5) Bullet To The Head
This movie was torpedoed both financially and critically. But who cares about girlie-men critics and their conformist bullshit. This is about as old-school as you’re going to get. Directed by ManlyMovie favourite and buddy-cop specialist Walter Hill, 2013 was finally the year he teamed with Sylvester Stallone. It may have a weakness in Sung Kang, but it more than makes up for it in giving a brute force middle finger to what is expected of modern action comedy.
Fuck you, we’ll do our own thing, said Hill and Stallone (probably). A nice axe fight seals the deal, how often do we see one of those? Complete with non shaking-cam and conservative editing, it helped Bullet to the Head edge out Arnie’s The Last Stand.
Kevin
January 3, 2014 at 12:37 pm
Solid list. I watched Bullet To the Head again on blu ray the other day and It really is a awesome movie. Great villain, hot chick and stallone is badass as usual. I personally really enjoyed The Last Stand and Expendables 2 as well.
The Knight Rider
January 3, 2014 at 2:52 pm
Expendables 2 – 2012 though 😉
TheOldMcClane
January 4, 2014 at 11:24 am
I’m surprised “Olympus Has Fallen” didn’t make the list.
TheOldMcClane
January 4, 2014 at 3:07 pm
Ah, just re-read the title of the article. Now it makes sense 🙂
The Knight Rider
January 4, 2014 at 4:01 pm
Nah you’re right, I was a bit fucked in the head while writing that. I’d replace All Is Lost with it.
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