Learn about action movies on DVD and video.
Action movies can show fierce battles, high-speed chases, and horrific explosions that most of us will never experience in real life. Here I've selected movies containing action that is well-integrated into the story.
Read more...This pulpy, noirish movie is adapted from Frank Miller's graphic novels and tells three interconnected tales, all unfolding in a metropolis steeped in corruption.
Redford and Pitt are engaging in this entertaining spy thriller, but the film doesn't have much emotional impact because the characters are insufficiently developed. Read my review of the movie "Spy Game" on DVD.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of "South Park," spoof action movies in Team America World Police, a comedy whose characters are puppets.
"The Blues Brothers" is a 1980 film starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd that has become part of American pop culture consciousness. For me, it's the music that gives the movie its exuberance. Read a
review of this movie on DVD.
This action thriller is the sequel to
The Bourne Identity, and Matt Damon again plays Jason Bourne, the former assassin with a memory problem.
Matt Damon is back as Jason Bourne, the former assassin with a memory problem, in this action thriller.
If you’re looking for pure entertainment, I highly recommend this film. Read a review of
The Bourne Identity on DVD.
"The Count of Monte Cristo" is basically an entertaining, old-fashioned swashbuckler, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Read my DVD review and overview of "The Count of Monte Cristo."
I found "The Fast and the Furious" to be highly entertaining.
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker star in this action movie set in the world of urban street racing. Read my review of this DVD.
Although it was a guilty pleasure, I found "The Scorpion King" surprisingly entertaining. Read my review of "The Scorpion King" Collector's Edition DVD.
Jet Li stars in this action movie/crime drama that in some countries is titled "Danny the Dog." Written by Luc Besson, the film also features Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins. Read more about the action movie
"Unleashed" on DVD.Mel Gibson gives a winning performance in "We Were Soldiers," an emotionally engaging military action movie that centers around a historic Vietnam War battle. Read my review of this movie on DVD.
I’d never mistake "X2" for high art, but it is a thoroughly enjoyable movie. Read a DVD review of "X2: X-Men United."
This action movie is the sequel to "xXx" (2002), but Vin Diesel does not return. Instead, Ice Cube plays an action hero serving the same function as Diesel's character did in the original. This time around the treasonous American Secretary of Defense (Willem Dafoe) attempts to take over the U.S. via a coup d'état.
Mel Gibson directed this violent action-adventure film set in 16th-century Central America.
I found
Black Hawk Down well worth watching when I saw it on DVD. Read a
review of this action movie on DVD.
Brotherhood of the Wolf is a fascinating mélange of genres--including action-adventure movies--and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Keanu Reeves stars as a character named John Constantine in this rather strange action movie about the supernatural based on the
Hellblazer graphic novels.
A capsule review of this action movie on DVD.
Jennifer Garner stars in this action-adventure movie. Read more about
Elektra on DVD.
About the action movie on DVD, including DVD release date, a summary of the movie, and other information about the DVD.
In this sequel to
Fantastic Four.(2005), the quartet of Marvel Comics superheroes is again portrayed by Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Chris Evans. Also, Dr. Doom (Julian McMahon) is back.
About the action movies "City Hunter," "Hong Kong 1941," "Magnificent Butcher," "Magnificent Warriors" and "Naked Killer" on DVD.
Bruce Willis stars in this action thriller.
Read my DVD review of
Joy Ride, a taught action thriller with a B-movie sensibility.
A capsule DVD review of the two-disc DVD set.
A full-length DVD review of
The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers two-disc set.
Louis Leterrier is a young Paris-born director who is best known for "The Transporter" and "Unleashed." In connection with the release of "Unleashed" on DVD, I asked Leterrier some questions about that movie, along with some related topics, such as DVD as a medium, and his favorite filmmakers.
In the United States, the last Monday in May is called Memorial Day and is designated as a national holiday to commemorate those members of the American armed forces killed in war.
A movie summary and overview of this action movie on DVD.
Minority Report is a fascinating portrait of the near-future. This movie also works as an action thriller. Read a review of
Minority Report on DVD.
This is a reasonably entertaining action movie about the Japanese attack on Oahu of December 7, 1941, but it's portrayal of human relationships is unconvincing. Read a full-length review of this movie on DVD.
About the action movie
Poseidon on DVD.
This movie has a dark, violent mix of action and comedy that satirizes our expectations of a crime drama. Read a review of
Pulp Fiction on Collector's Edition DVD.
This action-adventure movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Steve Zahn, and Penélope Cruz.
Signs is very entertaining, both as a horror and as an action movie. Read a DVD review of
Signs.
About the action / comedy movie
Snakes on a Plane.
Spider-Man is a fun action movie. I liked the first hour and the ending, although I was sometimes bored in between. This is an entertaining movie, and while I think it has minor flaws, I found it well worth watching. Read my
review of the two-disc DVD set.
Set sometime in the future, this action sci-fi movie stars Milla Jovovich. Find out about the movie
Ultraviolet on DVD.
Adapted from a graphic novel, this action thriller stars Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. Find out
more about the movie
V for Vendetta on DVD.
