80's action movie shoot out - nomination thread

[true316]

This thread could use some more pics:

 

[Carmine Falcone]

This thread could use some more pics:

He looks like he's smuggling packets of ham and salami under a transparent latex suit.

 

[Leto Atrides]

Roadhouse

I forget about Roadhouse, that movie is splendidly bad.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

I forget about Roadhouse, that movie is splendidly bad.

I can't say I've seen all of it; I caught ten minutes on TV and then couldn't stand to watch any further.

 

[Leto Atrides]

The Rifftrax for it makes it much more watchable.

 

[The Chris]

Die Hard
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Temple of Doom
Last Crusade
Aliens
The Terminator

 

[Warhammer]

^You gotta pick 3.

 

[Catman]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this gemt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObUuFsYgyGE

To think that movie almost became Beverly Hills Cop.

 

[Hunter Rider]

To think that movie almost became Beverly Hills Cop.

How come ?

 

[Kevin Roegele]

How come ?

Sly was almost cast instead of Eddie Murphy.

 

[X-Ray]

The Killer
Die Hard
Aliens

 

[The Chris]

^You gotta pick 3.

Oops. Sorry

Die Hard
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aliens

 

[CFE]

Die Hard
Predator
RoboCop

Those are the 3 most action-packed of 80s action films.

CFE

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Die Hard
Predator
RoboCop

Those are the 3 most action-packed of 80s action films.

CFE

They really aren't. Predator has one action scene near the start, and then very little 'til the climax. Die Hard is as much a thriller as an action movie, and contains a lot less action than the sequels.

The 1989 Punisher - now that's action-packed.

 

[Addendum]

Big Trouble in Little China
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!
The Toxic Avenger

 

[CFE]

They really aren't. Predator has one action scene near the start, and then very little 'til the climax. Die Hard is as much a thriller as an action movie, and contains a lot less action than the sequels.

The 1989 Punisher - now that's action-packed.

Action's in the eye of the beholder, and there's more than one way to express action.

Predator has "Combat Action," "Pursuit Action," and "Tension Action."

Though I do agree about Die Hard.

And if Lundgren just had a skull across his chest, it would've been the Punisher film it should've been.

CFE

 

[Catman]

How come ?

Sly was almost cast instead of Eddie Murphy.

Here's the story: Sly WAS cast but he wanted to re-write the script. They said, "okay." After they read the re-writes they realized that he was about to ruin the movie. So, they went their seperate ways. Eddie Murphy was cast as Axel Foley and Sly turned his ideas into Cobra.

The rest is history.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

space for rent

 

[Whiskey Tango]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension!

Damn, there's a movie I haven't thought of in a while! I need to track that down. I still have the Marvel limited series tucked away somewhere...

Man, retro overload.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Time for a few more noms before the poll tomorrowt:

 

[Catman]

Time for a few more noms before the poll tomorrowt:

Whats the point? It'll be the same movies. You might as well do the poll now.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Whats the point? It'll be the same movies. You might as well do the poll now.

There could be votes for a movie that put's it in the poll

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Die Hard has already won.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Raiders and Predator will run it close

 

[Leto Atrides]

Die Hard has already won.

Not really, that's not everyone's top choice, that's just the most common choice. Who's to say that wasn't the third choice of many of the people who nominated it? There's a good 80% chance it will win, but it hasn't yet.

And I think it would be kind of fun or interesting or whatever to see the results of the movies when people can only pick one. For example, many people said Predator, but maybe it's no one's favorite. Or when seeing Rambo decide to pick that, when they wouldn't have thought of that themselves. Who wins isn't the only part of a poll.