards, you'd have witnessed the most incredible amount of action movie stars you've ever seen in one room and also heard Sylvester Stallone officially handing over his mantle to his handpicked, next generation of muscular talent, which included Statham, Terry Crews, Steve Austin and Randy Couture. Indeed, before dismissing Statham out of turn, consider this: excluding The Expendables (which Stallone has mentioned being his new franchise, therefore eradicating a fifth Rambo movie, sadly) he has two of his own action movie franchises, which have been responsible for five cinematic releases, with no other name but his to launch them. Then consider the amount of loyalty he seems to have gained from his peers, having worked three times with Jet Li now, twice with our future Captain America, Chris Evans, and several times with his longstanding friends Vinnie Jones and Guy Ritchie. That's excluding the recurring actors in any sequels he's appeared in. And finally, to refer back to my first sentence, you'd be wrong because, quite frankly, Jason Statham is awesome. Mean Machine. I was quite wrong, though, much to my chagrin, as Mean Machine was a surprisingly light hearted, comedic little film. Now, technically, Statham only has an extended cameo in the film, so it's debatable if it should make the list, but, my word, what a cameo. It's his equivalent of Steve Buscemi's masterful turn as Garland Greene in Con Air, appearing for roughly the same portion of time as Buscemi did, too. Vinnie Jones' character, a disgraced footballer by the name of Danny .
In another you don't exist. In another, you're married to the same woman. In another, you're married to a different woman. In another, you're married to a man.? Lots of Jet Lis! You can tell someone's had a good day, when they sit back and think, ! ![]() ![]() Home - Chinese Movies - New Chinese Movies - Upcoming Chinese Movies - Best Chinese Movies - Chinese Action Movies - A Database of Chinese Movies. Read reviews, watch trailers and clips, find showtimes, view celebrity photos and more on MSN Movies. F**kin' whip me! The line above was delivered by the big man, while retelling his experience in an S& M parlour and is a monologue filled with comedy gold. Be warned the language doesn't get any prettier, in a film in which all the characters have potty mouths. London appears to be the only film directed by Hunter Richards and information about it seems a little thin on the ground. ![]() It was released the year after stars Statham, Jessica Biel and Chris Evans appeared together in Cellular (further down the list), so I assume the casting was no accident. London feels more like a play than a film, with the majority of the ninety minute runtime playing out in a bathroom at a house party. Tonally, it's very similar to the work of Bret Easton Ellis, with all the characters displaying their ugly character flaws, being mostly unsympathetic, rich and taking a lot of drugs, so it won't appeal to a lot of people. Curiously, Statham's character's name is Bateman, while Biel appeared in a film adaptation of another of Ellis' books, The Rules Of Attraction. Evans and Statham drive the bulk of the film and do so in style, but it's the latter who proves the most entertaining, revelling in the chance to show a rare display of emotions (just try to ignore his awful hairstyle), while spitting out the 'C' word with such panache, that, at times, the dialogue feels improvised. If you want to see Statham playing against type (for the majority of the film) then I'd give it a go, just be prepared for quite a lot of rambling, coked- up dialogue, which adds to the authenticity, while not always holding the attention. Oh, and don't watch it if you've just broken up with someone. Well, you've got one. Not long after I started writing for Geek, I wrote an article in which I attempted to release all the anger I felt towards one Paul W. S. Anderson, which is linked down at the bottom. Those feelings haven't really dissolved, so until writing this list I'd been putting off watching Death Race, because deep down I had the sickening feeling I'd like it. I was right. The problem is that Anderson, as a director, does warrant some praise, especially from a technical point of view and for managing to make a smaller budget go a long way. I still hold that his weakness is in his writing and Death Race is another example of that. If only someone gave him a decent script, took his crayons away and firmly told him, ! No more writing! I'm also mad that Anderson chose to eradicate any reference to the originals' premise of scoring points according to what type of person you hit (men, women, children, babies, old people) and instead just chose to hold a race to the death in a prison. It has more in common with The Running Man than the original Death Race. However, as a standalone action film and ignoring any prejudice, I have to admit it was a lot of fun. The film zips along nicely, but where it excels is in the car races themselves, which are impressively long and well put together, managing to be exciting and incredibly brutal, as all kinds of chaos is unleashed