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Rant

06-06-2008, 08:57 PM

I'll start things off with my review for the film that inspired the name I gave the thread...

John Carpenter’s They Live

The Hero of the story is a penniless drifter, John Nada played by Wrestling Star Rowdy Roddy Piper. I’m not certain, but I don’t think that they ever mention his name in the film, which I can understand. I mean with the first name John, it would give too much away about just how badass this guy is going to be… think about it, you got John McClain, John Rambo, John Matrix, Johnny Utah, John Spartan and Johnny Rico, just to name a few. This name belongs to the crème de la crème of Action Bad Asses.

The Synopsis

So, Nada rambles into L.A. and gets work as a laborer on a construction site. He befriends one of the co-workers, Frank (the ever Bad Ass Keith David) who takes him to a shantytown for grub and a scrub. The next day Nada investigates some shady behavior at the church across the street and finds that it is a front for an anti-authoritarian organization. Long-Into-Short he finds a group of rebels and some boxes of sunglasses. Later when Nada dons the specs he sees subliminal advertisement hidden in and on everything and in addition, hordes of alien’s masked as humans! So, it’s up to Nada and his sidekick Frank to uncover the alien conspiracy and save the lower class from the evil corporate E.T. fucks from outer space.

The Good

The film starts out in usual Carpenter form with a score by the B-Movie master himself. It’s not his best, but come on… It’s John Carpenter! Even at his worst *coughghostsofmarscough* he still kicks the shit outta Danny Elfman.

The movie itself is a statement of the times ‘The Rich have all the money and control, The Middle-Class Obey and the Poor work to scare the Middle Class into making more money for the Rich.’ Don’t worry though action fans, that shit gets put on the wayside soon as Nada finds out it‘s Aliens making the working man suffer, it‘s payback time. Nada Mad, Nada REAL FUCKIN’ MAD!

The action is over-the-top and gonzo. It’s shoot ‘em up and beat ‘em down, with a touch of classic Carpenter Camp. Nada trashes a grocery store, blasts some Alien Pigs (Officers, not farm animals), has a gunfight in a bank, gets in a one-on-one brawl WWF style and goes apeshit killing tons of yuppie alien scum. What more could you ask for?

How about some Bad Ass one liners? Check. Big Fuckin’ CHECK. This flick delivers all the goods here. Soon as Nada touches a gun it’s witticisms and catch phrases all around. Including one of the best lines ever in a movie, which was made up on the fly by Mr. Piper himself. ‘I came to Kick Ass and Chew BubbleGum and…’ well, you know the rest.

As for the aliens and special effects, they are corny as can be, but I don’t see this a hindrance. On the contrary, the fact that they looked as good as they did with such a small budget deserves kudos. The aliens are creepy, yet funny and a blast to see getting smeared all over by Nada’s Wargasm.

The Bad

The only thing that annoys / puzzles me is Roddy Piper. He was Great as Nada, but what happened afterward? The only other thing I can remember him being in is the video for Cyndi Lauper’s ‘The Goonies Are Good Enough’ music video, which by-the-way is one of the shittiest fuckin’ videos EVER made. I mean, how was this not a starting point for a new action hero? Everyone I know that has seen this movie thinks it kicks ass… did he just not get any offers? Or did he not want to be a action star? Either way, it’s shitty that he didn’t get his due.

One thing I am pretty sure of is that this movie is bound for a re-make. Mark my words. Hollywood is played out. EVERYTHING now a days is a Remake, Sequel or an Adaptation. So why not ‘They Live’? Could you imagine Will Smith blasting through a 100 million dollar sci-fi watered down PG-13 rehash of former 80’s action glory? (course you can, he’s done it like 4 times) It would be HUGE! The thought makes me cringe.

Then again, maybe the Rock will kick the pussy-ass Disney flicks, find his balls and self dignity and start kicking ass… but I doubt it.

And The Rating
10 outta 10
(Was There A Doubt?)

The Postmaster General

06-06-2008, 09:11 PM

Awesome thread title. I thought Carpenter went a little overboard with his score, but everything else worked. This movie is a nice double feature with Buckaroo Banzai just because it reminds you that they live among us and they are here evil pure and simple from the 8th dimension. Ties the whole night together.

starcat

06-06-2008, 09:52 PM

all must see Hard Ticket to Hawaii...

Ratlehed

06-06-2008, 10:00 PM

They Live was always a fave of mine. The Piper/David team isnt the best ever. But they do a good enough job of kicking ass, especially each others.

There is enough action in the film to keep it moving nicely. The story is cool. The end is really good as well.

It beats the majority of recent action flicks. Its not to fancy and the heros get down and dirty. Also there isnt any lovey dovey stuff. Its a solid 3 star action movie.

Piper went back to wrestling. So I think thats why he stayed out of movies. He was in Hell Comes to Frogtown and some other cheesy action movies.

A recent pic of Keith David and I. I met him and Piper at a horror con and had them sign a They Live photo. Both were really cool guys.

http://www.joblo.com/forums/myprofile.php?do=showimage&imageid=10804

Rant

06-06-2008, 11:13 PM

Awesome thread title.

Thanks. My friend and post action homage videos under the title and I use it for my action reviews.

all must see Hard Ticket to Hawaii...

Haven't heard of it, I'll add it to my list.

Piper went back to wrestling. So I think thats why he stayed out of movies. He was in Hell Comes to Frogtown and some other cheesy action movies.

A recent pic of Keith David and I. I met him and Piper at a horror con and had them sign a They Live photo. Both were really cool guys.

http://www.joblo.com/forums/myprofile.php?do=showimage&imageid=10804

I haven't seen Frogtown yet, but I have it at my store. I'll have to check it out in the near future.

Awesome picture, I am truly envious of it and the autographs. I love Keith David. Like I said in the review, if they made a remake, I think the Rock would make a cool Nada, but I would definitely want David back in his role. He kicks too much ass to be replaced.

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 12:09 AM

Well allow me to post a few of my favorite B-Action Movie gems:

http://www.spinkickmonday.com/images/riki-oh.jpg

Riki-Oh: The Story of Riki
Directed by: Ngai Kai Lam

Riki-Oh is a no holds barred gore fest of a kung-fu film based on a manga of the same name. It tells the story of Riki, who was sent to prison for killing a man who murdered his girlfriend only to find himself facing off against the prison's greatest and strongest criminals- Including the magically empowered Hulk wannabe Warden!

I recommend this to anyone who loves ultra-violent, ultra-gory and over the top action movies. This one is one for the books. If you need any more incentive, just watch this clip which is merely a small taste of what's to come:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uvaHOTt1Lo

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/3389/thestreetfighteryk7.jpg

The Street Fighter
Directed by: Shigehiro Ozawa

Bad ass, tough guy mercenary Terry is hired to kidnap a the daughter of a now dead business magnate by the The Yakuza. When they refuse to pay him the price he demands for his work, he offers his services to the daughter. Action, mayhem and all around kick assery fill this martial arts masterpiece. This movie is so awesome, it'll make you wanna head butt your room mate.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=537MurkV2uU

http://www.klownsasesinos.com/criticas/d/imagenes/doacov.jpg

Dead or Alive
Directed by: Takashi Miike

WARNING: This motion picture contains explicit portrayals of violence; sex; violent sex; sexual violence; clowns and violent scenes of violent excess, which are definitely not suitable for all audiences.

Two men. One's named Ryuuichi, the other Jojima. One's an up and coming criminal murdering his way to the top of the Shinjuku underworld. The other is the one cop who stands in his way. Watch as they collide in this incredibly destructive film which combines the acting chops of two of Japan's biggest cult heros, Riki Takeuch and Sho Aikawan, for the first time ever together in Takashi Miike's masterpiece of pure exploitation.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HnYoWhnups

http://www.sick-boy.com/images/masterguillotine.gif

Master of the Flying Guillotine
Directed by:Yu Wang

When two highly skilled assassins, Chow Lung and Chow Fu, are defeated and killed by a man known as the One Armed Boxer. When news of this defeat reaches the ears of the blind master who trained the two assassins, Fu Sing Wu Chi, he begins a one-man manhunt in search of the man who killed his two pupils. Armed with his incredibly weapon known as the flying Guillotine, the blind master fights his way through the greatest and strongest martial artists the world has ever scene leaving a path of bloodshed and mayhem in this martial arts classic.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdP1qTjGZY

http://ak.buy.com/db_assets/prod_lrg_images/827/202505827.jpg

Cops vs. Thugs
Directed by: Kinji Fukasaku

The lines between criminals and law officials are blurred in this gritty tale of Yakuza violence and police brutality. When the boss of one of two waring clans lands himself a one way ticket to jail, the threat of attack from the powerful Kawade on the now wounded Ohara clan appears to be eminent. In order to level the balance, the temporary leader of the Ohara clan calls upon a childhood friend for help. A childhood friend, who just so happens to be a cop.

Trailer:
Can't find one at the moment.

I'm gonna add some more later. ;)

Rant

06-07-2008, 01:17 AM

'Riki-Oh' is great, I read a post by Bey Logan saying that Dragon Dynasty is going to be re-releasing it in a special edition. So I might have to double dip.

'Street Fighter' is fucking awesome, Sonny Chiba is the man. When he uses the 'Monkey Steals the Peach' move... classic.

If you're not hooked in the first three minutes of 'Dead or Alive', it is not for you. That mile long coke line and the shotgun slaughter... brutal. :D

I own the first 3 and I have seen 'The Master of the Flying Guillotine', I wasn't too crazy about the latter, I thought some of the tournament footage ran on too long. But all in all great choices.

