Best action movie trivia of 2014

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Into the Storm picture

Trivia: When they are driving the Titus through the town, you can see a cow fly through the air - an homage to the movie Twister.

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Trivia: After the failed first scenario, Mattox says "I wouldn't buy that for a dollar." In the original "Robocop", a TV character had the catchphrase "I'd buy that for a dollar" that would make the characters in the movie laugh.

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Trivia: When Monarch is talking about this being his best De Leon, he compares it to great works of art. "David" and "Pietà" are both works by Michelangelo. "Soup Can" is in reference to Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Cans" painting.

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Trivia: When the mayor is giving his presentation about the plans for new development, one of the men is fiddling with a tiny black model car. He causes it to pop a wheelie and cruise down the model street; just like the black Dodge Charger Vin Diesel popped a wheelie in during his climactic race with Paul Walker, who also stars in this movie, in The Fast and the Furious.

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Trivia: The original black Jaguar XJ6 Series III car, as used in the TV series of the same name, makes a cameo appearance in the background of the scene where McCall tortures the corrupt cop.

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Ride Along picture

Trivia: When Ben gets shot during the video game he is playing, he lets out a Wilhelm scream.

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Unbroken picture

Trivia: During the Cinderella performance in the POW camp, one "sister" demands her dress be fixed so that she can woo the charming Prince Hillenbrand. Laura Hillenbrand is the author of the biography on which this film is based.

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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For picture

Trivia: A sequel to "Sin City" was planned shortly after the release of the original film in 2005, but due to scheduling conflicts, false starts and problems finding funding, the movie was not made until 2014- nine years after the original film came out.

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Trivia: When Wharton is talking to Det. Brentwood, alone in the room, the pictures on the wall are of him with various presidents. These are all real pictures of Schwarzenegger with those presidents.

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The Interview picture

Trivia: Originally intended for theatrical release, this film ultimately had to be released through streaming after the North Korean government threatened to retaliate against the United States. A cyber crimes group allegedly tied to North Korea also hacked Sony's emails and made threats against theaters that had planned to show the film.

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