It was a quid pro quo with Universal for a Creatuge from the Black Lagoon remake that never materialzed. You could tell his heart was never in it.

Ringo Lam always got the best out of him. See also In Hell. And Maximum Risk is Top 5 Van Damme.

I'd be happy with more Ferguson in everything.

Check out Dark Blue with Kurt Russell, also written by Ayer. Russell gives the superior dirty cop performance. Yes, better than Denzel. Also incredible supporting turns from Ving Rhames and Brendan Gleason. Unfortunately, Ron Shelton was the wrong director. It's shot like a 90s TV movie of the week.

And drugs. I heard he picked up a nasty habit there for a while that he has since kicked.

Natasha remains a favorite to this day. She should have had Theron's career. For me, Village of the Damned is Carpenter's lowest point.

He has stated that he regrets saying no to the blockbusters he was offered. Glad to see that Penny Dreadful has given him a bump. In the right role, he can do solid work (Virgin Suicides,O, Faculty).

Hartnett is far from versatile, but I thought he was very solid in BHD. He could have had a shot at a decent career in action. He has the height and can play menacing. See 2001's "O".

As far as junk food goes, Ghosts of Mars is a huge guilty pleasure. Ice Cube is no Kurt Russell, but Henstridge deserved a much bigger career.

100%. It has peak Nolte, peak Booth and peak Hill. It has an all star supporting cast of great That Guys (Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, Ironside, Lamar Lettrell!!). And Maria Conchinta Alonso. Watch it at once.

Also a great villan in Sudden Death.

Agreed. Some of the best action films of the past decade were DTV.

And he directed Goldeneye! Two phenomenal Bond reboots. On the other hand, Green Lantern.

Top 10 from the last 15 years in no particular order:

2003 for Oldboy. But we have definitely left the golden age of action cinema. Lots of shaky cam and crappy CGI in the years ahead.

But does Wyatt Earp have Billy Zane? Powers Booth? Jason Priestly?!!

Shockingly enough, Tombstone was incredibly well researched and very accurate. The Patriot? Not so much.

Hell yes. 2006 belongs to Daniel Craig and that first chase sequence.

The nearly dialogue free first act is what sold me. Bold move for an action sci if sequel starring Vin Diesel. Then Diesel becomes a Michael Myers-esque threat on the periphery in the second act. Killer execution of what could have been a joke.

Ghost Protocol is best in the series. Rogue Nation is solid but most of its good will comes from Rebecca Ferguson.