Awesome Action

If you haven’t seen the oddly ageless Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) very upset in a while, check him and his crew of rogue operatives out in this teaser for the latest MI installment, coming December 2011.

A man caught in the middle of two simultaneous robberies at the same bank tries to protect the teller whom he secretly loves in Rob Minkoff’s Flypaper, with Ashley Judd and Patrick Dempsey.

Watch Daniel Craig go toe-to-toe with spaceships, exchange witty banter with Harrison Ford and shut up an annoying cellmate like a boss in the latest trailer for Jon Favreau’s Cowboys & Aliens.

Commander Shephard has a lot of responsibility of his shoulders, what with defending Earth and all, in the latest gorgeous looking trailer for Mass Effect 3: Fall of Earth. Coming 03/2012. (Thanks Vadim!)

Written and directed by Djo Tunda Wa Munga, Viva Riva!, which swept the 2011 African Academy Awards, is the vibrant tale of a fuel crisis in Congo that ignites a brutal gasoline gangster war.

Freddie Wong’s protege Jayson Floyd pulls out the big guns and deals out the punishment to save Eliza Dushku from her captors with Freddie’s usual effect and action-packed consequences.

Olivier Megaton’s Colombiana stars Zoe Saldana as a woman who witnesses her parents’ murder as a child, and grows up to be a stone-cold assassin, determined to get to the mobster who killed them.

The first full trailer for the updated classic(?) warrior tale stars a bunch of people with weird names that you’ve never heard of, the evil guy from Avatar – and the smokin’ hot Rose McGowan.

The latest trailer for Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern reveals some good new stuff, including a scrimmage with Sinestro, words with Kilowog, emerald swords and a badass flamethrower.

Michael Bay takes wraps off the full trailer for Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon, revealing more than ever as the Decepticons take on the Autobots (and mankind) and make a mess of Chicago.

We’re still excited about this quirky action pic with unlikely foes in an unlikely setting and an unlikely cast. Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde star. The only thing missing: zombies.

A group of unemployed samurai must help stop an evil Lord and save the country from the rule of tyranny in this martial arts epic. We didn’t know there was such a thing as unemployed samurai.

Freddie Wong is back, taking on all comers thanks to a handy set of claymore mines, a bunch of the Action Factory stunt team flying through the air, and the requisite Freddie dose of After Effects.

Warner Bros. released this action-packed four-minute reel from the Green Lantern, after showing a ten-minute version that wowed fans at WonderCon. Consider our curiosity piqued.

Created by Yuen Woo Ping, the man behind the incredible wire-fu in The Matrix, Kill Bill and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, this epic martial arts flick explodes onto screens on May 13.

We just saw the teaser, and now we have the first full trailer, with much more of the birth of the first Avenger (and a tiny bit more Red Skull.) There’s just something cool about a superhero with a gun.

Photographer Dylan Pfohl doesn’t just show off his cinematographic prowess in this dynamic showreel, he also showcases some awesome feats by BMX and FMX riders, snowboarders and drivers.

Transformers in the ring? We will find out as Hugh Jackman stars in Shawn Levy’s Real Steel, a boxing drama set in the near future where 2,000-pound robot gladiators that look like humans do battle.

A closer look at the detective work that players will be doing in L.A. Noire, as well as the consequences – both good and bad – of your sleuthing. This game cannot come out soon enough.

After watching this trailer for J.J. Abrams new flick, you can really see the influence of Producer Steven Spielberg. The mystery, magic and action remind us of classics like E.T. and Close Encounters.

The newest trailer for Justin Lin’s Fast Five isn’t too different from the previous one, unless you count more action, more stunts, more explosions and a little $100 million dollar bank heist as the same.

Headed stateside this March, this lighthearted Chinese action film follows a kitchen cleaver made from the most deadly swords in the history of martial arts, and the tales behind the blade.

We love POV vids as much as the next guy, but usually they’re filled with glorious stunt shots. Here, we get footage of skier who fell off a cliff while wearing a GoPro helmet cam. And yes, he’s OK.

The girls of the Thousand Pounds Action Company sure know their combo moves, putting a major hurt on all those who dare to enter the ring with them. The guys do just a little better here.

A UFO-centric recount of the Battle of Los Angeles, a strange event that occurred on Feb. 24, 1942 in which unidentified aircraft were spotted over LA, prompting a barrage of anti-aircraft artillery.

Kiefer Sutherland’s web series The Confession, about a hit man spilling his secrets to a priest, premieres in March. We like the Jack Bauer-style whispers in the confessional. (Thanks Brendan!)