In less than 10 days, we will bid farewell to the 10s of the 21st century and enter the 2020 that once felt very far away from us, the era that often appears in science fiction films.
By this time, this year’s new action films are basically finished. At present, there is only the highly anticipated "One Mirror to the End" war film "1917" (Roger Dickens) , Released in North America on December 25).
The annual war blockbuster "1917" poster
In these action movies released this year, there are not many highlights and surprises, and the overall quality is inferior to last year's 8 "this year" These 8 non-theatrical R-rated action movies, you must never miss it", after all, it is really not easy to make a good action movie now. Regardless of the scale of production, the production company must always focus on the subject matter and scale. No one wants to make a loss-making business. If you have to balance creativity and surprise, it will be even more difficult.
This article counts all 纯动片 released worldwide (covering Asia and Europe and the United States) this year. This "pure" refers to which is based on action and other The proportion of genre elements is less , so don’t ask why there is no XXX or XXX, such as Marvel, DC and other comics or IP works, and they are bad at home (such as "Escape from the Golden Cicada: Devil Station" with 3.8 points on Douban) , Are not in the choice.
"Escape the Golden Cicada 3: Devil's Station" stills
and these films are basically mainstream commercial action movies, has 13 films , 9 films are R-rated , 6 films were released in the mainland. The story types and themes are relatively diverse. Not all of them are high-reputation works, but they should be able to satisfy the tastes of different people.
(The following rankings are in no particular order, sorted by release time)
极线杀手
Director: Jonas A Klund
Starring: Max Mickelson/ Vanessa Hudgens/ Catherine Winnick
Genre: Action
Country/Region: USA/ Germany
Release date: 2019-01-25 (United States)
Douban: 7.0 IMDb: 6.3 Rotten Tomatoes: 20%
This year’s first pornographic action movie, created by Netflix and Constantine Pictures, , adapted from the dark horse comics "Polar: CameWiththeCold", tells about the world’s strongest killer "Black Caesar" who is about to retire. The story of an anti-kill after being chased by the employer. The film is obviously a product of Netflix's big data analysis. From the subject matter to the genre, it is a high imitation of the "Quick" series, but the main cause of the murder has changed from a dog to a pension. The joining of Cannes 影帝Max Mickelson makes the movie more attractive, and "Uncle Pulling" did not let us down, too cool to say (hand-controlled Gatling fire bursts), gun battle The melee sex scene does not fall, and the scale is very impressive . The director who specializes in the MV of superstar singers such as Madonna, U2, Robbie Williams, Lady Gaga, etc., has also injected a fancy and dynamic comic style into the film's images, with strong colors, and the villains are full of exaggerated and second-degree temperament. In terms of ending, there is likely to be a sequel.
二凤
Director: Li Wenjie
Starring: Wu Qingyun / Fan Yingke / Xuan Mi
Genre: Drama/Action
Production Country/Region: Vietnam
Release Date: 2019-09-20 (Mainland China) / 2019-02-22 (Vietnam)
Douban: 5.7 IMDb: 6.3 Rotten Tomatoes: 95%
Produced by Netflix, the rare Vietnamese movie , more surprisingly, it can still Released in the mainland (at a box office of only 636,000). The film tells that after washing her hands from the underworld golden basin, Erfeng relies on collecting debts for others to depend on her daughter. After her daughter is taken away, she has to walk alone to find her daughter. 吴青芸, who plays the female lead, has the title of "Vietnam Zhangziyi" . With multiple identities as dancer, singer, model and actor, he is a household superstar in Vietnam and has participated in Star Wars 8. ", "Light and Spirit" and other Hollywood works. In terms of story type, the movie can easily be described as "female version XX". It basically relies on one action after another to advance the plot, ignoring the heroine's sudden high and low combat power, the fighting scene is acceptable, the scale The relationship is that plasma is used frugally, and the overall situation is not worthy of publicity gimmicks such as "Box Office Champion" and "First Entry to the United States".
