Awesome Action

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!)

We’ve already teased the uncannily rendered LA Noire, but this “orientation” trailer gives us more insight into the seamless mix of action and crime-solving adventure in Rockstar’s next big thing.

Robert Rodriguez’ classic, bloody trilogy makes its way to Blu-ray and high-def for the first time ever. If you never saw these, get out the popcorn and chain yourself to the couch – then watch Machete.

After a few teasers that showed us just barely a clue as to what this action/sci-fi flick might hold, we finally get to see how our planet meets its demise when the aliens attempt to colonize Earth.

Ross Ching’s 3 Minutes, starring Harry Shum Jr. (aka Mike Chang from Glee) and Stephen “tWitch” Boss, is a mysterious thriller that’s jampacked with lots of action, you know, for a three minute film.

We can always rely on Freddie Wong to deal out insane amounts of violence in his clips. Here Freddie compiles every action shot from his 2010 vids, and boils them down to under 2 minutes.

Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett, Joe Wright’s Hanna tells the story of a seemingly good teenage girl who’s been trained to be the perfect assassin. Out 4/11. (Thanks Mason!)

Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead a reunion of all-stars from every chapter of the F&F franchise for Fast Five; Dwayne Johnson joins returning favorites for this ultimate high-stakes race.

We still rue the day that President Palmer left to do Allstate commercials, but we enjoyed all 8 seasons of Bauer Power enough that we’d still like the box set – all 57 discs of it. Don’t fight it.

The first trailer for this explosive sci-fi/war blockbuster looked pretty thrilling. Now see some of the back-story that leads up to the great L.A. alien invasion of 2011.

Freddie Wong is up to his gun-slinging again – with bullets and blood once again flying across the small screen. Wong claims this 2 minute clip is from a 90 minute film that they lost the first 88 minutes of.

Stallone, Statham, Lundgren, Rourke, Willis, Li and even the Governator himself blow the roof off the place in this blockbuster action flick. The 3-disc set is loaded with bonus footage and special features.

A man wakes up in the body of a stranger, and it turns out he’s actually in a program which lets him live the final minutes of a person’s life, and is there to figure out who blew up the train he is on.

We just got our hands on the first full-length trailer for Zach Snyder’s explosive, imaginative, over-the-top, action-chick-flick, out March 2011. We’re hoping it lives up to its incredible looks.

If you missed Nimród Antal’s thrilling Predator reboot when it hit theaters earlier this year, now’s your chance to see it. The disc offers tons of bonus footage, plus a digital copy for your computer.