Not unlike X-Men: Days of Future Past or J.J. Abrams' Star Trek, the big idea for this latest attempt at restarting the Terminator franchise is to use time travel to reboot the universe in-story, by changing the fictional past. It's ambitious, more so than any Terminator film since the second one, but it's unfortunately a bit of a convoluted mess as well. … [Read more...]
Review: The Expendables 3 (2014)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00M482XYC][/pullquote] Watching previous instalments of Sylvester Stallone's Expendables films has been a bit like being shot in the stomach by Barney Ross. There's an initial surge in adrenaline at the prospect, but ultimately it's a slow and painful experience. Not … [Read more...]
The Expendables 2 (2012) review by That Film Guy
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00D48ZPPA][/pullquote] Beefcake Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) returns along with the rest of his ragtag band of mercenaries, The Expendables in the originally titled sequel The Expendables 2. Gone from the original are Mickey Rourke and after a brief cameo, Yin … [Read more...]
The Expendables (2010) review by That Film Guy
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00D48ZPPA][/pullquote] The 1980s was a good period for a select few of muscle-bound actors. Films like Die Hard, The Terminator and Rocky dominated the box office and the age of the action hero was in full swing. Move a decade on and these men found themselves on the … [Read more...]
Review: The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man, released in 1987 is an Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle loosely based on a novel by Stephen King released in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. After a slow start at the box office, The Running Man just took its $25m budget back ending with $38m. While initially receiving a lukewarm critical reception, it has since become something of a cult classic after … [Read more...]
Review: Commando (1985)
The ex-Governor of California has many personas that the entire globe now recognise. From bodybuilding to acting, Arnie, as we know him, moulded himself into a Hollywood Star after leaving his home country of Austria. With willpower and determination he formed a career that is one and the same where Action films are concerned. Commando (1985) remains one of his most well known … [Read more...]
Review: Jingle All the Way (1996)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00DDRP386][/pullquote] Arnold Schwarzenegger was one of the highest grossing actors of the 1980s, with films like The Terminator and Predator rocketing him to superstardom. By the mid-1990s however he had exchanged action-adventure for family-friendly comedy films … [Read more...]