But since you like 'Riki-Oh' and Flying Guillotines you need to see The Machine Girl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSpCWJnnWVI) (click for trailer). It's not the best movie, but it has the gore factor down. Plus it has one of the best movie covers in recent memory. I'm a sucker for great cover art. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PmLAJVVML._SS500_.jpg

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 02:05 AM

http://www.moviesonline.ca/AdvHTML_Upload/hardboiled-dvd.jpg

Hard Boiled
Directed by: John Woo

Tequila is a tough as nails cop with a desire to take down the Triad gun smugglers responsible for his partner's death. Alan is an undercover agent currently infiltrating the Chinese Triad's ranks. Together they raise hell in pure, gun blazing poetry in John Woo's career defining picture that makes violence look as beautiful as the morning sunrise.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KQIfsAL68

http://gaijinnosekai.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/versus_large_2.jpg

Versus
Directed by:
Ryuhei Kitamura

What happens when you combine bad ass Yakuzas, kick ass martial arts, and ugly ass zombies? You get Versus, Ryuhei Kitamura's ultra-violet, ultra-gory debut film about an escaped criminal who finds himself in a fight for his life against the Yakuzas who want his head, the cops who want revenge, and the zombies who want his flesh.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xELNmHbhywc

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005LDDB.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

3000 Miles to Graceland
Directed by: Demian Lichtenstein

Deceit and betrayal is the name of the game when a gang of criminals rob a Vegas Casino dressed as Elvis Impersonators only to find themselves back stabbed. Thomas Murphy, one of the criminals, decides to shoot his partners and take all the money for himself. What he didn't know is that Michael Zane, another one of the criminals, survived his attack and is now hot in pursuit of Thomas and he wants his money back.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oNe4EE3NQg

http://www.posters57.com/images/categories/36-CHAMBERS-SHAOLIN-poster-Shaw-kung-fu.jpg

36 Chamber of the Shaolin
Directed by: Lau Kar-Leung

When his rebellious school is attacked by government officials, Liu Tsai escapes but not before watching his friends and family slaughtered by the manchus. Driven by the desire for revenge, he seeks out the Shaolin temple in order to learn martial arts.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwszzPghsFc

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y149/TheApocalypseProject/The-Crippled-Masters.jpg

Crippled Masters
Directed by: Joe Law

Rendered crippled by their former master, mortal enemies Lee Ho and Tang are forced to join forces and become each other's lost limbs in a quest for vengeance upon the master who wronged them. Handicapped? Ha. Try telling them that. Seriously - I. Dare. You.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYYbvzz4RsU

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sNCMqpBzL._SS500_.jpg

Election
Directed by: Johnnie To

Lok and Big D are the two candidates in the Sing Society's election. The winner will receive the Dragon Head Baton, which is a symbol of the Sing Society's leadership. The person who possesses the Baton has ultimate control over the Society. But when The Dragon Head Baton ends being stolen, a violent and bloody race for possession of the Baton begins and leaves no one in it's path unscathed.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quMLN0SHTfM

And I definitely can't wait to see Machine Girl. Been excited about that one for a while. =D More to come...

Frank the Tank

06-07-2008, 04:00 AM

One that I haven't seen in a long time but is so ridiculous that I have to mention is:

http://www.falloutcentral.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/black-belt-jones.jpg

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 04:14 AM

One that I haven't seen in a long time but is so ridiculous that I have to mention is:

http://www.falloutcentral.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/black-belt-jones.jpg

Black Belt Jones ain't got nothing on...

http://lh3.google.com/_IGcPoXkEPio/SAxNEfuPCJI/AAAAAAAAFok/CFSpMjLMLL0/s800/tnt_jackson_poster_01.jpg

Kain424

06-07-2008, 05:33 AM

Love the thread. It is the beginning of something wonderful over here.

While I am personally more of an 80's action guy myself, I can appreciate those of the 70's and some 60's as well. About '94 or '95 something awful happened and action was forever ruined...

Anyway, very nice.

TNT Jackson, meet...

http://www.freecovers.net/preview/0/20b9c2c1280d01ec4472797a14b3ae28/big.jpg

Action Jackson
This movie is such a wonderful treat to fans of the genre. It has about every action sub-star somewhere in the background and just rocks on every level... except that Craig T. "Coach" Nelson is the bad guy. But as the protagonist, Carl Weathers delivers in awesome spades!

So much cheese... oh, the glorious, 1980's cheese. "How do you like your ribs?"

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 12:34 PM

http://tavernafimdomundo.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/six-string2.jpeg

Six-String Samurai
Directed by: Lance Mungia

Meet Buddy. Buddy is a warrior of the greatest kind and by that I mean he slays not only on the field of battle but also in the field musicianship. Armed with a samurai sword and a six-string guitar, Buddy travels on a journey to Las Vegas inhopes to take Elvis' reigns as king. But the road to glory is a long, hard and violent one which he shall never forget.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tfMNGf53Kk

Rant

06-07-2008, 09:39 PM

Cops vs. Thugs

Added it to my 2C List.

Hard Boiled

Hands down the BEST Action Film Ever Made.

Versus

Great Movie, I went on to buy Kitamura's entire film catalog after this one. If you have a chance you need to see ... Azumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6Gy73Mo4o) (click for trailer)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UXNAHOcgL._SS500_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Uslh4z%2BVL._SS500_.jpg

And check this out, Kitamura went back a couple years later and filmed 10 more mintues of zombie bashing kung-fu double-gun fight scenes and cut them into the film, it is most excellent.

3000 Miles to Graceland

Another Great movie, I don't understand why this one caught so much shit. I think it is a blast.

36 Chamber of the Shaolin

One of the Best Kung-Fu Flicks ever made, a true classic. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51euwiyWSVL._SS500_.jpg

I just picked this up last week. It's by the same director and Gordon Lui stars, it is real BadAss.

Crippled Masters

Also added it to my list. Is this available on DVD?

Election

I have this and the sequel at my store, I haven't gotten around to watching them yet, but I did see these...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510RQZUWeHL._SS500_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519sMlG2M8L._SS500_.jpg

And I was not that impressed, I thought both of them had way too much down time between action scenes, but both featured cool shootouts toward the end of the films.

One that I haven't seen in a long time but is so ridiculous that I have to mention is:

Black Belt Jones

Haven't seen it, added it to my list.

TNT Jackson

I JUST got this one from Amazon (it was like $4) but I have yet to watch it. I also picked up

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VFEYBDGHL._SS500_.jpg

I'll make sure to post my thoughts on them after I watch them.

Love the thread. It is the beginning of something wonderful over here.

Thank you. And 'Action Jackson' is in my Top 5 for B-Action. There are few better examples for the genre. Muchos Kick Ass.

Six-String Samurai

A buddy of mine at work talks about this all the time, but I still need to find a copy...

Ok, now that I am caught up, has anyone else seen Chocolate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axf_EXzF_qM)

(click for Trailer)

It is from Prachya Pinkaew, the guy who made 'Ong-Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong' it features a new rising star in the martial arts world JeeJa Yanin. The story is weak as Hell (An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.), but who gives a shit, this girl kicks some major ass. The end fight scene takes place on the side of a building and is some of the most blatant disregard for stunt-mens lives I've ever seen. Check it out.

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 09:49 PM

Great Movie, I went on to buy Kitamura's entire film catalog after this one. If you have a chance you need to see ... Azumi (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE6Gy73Mo4o) (click for trailer)

Love Azumi. Great stuff.

Crippled Masters I DO believe is on DVD, but the way I had to see it was by buying a collection that included a bunch of different martial arts films.

And I was not that impressed, I thought both of them had way too much down time between action scenes, but both featured cool shootouts toward the end of the films.

I could see how you could feel that way. Election is a lot like that as well, but that's just Johnie To's style I suppose. It's either a love it or hate it thing I guess.

Rant

06-07-2008, 09:58 PM

Here are some Kick Ass Trailers for some New Martial Arts Flicks that I found.

The Rebel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1vw7baC0Oo&feature=related)

Muay Thai Chaiya (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spQyrzcOdng&NR=1)

Fighting Beat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOh296lmacs&feature=related)

Bangkok Adrenaline (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJsxMMkClvc&feature=related)

I had like 3 Wargasms watching these.:D

D.B. Cooper

06-07-2008, 10:09 PM

The Street Fighter is one of my faves, actually the trilogy is one of my faves which also consists of Return Of The Street Fighter and The Street Fighters Last Revenge. Sonny Chiba is the man, i love that he's in Kill Bill as Hattori Hanzo. Actually how i heard of The Street Fighter was through, True Romance.

Kick Ass poster Lordsimen, do you own it?

This thread reeks with awesomeness.

LordSimen

06-07-2008, 10:17 PM

Th
Kick Ass poster Lordsimen, do you own it?

I wish. :(

MisterTwister

06-08-2008, 12:31 AM

Wow this thread kicks a lot of ass.

The Machine Girl is exactly what you expect it to be. Gore soaked entertainment. The Machine gun arm wasn't used enough for my liking, but if you're looking a good old mindless piece of popcorn fun, this will tickle your pickle.

The Street Fighter and Riki-Oh are two of my all time favorites. A great double feature. Gives me an idea for next weekend...

Kain424

06-08-2008, 03:22 AM

So is anyone else looking forward to this new film as much as me?

Trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DuH3fqU92yo&feature=related

I like how they make fun of his use of the word "aware". The movie looks like fun... It's good to see that JCVD can poke fun at himself.