Triple Threat Transnational Rescue
Director: Jesse Johnson
Starring: Chen Hu/ Lu Jingshan/ Tony / Iko Uais/ Scott Atkins
Genre: Action
Production Country/Region: Thailand/ Mainland China/ Hong Kong, China/ United States
Release Date: 2019- 03-29 (Mainland China) / 2019-03-19 (United States)
Douban: 4.6 IMDb: 5.5 Rotten Tomatoes: 70%
有Chen Hu+Tony Jia+Yike·Uaisi Sino-Thai-India star lineup can be regarded as the top configuration in Asia. The film tells the story of a billionaire's daughter who becomes the target of a criminal group. Chen Hu and the three will join forces to fight and protect her. I knew about this film since the end of last year, and I didn’t expect it to be so good. I just wanted to offer a feast of cool action, but the final film was still unbearable (only 1.528 million box office releases in the mainland), the plot and the The shootout scene is simply too mentally retarded. Many branches and characters are useless. Among the three star hits, only Tony Jia’s acting and action scenes are online. Chen Hu is ashamed of his title of "National Karate Championship 60KG Champion". I don't have a sense of power, and I don't know how the 70% freshness of rotten tomatoes comes out.
Balkan Border
Director: Andrey Woking
Starring: Anton Pombushny/Yuri Kuchenko/Milos Bikovic/Milenara Drovich
Genre: Action/War
Production country/region: Russia/Serbia
Release date: 2019 (Mainland China ) / 2019-03-21(Russia)
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Douban: 7.2 IMDb: 6.6 Rotten Tomatoes: N/A
A blockbuster war film produced by the Russian Federation. The film shows that Yugoslavia was forced to withdraw from Kosovo after being bombed by NATO.In the district, the Russian peacekeeping force quickly sent troops to occupy an important stronghold-Pristina Airport as the background of the story, fictionalized An 8-person team and a hundred "science and technology" elements battle for the airport s story. It doesn’t matter if you’re not familiar with this historical background. It’s a good time to see it as a cool movie of war. The last section was shot at an airport battle with 8 enemies and a hundred in the last 40 minutes. The scale can be enjoyed by watching , For a production cost of only 230 million rubles (about 3.7 million US dollars), the scene is already very good. In the 8-person team, the composition of members of different identities such as Russians, Tatars, and Ingush is also very interesting. The shortcomings are that the imposed love scene and the 151-minute duration are a bit lengthy, but the appearance and figure of the female host are really eye-catching .
The wicked man
Director: Lee Wontae
Starring: Ma Dongseok/ Kim Wuyeol/ Kim Sung Kyu/ Liu 4da1a7d# Genre: Drama / Action / Crime
Production Country/Region: South Korea
Release Date: 2019-05-15 (South Korea)
Douban: 7.7 IMDb: 6.9 Rotten Tomatoes: 96%
A Korean action movie with no ambitions but only entertainment. The black police and the gangsters are working together to capture the serial killer. The setting is quite novel. , two bad guys use violence to deal with a worse person, one for performance, one for revenge, and finally it is a win-win situation. situation. Based on a story adapted from real events, the film deliberately weakens the part of the investigation and the trial, lacks the depiction of the inner drama of the characters, and lacks depth, but it is all to maximize the effect of the action scene. Fighting and drag racing are both wonderful. Although Ma Dongxi is sturdy and big, his appearance is very suitable for acting as a gangster, but the roles he portrayed in "Travel to Busan" and "Walking with God" always give him a warm and happy image. This time Even with tattoos all over the body, it still feels cute and lovely.
Quick Preparation
Director: Chad Stachsky
Starring: Keanu Reeves/ Halle Berry/ Lawrence Fishburne
Genre: Action/ Thriller/ Crime
Production Country/Region: United States
Release Date: 2019-05-17 (United States)
Douban: 7.8 IMDb: 7.5 Rotten Tomatoes: 90%
is definitely the most anticipated action movie of 19 years, the final quality of the film Also worthy of everyone's waiting. This one basically completes the background, worldview, and life experience of John Wick. When making a type to the extreme, it looks like this , all designs are around action scenes, hand-to-hand combat, weapon fighting, drag racing, one after another is enjoyable, the number of people killed by also reached a new high Of 167 people . However, the 55-year-old Reeves is indeed struggling to show the speed and strength of the action scene. After Part 3, this series may first develop a spin-off project "Continental Hotel", and Reeves will not be the starring player. As for Part 4, the schedule was announced earlier. will be released on the same day as his "The Matrix 4" on May 21, 2021. It's really exciting, but there are still 1 and a half years, and it also exists. variable.
