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Flashback: LAH talk chicks, diaper rash

22. May 2009

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Flashback: LAH talk chicks, diaper rash

This week's "Flashback Friday" column comes to us straight out of late 2006, when DRock and Goat sifted through letters from thousands of rabid LAH fans. The dynamic duo not only answered critiques from female readers who felt the column was too male-centric, but also looked into potential connections between JCVD and butt paste.

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Flashback: ‘Tango & Cash’ is money

14. May 2009

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Flashback: ‘Tango & Cash’ is money

This week Goat and DRock are taking the "Flashback Friday" machine all the way back to 1989 — when Sly Stallone and Kurt Russel teamed up to take down the likes of Clint Howard and Jack Palance. Between debating the artistic and ass-kicking merits of the titular characters, the Last Action Heroes manage to crank out a review of this classic buddy cop flick.

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Flashback: Action heroism requires huge characters, muscles

8. May 2009

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Much has been made of the eternal struggle between professional wrestlers and mysterious foreigners. In this edition of "Flashback Fridays," Goat and DRock debate the strengths and weaknesses of both groups as it relates to the action world. Is JCVD truly superior to Hulk Hogan? Could The Rock lay to smack down on Seagal? There's only one way to find out...

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Cena faces off with dogs, bicyclists in ‘12 Rounds’

1. May 2009

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Cena faces off with dogs, bicyclists in ‘12 Rounds’

"12 Rounds" is not a good movie. Hell, it's not even a very good action movie. I wanted to like it. I really did. Simply crunching some numbers on this film, it seems destined for success. For starters, you've got John Cena in the starring role. The professional wrestler-turned-actor is made for the action genre. He's built like a tank, is fairly charismatic and has declared his love for "Commando" in past interviews. He gave a somewhat "meh" performance in "The Marine," but I'm willing to give anyone a second chance.

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Flashback: Action law reigns supreme. Period.

1. May 2009

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The latest entry of "Flashback Fridays," takes us all the way back to September of '06. Goat and DRock formed an elite team of action experts and, after much debate, put into place the first four action laws.

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