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Best 1980s action flick?

Started by Syt, September 22, 2012, 11:47:13 PM

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Which is the best 1980s action flick?

Raiders of the Lost Ark
8 (18.6%)
Terminator
1 (2.3%)
Die Hard
10 (23.3%)
Aliens
6 (14%)
Red Dawn
3 (7%)
First Blood
1 (2.3%)
Predator
3 (7%)
RoboCop
1 (2.3%)
Lethal Weapon
0 (0%)
A Better Tomorrow
0 (0%)
Tango & Cash
1 (2.3%)
Top Gun
0 (0%)
Big Trouble in Little China
1 (2.3%)
Police Story
0 (0%)
Commando
3 (7%)
Invasion U.S.A.
0 (0%)
Iron Eagle
1 (2.3%)
American Ninja
0 (0%)
Cobra
0 (0%)
Conan the Barbarian
3 (7%)
Other
1 (2.3%)

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Syt

September 22, 2012, 11:47:13 PM
The 1980s were a great decade for action flicks - you could probably run a poll with 50 options here as to which was the greatest action flick of the decade, so many classics were made during those 10 years, and I probably forgot quite a few (had to be a bit selective on the Arnie/Sly movies there).

For me it's a bit of a toss up between Die Hard, Aliens and Raiders. Though my top three would most probably be:

1. Aliens
2. Raiders
3. Die Hard
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Barrister

#1
September 23, 2012, 12:16:49 AM
Interesting question.  A lot of good movies on that list.

For some reason I have trouble grouping Raiders on the list.  It doesn't seem quite like the others.

All in all though I'm going to go with RoboCop.
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PRC

#2
September 23, 2012, 12:53:48 AM
Really tough poll.

My top three off the list:

Conan the Barbarian
Robocop
Big Trouble in Little China

sbr

#3
September 23, 2012, 01:06:46 AM
Top 2 are Red Dawn and Die Hard, but I can't choose one.

Barrister

#4
September 23, 2012, 01:20:32 AM
Quote from: sbr on September 23, 2012, 01:06:46 AM
Top 2 are Red Dawn and Die Hard, but I can't choose one.

I adore Red Dawn, but to consider it one of the best two action movies of the 1908s is just silly.
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The Brain

#5
September 23, 2012, 01:40:42 AM
Very difficult to choose. So many awesome ones:

Conan the Barbarian
Aliens
Robocop
Predator
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Hansmeister

#6
September 23, 2012, 02:14:53 AM
Where is Heartbreak Ridge?

jimmy olsen

#8
September 23, 2012, 03:06:28 AM
Voted for Predator, but Total Recall should be on the list.
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Syt

#9
September 23, 2012, 03:11:38 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 23, 2012, 03:06:28 AM
Voted for Predator, but Total Recall should be on the list.

It would have been if it hadn't been released in 1990. Which, for clarity, is not part of the 80s.
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Eddie Teach

#10
September 23, 2012, 04:12:24 AM
Raiders, then Empire, then the rest of the movies in those series, then Die Hard.
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#11
September 23, 2012, 04:37:33 AM
Quote from: Syt on September 23, 2012, 03:11:38 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on September 23, 2012, 03:06:28 AM
Voted for Predator, but Total Recall should be on the list.

It would have been if it hadn't been released in 1990. Which, for clarity, is not part of the 80s.
It was 80s in spirit.  :blush:
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Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Tamas

#12
September 23, 2012, 05:52:45 AM
Impossible to choose! :o

Tonitrus

#13
September 23, 2012, 08:00:21 AM
Quote from: Hansmeister on September 23, 2012, 02:14:53 AM
Where is Heartbreak Ridge?

While I enjoy Heartbreak Ridge quite a bit, it is hard to rank it well with other 80's action flicks.  The only "action" is right at the end, and it is easily quite weak compared to films like Die Hard.
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