IMO, the golden age of action movies died when big hitters like Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Eastwood stopped making movies or in the case of Eastwood started making angry oldtimer movies.
People like Vin Diesel or the Rock simply can't replace them.
It recently was revealed to me that another Conan movie is in the making, and I am at a loss as to who I could possibly accept playing the Cimmerian.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Discuss.
Hugh Jackman is probably the best of the bunch. Eric Bania could do more action if he wanted to.
Quote from: Slargos on May 30, 2009, 04:54:14 PM
or in the case of Eastwood started making angry oldtimer movies.
Discuss.
Get off my lawn.
The Rock must fucking die. The Rock? I mean...WTF? He was no Hulk Hogan to begin with but the fucking Rock?
Vin Diesel was alright though....but he fucked up big style somewhere along the line.
But yeah. The whole 'action movie' thing is very 80s.
I quite like the Rock.
Quote from: Barrister on May 30, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
I quite like the Rock.
I agree. :yes: Once again our retarded Northern English member is in the wrong.
Movies that aren't star vehicles tend to be better anyway.
Quote from: Barrister on May 30, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
I quite like the Rock.
Me too. I don't think he'd make a good Conan, but mainly because I'd rather see a Conan based on Robert E. Howard's Conan rather than a Conan based on John Milius's Conan.
Vin Diesel messed up after the 1st The Fast & The Furious movie by starting to believe he was a 20 millions $ a movie actor. Got him no work for years.
To answer your question, probably Christian Bale. If it's remotely action it's him nowadays.
Quote from: Barrister on May 30, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
I quite like the Rock.
He is okay, but cannot carry a movie, IMO. An actor, not a "star."
I am not sure the kinds of action movies being made these days allow for "stardom." I think that phase has passed, though it will come again.
Quote from: Grey Fox on May 30, 2009, 08:25:16 PM
To answer your question, probably Christian Bale. If it's remotely action it's him nowadays.
Emo kids love his broody patheticness.
Quote from: Tyr on May 30, 2009, 05:41:07 PM
But yeah. The whole 'action movie' thing is very 80s.
Yes, the "blow things up, and shoot many people" genre has been replaced by CGI driven special effects movies. Movies like Terminator 2 mark the transition from one to another.
Quote from: Slargos on May 30, 2009, 04:54:14 PM
It recently was revealed to me that another Conan movie is in the making, and I am at a loss as to who I could possibly accept playing the Cimmerian.
I have no idea. All they seem to make now is superhero movies. Even after seeing three Xmen movies I couldn't name any of the actors.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 31, 2009, 02:40:11 AM
I have no idea. All they seem to make now is superhero movies. Even after seeing three Xmen movies I couldn't name any of the actors.
:lol:
Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan and Hugh Jackman aren't exactly unknown actors.
That guy from T4 and the new batman.
meh, I know I'm really bad at this.
Captain Picard I knew, but forgot about him. Ian I had to wiki, and realize he's Gandalf. The other guy I don't know other than Wolverine dude.
why do they have to be stars?
what's wrong with good character actors like that guy that played kyle reese in t1?
Michael Biehn = character actor? And you wonder why people call you insane. :lol:
Quote from: Barrister on May 30, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
I quite like the Rock.
Name one good thing he's done.
Quote from: Syt on May 31, 2009, 03:21:17 AM
Michael Biehn = character actor? And you wonder why people call you insane. :lol:
He's not quite leading man material.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 31, 2009, 03:48:41 AM
Quote from: Syt on May 31, 2009, 03:21:17 AM
Michael Biehn = character actor? And you wonder why people call you insane. :lol:
He's not quite leading man material.
Siege or Biehn? :unsure:
There was no Golden Age of Action Movie Leads, just younger, less jaded, more uncritical Slargoses watching.
Quote from: Norgy on May 31, 2009, 10:58:31 AM
There was no Golden Age of Action Movie Leads, just younger, less jaded, more uncritical Slargoses watching.
Why do you always have to find some way to hurt me? :cry:
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on May 31, 2009, 02:52:21 AM
meh, I know I'm really bad at this.
Captain Picard I knew, but forgot about him. Ian I had to wiki, and realize he's Gandalf. The other guy I don't know other than Wolverine dude.