Tony_Montana

06-08-2008, 10:04 AM

http://www.realmovienews.com/newsimages/896/999/999_newsarticle_f.jpg
http://www.tow.com/photogallery/2005/20051031_commando/CommandoPoster.jpg
http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/153/837331~Demolition-Man-Posters.jpg
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-10/09/xin_2921004091354312413210.jpg
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/7636/abettertomorrowum1.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CF79AG21L._SL500_AA240_.jpg
http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/ng/mo/uno/20060125/22/889600783.jpg

Kain424

06-08-2008, 03:41 PM

Hellz yeah! Not a bad one on that list. Commando's one I am especially fond of.

MisterTwister

06-08-2008, 03:49 PM

Speaking of 80's Arnold Schwarzenegger flicks, One of my favorites is...

http://www.timeww.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/running-man.jpg

Schwarzenegger is at his one liner best, the villains are over the top and uber-cool and the ass kickery level is high. Love It!

http://www.akirashiro.com/craigslist/red%20heat.jpg

I thought Schwarzenegger and Belushi were hilarious together and the action was top notch. I thought the villain, Viktor Rosta was one of the best action badguys of the '80's.

Most likely you can find both of these in the $5 bin at Wal-Mart.

MisterTwister

06-08-2008, 03:56 PM

Ok, now that I am caught up, has anyone else seen Chocolate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Axf_EXzF_qM)

(click for Trailer)

It is from Prachya Pinkaew, the guy who made 'Ong-Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong' it features a new rising star in the martial arts world JeeJa Yanin. The story is weak as Hell (An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.), but who gives a shit, this girl kicks some major ass. The end fight scene takes place on the side of a building and is some of the most blatant disregard for stunt-mens lives I've ever seen. Check it out.

I loved Chocolate. Yeah the story wasn't the greatest, but who goes into these flicks for that, seriously!? You go in for the ass kicking and this one delivers-BIG TIME!

The end fight was amazing in terms of stunts. There's some excellent stuff here.

I want to see Jeeja Yanin in more MA flicks. She's the female Tony Jaa.

ilovemovies

06-08-2008, 03:59 PM

Haha. I love Red Heat. Schwarzenegger and Belushi made for a great team.

Demolition Man is a favorite of mine as well. I wish we found out how those damn 3 seashells worked though. :D

LordSimen

06-08-2008, 04:01 PM

This film needs no introduction or explanation. It speaks for itself:
http://atacada.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/stallone-cobra-poster021.jpg

MisterTwister

06-08-2008, 05:28 PM

Cobra meet....

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/MG/196155~Invasion-U-S-A-Posters.jpg

Matt Hunter: If you come back in here, I am gonna hit you with so many rights you are going to beg for a left.

MidnightAngel

06-08-2008, 05:42 PM

This film needs no introduction or explanation. It speaks for itself:
http://atacada.files.wordpress.com/2006/12/stallone-cobra-poster021.jpg

Rocky Balboa, Rambo, Cobra Bites Back? :D

Here are my picks.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt300/t308/t30896c3bh8.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Battle_royale_pochette.jpg/427px-Battle_royale_pochette.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt300/t383/t38319dogvy.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Sudden_death.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt000/t004/t00435dgieo.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Passenger_fifty_seven.jpg

LordSimen

06-08-2008, 06:30 PM

Can't forget the classics:
http://www.craigerscinemacorner.com/Images/Mad_Max_2.jpg

And of course:
http://www.filminlandempire.com/images/bad_boys_two.jpg

And most recently:
http://nanashi-inc.net/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/doomsday-poster.jpg

Rant

06-09-2008, 12:09 AM

I loved Chocolate. Yeah the story wasn't the greatest, but who goes into these flicks for that, seriously!? You go in for the ass kicking and this one delivers-BIG TIME!

The end fight was amazing in terms of stunts. There's some excellent stuff here.

I want to see Jeeja Yanin in more MA flicks. She's the female Tony Jaa.

I concur. Since Cynthia Rothrock has all but retired and Michelle Yeoh seems to be in increasingly more artsy flicks, Jeeja may be the hope for estrogen in action.

If you didn't already, check out the trailers I posted yesterday. There is some badass looking Thai-Fu flicks on the horizon.

Rocky Balboa, Rambo, Cobra Bites Back? :D

Marion Cobretti Coming January 2009. If only... If only.

http://nanashi-inc.net/weblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/doomsday-poster.jpg

LOVED this flick. IMO the third best action flick this year, right behind 'Rambo' and 'Flash Point'

MisterTwister

06-09-2008, 12:53 AM

I concur. Since Cynthia Rothrock has all but retired and Michelle Yeoh seems to be in increasingly more artsy flicks, Jeeja may be the hope for estrogen in action.

If you didn't already, check out the trailers I posted yesterday. There is some badass looking Thai-Fu flicks on the horizon.

Marion Cobretti Coming January 2009. If only... If only.

LOVED this flick. IMO the third best action flick this year, right behind 'Rambo' and 'Flash Point'

I just checked out them out and they do indeed look badass. I especially want to see Fighting Beat.

spacemonkey

06-09-2008, 04:47 PM

Can't forget the classics:
http://www.craigerscinemacorner.com/Images/Mad_Max_2.jpg

Holy shit, cool ass poster! Never seen that version!

spacemonkey

06-09-2008, 04:49 PM

Though it gets kinda cheesy at times, I loved The Year of the Dragon!

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/F/v/u/DVsh0utth0CFvu_l.jpg

therealjohng

06-09-2008, 06:19 PM

Quite possibly the greatest thread title in the history of Joblo.

Rant

06-09-2008, 06:27 PM

I just checked out them out and they do indeed look badass. I especially want to see Fighting Beat.

I just ordered it from the U.K. Soon as I obtain it, I shall let you know.

Quite possibly the greatest thread title in the history of Joblo.

The Spirit of Nada and I thank you.

MidnightAngel

06-09-2008, 06:34 PM

Though it gets kinda cheesy at times, I loved The Year of the Dragon!

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/F/v/u/DVsh0utth0CFvu_l.jpg

Mickey Rourke owns! And speaking of Mickey Rourke...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Harley_davidson_and_the_marlboro_man_movie_poster. jpg
A must see for heist movie fans with B-grade action sequences. :cool:

LordSimen

06-09-2008, 06:40 PM

http://www.toxicshock.tv/news/wp-content/uploads/shoot_em_up_ver4_poster.jpg

http://www.firstshowing.net/img/crank-poster-big.jpg

http://uglyrepublicans.com/republicans/United-States/Arnold-Schwarzenegger/predator.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1976/deathsentencever4ej2.jpg

deftdelivery

06-09-2008, 08:56 PM

Who here has seen BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.

It's been on my list for years, and I always hear it's the shit. Should I find this immediately? Is it on the top of your B-movie action lists?

LordSimen

06-09-2008, 09:19 PM

Who here has seen BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.

It's been on my list for years, and I always hear it's the shit. Should I find this immediately? Is it on the top of your B-movie action lists?

YES. Definitely. Any movie where Kurt Russel and John Carpenter join forces is a must see movie and an instant classic. Big Trouble is no different. ;) Just be ready to laugh. It's a very comedic, bad ass movie that doesn't take itself too seriously.

poopontheshoes7

06-09-2008, 09:28 PM

Rant

06-10-2008, 12:23 AM

Rant

06-10-2008, 12:33 AM

This is probably the greatest thread of all time!

Good call on Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. I love that flick. Rourke and Johnson make a great team.

Did anyone mention the classic Robocop yet?

Shame.

Thank you. And no 'Robocop' has not yet come up, but Neither has....

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51PJX7GZW3L._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41XSQ5GGCHL._SS500_.jpg

Paul Verhoeven is the Man. And on the track of 'Starship Troopers' who else is excited for the return of Johnny Rico? In... STARSHIP TROOPERS 3: MARAUDER!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7DTy_5ijV0)

MisterTwister

06-10-2008, 12:41 AM

Let's not forget about this '90's action classic...

http://www.gorila.sk/i/imgs_orig/390/4390.jpg

Excellent action and awesome Bruce Willis one liners.

An example:

Alley Thug: All right, you want it in the chest, or the head?
Joe Hallenbeck: Yeah, that's what your wife said.
Alley Thug: Hey, would you stop with the wife shit?
Joe Hallenbeck: Ask me how fat she is.
Alley Thug: Fuck you, man! How fat is she?
Joe Hallenbeck: She's so fat I had to roll her in flour and look for the wet spot. Motherfucker, if you wanna fuck her you gotta slap her thigh and ride the wave in. Now I'm not saying she's fat, her high school picture was an aerial photograph.

spacemonkey

06-10-2008, 09:25 AM

Who here has seen BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA.

It's been on my list for years, and I always hear it's the shit. Should I find this immediately? Is it on the top of your B-movie action lists?

Oh my god, you HAVE to see Big Trouble in Little China! Its one of my all time favorite fantasy movies ever! Its got Chinese ghost stories...an evil Ghost Emperor, a flying eye ball creature, chinese black magic, warlock battles and good old Jack Burton trying to save the day without breaking a sweat!

Seriously though, its one of Carpenters best films ever.

poopontheshoes7

06-10-2008, 10:38 AM

Oh my god, you HAVE to see Big Trouble in Little China! Its one of my all time favorite fantasy movies ever! Its got Chinese ghost stories...an evil Ghost Emperor, a flying eye ball creature, chinese black magic, warlock battles and good old Jack Burton trying to save the day without breaking a sweat!

Seriously though, its one of Carpenters best films ever.

Big Trouble In Little China is pure B-movie gold. Jack Burton is the best character Kurt Russel has ever played. Yup, I'll take Jack Burton over Snake Plissken anyday!

Rated R

06-10-2008, 10:52 AM

You could pretty much list John Carpenter's entire catalogue. In fact I say we award him with the B-Movie lifetime achievement award right here and now! I mean look at these movies: The Thing, Halloween, Prince of Darkness, Escape from New York (and LA), Big Trouble in Little China, Assault on Precinct 13, In the Mouth of Madness, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Starman, The Fog, Christine, Village of the Damned, Vampires and of course They Live!

What a resume! This man is a God of B-movie cinema, and the history of film! Sure he has a few turkeys, but damn it if I can't have a blast with any of them any way.

Here's to you John,

http://www.filmjunk.com/spacejunk/wp-content/images/dvd-review/jc.jpg

spacemonkey

06-10-2008, 11:00 AM

Big Trouble In Little China is pure B-movie gold. Jack Burton is the best character Kurt Russel has ever played. Yup, I'll take Jack Burton over Snake Plissken anyday!

Yeah, Jack Burton is just more likable. His one liners are some of the best!

"We really shook the pillars of heaven didnt we Wang?"

"Seven Demon Bag! Terrific! Whats in it Egg?" :D

MidnightAngel

06-10-2008, 01:15 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Missing_in_action_%28film_poster%29.jpg
Chuck Norris doesn't need an army to beat the enemy, he is an one man army that can beat the enemy. Chuck Norris destroyed a flying helicopter by pointing his finger at the helicopter and yelling "bang"! :D

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt500/t514/t51417pm7gm.jpg
The americanized Zatoichi.

spacemonkey

06-10-2008, 01:25 PM

Not many people seem to remember this Schwarznegger gem:

The Running Man!
http://media.movieweb.com/prod/7/p/v/DVmpPsouKKi7pv_l.jpg

Cant tell you how many times I saw, the one, the only, Robocop!
http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/1137/posters/poster1_full.jpg

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/z/m/o/DVjalljpEVfzmo_l.jpg

One of the cheesiest movies ever made, yet I mustve watched it like a thousand times:
http://media.movieweb.com/prod/u/P/M/DVKPRMKMpOzuPM_m.jpg

A Steven Segal classic, I remember it was advertised as 'Die Hard' on a boat:
http://media.movieweb.com/prod/r/D/z/DVzSjAEFpA0rDz_l.jpg

Still the best in the series:
http://media.movieweb.com/prod/8/q/u/DVnyvosuGJa8qu_l.jpg

LordSimen

06-10-2008, 01:44 PM

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/allposters/82/1800022982p.jpg

http://bhdaamov.hp.infoseek.co.jp/pic/blackrain.jpg

http://ruthlessreviews.com/80saction/pics/unisol1.jpg

http://seagalology.com/img/movies/hardtokill.jpg

http://www.backtotheeighties.net/images/tangoandcash1.jpg

http://tf.org/images/covers/ConAir.jpg

http://aycu12.webshots.com/image/4811/2002319595440281088_rs.jpg

http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/362536.1020.A.jpg

http://images21.fotosik.pl/71/462df780e18a3a4a.jpg

And unfortunately, the biggest poster I could find for it:
http://www.whsmith.co.uk/Images/Products%5C580%5C760%5C580760_m_f.jpg

spacemonkey

06-10-2008, 04:53 PM

Lordsimen, I was looking for that Steven Segal one "Hard to Kill" I was looking for it under "License to Kill" obviously I couldnt find it. I forgot its title was Hard to Kill.

Thats the one with the Jamaican mafia, kind of similarly themed then Predator 2 (as far as the Jamaican mafia thing goes) Predator 2 another classic cheesy action flick! I love that opening sequence where everyone is shooting the fuck out of each other!

http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2637/posters/poster1.jpg

biff_debris

06-10-2008, 04:57 PM

Hah, excellent thread you guys. Big Trouble in Little China is a necessity, though (and I agree wholeheartedly about Carpenter being the Lord God King Bufu of B-Action flicks), my fave part between Jack Burton and Egg Shen:

JACK: That is not water.
EGG: Black Blood of the Earth!
JACK:You mean oil?
EGG: I mean Black Blood of the Earth!

starcat

06-10-2008, 05:35 PM

TheJadedGamer

06-10-2008, 06:18 PM

'Riki-Oh' is great, I read a post by Bey Logan saying that Dragon Dynasty is going to be re-releasing it in a special edition. So I might have to double dip.

Oh, Jesus. That would be fucking amazing.

auge_28

06-10-2008, 06:20 PM

I have only one bit of badassery to add, and here it is:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Mexico_DVD.jpg

auge_28

06-10-2008, 06:43 PM

MidnightAngel

06-10-2008, 07:26 PM

http://spanish.imdb.com/media/rm4239757824/tt0120868
Torrente

Is about a former cop turned private investigator and in the pursuit of drug smugglers at the village where he lives. A great action comedy that has become a hit in Spain and spawned two sequels.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/adg/cov200/drt600/t662/t66234tjosu.jpg

No strings attached and no cgi!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Shaft_Movie.jpg

Honorable mentions for this film.

MisterTwister

06-10-2008, 08:06 PM

I have only one bit of badassery to add, and here it is:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6d/Mexico_DVD.jpg

I LOVE Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Call me crazy but it's one of my favorite action flicks of all time. It's just so fucking cool. Johnny Depp's charcter is pure awesomeness. He shot the fucking cook!!

Ratlehed

06-10-2008, 08:14 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/wiss-x/beastmaster_junleader03.jpg

I always was a fan of The Beastmaster. Lots of sword hacking, half naked chicks, and the bad guys dress like the WWF tag team Demolition. Its a good fantasy/action/adventure movie.

My favorite lower budgeted action flick would have to be The Road Warrior.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/sunshined71/Madmax2.jpg

Rant

06-10-2008, 11:54 PM

Piper went back to wrestling. So I think thats why he stayed out of movies. He was in Hell Comes to Frogtown and some other cheesy action movies.

OK, just watched...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H607E23HL._SS500_.jpg

... and I have to say... AWESOME. Bullets, Babes and Bloodshed (all-be-it green) this movie has it all. Thanks for bringing it up.

Kain424

06-11-2008, 12:07 AM

OK, just watched...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H607E23HL._SS500_.jpg

... and I have to say... AWESOME. Bullets, Babes and Bloodshed (all-be-it green) this movie has it all. Thanks for bringing it up.

This movie is flat-out ridiculous fun. I miss Roddy Piper.

You could pretty much list John Carpenter's entire catalogue. In fact I say we award him with the B-Movie lifetime achievement award right here and now! I mean look at these movies: The Thing, Halloween, Prince of Darkness, Escape from New York (and LA), Big Trouble in Little China, Assault on Precinct 13, In the Mouth of Madness, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Starman, The Fog, Christine, Village of the Damned, Vampires and of course They Live!

What a resume! This man is a God of B-movie cinema, and the history of film! Sure he has a few turkeys, but damn it if I can't have a blast with any of them any way.

Here's to you John,

http://www.filmjunk.com/spacejunk/wp-content/images/dvd-review/jc.jpg

Amen.

Rant

06-11-2008, 12:11 AM

You guys have inspired me, I am going to do a trilogy of marathons featuring bad ass action trilogies.

I will probably do a volume each 2 weeks.
Most of my buddies have probably not watched most of these films . . . this is going to be fun.

Marathon of Bad-Assery

Volume 1:
The Vengeance Trilogy
1. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
2. Oldboy
3. Lady Vengeance

Volume 2:
Mexico Trilogy
1. El Mariachi
2. Desperado
3. Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Volume 3:
Dollars Trilogy
1. A Fistful of Dollars
2. For a Few Dollars More
3. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

That's a good start, or build up if it were... after those give these a try:
(Listed According to Timeline)

A Better Tomorrow III (Ying hung boon sik III jik yeung ji gor)
A Better Tomorrow (Ying hung boon sik)
A Better Tomorrow II (Ying hung boon sik II)

Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
Missing in Action
Braddock: Missing in Action III

Darkman
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die

Death Wish
Death Wish II
Death Wish 3
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
(Not Part Five, Five Sucked)

The Delta Force
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
Delta Force 3: The Killing Game

'Dirty' Harry Callahan # 01: Dirty Harry
'Dirty' Harry Callahan # 02: Magnum Force
'Dirty' Harry Callahan # 03: The Enforcer
'Dirty' Harry Callahan # 04: Sudden Impact
'Dirty' Harry Callahan # 05: The Dead Pool

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull

Die Hard
Die Hard 2: Die Harder
Die Hard: With A Vengeance
Live Free Or Die Hard (Unrated)

John Rambo # 01: First Blood
John Rambo # 02: Rambo: First Blood Part 2
John Rambo # 03: Rambo III
John Rambo # 04: Rambo

Lethal Weapon (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon 2 (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon 3 (Director's Cut)
Lethal Weapon 4

Mad Max (Optional - It's Kinda Shitty, IMO)
Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions

Once Upon A Time In China (Wong Fei Hung)
Once Upon A Time In China 2 (Wong Fei Hung II: Naam yi dong ji keung)
Once Upon A Time In China 3 (Wong Fei Hung ji saam: Si wong jaang ba)

Police Story (Ging chaat goo si)
Police Story Part II (Ging chaat goo si juk jaap)
Police Story 3: Super Cop (Ging chaat goo si 3: Chiu kap ging chaat )
Police Story 3: Part 2: Once A Cop (Chao ji ji hua) aka Supercop 2
Police Story 4: First Strike (Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo) aka Jackie Chan's First Strike

Robocop (Director's Cut)
Robocop 2
Robocop 3 (Optional... Again, Kinda Shitty, IMO)

Shaft (1971)
Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft In Africa
Shaft (2000)

The Street Fighter (Gekitotsu! Satsujin ken)
Street Fighter 2 aka Return Of The Street Fighter (Satsujin ken 2)
Sister Street Fighter (Onna hissatsu ken)
The Street Fighter's Last Revenge (Gyakushû! Satsujin ken)

MisterTwister

06-11-2008, 12:42 AM

Rant

06-11-2008, 02:11 AM

Rant there is actually 6 Once Upon a Time in China flicks. 8 if you count the unofficial "Last Hero in China" and the prequel, Iron Monkey (which is also unofficial).

