Will 'John Wick' Put Keanu Back On The Action Movie Map?

There used to be a clear cut definition of the calender when it came to movie releasing. Studios put out their garbage and postponed movies from the previous year from Feb-May, June to Aug was Summer Blockbuster Season, October was horror movie release month, and Nov through Jan was Award Season release and rewards (the movies that win get rewarded with long post Oscar runs into Feb). It was pretty set in stone, and rarely did studios vary from this formula. So Feb-May and the month of Sept-Oct were dumping grounds for unsure products. But now Summer movie season has been pushed back to the END OF APRIL... and Awards season is following suit by releasing films in the wee weeks of September for your consideration. Studios are even getting huge hits in March & April with movies like 300... so it doesn't really matter anymore WHEN a movie is coming out. So when I heard about Keanu Reeves new hit man movie 'John Wick', a movie releasing on October 24th, for the first time in mid September I got a bit nervous. This must be a crap film, a dump... right? But it took just a 2.5 minute trailer to convince me otherwise. This movie is not going to be a summer blockbuster... nor will it be Oscar bait. So why not squeeze what looks like a cool, competent movie right in the middle of those two seasons? I think this movie can be a great one for Reeves, and even though it might not make mad money it will do a lot for his cred. And what a great supporting cast: Adrianne Palicki, Bridgette Moynahan, Ian McShane, Willem Dafoe, John Leguizamo, and Alfie 'Theon Geryjoy' Allen himself.... wow! Need more proof? Check out the trailer for yourself before you judge...

Exophrine Presents: Lock & Load

My boy Dave over at Exophrine (you guys gotta check out his blog, it's dope) has a knack for editing  some kick ass videos. His videos have been know to blow minds and cause heart palpitations in viewers due to their awesomeness.... lol. Seriously speaking, Dave has compiled a killer video which features clips from some of our favorite action movies and highlights the firepower used by the heroes and villains throughout. This is a great highlight video for gun enthusiasts, so make sure you give it a whirl after the jump....

Battle Royal: Ong Bak 2

Kiii-YAH!!!! Man, oh how I wish I can kick ass like Tony Jaa. Check out this nonstop action clip from the movie "Ong Bak 2". If you saw it before or haven't... either way you are damn welcome.

Battle Royal: Ninjas, Ninjas, Ninjas!!!

It's Robin Hood meets ninjas. And we all love ninjas. So if you're looking for a great chop-saki flick. "Goemon" is the flick for you. It has the combination of a great action flick with manga and "Matrix" style cinematography. Check out these battle clips from the movie.

How Many Bones Do You Think Steven Seagal Has Broken In His Movie Fights?

My man Vince Mancini over at Film Drunk may be one of my favorite bloggers on the internet... the dude is just hilarious. He has little things he injects to everyone one of his stories, like typing all his words with Bawstan (Boston) spellings whenever he discusses Mark Wahlberg. One of his favorite topics is the train wreck that is Steven Seagal... and everytime he discusses Seagal he uses the famous quote "Who Did Babby Lupo?" from Seagal's 'Out For Justice'. He makes me crack up. Anyway, he made his video editor Oliver Noble watch every Steven Seagal movie ever made (oh, the horror!!!) and come up with a running count of all the bone breaks that occur. This is a great one, check it out: