A brutal and bloody action outing from this year is now available to stream for free, and it’s well worth the time of any action movie fan. Featuring the kind of captivating, ferocious fight choreography that most Hollywood action movies can only dream of, the movie, which is titled Black Storm (Da Hei), follows a cop who finds himself alone and investigating a major criminal conspiracy.
You can check out the official synopsis for Black Storm below.
“After villager Gu Dahe reports criminal leader Wei Tianlang, he mysteriously disappears, and his sister dies under suspicious circumstances. Amid a nationwide anti-crime campaign, Lei Yang, captain of the criminal investigation unit, steps in to uncover the truth and bring justice.”
The Chinese action movie is directed by Qin Pengfei, and stars Ashton Chen, Bao Bei Er, Qu Shanshan, Li Daqiang, Liu Fengchao, Wang Zhengquan, and Zhao Runnan. The movie boasts all the bloody violence, martial arts expertise, and intense fight sequences (a three-person battle within the confines of an elevator is a particular highlight) that you could possibly want, and is currently available to stream for free on YouTube courtesy of YOUKU.
This Year Has Given Action Movie Fans a Lot To Love
Black Storm is a dark and gritty action outing and demonstrates a great balance between Chinese martial arts action and more Westernized sensibilities about the genre. With a lot of violence, of course. Displaying long, complex fight sequences that are no less savage and bone-breaking, Black Storm is just one of several outstanding action movie examples from this year.
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2024 has given action movie fans all manner of magnificence. Spanning across smaller, more intimate action fare to huge, sprawling epics, this year has been a great one for action. On the big screen, the likes of the science fiction sequel Dune: Part Two, the dystopian spin-off from director George Miller Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and the MCU outing Deadpool & Wolverine have lit up the screen with explosions, fighting, shoot-outs, and giant worms.
Netflix alone has given action fans a lot to be excited about. The crime thriller Rebel Ridge has been met with critical acclaim and made a star of lead actor Aaron Pierre, who has now been cast as John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern in the DCU. The revenge tale The Shadow Strays has also lit up TV screens everywhere with its story of a young assassin who goes against her former employer after they kidnap her friend.
And all of that is without mentioning Dev Patel’s Monkey Man, which is now available to stream on Prime Video; aged action hero icon Liam Neeson’s In the Land of Saints and Sinners; Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt’s action-comedy The Fall Guy; Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In starring Sammo Hung; Ma Dong-seok’s return in The Roundup: Punishment; Jason Statham’s The Beekeeper, and many, many more.