OK, summer is almost over and not a single post on the action movies from us.  Yeah, we know…we suck.  But, cut us some slack – we’ve both got 9-5 jobs (actually, mine is more of a 8-10, but whatevs).

So, let’s talk about A-Team, Salt, and Inception.  Talk about The Expendables and Takers will have to wait until I’ve seen them.

A-TEAM:  I love the original show and those were some big boots Liam Neeson had to fill as Hannibal.  But, happily, he did a great job and so did the rest of the team.  Bradley Cooper brought a little more bite to Face, Sharlto Coply was spot on as Murdock, and Rampage did a great job as a conscious-ridden BA.  My only contentions were that they could have given Jessica Biel more to do than look hot holding a gun and chasing the guys and they used Hannibal’s tag line “I love it when a plan comes together!” a little too much.

SALT:  Look, I’m an Angie fan.  I like her, I like her action movies (with the exception of the 2d Lara Croft, but I don’t blame her, and the plus was a hot Gerard Butler, but I digress), and I liked Salt.  It was twisty and turn-y.  As I tried to figure out how she would prove her innocence the movie kept surprising me with a new layer.  It was also nice to re-visit the use of the quintessential 80′s baddies – the Russians.  The open-ended final scene makes promises of a Salt 2…one can only hope.

INCEPTION:  The brainy girl’s action flick!  I purposefully stayed away from any blogs, chatter, or information about this movie.  I knew nothing about it other than it had something to do with dreams and I have never been so happy to know nothing about a movie before I see it.  I have also never been happier to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt rockin’ a 3 piece suit.  I enjoyed this movie for what it was – I didn’t try to figure it out or outsmart it.  It’s a fun ride that you have to just get on board with.  Beautifully shot and well written, granted there were so plot holes or unnecessary scenes (ie: Ellen Page’s totem), but I didn’t care, that’s how much I liked the movie.

Reviews of The Expendables and Takers will be upcoming – from what I hear, Takers may have to wait until it comes out on video.  Which makes me sad because I do love a good heist movie and could stare at Paul Walker almost all day.  But I guess the key word is “good” and what I’ve heard is that it’s not.

‘Til next time! I’ll try to make sure it’s not 6 months later!