Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of cinema’s greatest action heroes and he’s come up against some great villains. Here’s the 10 best! Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the defining heroes of the 1980s and early 90s, ruling the action genre alongside Sylvester Stallone and making up one-half of an iconic cinematic rivalry. When you look through […]
Terminator 2: Judgment Day T-1000 Final Battle Museum Masterline Series collectible statue unveiled
Prime 1 Studio and Blitzway have unveiled their new 1:3 scale Museum Masterline Series T-1000 Final Battle statue which is based on the likeness of Robert Patrick in James Cameron’s 1991 classic sci-fi action sequel Terminator 2: Judgment Day. The collectible is available to pre-order now, the standard version priced at $1,500, and the deluxe […]
20 Epic Car Chases That Will Drive You Wild
Hit the pedal to the metal and practice your handbrake turns, it’s time for twenty epic car chases that will drive you wild… You can rely on the action genre to set your pulse racing with shootouts, fight scenes, foot chases and aerial duels. There’s another enjoyable kind of action sequence that genre fans love […]
10 Incredibly Influential Action Movies
We look at ten of the most influential action movies ever made… The action genre excites and entertains like no other and it’s fair to say that the lasting appeal shows that audiences have long held the desire for escapism. Whether it’s Western shootouts at high noon, kung fu battles in the streets of Hong […]
Dust in the Eye: Ten Tear-Jerking Moments in Action Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten tear-jerking moments from an eclectic mix of action movies (with major spoilers)… Action movies are exciting, sometimes empowering, often chaotic and move at a breakneck pace. The primary directive of an action film is to invest you enough into the characters’ quest that you care what happens, but usually only […]
Why is CGI Getting Worse?
We look at the strange case of CGI, which for an array of reasons, appears to be getting worse. Why is shoddy CGI deemed acceptable in massive-budget movies? It’s been 30 years since Jurassic Park really kickstarted a major fascination with computer-generated imagery. We’d seen some revolutionary CGI prior to that with films like Terminator […]
The Essential 90s Action Movies
Following our deep dive into 1980s action cinema, lock and load for our list of essential 1990s action movies… The 1990s brought about a shift in the action genre. As the decade progressed there seemed to be shift from the 80s icons into the likes of Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves becoming action stars. Likewise […]
Action Movies Blessed with Stunning Cinematography
Tom Jolliffe looks at ten action movies blessed with stunning cinematography… There are great action movies and there is great cinematography. Not always, but occasionally, the two meet in the middle and we get an action film that also looks especially incredible. In general, the action genre may go for a more neutral palette, to […]
Terminator 2 event brings Judgment Day to World of Tanks
Worlds of Tanks and Worlds of Tanks Blitz players can fight for the future of humanity this month with a Terminator 2: Judgment Day limited-time collaboration currently running on both titles throughout January! First up on World of Tanks PC, players can enjoy Battle Pass Special: Judgment Day, an event inspired by James Cameron’s classic […]
No Country For Old Men: The best Terminator movie of the 21st century
Tom Jolliffe looks back at No Country For Old Men, the relentless chase film which did ‘Terminator’ better than every 21st century sequel in the Arnold Schwarzenegger franchise… The year is 2022. We’re well into the 21st century. Franchise fascination has never been higher and likewise, the lustre in Hollywood for remakes, reboots and sequels […]