Anna
Director: Luc Besson
Starring: Sasha Ruth/ Helen Mirren/ Luke Evans/ Kylian Murphy
Type : Action/Thriller
Producing country/region: France/United States
Release date: 2019-06-21(USA) / 2019-07-10(France)
Douban: 7.7 IMDb: 6.6 Rotten Tomatoes: 36%
A new work by Luc Besson who has been clamoring "retire after 10 films", a wipe An R-rated action movie with the theme of the Cold War . The film tells the story of a double agent of "the mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind". For Lu Bei, it is an old bottle and new outfit. In terms of narrative, various methods of playing with the timeline, reversing, and explaining make the plot look a little thicker. However, the biggest attraction of this film is definitely sexy supermodel Sasha Ruth who plays the heroine Anna. Needless to say, her appearance and figure, the action scenes are also very attractive, it is really beautiful and beautiful. Shuai, just on this point, the film is very exciting in terms of the senses. As a Frenchman, a double-faced female spy wandered between the two men of KGB and the CIA. This time Lube hacked Russia and the United States enough. (That’s the background in the late 1980s. There are all kinds of mobile phones, USB flash drives, wifi and laptops in the film. Can you pull it again?)
Speed and Passion: Special Actions
Director: David Reach
Starring: Dawn Johnson/ Jason Statham/ Idris Elba/ Vanessa Kirby/ Aisha Gonzalez
Genre: Action/Crime
Production Country/Region: United States
Release Date: 2019-08-23 (Mainland China) / 2019-08-02( United States)
Douban: 6.3 IMDb: 6.5 Rotten Tomatoes: 67%
"Quick Excited" series of secret films, "Two The brainless popcorn blockbuster with "Big Bald Head" is about nothing. The two bald heads turned on the mouth-cannon interaction mode throughout the whole process, and the strong entry of "Cheap" and Kevin Hart also made the film more interesting. But this time in the action scene, not just breaking through the limits and imagination, but already seriously transcending the class, basically developing towards the super-British direction. After all, the villain is a genetically enhanced biochemical weapon. In terms of female casts, the beauty is very impressive. The stunning appearance of "White Widow" Vanessa Kirby in "Mission Impossible 6" is still eye-catching and has contributed a lot of action dramas. It is the new "Latin Goddess" Aisha. It's a shame that Gonzalez played a little less. In this rumor that is fading away from the racing theme, there is only the stronger family theme .
Angels fall
Director: Rick Roman Wolf
Starring: Gerald Butler/ Morgan Freeman/ Piper Perabo/ Lance Ledick
Genre: Action/ Thriller/ Crime
Production Country/Region: United States
Release Date: 2019-12-31 (Mainland China) / 2019-08-23(United States)
Douban: 6.1 IMDb: 6.4 Rotten Tomatoes: 39%
After "The Fall of Olympus" and "The Fall of London", Gerald Butler's "Fallen" series 3 is still saving the president of the United States. Although this series has always been a medium-cost licensed production, the story is barely plausible, but the action scenes have maintained a good standard. This time, even though it was the lowest production cost of US$40 million in the series, the money was still used on the blade. Several action scenes such as Drone Emissions Group , Old Daddy’s blasting hilltop and the last The hospital battle was all shot neatly, at least it was enjoyable. The film has been set for December 31st a while ago, and you can go to the theater to feel it if you haven't seen it yet.
First Blood 5: The Last Blood
Director: Adrian Gluberg
Starring: West Alvester Stallone/ Paz Bega/ Sergio Peris-Menceta
Genre: Action/ Thriller/ Adventure
Country/Region: USA/ Spain/ Bulgaria
Release date: 2019-09-20 (United States)
Douban: 7.5 IMDb: 6.3 Rotten Tomatoes: 27%
Not surprisingly, is the same as Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Terminator: Dark Fate", this will also be the last one in Stallone's "First Blood" series. The film tells the story of Rambo's desperate struggle with a Mexican drug lord in order to save his friend's daughter. The story is basically simplified to boiled water, just to give a reason to let Rambo kill. This is also the reason why the audience rating and professional rating of the film are polarized. And this time, in terms of the degree of openness of the scale, it is the most in the series. The final hard-core and extremely brutal authentic fancy murder, and the heart is very bloody after being opened. , but watching the 73-year-old Stallone played Rambo's hand-cutting the enemy of the drug lord is really cool. In addition, there is a "foul" style clip from the previous film at the end of the film, which is very sensational.
