Seems like just yesterday that Sony released the first, action-packed trailer for  Denzel Washington 's new flick The Equalizer . Well, the studio has unleashed another look at this adaptation of the 1980s TV show , and it's really something else. Yup, there's less action on display here, but we get more of a feel for the story and the elements which, I am sure, have test audiences going gaga for this flick.

The second of two terrorists-take-over-the- White-House movies to come out in 2013, Roland Emmerich 's wannabe blockbuster bombed in the wake of box office success Olympus Has Fallen -- and that movie was Rated R while this Channing Tatum/Jamie Foxx vehicle was a family friendly PG-13 . Which is the better flick? Stick with me! While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a Capitol policeman springs into action to save his child and protect the president from a heavily armed group of paramilitary invaders. For about 75 per cent of its running time, White House Down is a better Die Hard movie than A Good Day to Die Hard . It's funny, action-packed and features decent turns by Tatum and Foxx. It's too bad the movie shifts into autopilot for the third act, because I had a blast for the first hour and 30 minutes. What works? The action scenes are decent, although I prefer the brutality of Olympus Has Fallen, and the performances solid. Everything...

And yes, fictional U.S. president Aaron Eckhart joins Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman for the sequel to the surprise hit Olympus Has Fallen . Given the title, one can assume our heroes have left the White House for London, England , and not London, Ont. The flick kicks off with an attack on London during the British prime minister 's funeral, which is attended by Butler's U.S. Secret Service agent, the U.S. president (Eckhart) and the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (Freeman). Some in The Basement didn't like Olympus Has Fallen (talking about YOU Matt Bellamy ) but I appreciated it for it's brutal, 80s-style violence and sensibilities. In fact, the whole movie felt like an 80s action flick, so why not give it an 80s-style sequel? And let's face it, Olympus Has Fallen made $160 million worldwide on a $70-million budget. Bitch made some coin. No word yet on whether or not director Antoine Fuqua returns for more mayhem. Given he's a...

Shawn and I bitch and bitch about how Hollywood waters down action movies . Gone from most are the graphic violence and foul mouths that made the flicks we grew up with so endearing. Then along comes Gerard Butler and Olympus Has Fallen to prove us wrong.  Disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack; using his inside knowledge, Banning works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.  Without a doubt this is the type of flick Cannon Films and Chuck Norris would have made back in the 80s. And I admire the old-school sensibilities at play here. The action is brutally violent and the language foul. Lips are busted and jaws broken. It's awesome. Working against Antoine Fuqua 's film are some special effects that are a step above The Asylum and a seriousness that doesn't suite the cartoon nature of the story. I believe the similarly themed White House Dow...