Read more action movie stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/23717/action-movie.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:37:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73934/2012-spectacular-but-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCritics agree that world-destroying disaster epic 2012 boasts some stunning special effects, but they're split on whether that makes up for the cheesy script—and the run time of 2 hours, 38 minutes. Director Roland Emmerich's previous destruction-fests Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow "are nothing compared to the...http://www.newser.com/story/73934/2012-spectacular-but-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 6:50:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69308/sly-arnie-willis-to-unite-onscreen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMusclemen Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis are uniting for one last action flick, the Guardian reports. The Expendables , slated for release next year, tells the story of a band of mercenaries in Latin America, and will show the three grizzled stars together for the first time since the...http://www.newser.com/story/69308/sly-arnie-willis-to-unite-onscreen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Sep 2009 17:58:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66365/overwrought-gi-joe-everything-you-could-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost critics—who didn't have access to advance screenings, normally a huge red flag—agree that G.I. Joe: the Rise of Cobra isn’t anything but a popcorn flick. For some, that’s enough. For others, not so much. "It’s all put together with such verve and invention that resistance becomes...http://www.newser.com/story/66365/overwrought-gi-joe-everything-you-could-want.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 12:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64426/vatican-charmed-by-potter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough rarely a fan of wizards and witches, the Vatican has declared the latest Harry Potter film a positive tale of “friendship, altruism, loyalty" that achieves the "correct balance" in depicting teen romance, reports the Guardian . Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince , opening today, makes clear that good must...http://www.newser.com/story/64426/vatican-charmed-by-potter.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 4:30:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63872/this-summers-top-trailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSummer may not always yield the best movies, but it never fails to deliver the year’s best trailers. Wired celebrates this sacred art by picking out the trailers that managed to throw the most hype onto the screen in 3 minutes or less. We’ve helpfully compiled them in our gallery...http://www.newser.com/story/63872/this-summers-top-trailers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Jul 2009 13:38:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63676/stuntmens-favorite-films.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen it comes to movies, nothing wows like an epic action sequence. Which flicks do stunt performers like best? Kevin Conley lists 'em for Slate: The Matrix Trilogy : Legendary kung fu director Yuen Wo-Ping didn't really want the job and issued near-impossible demands—including six months of training for stuntmen—...http://www.newser.com/story/63676/stuntmens-favorite-films.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 16:55:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57806/a-tough-guy-for-everyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWolverine has endured. The character has two comic-book series, a new blockbuster movie, and his own exhibit at New York’s comic museum 35 years after being introduced as a sidekick. Why has Wolverine had such long lasting appeal? With a dark, mysterious past, and a “penchant for berserker rages, he’s...http://www.newser.com/story/57806/a-tough-guy-for-everyone.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 May 2009 4:56:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56476/statham-cracks-skulls-cracks-up-audiences.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJason Statham, the hulking British action star specializing in shoot-em-up, kick-em-down movies, owes much to Jackie Chan and Wile E. Coyote, Jody Rosen writes for Slate. After all, Statham trades in “a mix of bionic brute force and slapstick”—delivered with his Everyman charm. It may sound absurd, but audiences...http://www.newser.com/story/56476/statham-cracks-skulls-cracks-up-audiences.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Apr 2009 13:23:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50066/push-all-style-no-coherence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPush , the latest would-be superhero franchise, “has vibrant cinematography and decent acting,” writes Roger Ebert, “but I’m blasted if I know what it’s about.” Oh, he gets the basics: Movers are telekinetic, Watchers are psychic, and Pushers control minds. There are also Stitchers, Wipers, Sniffers, Bleeders, “but alas, no Writers...http://www.newser.com/story/50066/push-all-style-no-coherence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Feb 2009 16:03:01 CST