Gemini Killer
Director: Lee An
Starring: Will Smith/Mary Elizabeth/Winstead Cliff Owen/Benedict Wang
Genre: Drama/Action/Sci-Fi
Production Country/Region: United States/Mainland China
Release Date: 2019-10-18( Mainland China) / 2019-10-11 (United States)
Douban: 7.1 IMDb: 5.7 Rotten Tomatoes: 26%
This year The most special action film, Ang Lee's second "120 frames" work. If "Billy Lynn's Midfield Battle" is still supported by word of mouth, then word of mouth and box office have both fallen. Unlike 3 years ago, which was limited by theater projection equipment, there are already more than 20 theaters in the mainland that can show top-of-the-line versions, and 60-frame versions can be seen everywhere. Looking at the 60-frame version, you can already experience that is completely different The look and feel of a traditional 24-frame movie, with incomparable picture clarity and smoothness, you can see more details in the high-speed action scenes , which is the motorcycle chase, tomb fighting and shop machine gun shooting in the film. The scenes are fully reflected, and most of the time the "young version of the Emperor" created by CG is difficult to distinguish between true and false. It can be said that this is a must-have movieMovies watched in the theater. I hope Ang Lee's next "120 frames", "Battle of Manila" about the story of boxing champion Ali, will come soon.
Ghost Attack: Violence Control
Director: Michael Bay
Starring: Ryan Reynolds/Ben · Hardy/ Melanie Roland/ Adria Horner/ Dave Franco
Genre: Action/ Thriller
Production Country/Region: United States
Release Date: 2019-12-13 (United States)
Douban: 6.2 IMDb: 6.2 Rotten Tomatoes: 37%
Netflix has the largest investment this year One of the two films, (the other is the $160 million "Irish"), is directed by Michael Bay, the director of "Transformers". After reading it, it’s really hard to say a word. talks about wasting money, and no one else sells copies. I really feel sorry for the $150 million for Netflix. Knowing that selling copies can't tell a story, but the messy editing and narrative is still too unbearable. Everything is like Deadpool's "cheap and cheap", and the mouthpiece runs through the whole film. The action scene is still the familiar formula of Bina (fast cut + slow motion). At the beginning, after watching the Florence drag racing, you can directly pull it to 1 hour later. The most excessive thing about is that some of the sound effects after drag racing and collisions are obviously directly taken. The materials used in "Transformers", such as the sound of Autobots deformed, are exactly the same as . For the same amount of money, not only dare to shoot such a bad popcorn movie, but also dare to shoot the gangster epic <爱尔兰人> that has a high probability of not being able to get back the original. Netflix is really rich and willful.
Ip Man 4: The End
Director: Ye Weixin
Starring: Yan Zidan/ Wu Yue/ Wu Jianhao/ Scott Wu Akins/ Zheng Zeshi/ Chen Guokun/ Xiong Dailin
Genre: Drama/ Action
Production Country/Region: Hong Kong, China
Release Date: 2019-12-20 (Mainland China)
Douban: 7.3 IMDb: 7.7 Rotten Tomatoes: 83%
Finally, let this right be an Easter egg.
After all, as the ending, it will be difficult to see the 56-year-old Donnie Yen playing this series of action scenes. The first 3 movies, from fighting devils and foreign devils to returning to the family, will go abroad and come to Chinatown in the United States this time. Ye Questionnaire was involved in a dispute between the local military forces and the martial arts hall opened by the apprentice Bruce Lee. Simply put, it is The story of fighting the Yankees, frightening them with force and subduing them with virtue . The "Ip Man" series has always been well-known abroad. The first Chinese film has rarely entered the IMDb Top250, and the worst-known domestic biography "Ip Man's Story: Zhang Tianzhi", the strictest famous MTC The highest 72 points in the series shows that foreigners are still quite obsessed with Chinese Kungfu. The movie is currently in theaters, Yen Zidan’s Ye Wen curtain call is still worth watching.
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Author: Xiaohui tertiary shadow society (Hui-Movie)
