Zero Dark Thirty

Zero Dark Thirty

First Light Productions etc.

December 10, 2012

Action?

DVD

D-

Possibly racist, definitely violent.  Kathryn Bigelow directed, after Point Break and Strange Days, but before Detroit

XXX

XXX

Revolution Studios etc.

August 9, 2002

Action

DVD
D+

The wisecracking helps a little.  Rob Cohen directed, after Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story and The Skulls.

X-Men (2000)

X-Men (2000)

Fox etc.

July 14, 2000
Sci-Fi, Action

DVD
D

Although definitely not my thing, I can see why it became a successful franchise.  Bryan Singer directed and co-wrote, after The Usual Suspects and before Bohemian Rhapsody.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Warner Bros.

June 2, 2017

Fantasy, Action

DVD

D+

The story is not only uninvolving but shockingly male-centered (Zeus, "mankind," etc.).  Still, I kind of like the look of the movie.  Patty Jenkins directed, fourteen years after Monster.

The Wolverine

The Wolverine

Fox etc.

July 26, 2013

Fantasy, Action

DVD
D

Of course the main character is the least interesting.  James Mangold directed, after Kate & Leopold and Walk the Line, but before Logan.

Là dove non batte il sole AKA The Stranger and the Gunfighter AKA El kárate, el Colt y el impostor

Là dove non batte il sole AKA The Stranger and the Gunfighter AKA El kárate, el Colt y el impostor

Compagnia Cinematografica

1974

Western, Action, Historical Drama

DVD
D+

A Western and an "Eastern" (complete with martial arts) mashed together.  Antonio Margheriti directed.

The Way of the Gun

The Way of the Gun

Artisan Entertainment

September 8, 2000

Action

DVD
D

Some movies make me say, "What?", but this one made me ask, "Why?"  Because no one's motivation made any sense.  Christopher McQuarrie wrote and directed.

War for the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes

Chernin Entertainment etc.

July 14, 2017

Sci-Fi, Action

DVD
D

Yes, I've reviewed a couple other Planet of the Apes movies, but they're so far apart alphabetically, and I figure it's like the James Bond movies that I keep rejecting, since the amount of rejection varies.  Matt Reeves directed and co-wrote, three years after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Wanted (2008)

Wanted (2008)

Relativity Media etc.

June 27, 2008

Action
DVD
D-

Unappealing on multiple levels, but I did like the cereal display.  Timur Bekmambetov directed.

Wander

Wander

Wango Films etc.

December 4, 2020

Action?

DVD

C-

I was somehow simultaneously uninterested and mildly intrigued.  April Mullen directed.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Windsor Productions etc.

July 12, 1961

I honestly don't know the genre because nothing happened the first quarter hour but ironically I'll have to go with "Action"

DVD

C-

Nothing happens in the first quarter hour, except for drippy "clever" dialogue and overuse of the word "Congressman," but at least there's Peter Lorre training a shark, and Barbara Eden dancing to Frankie Avalon's trumpet.  Irwin Allen directed and co-wrote.

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

United Artists etc.

24 May 1985

Action

DVD
C-

With Grace Jones and the Duran Duran "title song" (which doesn't mention the movie's title), the '80sness of this makes it more palatable than some James Bond movies, but not enough.  John Glen directed.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Columbia etc.

October 1, 2021

Sci-Fi, Action

DVD
D-

Creepier than necessary.  Tom Hardy not only stars but co-wrote, while Andy Serkis directed.

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Columbia etc.

February 22, 2008

Action
DVD
C-

I didn't really care about the story, but the variety of viewpoints was kind of interesting.  Pete Travis directed.

Valhalla Rising

Valhalla Rising

Nimbus Film Productions

31 March 2010

Historical Drama, Action

DVD
F+

Extremely unwatchable, in "plot" and setting.  Nicolas Winding Refn directed and co-wrote, shortly after Bronson.

Uncommon Valor

Uncommon Valor

Paramount

December 16, 1983

Action

DVD
D

Not my kind of movie.  I tuned out before most of the recognizable actors showed up.  Ted Kotcheff directed, a dozen years before Hidden Assassin.

Unbreakable

Unbreakable

Touchstone etc.

November 22, 2000

Sci-Fi, Action
DVD
D

Yeah, whatever.  M. Night Shyamalan wrote and directed.

Twister

Twister

Warner Bros. etc.

May 10, 1996

Action?

DVD
C-

Right foot blew.  Jan de Bont directed, a couple years after Speed.

Transporter 2

Transporter 2

EuropaCorp

3 August 2005

Action
DVD
D-

Racist and sexist, with bad acting.  Louis Leterrier directed, five years before Clash of the Titans.

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Transformers: Age of Extinction

Hasbro Studios etc.

June 27, 2014

Sci-Fi, Action
DVD
D+

The cliched sideplots were relatively more interesting than the title characters/ situation.  Michael Bay directed, eighteen years after The Rock.  (Yes, I'm surprised I haven't had the chance to reject more of his movies in this project.)