Once Upon a Time In China IV was a big disappointment and I've only seen bits and pieces of V and VI (which is called Once Upon a Time in China and America). Both looked entertaining. Jet Li, sadly, did not return for IV and V but did for the final film in the series. He also played the same role in Last Hero in China.

I'm not a fan of the original Mad Max. Some good spots but it takes too long to get to the real meat of the story. Been awhile, though but I still remember it being "Meh". I highly prefer Road Warrior and Beyond Thunderdome.

I did not know that about the 'OUATIC'. I shall have to add them to my 2C List. Q. Where does 'Iron Monkey 2' fit in? I am not a huge Jet Li fan and I haven't seen too many of his flicks. I did like 'Fist of Legend' and 'My Father is a Hero', so he is growing on me, but I have to say I much prefer Jackie.

'Road Warrior' is by far the best. The first film was blah, took almost the entire film for anything actionie to happen and when it did it was lackluster.

Venus Venusia

06-11-2008, 08:10 AM

Repo Man

06-11-2008, 12:22 PM

BatDaddy

06-11-2008, 12:43 PM

This thread is filling up my netflix queue. Thanks! :)

Didn't catch "They Live" until just a couple of years ago, after which it skyrocketed into my favorites.

Don't have any more to add at the moment, but I've been meaning to rewatch Cobra, since I haven't seen it since I was about 6. Boy were my parents pissed about that one.

MisterTwister

06-11-2008, 01:11 PM

I did not know that about the 'OUATIC'. I shall have to add them to my 2C List. Q. Where does 'Iron Monkey 2' fit in? I am not a huge Jet Li fan and I haven't seen too many of his flicks. I did like 'Fist of Legend' and 'My Father is a Hero', so he is growing on me, but I have to say I much prefer Jackie.

'Road Warrior' is by far the best. The first film was blah, took almost the entire film for anything actionie to happen and when it did it was lackluster.

I don't know about Iron Monkey 2, as I never seen it but looking at the IMDB listing it features Donnie Yen in the main role as Wong Fei Hong's father. So you can include that, which makes it 9.

See I'm the opposite. I love Jackie but when it comes down to overall fighting I prefer Jet Li. I find his fights more violent and vicious.

I highly recommend the Jet Li film "Unleashed aka Danny the Dog" if you haven't see it.

spacemonkey

06-11-2008, 01:18 PM

Don't have any more to add at the moment, but I've been meaning to rewatch Cobra, since I haven't seen it since I was about 6. Boy were my parents pissed about that one.

Cobra, I bought it recently out of sheer nostalgia. I was laughing my way through most of it! Its so fucking cheesy! I love that scene where Cobra arrives at his apartment (decorated with bright neon lights) and doesnt even care to take of his gloves, his boots or his shades before diving straight into some leftover pizza.

Or how the dude completely fucks up his vintage car just to pursue some bad guy. :D

Thats priceless 80's movie cheese right there.

spacemonkey

06-11-2008, 01:21 PM

I love Jackie but when it comes down to overall fighting I prefer Jet Li. I find his fights more violent and vicious.

I highly recommend the Jet Li film "Unleashed aka Danny the Dog" if you haven't see it.

And hows about Fist of fucking Legend man? That movie for me is Jet Lis best film ever! Its all about that final fight with that huge dude. I havent seen a better Jet Li film then Fist of Legend. I guess the dude wanted to do something special, this is a remake of Bruce Lees Fist of Furyafter all.

Twin Warriors I think rocks the house as well.

MisterTwister

06-11-2008, 05:23 PM

And hows about Fist of fucking Legend man? That movie for me is Jet Lis best film ever! Its all about that final fight with that huge dude. I havent seen a better Jet Li film then Fist of Legend. I guess the dude wanted to do something special, this is a remake of Bruce Lees Fist of Legend after all.

Twin Warriors I think rocks the house as well.

I didn't mention it because Rant said he already seen it but I agree, it kicks mighty ass.

This film is the reason I prefer Li over Chan, his fights are beyond excellent and are a sight to see. He did a great job remaking the classic Bruce Lee flick "Fist of Fury", which is my favorite MA flick.

Don't know if Fist of Legend is my favorite Li film though, that honor goes to Once Upon a Time in China II. But Legend is a close second.

BatDaddy

06-11-2008, 05:26 PM

Cobra, I bought it recently out of sheer nostalgia. I was laughing my way through most of it! Its so fucking cheesy! I love that scene where Cobra arrives at his apartment (decorated with bright neon lights) and doesnt even care to take of his gloves, his boots or his shades before diving straight into some leftover pizza.

Or how the dude completely fucks up his vintage car just to pursue some bad guy. :D

Thats priceless 80's movie cheese right there.

I barely remember any of it, except he killed a lot of dudes and rode a motorcycle. That and the language. Oh my, the fucking language! :)

Rant

06-11-2008, 06:37 PM

Showdown in Little Tokyo! It has it all! Violence, boobs, violence, bad language, drugs, violence and martial arts violence! This is one of the ultimate last true B-movies thats still worth watching :)

It is in the Top Five of my B-Movie List. It is Fucking Awesome.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FAEE4DXML._SS500_.jpg

Also if you like Brandon Lee, you should check these out...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51G5GCMY9TL._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5177D9BS40L._SS500_.jpg

'Rapid Fire' is great and 'Legacy of Rage' (while not the best) has one of the first Heroic Bloodshed shootouts at the end, which is pretty BadAss.

This thread is filling up my netflix queue. Thanks!
I've been meaning to rewatch Cobra

Glad to here it. :cool: and Yes Re-Watch 'Cobra' it is one of the best.

I'll have to come up with a Top 10 or 20 and post on here... might take a little while to way the options, but I think it can be done.

Something to look forward to...

Rant

06-11-2008, 06:48 PM

I don't know about Iron Monkey 2, as I never seen it but looking at the IMDB listing it features Donnie Yen in the main role as Wong Fei Hong's father. So you can include that, which makes it 9.

See I'm the opposite. I love Jackie but when it comes down to overall fighting I prefer Jet Li. I find his fights more violent and vicious.

I highly recommend the Jet Li film "Unleashed aka Danny the Dog" if you haven't see it.

I agree Jet is definitely more hard-core, but I think Jackie's flicks are more fun. I can name at least 10 that are awesome:

Project A
Police Story 1-4
New Police Story
Robin B Hood
Drunken Master 2
Mr. Nice Guy
Who Am I?
Armour of God
Armour of God II: Operation Condor
Rumble in the Bronx

That's just off the top of my head. I can't do that yet with Jet. I need to watch more of his work. And I did see 'Danny the Dog' back in theaters, I need to re-watch it for the added material they put back in for the dvd.

I have noticed something for both these guys though... their American Films Suck Ass. I am super worried for Tony Jaa's future projects as he has already come to the states for 'Ong-Bak 2' and he has only stared in 2 Thai films. At least with Jackie and Jet they had a whole catalog before selling out... Man I hope it dosen't suck.

MidnightAngel

06-11-2008, 08:02 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Raw_deal.jpg/400px-Raw_deal.jpg
Pure cheesy action! Look for Arnold's Terminator-like look at the finale of the film. :D

trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLcE-uDOdVE

And i don't know if a film like this should fit in this thread. :confused:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/007NSNA.jpg

Even if it's an unnoficial film of the series.

trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jex5gL6Rnfs

MisterTwister

06-11-2008, 08:28 PM

I agree Jet is definitely more hard-core, but I think Jackie's flicks are more fun. I can name at least 10 that are awesome:

Project A
Police Story 1-4
New Police Story
Robin B Hood
Drunken Master 2
Mr. Nice Guy
Who Am I?
Armour of God
Armour of God II: Operation Condor
Rumble in the Bronx

That's just off the top of my head. I can't do that yet with Jet. I need to watch more of his work. And I did see 'Danny the Dog' back in theaters, I need to re-watch it for the added material they put back in for the dvd.

I have noticed something for both these guys though... their American Films Suck Ass. I am super worried for Tony Jaa's future projects as he has already come to the states for 'Ong-Bak 2' and he has only stared in 2 Thai films. At least with Jackie and Jet they had a whole catalog before selling out... Man I hope it dosen't suck.

I will agree Chan's films are more fun, but after while I get sick of it. That's thing with Chan for me, I get sick of his films easly but that's not the same for Li. Weird.

The best thing about Chan is the stunts. There's some truly jaw dropping stunts in some of his films.

I really liked Police Story, Police Story III, Drunken Master II and Armour of God.

New Police Story, Mr. Nice Guy and Armour of God II were decent.

Rumble in the Bronx disappointed the hell out of me. Hardly any fights in it and when there was some they were too short to be memorable. Sigh.

I need see the rest on your list. But at this point I am chaned out. In the future though...

I recommend Dragons Forever if you haven't seen it. Excellent and fun Jackie Chan flick.

Tony Jaa is kicking ass so far so he better not screw it up. Looking forward to Ong Bak 2.

Some of Chan's and Li's american films do truly suck but I thought Shanghi Noon & Knights and The One were a shitload of fun.

Ratlehed

06-11-2008, 11:35 PM

OK, just watched...

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51H607E23HL._SS500_.jpg

... and I have to say... AWESOME. Bullets, Babes and Bloodshed (all-be-it green) this movie has it all. Thanks for bringing it up.

I havent seen this movie in so long. Cinemax used to play it along time ago. There was a really bad sequel with Lou Ferrigno, Brion James and Robert Z'Dar. USA Up All Night used to play it. Probably because Rhonda Shear was in it.

I never got into the martial arts action flicks. They just didnt do it for me. I might have seen 3 Van Damme and maybe a Seagal and a Brandon Lee flick. The only Van Damme I liked was Cyborg. Jackie Chan has some fun movies. I like Rumble in the Bronx alot. Master of the Flying Guillitine is my favorite karate type flick.

Kain424

06-12-2008, 01:04 AM

I agree Jet is definitely more hard-core, but I think Jackie's flicks are more fun.

I can agree with that. I am glad that there are the two of them, so as to provide options for whatever my mood allows me to watch. I still need to see more of their films. I am glad for that, and hopefully their first "true" outing together will rock whenever it gets released.

Speaking of martial arts, have you seen the Transporter 3 trailer? Looks good:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q27fy3xCowg&feature=related

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Raw_deal.jpg/400px-Raw_deal.jpg
Pure cheesy action! Look for Arnold's Terminator-like look at the finale of the film. :D

This movie is one of Arnie's best straight action films. I love how he randomly dumps a bowl of candy on the baddie after shooting him to death with a shotgun. The only thing that I don't like is the last 2 minutes... what the hell was that shit about? It shoulda ended at the airport.

And i don't know if a film like this should fit in this thread. :confused:

[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/007NSNA.jpg

Even if it's an unnoficial film of the series.

trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jex5gL6Rnfs

Not a huge fan of the film (Connery looks ancient as fuck in it...), but it's not too bad a remake of Thunderball. Where the fuck is the theme though?

I never got into the martial arts action flicks. They just didnt do it for me. I might have seen 3 Van Damme and maybe a Seagal and a Brandon Lee flick. The only Van Damme I liked was Cyborg. Jackie Chan has some fun movies. I like Rumble in the Bronx alot. Master of the Flying Guillitine is my favorite karate type flick.

Aw, but Lionheart is fucking sweet! How about Double Impact? Nowhere else where you get to see JCVD call himself (playing his twin brother) a "faggot".

hail2theking

06-12-2008, 06:31 AM

This is a pretty kickass thread. I've enjoyed many of the movies mentioned and I plan on seeing the rest soon. Here's a couple of my picks:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51GHZ65AWML._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkwK4ZGexs4

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VRR4F322L._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpi2uGiUQ2w

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71HGQAGZ5BL._SS500_.gif

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifd-MIORFJc

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5176AXAS78L._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yLg30u23CE

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/718N8RP2Q7L._SS500_.gif

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZDrTylco1o

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BFAQPFkyL._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-LCKfFacYI

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4198ZHRED3L._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szuz3CDwCqE

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5103FTH6KKL._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXiypWCDl_M

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MNJ8AJXDL._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kZyGt33kSQ

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VEVCXKYBL._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzSV182TDpk

spacemonkey

06-12-2008, 09:11 AM

I barely remember any of it, except he killed a lot of dudes and rode a motorcycle. That and the language. Oh my, the fucking language! :)

Did he ride a motorcycle? I was under the impression that he drove this big ass vintage Mercury from the 50s? Oh wait, thats right, he rides of in a motorcycle by the ending of the film...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/spacemonkey_fg/cobra-1.jpg

spacemonkey

06-12-2008, 09:18 AM

Anybody remember these?

Navy Seals

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/C/f/j/DVcpSdhiDeNCfj_l.jpg

Flight of the Intruder

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/B/I/I/DVEVJGEIecfBII_l.jpg

Iron Eagle - These type of movies were hot after Top Gun became such a hit...

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/m/C/F/DVyYnAyHLOsmCF_l.jpg

The Punisher - Waaay better then that Thomas Jane/John Travolta version...

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/v/v/B/DVsmbtxzWbAvvB_l.jpg

I wonder how these movies will hold up if I watched them now...I bet most of them would be good for a laugh. Except that Punisher movie with Lundgren, that one Im sure kicks ass...

Ratlehed

06-12-2008, 09:54 AM

[QUOTE=spacemonkey;2777818]Anybody remember these?

Navy Seals

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/C/f/j/DVcpSdhiDeNCfj_l.jpg

QUOTE]

I remember being dissapointed with Navy Seals. I thought it would be cool because Michael Biehn is in it. But I remember the action being a little on the slim side. Like there was alot more talky parts than action parts. Its been awhile since I saw it though.

IRON EAGLE DESTROYS THAT LAME ASS MOVIE TOP GUN!!

spacemonkey

06-12-2008, 10:06 AM

I dont remember much about these movies, but I do remember seeing them a lot when I was like 13 and 14 or something.

I dont remember much of Navy Seals....

Iron Eagle, all I remember is that it had something to do with rescuing his dad from some terrorists or something...and stealing the planes to do it.

That kid from Iron Eagle (Jason Gedrick) he was on the up and up in the 80s after he did The Heavenly Kid which I defenetly use to watch a lot! But then he died out...last time I saw him was in this dance movie called Rooftops? After that he dissapeared.

Rant

06-12-2008, 11:49 AM

Speaking of martial arts, have you seen the Transporter 3 trailer? Looks good:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q27fy3xCowg&feature=related

This looks Bad Ass. It is scheduled to come out in November right after 'Quantum of Solace'

Did he ride a motorcycle? I was under the impression that he drove this big ass vintage Mercury from the 50s? Oh wait, thats right, he rides of in a motorcycle by the ending of the film...

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b300/spacemonkey_fg/cobra-1.jpg

I read an interview with Stallone where someone asked him if he really wrecked that car in the film, he didn't, it was a 'stunt-car' but the real car was owned by him, until it was stolen. Pretty sad huh?

The Punisher - Waaay better then that Thomas Jane/John Travolta version...

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/v/v/B/DVsmbtxzWbAvvB_l.jpg

I wonder how these movies will hold up if I watched them now...I bet most of them would be good for a laugh. Except that Punisher movie with Lundgren, that one Im sure kicks ass...

You would be correct, it still Kicks Ass and is FAR better than the Ton Jane sit-in-my-apartment-and-cry version of the Punisher.

Rant

06-12-2008, 12:00 PM

crodger

06-12-2008, 12:01 PM

spacemonkey

06-12-2008, 01:16 PM

I haven't seen Iron Eagle, although it stars Louis Gosset Jr. so it must be good.

It was one of my childhood faves, though I dont know how it would hold up today. Probably cheesy as hell. Probably just another Top Gun knock off. But probably watchable. I guess its time for a rewatch of some of these old actioneers of the 80s.

Last time I did that was with Cobra, I laughed the whole way through. Right from that moment when he arrives in his car and the police just let him walk through, like he was above the law somehow.

Kain424

06-12-2008, 02:03 PM

The Punisher - Waaay better then that Thomas Jane/John Travolta version...

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/v/v/B/DVsmbtxzWbAvvB_l.jpg

I wonder how these movies will hold up if I watched them now...I bet most of them would be good for a laugh. Except that Punisher movie with Lundgren, that one Im sure kicks ass...

In fact, here is a video showcasing a few of the reasons that the Lundgren version kicks the new one's ass:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AHt50NsJgwM

MidnightAngel

06-12-2008, 02:28 PM

Anybody remember these?

Navy Seals

http://media.movieweb.com/prod/C/f/j/DVcpSdhiDeNCfj_l.jpg

Yup and it would be badass if it had more action scenes.That film was released when the crisis between Iraq and Kuwait started.

And speaking of Charlie Sheen...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/27/The_Rookie.jpg/444px-The_Rookie.jpg
A great post-Dirty Harry action movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111400/
Terminal Velocity

Badass music score, cheesy film, spectacular sky diving scenes.

And speaking of skydiving...

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Drop_zone_ver2.jpg

trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s9nvB7Oc8s

Free Snipes!

Kain424

06-12-2008, 04:37 PM

Holy shit! This is awesome:
http://www.hahastop.com/pictures/Chuck_Norris_Guitar_Hero.jpg

MisterTwister

06-12-2008, 05:46 PM

You would be correct, it still Kicks Ass and is FAR better than the Ton Jane sit-in-my-apartment-and-cry version of the Punisher.

Damn you Rant, We were getting along so well.

I'm not a fan of Lungren's Punisher. It was ok for a generic action film but I hated it as a Punisher film. Some cool action/violence though.

Thomas Jane's Punisher has to be one of my favorite action/comic book films of all time, no joke. Better made and more effective IMO. But don't worry, I am alone in this.:(

At least this Punisher didn't have him sitting naked in a sewer. Brrrrrrrrrrr.

Rant

06-12-2008, 09:42 PM

Damn you Rant, We were getting along so well.

I'm not a fan of Lungren's Punisher. It was ok for a generic action film but I hated it as a Punisher film. Some cool action/violence though.

Thomas Jane's Punisher has to be one of my favorite action/comic book films of all time, no joke. Better made and more effective IMO. But don't worry, I am alone in this.:(

At least this Punisher didn't have him sitting naked in a sewer. Brrrrrrrrrrr.

