In 2008, Liam Neeson took on the role of Bryan Mills, as well as the terrorists that kidnapped his daughter, in the movie Taken. It was a hard-nosed action thriller that put the then 55 year old veteran actor in the … Continue reading Analysing the Taken effect
Kingsman is what a spy film should be. Thanks to Paul Greengrass and the Bourne series, we have a super serious James Bond franchise that has done away with some of the staples of the series. For starters, we don’t have … Continue reading Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Review
In a time when people are deciding that their spies need to be gritty, realistic and brooding, its great to have a series that is still willing to have fun with idea of secret agents. As much as I loved Skyfall, there is something great about seeing a traditional spy film, with huge ridiculous action set-pieces, gadgets that push the boundaries of realism and a tongue-in-cheek sense of fun running throughout. I would never have thought that the Mission Impossible franchise would be the one that would keep the traditional spy values alive. From the very beginning though, with Tom … Continue reading Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) Review
We need a female action star. Not necessarily the actress but a new, kick-ass female action character. Someone to carry a series of films that have the same excitement around them as Bond and Bourne. The closest we have so far is Milla Jovovich’s Alice from the Resident Evil series and I avoid those films like the plague after they took a clear, amazing game and film concept and ruined it beyond belief. Angelina Jolie has had a go at this before with Lara Croft and the Tomb Raider movies. They weren’t bad but they fall into the same pit as the Resident Evil movies, … Continue reading Salt (2010) Review
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