Action Jackson

Action Jackson
1988
Starring: Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, and Vanity
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What the box says:

Like the blast from a .44 magnum, Action Jackson explodes with the most spectacular action/adventure excitement of the year. Carl Weathers is Detroit police sergeant Jericho "ACTION" Jackson. He's pitted against the brutal thugs of ruthless auto tycoon Peter Dellaphlane, who's out to murder his way to political power. Jackson's also involved with Dellaplane's beautiful wife Patrice-and his exotic mistress Sydney. Framed up and hunted down by his own cops, Jackson sets up a desperate showdown that hurls Action Jackson toward a heart-stopping climax.

What Mat says:

Smartass Ex-Lieutenant "Action" Jackson acts as the mythical hardass in his amazingly falice joke infatuated work place (no seriously in the first 11 minutes they reference the male member about eleventeen times). WE quickly discover the cause of his infamy and the loss of his stripes comes from a police brutality case involving "man of the year" Peter Dellaplane's son. Things are in the hole for "Action" until an informant/friend named Tony brings to his attention that a string of ultra violent attacks on other scumbags in the area (brought on by some bitchin navy seal/ninja wannabes) may be the work of the Dellaplane company. After some very forward semi-aggressive stalking Mr Jackson forces his way into Peters life... by forming a relationship... with Dellaplanes Wife. After discovering his wife knows more than he thought, and had been speaking with Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Dellaplane have a slight marital dispute that ends with Jackson framed. Now "Action" Jackson must fight through all the bad guys, kick ass, throw dudes from one building to another, kill some wicked one liners, and avoid getting his "balls chopped off" while he attempts to get close enough to Dellaplane for a final showdown.

The Verdict:

WOW.. Just WOW. I was born in the mid eighties so I was to young to remember a lot of the action comedies that got big in the mid to late eighties such as Lethal Weapon. This movie made me laugh, LITERALLY outloud. The acting was very tough guy-esque and I feel like anyone who is big on Man Movies would love it. The jokes are cliche but funny and the film doesn't seem to take itself to seriously. For example Action Jackson does a mid air front flip over a speeding car... yeah its THAT kind of badass and that's the reason I gave this film a slightly higher rating than I would have. The cheesiness of the 80's action was well balanced with humor and it made for a more entertaining experience than I was expecting. I will probably purchase this film, though not for the reason you may think. Its a good movie to pull out some beers, and watch with your buddies if you want to have a good laugh, see some cheesy action, but not a lot of gore.

Three and a half Wolves.