I am a fan of the Garth Ennis's 'the Punisher MAX' series, I like my Punisher hard-core and crazy, seeing Tom Jane moping around his apartment drinking and crying is not my idea of hard-core. What makes the Punisher so fucking cool is that he is lost, he has snapped. The only emotions I want to see are Rage and Bloodlust. I could care less about his feelings or his next door neighbors or the 40 minute back story. What was that about? Plus Tom Jane's Punisher was like watching an episode of Punk'd, he was running around causing mischief, like putting a fake fire hydrant in front of Travolta's car... WTF? How about you storm his building and pump him full of hate-coated lead? ... But no, I need to booby trap my shitty apartment and plan an elaborate explosion to make a skull. A noble effort, but I would have preferred he just killed people.

I just thought it was weak sauce. Meanwhile I can watch Dolph fighting Ninjas and annihilating a casino and breaking a chicks neck. Plus when Dolph wastes that entire room of Kung-Fu minions, it really pumps my nads. But to each his own. I think we can still be friends.

~outstretches a sweaty muscled arm with an open palm for which you to grab and squeeze like you got something to prove~

Let us Unite the Clans and be Brothers Once More!

MisterTwister

06-12-2008, 09:42 PM

I am motherfucking surprised this motherfucking movie has been motherfucking mentioned yet.

http://topofmind.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/snakes.jpg

I remember when I first watched this on my friend's bootleg (I know, shame) and didn't think it was that good. But I watched it on DVD and holy shit, FUN FUCKING TIMES. I watched it with a friend and we were having a blast. Not only do we get Samuel L. Jackson being the badass he is but we get a snake biting both a boob and a dick. These snakes get around! Plenty of action and laughs all around.

Let's not the forget the troma classic...

http://www.toxicshock.tv/interviews/lloyd_kaufman/toxic_avenger_movie_poster.jpg

Yeah it's horror but it is also comedy, action, romance-EVERYTHING.

This is absolute my favorite B-movie of all time. I grew up on it, despite my mom trying to stop me from watching.

I used to invite some friends over when I was younger and we would watch the hell out of it. It has it all from gore, boobs and action. All covered in an extra layer of hot cheese.

Toxic Avenger 2 and 3 are OK, but Citizen Toxie also kicks ass.

MisterTwister

06-12-2008, 09:50 PM

I am a fan of the Garth Ennis's 'the Punisher MAX' series, I like my Punisher hard-core and crazy, seeing Tom Jane moping around his apartment drinking and crying is not my idea of hard-core. What makes the Punisher so fucking cool is that he is lost, he has snapped. The only emotions I want to see are Rage and Bloodlust. I could care less about his feelings or his next door neighbors or the 40 minute back story. What was that about? Plus Tom Jane's Punisher was like watching an episode of Punk'd, he was running around causing mischief, like putting a fake fire hydrant in front of Travolta's car... WTF? How about you storm his building and pump him full of hate-coated lead? ... But no, I need to booby trap my shitty apartment and plan an elaborate explosion to make a skull. A noble effort, but I would have preferred he just killed people.

I just thought it was weak sauce. Meanwhile I can watch Dolph fighting Ninjas and annihilating a casino and breaking a chicks neck. Plus when Dolph wastes that entire room of Kung-Fu minions, it really pumps my nads. But to each his own. I think we can still be friends.

~outstretches a sweaty muscled arm with an open palm for which you to grab and squeeze like you got something to prove~

Let us Unite the Clans and be Brothers Once More!

We can still be friends. If we didn't disagree once and awhile, it would become very boring.

LordSimen

06-12-2008, 09:52 PM

Man, this thread is the pure definition of win. :D

Rant

06-12-2008, 09:54 PM

Yup and it would be badass if it had more action scenes.

And speaking of Charlie Sheen... The Rookie

Free Snipes!

I agree, 'Navy Seals' had a cool opening and a cool ending, but that was it.

'The Rookie' was great, this is a great buddy Cop flick that often gets overlooked.

And indeed, LET MY WESLEY GO!... Man what a lame ass reason to go to prison. I expected more from Simon Phoenix, like stealing a truckload of gold Krugerrands, raping a prize winning horse and blowing up a building full of women and children, now that's a 'Why I Went To Prison' story.

Rant

06-12-2008, 09:59 PM

We can still be friends. If we didn't disagree once and awhile, it would become very boring.

And so we shall be, Brothers in B-Action Blood. :cool:

Man, this thread is the pure definition of win. :D

I am glad you approve.

http://www.seancoon.org/wp-content/postimages/they_live.jpg

Rant

06-13-2008, 02:36 AM

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUfIShJIAA):cool:

This had better be rated R

therealjohng

06-13-2008, 02:57 AM

Good god, the new Punisher looks absolutely horrible.

On another note, I watched Missing in Action today and that movie was made for this thread.

MisterTwister

06-13-2008, 03:09 AM

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUfIShJIAA):cool:

This had better be rated R

The action sequences look OK but everything else screams generic action crap and not fun crap. Ray Stevenson looks good in the role but his acting comes off as crappy.

Just a big pile of crap. Skipping this. Might watch on DVD.

LordSimen

06-13-2008, 03:17 AM

You know what I don't get the most about The Punisher? Hollywood use to make that kind of movie all the time. Death Wish being a prime example of it, as well as numerous other film sin the 70's and 80's. Yet when it comes time to adapt the character to the screen, they STILL can't seem to get it right.

Rant

06-13-2008, 11:39 AM

I watched Missing in Action today and that movie was made for this thread.

MIA is pretty good, but I liked MIA2 better and Braddock: MIA3 is the Tits.

As far as Punihser goes...
Garth Ennis Screenplay + John Woo Directing = Best Punisher Movie EVER.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41DHCS1I2gL._SS500_.jpg

LordSimen

06-13-2008, 12:15 PM

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FS5H61M0L._SS500_.jpg

Let's get some Fulci in this bitch.

spacemonkey

06-13-2008, 01:46 PM

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FS5H61M0L._SS500_.jpg

Let's get some Fulci in this bitch.

You on a mission to put Fulci flicks on every thread? :D Seriously though, that looks like a good movie, but knowing Fulci (and I know his movies pretty well) this could go either way right?

You seen it? Recommend it? Its one of the few Fulci flicks I havent seen. Looks like a western or something....kind of like The Good the Bad and The Ugly....I believe Fulci had some sort of involvement with The Good and The Bad...he helped write the script or something...is this movie worth it?

LordSimen

06-13-2008, 01:48 PM

You seen it? Recommend it? Its one of the few Fulci flicks I havent seen. Looks like a western or something....kind of like The Good the Bad and The Ugly....I believe Fulci had some sort of involvement with The Good and The Bad...he helped write the script or something...is this movie worth it?

I definitely recommend it. It's a damn good western in my opinion that gets overshadowed by the more popular Sergio Leone Italian Westerns, but I'd say Fulci's contribution to the genre should be noted as well.

Then again, I'm a Fulci fanboy. So the average viewer might just find it on par with Leone's lesser westerns as opposed to his greater ones. :D

john_rambo

06-13-2008, 01:54 PM

LONE WOLF MCQUADE!!!!!

Chuck Norris at his... Chuck Norrisest. This movie is awesome!

Ratlehed

06-13-2008, 09:15 PM

MIA is pretty good, but I liked MIA2 better and Braddock: MIA3 is the Tits.

AMC was playing MIA 1-3 alot last month. Part 2 is my fave. But part 3 has some kick a$$ dialgue.

Little John: "Dont go stepping on any toes, Braddock."
Braddock: "I dont step on toes, Little John." "I step on NECKS!" (cue tough music)

It went something like that.

When Chuck Norris jumps in a pool, Chuck doesnt get wet. The pool gets Cuck Norrised.

Rant

06-14-2008, 01:51 AM

LONE WOLF MCQUADE!!!!!

Chuck Norris at his... Chuck Norrisest. This movie is awesome!

Lone Wolf is tied with 'Invasion U.S.A.' as my favorite Norris flick. Both are great and have all the Chuckssentials. Lonewolf might have the slight edge because of the scene where Chuck is buried alive with his truck and through the magic power of pouring beer on himself (beer to Chuck is like Spinach to Popeye) he is able to kick on the supercharger and blast out of the grave. Awesome.

Rant

06-14-2008, 02:12 AM

Trailer (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809936373/video/8306623)

Might I be the first to say this looks sooooo Fucking BadAss... Opening Night for me Baby.

john_rambo

06-14-2008, 02:54 AM

Lone Wolf is tied with 'Invasion U.S.A.' as my favorite Norris flick. Both are great and have all the Chuckssentials. Lonewolf might have the slight edge because of the scene where Chuck is buried alive with his truck and through the magic power of pouring beer on himself (beer to Chuck is like Spinach to Popeye) he is able to kick on the supercharger and blast out of the grave. Awesome.

SPOILER FOR INVASION USA

Invasion USA has the best ending of all time... Chuck Norris owning the guy with a Grenade launcher.... then the credits roll

LordSimen

06-14-2008, 03:44 PM

Trailer (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809936373/video/8306623)

Might I be the first to say this looks sooooo Fucking BadAss... Opening Night for me Baby.

FUCK YES. Now that's what Paul W.S. Anderson should be making. No holds barred, R-Rated B-movies. None of this PG-13 bullshit.

poopontheshoes7

06-14-2008, 04:23 PM

I'm pissed they tossed the original plot of Death Race 2000 away! Probably to contraversial:rolleyes:

Stick with this bad boy!

