Zombieland

A hilarious script and seamless performances make this a quite tasty zomcom.

"...underrated remake of Dawn of the Dead, uses pop-music-backed mayhem to smart expository and staggeringly kickass effect – and..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transporter 3

Jason Statham returns for the third venture in this action series, which is surprisingly better than you might expect.

"...No messy romantic backstory here. Just automotive and martial-arts mayhem plain and simple, with the occasional and always welcome..."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Free or Die Hard

As John McClane, Bruce Willis once more brings the noise and blows the bejesus out of the bad guys.

"...happy to report are many and fittingly involve old-school mayhem conceived and executed by real stuntmen and even more..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thr3e

A Christian psychological horror thriller based on a novel by bestselling Christian author Ted Dekker, Thr3e nevertheless adopts the extreme-horror tactics currently in vogue in movies such as the Saw continuum.

"...Home Entertainment, seems to accept the fact that murderous mayhem is indeed a necessary aspect of the genre. Based..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crank

Jason Statham's Crank – despite the fact that its ever-revving mayhem is ultraviolent, sexist, and frequently offensive enough to warrant a look-see by both the ACLU and the DOJ – is pure action-film bliss.

"...minutes, Crank – despite the fact that its ever-revving mayhem is ultraviolent, sexist, and frequently offensive enough to warrant..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Snakes on a Plane

This solid little B-movie arrives cloaked in the dodgy garb of a fanboy phenomenon.

"...station as a fangy, albeit predictable, tale of airborne mayhem to something both more and less. The online hype..."

Aug. 25, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Racing junkies would be better off browsing the many online drifting videos in which the camera doesn't cut and the people don't speak.

"...almost no imagination when directing the spurts of automobile mayhem. To his credit, he uses minimal CGI, but every..."

June 16, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...allowed to achieve greatness, or borderline psychotics, preprogrammed for mayhem that never arrives, and who then, consciously or unconsciously,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transporter 2

For all its gimmicky mayhem, Transporter 2 is an improvement over the original, completely setting aside such yawn-inducing cinematic standbys as a romantic interest and realism.

"...immaculate as James Bond’s martini. For all its gimmicky mayhem, Transporter 2 is something of a marked improvement over..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Taxi

Queen Latifah and Jimmy Fallon comedy stalls at the starting gate.

"...classic comic. Taxi’s only saving grace is its automotive mayhem, of which there is far too little. Any time..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Better Luck Tomorrow

"...academically inspired fellows – and comes off as part mayhem-lite murder mystery and part existential youth-rebellion film that, by..."

April 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

"...You Wrote It -- You Watch It for the mayhem set. If only. Drowning in dicey editing, black leather,..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blade II

"...The story is pure comic-book material emphasizing blood and mayhem over character development and plot nuance; nevertheless, the movie..."

March 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Megiddo: The Omega Code Two

"...East warfare, dead Arabs, terrorists, and other Biblically inspired mayhem perhaps best left -- at this point, anyway --..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kiss of the Dragon

"...time, this is a garish, rocket-fueled slice of popcorn mayhem, and the perfect antidote to this summer's limp action..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chopper

Story of legendary Australian renegade and dreamer.

"...enough here to keep an audience focused on the mayhem at hand. The story, though, is surprisingly unfulfilling. The..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Humanoids From the Deep

"...the drive-in exploitation boom, with its theme of ecological mayhem brought about by negligent scientists and depressed economic circumstances...."

June 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Mexican

"...Tarantino producer Lawrence Bender: There's all manner of bloody mayhem strewn along the side of the road to Real..."

March 2, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Day in September

Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary, this film unfolds the gripping drama that occurred on September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of the Israeli delegation hostage.

"...fellowship and good will instead of projecting the chaotic mayhem that was occurring in the heart of the Olympic..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Highlander: Endgame

"...convictions and get back to the gonzo, unapologetically senseless mayhem that made this saga so much fun in the..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pitch Black

"...Black is instead a very streamlined exercise in interplanetary mayhem and the logistics of the body count. Its lack..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scream 3

"...phone line is in for another round of knife-wielding mayhem from yet another lunatic foe in the cheap plastic..."

Feb. 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

House on Haunted Hill

"...some giant iron shutters last seen in Forbidden Planet. Mayhem, obviously, ensues, and before long bodies are piling up..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Black Cat, White Cat

"...of his past work in favor of more farcical mayhem. A convoluted plot that's easy to follow but hard..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brokedown Palace

"...Thai jewel of underage sex tours and illicit after-hours mayhem. Skirting the parental issue via the time-honored method of..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Twin Dragons

"...in perfecting his idiosyncratic vision of showboating kung fu mayhem perpetrated by a basically pacifistic character who's as fun..."

April 16, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Ringmaster

"...– especially since the movie offers less blood and mayhem than the home version. It's like watching the WWF..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gingerbread Man

"...thing that nudges open the whole Pandora's box of mayhem that is to follow. Nicely counterbalancing the story's brewing..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Butcher Boy

"...but it cuts right to the heart of murderous mayhem...."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mercury Rising

"...therefore must be destroyed. As you might expect, much mayhem ensues, with Willis shuttling the kid from one safe..."

April 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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