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Skkra recommends… AVGN!
James Rolfe, aka the Angry Video Game Nerd, is a goddamned legend. One of the first viral content creators – something that happened entirely by accident when some friends shared his original review tape that he made just to make them laugh – he has gone on to have a long career which continues to…
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Skkra recommends… Carl Weathers!
God damn, Carl Weathers is fucking awesome. First off, I looked him up, and the dude is friggin 75. He still looks pretty damn fit for a 75 year old. The guy has always been a hyperfit monster, from Rocky to Predator and even in Happy Gilmour. One of my workout idols for sure… a…
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Skkra recommends… American Dad!
Somehow, I did not like American Dad when it first came out. I now struggle to remotely remember why – I had seen some episodes from early seasons that apparently didn’t catch me at the time, but going back and watching those early seasons, there is barely a bad episode in there. What did I…
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Skkra recommends… Bride VS Vernita!
Kill Bill is full of great fights, but this one is actually my favorite. It’s about 2:30 long, but man, Tarintino really knows how to direct good action. The actresses here both do an incredible job, so like the past few days, we again have no need to shakycam this scene. And thank god. I…
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Skkra recommends… the Blade club fight!
Blade does not get nearly enough credit for being one of the first comic book superhero adaptations. Yeah, we had Batman and Superman, but Blade really broke the mold by being bloody, violent, and adult. This opening scene from the movie is perfection. We get so much from just a few minutes of film here.…
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Skkra recommends… Cage VS Scorpion!
Is this the greatest fight scene ever? No. Not even close. But man. If you grew up in the 80s and 90s, then you definitely played in arcades. And if you played in arcades, you played Mortal Kombat. And if you played Mortal Kombat, well, then you were probably fucking psyched when the original movie…
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Skkra recommends… Neo VS Agent Smith!
The Matrix was basically the worth of modern, effects-laden action movies as we know them today. Back then, the swirling-camera bullet time effects were mindblowing and new. Now, we see them used in Twix commercials like it’s nothing. How times change. The one thing that this movie did better than some of its competition, like…
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Skkra recommends… Winter Soldier!
Back when Marvel was still making good content, Captain America: Winter Soldier quickly rose to be one of my favorites. The first Captain movie was kind of slow. Entertaining enough, but average, not great. This movie really turned the series around though. Action packed and filled with good personal storylines, there’s nothing but excellence crammed…
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Skkra recommends… Nobody!
When I found out the writers of John Wick had a new movie starring Bob Odenkirk performing action/fight scenes, I was pretty skeptical. Well, joke’s on me, because this movie fucking rocks. Bob was one of the last people I envisioned doing convincing action, but wow. Thanks to a combination of hard work on his…
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Skkra recommends… Cynthia Rothrock!
Cynthia Rothrock is one of the most unsung action heroes of the 1980s. This chick is an absolute monster, with perfect form, lighting fast moves, and some serious athleticism that lets her perform Jackie-Chan-esque acrobatic feats. Yes, Madam is her 1985 film debut, she kills it. She has multiple black belts, and was formerly a…