on the track. Our man makes for the perfect wronged man, on a mission to get payback, while he's ably supported by the likes of Ian Mc. Shane and Joan Allen (whose 'controversial' moment of swearing really isn't that shocking). Now I feel dirty. The Bank Job. So I'm changing the deal. Curiously, he's also in the process of finishing up The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, which is on my radar for being a vigilante/revenge movie, starring both Nicolas Cage and Guy Pearce. Consider me sold. Also worthy of note is that the script was written by legends Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. The Bank Job could also be seen to put more distance between poor Saffron Burrows and Deep Blue Sea in which, at test screenings, the audience bayed for her characters' blood so vocally, that the studio changed the ending. The Italian Job. Before you start reading me the riot act about remakes, I should tell you that I agree, for the most part, that Hollywood really needs to stop with the incessant recycling of material. More importantly, it needs to stop using the names of original films, when a slight tweak would have stopped us all from screaming on the Iternet. As has been stated a few times on Geek, the recent Karate Kid remake didn't even feature karate, but kung fu, yet the eternal wisdom of the Tinseltown execs must have insisted on keeping the exact same franchise name, making someone like myself steer clear, out of a love for the original. The Italian Job suffered the exact same fate, with friends of mine still refusing to watch it on principal. But, if you can push past the resentment, there's a solid crime heist movie to be found. As with so many of Mr S's other films, he's part of a great ensemble cast which really help to lift the material, in this case mostly Seth Green, the ever stunning Charlize Theron and Edward Norton. The film won't blow you away in any kind of revelatory fashion, but the film cracks along and has some great set pieces. I'm also particularly fond of a dinner scene involving Theron and Norton, but won't say more. I'm fortunate, in that I've never seen the original the whole way through, so had no burning loyalty to the Michael Caine version, but as far as I've gathered, it has virtually nothing in common with the original, so don't dismiss it based on that fact (though I appreciate that it's easy for me to say in this context). The Guy Ritchie Chronicles: Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Revolver. Not today, sunshine. My eyes are open and the restaurant's closed. Because it was absolutely everywhere, being talked about by everyone as being . The same goes for Snatch, though I enjoyed that far more than I thought I would, and not just because I worked in retail when the DVD was released and took great delight in having people ask me, ? But it sure made the day go quicker. As for Revolver, well I'd avoided that with gusto too, but only because I'd heard what an awful, pretentious mess it was. But, in the name of being thorough, and out of sheer dedication to this article (and to Statham), I finally watched it. Good grief. What a tremendously enjoyable mess. A while back we introduced a single gold star rating for great terrible movies, which hasn't had much of an airing since, but Revolver was made for it. At first it seems like a fairly standard gangster film, with Mr Statham sporting what can best be described as his Cage/Con Air look, involving some nice lank long hair and a rather glorious moustache. Things quickly go downhill as Ritchie takes it upon himself to tell us all that, yes, he's actually read a book (apparently on Kabbalah, in this instance) and can therefore transfer his new found skill into a film. Watch Action Movies Online, Top Action Movies, All New Action Films. Contract Killer - Humse Na Takrana (Hindi Dubbed)Hindi . Casting Dave Bautista, Rob Van Dam, Lara Grice, Ja Rule. Bobby Kalinowski (Rob Van Dam), is a former Navy Seal enjoys a peaceful life as a landscape architect in Louisiana with his family. After receiving an invitation from new neighbors Clay Freeman (Edrick Browne) and Elise Freeman (Ava Santana), they go out for a night on the town to a famous club. The evening soon takes a turn for the worse when Bobby gets into a conflict with one of the club owners, named Ethan Bordas (Ross Britz). In the middle of the conflict, Ethan accidentally falls and is stabbed by his own knife, while fighting with Bobby, who was defending his wife. Also making matters difficult, Bobby is unable to receive help from the law, for Seth has Clay Freeman, and a corrupt police sergeant, working for him. Now Bobby must survive and escape Louisiana while being hunted by criminals, corrupt law, and many others in the city. To protect his family and neighbors, Bobby decides to separate himself from them and goes to his Navy Seal colleague Big Ronnie (David Bautista) (or known as B. R.) for help. Seth targets Bobby. However, Bobby ends up fighting and killing Seth and his henchmen with B. R.'s help, and rescues his daughter.
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