Action Movie Hall of Fame

This week, Matt and Dereck review Spider-Man 2 on it's 20th anniversary. When this movie came out, it was hailed as the greatest Comic Book movie of all time. But a lot of comic book movies have come out in the past 20 years. Matt and Dereck will see how it holds up, and if it deserves to hang around in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or will this movie leave the guys up in arms?

in 1999, 16 years after The Return of the Jedi, George Lucas finally released the follow-up to his cinema-changing space fantasy, with the first of 3 Prequels, The Phantom Menace. With people waiting so long for the return of the Star Wars Universe (the SWU), the Phantom Menace made almost $1 Billion at the Box Office. But much has been made about, well, how bad it is. So, given all that history, Matt and Dereck return to the movie they saw at a Midnight screening 25 years ago, for a deep dive review. They'll have to decide if The Phantom Menace should have a seat in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or if its poor performance is enough to call the movie to vote-of-no-confidence? 

This week, 25 years after its release, Matt and Dereck review 1999's The Mummy. A young Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weiss are an easy duo to cheer for: but what about the rest of the movie? Does The Mummy have some sort of secret power that will allow it to gain entry into the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or should this movie stay wrapped up and buried, before it hurts the general public?

In 1996, critics were not exactly blown away by Twister. But when Matt and Dereck revisited it for the Action Movie Hall of Fame, it was an easy choice as an inductee. Now, almost 30 years later, we the Twister is expanding it's universe. But is Twisters good enough to build a Twister Universe? Is this something we even want? This week, Matt and Dereck see Twisters on Imax, and give their general thoughts, before getting into spoliers. 

This week, Matt and Dereck watch their 3rd Harrison Ford movie in a row, with 1994's A Clear and Present Danger. How does this movie hold up to the other Jack Ryan movies? How does this hold up when compared to the last 2 Harrison Ford movies? And why is Ford so adept at lunging at bad guys? Does he know how to do anything besides lunging? And does A Clear and Present Danger have what it takes to get into the AMHOF, or will it not be able to lunge to such lofty heights?

This week, Matt and Dereck join Indy again for what would not actually end up being his Last Crusade. Where does this rank among the Indy Films? Does this movie have what it takes to get into the AMHOF, or will it spend the rest of its life trying to get its Father's approval?

This week, Matt and Dereck review Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. How does it hold up among the Indy Franchise? A darker movie, to be sure: but is it missing too many classic Indy elements to place in the Action Movie Hall of Fame, or does it have enough classic scenes to stop its heart from getting ripped out?

Part Action, part horror, all Terminator. This week, Matt and Dereck continue their summer movie spectacular with 1984's Terminator. How does this hold up 40 years later? And how does it hold up, when compared to it's sequel, arguably the best action movie of all time? Sure, Terminator 2 is already in the Hall of Fame, but is this installment enough for Arnold to say "I'll be back" in reference to the AMHOF?

This week, Matt and Dereck start off the Summer Movie Extravaganza with George Miller's Prequel to 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, with Furiosa: a Mad Max Saga. In this installment, George Miller expands the Max Mad universe. But does anyone want this? We'll compare the movie to Fury Road, and talk about whether this movie is a hit or a miss, and if it has what it takes to be a Hall of Fame Action Movie one day. 

French director Luc Besson attempts to get us to expand our minds, in 2014's Lucy. The movie explores what could happen if you unlock the brains full potential. This week, Matt and Dereck will attempt to review Lucy keeping our own limitations in mind. Does Lucy have what it takes to insert itself in the Action Movie Hall of Fame?  Or is this movie actually low on brain activity?