Bullet Points: White Lightning
Fast cars were to Burt Reynolds, what vigilantism was to Charles Bronson. Fast cars would become a Burt Reynolds’ hallmark. One could argue that Burt’s most memorable role of them all was as Bandit in 1977’s...
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The United States of Action
Today is the Fourth of July and that means Americans everywhere are celebrating Independence Day with fireworks, barbecues, concerts and parades. Here at Bulletproof Action we are letting freedom ring with a list of action movies...
Scene of the Week: The World’s Biggest Game of Chicken
I acknowledge that Smokey and the Bandit isn’t for everyone. That is doubly true when it comes to Smokey and the Bandit II. It is pretty much the same as the original with the charismatic Burt...
Scene of the Week: 100 Proof Excitement
Before Burt Reynolds was bootlegger Bo “Bandit” Darville, he was moonshiner Gator McKlusky… first in 1973’s White Lightning then in the 1976 sequel Gator, which also marked Burt Reynolds’ directorial debut. The Bandit and Gator characters...
Bullet Points: Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business
In July of 2020, I reviewed Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms and while the made for TV sequel to the 1992 original was not without its faults and is likely a movie that I will...
Bullet Points: Universal Soldier II: Brothers in Arms
When it comes to sequels to 1992’s Universal Soldier starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren there is a fork in the road. If you took a right you’d go down the path of 1999’s Universal...
Bullet Points: Raven
There will never be another Burt Reynolds. What a life! I’m a huge fan, and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I discovered Raven, deep in the gutters of Amazon Video. Now, with my trusty bullet...
Scene of the Week: Smokey and the Bandit
One of 2018’s dubious distinctions is it is the year that the world lost Burt Reynolds. Burt Reynolds had a long and illustrious career in Hollywood that spanned several decades with appearances on both the big...
Bullet Points: Malone
One of the great things about being an action star is career longevity. Action stars continue to kick ass years past their prime. In 1987, a 51 year old Burt Reynolds would star in the film Malone....
