Best 80's ACTION movie
 

Ok, so here's yet another thread to help with the bordem of the off season. The title says it all, what movie gets your vote for best action movie of the 80's? There are many things you need to consider when picking a great action flick: people getting killed in new and unusual ways; cheesy dialogue; random boobies; cliche names; unintenitional comedy (a la Bill Simmons, who's really been slipping lately); and unbelievable endings. I'm sure there are plenty of other qualities that make an action movie great, it's just great to see how they are mixed and matched.

So, here are a few of my favorites for your consideration: The Terminator; Bloodsport; Big Trouble in Little China; Commando; Raiders of the Lost Ark; Preditor; The Running Man; basically just any Arnold flick; and so on...

My vote goes to Die Hard. It has everything you could want. A huge body count, bad German accents, an over the top plot, random boobies, the principal from The Breakfest Club (RIP buddy), and Carl from Family Matters. Fantastic. Plus, the dialogue and quotes are through the roof! "Welcome to the party!" And, Bruce Willis would have died in real life so many frickin' times that it's crazy, but NO, because he DIES HARD, see even the title is tied in somehow, and that's important in an action movie.

Well, I obviously have too much time on my hands. What time does the basketball game start?

and mods, I may need a vote once we get some more movies

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All the die hard movies kick ass, but i'm gonna have to go with Rambo First Blood Part II. Its always nice to watch an American hero kick the shit out of some foreign country all by himself!

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What about one of the Substitute movies? I know there's four of them, but i think one of the earlier ones was in the 80's. I was watching on today on some channel, USA i think.

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the terminators are a good start. does aliens count? indiana jones are good too... does star wars count? I mean, I know it has an actual plot, but there's lots of guns and word fights too.

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[quote=That Guy]the terminators are a good start. does aliens count? indiana jones are good too... does star wars count? I mean, I know it has an actual plot, but there's lots of guns and word fights too.[/quote]

Shit, I don't care if you say The Goonies as long as you can back it up in some way.

I can't believe I forgot about Aliens (as in the second one). This is why I need this thread, it remember why I developed a horrible sleeping disorder in college.

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"9 1/2 Weeks"....hey there was action in it, a [I]lot[/I] of "action"

I don't know if it's action per se, but I loved Glory

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Excalibur, Die Hard, The Road Warrior, Superman 2, Beverly Hills Cop 1, Kickboxer, all 3 of the Indiana Jones flicks, Black Rain, Escape from New York, Batman, Aliens, and Predator are all favorites of mine, but I think I'd have to give the nod personally to Highlander or Return of the Jedi/Empire Strikes Back.

I may get some hell 4 this cuz though mainly meant for kids, which quite a few of us here were when it came out, I know one of my personal favorites before I could watch the R-rated stuff had to be Neverending story. that movie was freakin awesome.

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[QUOTE=TAFKAS]I don't know if it's action per se, but I loved Glory[/QUOTE]

a great film that a lot of people I've known seem to forget when talking about some of the best war films.

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As soon as I saw the title "any Arnold movie" popped into my mind. I must say though, the Conan series were very instrumental in my childhood development. Can't forget Commando either. Man, that was one big cool gun he was wielding...and with one arm too.

p.s. In all honesty action wasn't action until Arnold showed up in Hollywood. He took it to another level.

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[QUOTE=skinsfanthru&thru]Excalibur, Die Hard, The Road Warrior, Superman 2, Beverly Hills Cop 1, Kickboxer, all 3 of the Indiana Jones flicks, Black Rain, Escape from New York, Batman, Aliens, and Predator are all favorites of mine, but I think I'd have to give the nod personally to Highlander or Return of the Jedi/Empire Strikes Back.

I may get some hell 4 this cuz though mainly meant for kids, which quite a few of us here were when it came out, I know one of my personal favorites before I could watch the R-rated stuff had to be Neverending story. that movie was freakin awesome.[/QUOTE]


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isn't it wax on, wax off?

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[QUOTE=That Guy]isn't it wax on, wax off?[/QUOTE]

Not when skeeting or getting your knob shined :smashfrea

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i dont know if i have a favorite...

Some movies that havent been mentioned:
48 Hrs.
Top Gun
Mad Max
Roadhouse

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How about Roadhouse - if only for the line "Pain don't hurt." Tha either zen, or stupid. I can't tell this early.

Or how about "The Principal", because Jim Belushi = Tough Guy.

