21.   Sounds not unlike your typical, big-budget, summer action flick, right?

22.   The movie turns into a heavy-violence action flick right about here, never looking back to resolve the higher concerns it has raised.

23.   The machines play CDs with karaoke videos or the latest Hong Kong action flick.

24.   The site is overflowing with detailed video reviews, news and message boards devoted to cinematic kitsch, including hyperactive Hong Kong action flicks and cheesy horror films.

25.   After decades of horror movies and action flicks, why was there any need to tinker with such hoary effects and props?

26.   And what better winning formula than an action flick, right?

27.   He says doing an action flick is one more project, not a sellout.

28.   The prevailing wind in the days after the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks hinted at doom for the big action flick.