All Other Action Movies Can DIE HARD

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Die Hard (1988): Breakdown by Rantbo New York City Cop kills former terrorists, pretending to be current terrorists, but are really now exceptional thieves. Explosions and one-liners commence. [THE EXECUTION] “Welcome to the party, pal!” A hard boiled, take-no-shit New York City cop flies out to the magical land of limp-wristed men and … Read moreAll Other Action Movies Can DIE HARD

Never Back Down, Never Stop Sweating

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Never Back Down (2008): Breakdown by Rantbo Two shirtless boy-whores reenact KARATE KID with modern day MMA fighting moves. ‘Cuz karate didn’t get them sweaty enough. [THE EXECUTION] Contrary to what the title may have you believe, this movie isn’t about an escalating series of frat-house dares. “OK, dude–Bobby’s passed out, I dare … Read moreNever Back Down, Never Stop Sweating

Schm-Action Jackson

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Action Jackson (1988): Breakdown by Rantbo Big chocolate cop tolerates druggie slut, kills some glam-metal ninjas with fire and fights Craig T. Nelson. [THE EXECUTION] When making a film with the basic “Super-Cop-Kills-Bad-Guy” scenario, the devil becomes all about the details, as this movie has been made at least a dozen times a … Read moreSchm-Action Jackson

Jean-Claude Van Kickboxer

[THE CHALK-OUTLINE] Kickboxer (1989): Breakdown by Rantbo Two “Brothers” honeymoon in Thailand. One gets paralyzed, the other gets even. [THE EXECUTION] You get what you pay for and KICKBOXER delivers exactly what you’d expect from a movie called KICKBOXER. Half the film is a barrage of homoerotic training montages and the other half is filled … Read moreJean-Claude Van Kickboxer

Look, Over In The $5 Bin! It’s A Romantic Comedy!–It’s A Gay Musical!–NO, It’s SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE!

Superman. Hero, icon, legend, gay pride… One of the oldest and surely most beloved comic book characters ever created, The Man Of Steel has truly stood the test of time. First appearing in Action Comics #1, in the summer of 1938, it wasn’t until 40 years later that America’s first superhero would make the building-height … Read moreLook, Over In The $5 Bin! It’s A Romantic Comedy!–It’s A Gay Musical!–NO, It’s SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE!

RANTBO RECOMMENDS & REPREHENDS: SNIPER EDITION

RANTBO RECOMMENDS… The Chalk-Outline: In typical sniper-assassin style, our killer is a man of three names. Marky Mark is Bob Lee Swagger, and no he also isn’t a used car salesman as the name might suggest. He is, however, an ex-Marine Scout Sniper and current loner badboy. Having forsaken mankind for clean mountain air, a … Read moreRANTBO RECOMMENDS & REPREHENDS: SNIPER EDITION

The Worst Movie Ever Made?: michael bay’s transformers

Now, before I start my bitchfest, I should mention that even though I was a child of the eighties, I was never into the Transformers. I can only speculate, as my preteen memory is poor, that I simply skipped past them en route from ThunderCats to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. And I’m not really sure … Read moreThe Worst Movie Ever Made?: michael bay’s transformers