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[quote=BrudLee]How about Roadhouse - if only for the line "Pain don't hurt." Tha either zen, or stupid. I can't tell this early.

Or how about "The Principal", because Jim Belushi = Tough Guy.[/quote]

I completely forgot about Roadhouse! It certainly has the "new and unique ways of killing people," remember when Swazye (sp?) ripped the guys throat out? Awesome!

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Um, the Running Man pwns all of them.

Dynamo? Fireball? Sub-Zero? Buzzsaw? All pwned by Ben Richards.

Favorite Quote:
- "What happened to Buzzsaw?"

- "He had to split."

And then:
- "Killian! Here is your Sub-Zero! Now... Plain zero!"

Classic Ahnold kill lines are what make any 80s action movie great.

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Die Hard is a movie I can still watch today and enjoy. Same for the Predator.

The originals of course.

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I was JUST going to say Running Man. Running Man and Die Hard rock my face off.

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[quote=Mattyk72]Die Hard is a movie I can still watch today and enjoy. Same for the Predator.[/quote]

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How about the Boz in Stone Cold??

Man, what a cheesey action flick that was. I've gotta admit I enjoyed it back in the day though.

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speaking of top gun i met kelly mcgillis. what a wierd woman

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[quote=dmek25]speaking of top gun i met kelly mcgillis. what a wierd woman[/quote]

off topic, but it looks like you only have 100 post to go until you hit 2,000. Have you thought about your dedication yet?

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Does anyone else agree with me that Big Trouble in Little China needs to be re-leased (but not remade) in theaters just so a new generation of fans can learn of it's glory?

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Big Trouble Little China!!! I wouldnt mind that in HighDef.

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I'll throw in a few more: Platoon, Batman, Robocop, Missing in Action, The Delta Force, Lethal Weapon I & II, A View to a Kill (I mean, Christopher Walken is the bad guy...)

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I wish the combat in platoon didn't feel like eight year olds playing with cap guns :( would have made it much better.

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[quote=That Guy]I wish the combat in platoon didn't feel like eight year olds playing with cap guns :( would have made it much better.[/quote]

I wouldn't consider that an action movie per se. I think there can be a difference between a war movie and an action movie sometimes. Plus, any movie that wins Best Picture that year obviously had too much going for it to be a cheesy action movie.

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action movie, action movie, action movie

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Two classics that weren't mentioned yet were "Red Dawn" and I think the other title is "Clash of the Titans". You know, the one with Medusa and the mechanical owl.

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Robocop was a kickass movie, and I also concur with Die hard, and I add the Lethal Weapon series, and Finally Tango and Cash

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What about Escape From New York?

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[quote=ArtMonkDrillz]What about Escape From New York?[/quote]you gotta be kinding me.

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[quote=gibbsisgod]you gotta be kinding me.[/quote]
Is it cheesy? yes. Are there crazy death/fight scenes? Yes. Are there stupid names? The main character is named Snake for God sake! That's classic 80's action nonsense right there!

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i'll give you the fight scene stuff but i just couldnt get past all the other cheesy stuff, but then again i choose a rambo movie as my fav.

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[QUOTE=Manusky91]Two classics that weren't mentioned yet were "Red Dawn" and I think the other title is "Clash of the Titans". You know, the one with Medusa and the mechanical owl.[/QUOTE]

damn I can't believe I forgot Clash of the Titans. good call.

I also gotta say what about The Killer, Hard Boiled, or Fist of the North Star(the animated version not the crappy live version)?

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There was death (Prowl), stunning battle scenes (Optimus Prime vs Megatron), cliche names (Autobots, Decepticons), unintentional comedy (it had a freaking cassette that turned into a robot), random boobies (um...well...we saw "headlights"), and of course, an unbelievable ending

You want to talk 80s Action Movies you start with The Transformers

On another note, isn't it crazy that according to the movie all that took place in the year 2005? 2005 came and went and I have yet to see a car get up and start walking.

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[quote=TAFKAS]There was death (Prowl), stunning battle scenes (Optimus Prime vs Megatron), cliche names (Autobots, Decepticons), unintentional comedy (it had a freaking cassette that turned into a robot), random boobies (um...well...we saw "headlights"), and of course, an unbelievable ending

You want to talk 80s Action Movies you start with The Transformers

On another note, isn't it crazy that according to the movie all that took place in the year 2005? 2005 came and went and I have yet to see a car get up and start walking.[/quote]

you're not looking hard enough then.

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