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Colombiana

question of the day: Who was the most kickass female action film character of 2011?

Thu, Jan 05, 2012
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I gotta go with Bryony, the kickass elf Wrapping Operative Grade Three, in Arthur Christmas…

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Colombiana (terrible movie quotes)

Mon, Sep 19, 2011
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“You must expect the unexpected — she’s like mist under a door.” –Marco (Jordi Mollà), about Cataleya (Zoe Saldana)… and more…

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female gazing at: Michael Vartan

Fri, Sep 09, 2011
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There’s not enough Michael Vartan in Colombiana, so I’m making up for that here…

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Colombiana (review)

Tue, Sep 06, 2011
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Colombiana fofana, Zoe Saldana banana. C’mon, sing it with me! C’mon! It makes more sense than the movie, and it’s more entertaining to boot.

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Colombiana (trailer)

Mon, Aug 22, 2011
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Written by Luc Besson, who loves women warriors as long as they’re skinny and languid and gorgeous.

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