AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Director : Joss Whedon Cast : Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Samuel L. Jackson Genre : Comics/Action/Adventure Run Time : 141 mins Opens : 1 May 2015 Earth’s mightiest heroes boldly step forth into a new […]
FURIOUS 7 Director : James Wan Cast : Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky, Lucas Black, Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, Kurt Russell Genre : Action/Thriller Run Time : 137 mins Opens : 3 April 2015 Big wheels keep on turning, […]
TRACERS Director : Daniel Benmayor Cast : Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner, Rafi Gavron, Sam Medina, Josh Yadon, Luciano Acuna Jr. Genre : Action/Thriller Run Time : 94 mins Opens : 20 March 2015 Rating : PG13 (Brief Coarse Language and Violence) There’s a track from Eric Serra’s musical score for GoldenEye called “Run, Shoot […]
RUN ALL NIGHT Director : Jaume Collet-Serra Cast : Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Vincent D’Onofrio, Boyd Holbrook, Genesis Rodriguez, Common, Bruce McGill, Holt McCallany Genre : Action/Crime Run Time : 114 mins Opens : 13 March 2015 Rating : R Liam Neeson goes from training the Dark Knight to running all night in this […]
CHAPPIE Director : Neill Blomkamp Cast : Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Yolandi Visser, Ninja, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver Genre : Sci-Fi/Action Run Time : 120 mins Opens : 5 March 2015 Rating : NC-16 (Coarse Language and Violence) Sentient robots, from the terrifying (the Terminator) to the adorable (WALL-E), have long been a mainstay of […]
It’s Chinese New Year and this time on Asian Action Avenue, we have Hollywood stars John Cusack and Adrien Brody crossing over to China to star opposite Jackie Chan in the historical action epic Dragon Blade. Let’s see how they fare. DRAGON BLADE (天将雄师) Director : Daniel Lee Cast : Jackie Chan, John Cusack, Adrien Brody, Choi […]
KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE Director : Matthew Vaughn Cast : Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Taron Egerton, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Jack Davenport, Mark Strong, Michael Caine Genre : Action/Thriller Run Time : 129 mins Opens : 13 February 2015 Rating : R The gentleman spy – judging from Hollywood’s preoccupation with rough-and-tumble gritty action […]
JUPITER ASCENDING Directors : Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Cast : Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean Genre : Sci-Fi/Action/Fantasy Opens : 6 February 2015 Rating: PG-13 It seems that The Wachowskis enjoyed working on the futuristic “An Orison of Sonmi~451” section of Cloud Atlas, because with Jupiter Ascending, Lana […]
SEVENTH SON Director : Sergei Bodrov Cast : Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, Ben Barnes, Djimon Hounsou, Alicia Vikander, Antje Traue, Olivia Williams, Kit Harington Genre : Action/Fantasy Run Time : 103 mins Opens : 6 February 2015 Rating : PG13 Sword and sorcery, dragons and shape-shifting mages, a young apprentice destined for greatness studying under the wizened […]
Being in Singapore, a large number of Asian films get theatrical releases. While I’ve always leaned more towards to the Hollywood side of things, I do go in for the action movies. Asian cinema has had a grand tradition of action flicks, from martial arts films to cop thrillers. Asian Action Avenue brings you reviews […]