Rant

06-14-2008, 08:26 PM

You know the original is a classic, and I'm kinda glad that this one has little to do with it. This one is much more 'Twisted Metal Black' and I'm for it. Shit, the trailer makes me want to see this almost as much as the test footage for John Rambo made me want to see Rambo

Kain424

06-15-2008, 02:08 AM

Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVUfIShJIAA):cool:

This had better be rated R

Gale Ann Hurd said that it was going to be a "hard R". That's actually what she said... though I think that the last I liked of hers (producer) was probably The Terminator, with honorable mentions of T2 and The Ghost and the Darkness.

Rant

06-15-2008, 11:41 AM

Well if it is Action and has the coveted R, I shall go. I am binded by my love and to support the action genre whenever an R shall appear.

Rant

06-15-2008, 11:50 AM

So, anyone else hear about this Bullshit (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234721/)

LordSimen

06-15-2008, 04:02 PM

It's hard for me to imagine Robocop being remade. It was practically a movie that just defined the 80's as a whole.

BiffMcfly

06-16-2008, 10:13 PM

http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FS5H61M0L._SS500_.jpg

Let's get some Fulci in this bitch.

Fuck ya! This flick had one of the most badasss villans in the history of cinema.

And I want to warn everyone to avoid the flick dead mans bounty, a truly massive pile of polack dog shit. Avoid the flick like you'd avoid getting hammered with a girl you knew had herpes.

Rant

06-17-2008, 01:43 AM

And I want to warn everyone to avoid the flick dead mans bounty, a truly massive pile of polack dog shit. Avoid the flick like you'd avoid getting hammered with a girl you knew had herpes.

Noted.

So, I just watched that Thai flick I posted a trailer for a little while back 'Fighting Beat' and I to would like to warn everyone that it is a flaming pile of dog shit and cat piss. The hits sound like puffs of air, the soundtrack is awful and every 'Fighter' in the movie is a complete and total pussy. It was literally like watching Scooby and the Gang fighting, complete with the goofy sound effects, prat falls and playing possum. Fuck Ass was it Lame. What a waste of money.

On a brighter side, I also watched 'Muay Thai Chaiya' and despite the fact that the subtitles where translated literally (which makes No Fucking Sense) it was still a damn good flick, for what I could understand. I look forward to seeing it with understandable English subtitles if it ever comes state-side.

LordSimen

06-17-2008, 02:25 AM

http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/8493/thewarriorsoa1.jpg

Repo Man

06-17-2008, 05:15 AM

Trailer (http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809936373/video/8306623)

Might I be the first to say this looks sooooo Fucking BadAss... Opening Night for me Baby.

Its almost as if someone had been reading this thread and the replies and cooked up something based on that... its...its beautiful! :D

BiffMcfly

06-17-2008, 02:16 PM

I highly recomend these flicks

G.I samurai

http://www.ufrank.com/Sengokuposter.jpg

&

Django!

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Django.jpg

spacemonkey

06-17-2008, 02:23 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/50/Nighthawks_movie.jpg/383px-Nighthawks_movie.jpg

Night Hawks with Sylvester Stallone...excellent action flick from the 80s..one of the best actually.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/17/Forty_eight_hrs.jpg/200px-Forty_eight_hrs.jpg

Back in the day when Murphy had my respect.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dd/Blue_Thunder_DVD_Cover.jpg

Damn, I remember seeing Blue Thunder like 500 times back when I was like 10. That chopper was awesome, when I was a kid.

hail2theking

06-19-2008, 12:31 AM

here's a couple more trashtastic "classics":

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5172GWS6D2L._SS500_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5172APA4BQL._SS500_.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OExOl-4Xvos

http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/3157/dollposdollman1ci3.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsWFrA8nFNw

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1990/rcxs9.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3674CwHbbo

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71TGKSE2B3L._SS500_.gif

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHPxxXTTGBk

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517Z15N32HL._SS500_.jpg

clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zHGgGbKL78

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71C1FBK94EL._SS500_.gif

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVJPsA8C7jU

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/3637/112854qh3.jpg

clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCwU1rLJri4

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/2690/26129838nn6.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8F92p1ept0

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/4246/projshadiw4.jpg

trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KxOpgYK3Q

therealjohng

06-19-2008, 12:46 AM

Nighthawks and Fortress get two HUGE recommendations from me.

darknite125

06-19-2008, 01:14 AM

My personal favorite (and a pure classic)
http://www.pspgen.com/downloads/Images/films/PSPGen%20-%20road%20house.jpg

Some of my other faves:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/516BDHMA5QL._SX220_.jpg
Who needs a plot when you gotta a guy named Jaguar and an ass kicker in his fifties.

http://www.zakazanaplaneta.pl/images/news/news_reptilicant01.png
He beats the alien with a T-shirt coated in diamonds. Nuff. Said.

http://www.filmthreat.com/UploadImages/jcvampirehunter1X.jpg
In all it's blasphemous greatness. Plus the best ending of any movie ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJDObC5c0jw (YES THE GUY WITH THE SHAVED HEAD AND EARRING IS JESUS)

Rant

06-19-2008, 02:25 AM

A lot of new suggestions for me to add to my list. Thanks guys. I am working on a Top 50 B-Action List which I'll post as soon as I am done, I still have some great ones that have not yet been mentioned on the thread.

Here a 2-Fer that I just watched the last couple days (they're pretty fun, but did not make my Top 50 list) If you like '70's car chases and can suspend disbelief that the Ginger Ronny Howard can score with hot chicks, give them a try.

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VKXQFZ9FL._SS500_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FEM16W98L._SS500_.jpg

Rant

06-19-2008, 02:38 AM

June 15th: A sad day indeed. The man who gave us the Terminator, The Thing, the Aliens, Predator, the T-Rex and Iron Man, passed away. Heres to you Stan... Rest In Peace.

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Stan Winston April 7th, 1946 - June 15th, 2008

Tony_Montana

06-19-2008, 09:07 AM

Yeah that reminds me, how come this bad boy hasn't been mentioned:

http://imaginarycinema.com/images/cameron/terminator-poster.jpg

I also saw this last night. Good cheesy fun....

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Kain424

06-22-2008, 05:35 AM

I love The Terminator... not sure how it has escaped mention thus far... glad you've included it, man.

Has anyone heard anything about this Russian film Dend? It looks to be either a complete clone or a parody of Commando. Check out this trailer:
http://www.filmz.ru/trailer_rus/d/dend_trailer_640x304.mov

I'm gonna have to import that sucker.

Rant

06-25-2008, 01:53 PM

http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/tyrannosaurus-rob-zombie.jpg

MisterTwister

06-25-2008, 11:30 PM

http://shocktillyoudrop.com/nextraimages/tyrannosaurus-rob-zombie.jpg

Badass poster. Consider me interested Mr.Zombie.

Rant

06-28-2008, 01:30 AM

(Wrote this on the 'Wanted' page, but figured it could go here to)

I first read the 'novel' a couple years ago and immediately fell in love with it. I am a big Chuck Palahniuk fan and the grass roots of the comic read very much like 'Fight Club'. After finishing it I became an instant Mark Millar fan and have collected everything he has done since. So, naturally when I heard that there was to be a film adaptation on 'Wanted' I was super fuckin' stoked... that was until I heard later that it has practically jack-zip-shit to do with the source material.

But, I went to see the film for 2 reasons: 1. I am a 'need to know' type of guy... I had to know what it was like. 2. To support the ever fading 'R' rated action film.

So, I just got back and I have to say, it was about what I expected.

'POSSIBLE SPOILERS'

.:Good:.

1. The intro shootout was bloody fabulous, even though the window smashing shit was played out in Bekmambetov's last two flicks.

2. I really dug the 'Escape form the Pharmacy' scene. It was stylish, fast-paced, violent and funny.

3. The 'Post-Rat's' storm of the factory. As a rabid action fan, there was no way for me not to enjoy myself here.

That's about it.

.:Bad:.

Keep in mind, that I am a fan of the Comic... This makes me both bias and bitter.

1. No Super Villains. Immediately 80% of the comic's plot gone. This is a problem for me, as the comics plot is bitchin'.

2. They filled that 80% gap with trite, predictable nonsense: Bullet Bending - That Stupid-Ass Thread/Fate bullshit - a ridiculous un-inspired sequence featuring a train that they took straight out of Spider-Man 2's aborted footage and exploding Rats... Seriously, what the fuck was he thinking with those?

3. The Voice over--I can't put my finger on it, it almost seems like it is James McAvoy the actor was reading for Wesley rather than AS Wesley, I'm not sure how better to put it.

4. What happened to Angelina Jolie? I know I am committing Fan Boy blasphemy here, but WOW... she is NOT attractive to me anymore. She looks like Jack Skellington--Brad Pitt's special sauce must be filled with slim fast. Get Skinny McNeedzaSammich a stuffed-crust pizza and bring back the voluptuous non-veiny 'Gia' Joile from my high-school fapping days. Sorry to be gross, but come on.

5. Can we PLEASE find someone other than Danny Fuckin' Elfman to do a Comic Book Movie Score? How many times must we hear the same crap he wrote back in 1989?

6. Um, you got the go ahead for the 'R' rating yes? How about adding in some of those 100 or so kills you left out Bekmambetov? Shit, I'm TRYING to get my Wargasim on here.

7. Did Paul Greengrass co-direct? Knock of the Shaky-Cam Shit Please.

8. Healing Wax... Once was too much.

9. Finally, Film Wesley is still a giant gaping pussy compared to Comic Wesley. And I quote Richie Cusack: How do you fuck that up? It was right on the page... just copy it, not that hard.

5 outta 10
(Rant Over and Out)