Dude, seriously. Richard III. Apt Pupil. Gods & Monsters. How can you not know Sir Ian???
:yes: Also, he's gay. How dare you not know every gay's life story inside and out! :mad:
Quote from: Caliga on May 31, 2009, 06:03:54 PM
:yes: Also, he's gay. How dare you not know every gay's life story inside and out! :mad:
What's my story?
Quote from: garbon on May 31, 2009, 08:07:04 PMWhat's my story?
um... you're a mulatto who grew up in Marlboro, Mass., attended Stanford, and now work as a BA at some company in San Francisco, where you enjoy an openly gay lifestyle. :)
Quote from: Caliga on May 31, 2009, 08:50:20 PM
um... you're a mulatto who grew up in Marlboro, Mass., attended Stanford, and now work as a BA at some company in San Francisco, where you enjoy an openly gay lifestyle. :)
:o
Killing me softly with his song
Telling my whole life with his words
Jason Statham and Daniel Craig are awesome. Maybe Hollywood needs to import more British bad-assery.
Conan? hmmm I'd prefer to see some newcomer, an unknown, in such an Iconic role... keeps the taint of Famousness off them.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816462/
I'm gonna jinx it by proclaiming it can't be worse than the tv series with Ralph Möller.
(I did enjoy the cartoon series as a kid, though.)
I do look forward to Robert Rodriguez' Red Sonja, though.
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:blink: when is that coming?
IMDB says some other dude, not Rodriguez.
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 01, 2009, 01:26:34 AM
:blink: when is that coming?
According to IMDB it's still in pre-production, scheduled for 2010.
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 01, 2009, 01:27:44 AM
IMDB says some other dude, not Rodriguez.
Yeah, just noticed, too. It says "Rodriguez presents", so presumably he's producing/endorsing it in some way?
There we go:
QuoteProduced by
Nick Barrucci .... executive producer
Boaz Davidson .... producer
Danny Dimbort .... executive producer
George Furla .... producer
Joe Gatta .... executive producer
Avi Lerner .... producer
Luke Lieberman .... executive producer
Matthew O'Toole .... line producer
Robert Rodriguez .... producer
Trevor Short .... executive producer
I couldn't see the "presents" (too small) my eyes are getting old :(
Quote from: pimpicus on May 31, 2009, 10:42:53 PM
Jason Statham and Daniel Craig are awesome. Maybe Hollywood needs to import more British bad-assery.
Daniel Craig is good, but the entire metrosexual thing he's got going on kindof ruins it for me.
"Yeah, sure, I'd like to play an openly gay james bond" WTF!? :blink:
Quote from: Syt on June 01, 2009, 01:28:00 AM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 01, 2009, 01:26:34 AM
:blink: when is that coming?
According to IMDB it's still in pre-production, scheduled for 2010.
Hey Syt, since when did you start using katmai as an avatar?
What Slargos refers to as "Teh Golden Age" is to a time when the plausibility of an action movie was more dependent on the plausibility of the character played by the lead action star rather than the plausibility of the special effects. Conan/Rambo/Rocky/Die Hard had little special effects apart from explosions and stunt men.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 01, 2009, 05:12:53 AM
Hey Syt, since when did you start using katmai as an avatar?
Bob Rooney's not a spic. :mad:
Quote from: Barrister on May 31, 2009, 10:53:30 AM
Quote from: Tyr on May 31, 2009, 03:43:17 AM
Quote from: Barrister on May 30, 2009, 05:47:37 PM
I quite like the Rock.
Name one good thing he's done.
The Rundown.
I've never even heard of that one.
Not too surprising though given his best known was the Scorpion King....
Quote from: Tyr on June 01, 2009, 06:29:37 AM
I've never even heard of that one.
Not too surprising though given his best known was the Scorpion King....
It was pretty good. Basically, the Rock goes to South America for some reason with Stifler from American Pie, there are alot of explosions, and he gets to bang some hot chick at the end.
80s action film fans and connoisseurs should be quite hyped up to The Expendables (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film))).
The film, directed and starring Stallone and set to open next year, is about a group of mercs in South America, fighting against a corrupt general turned dictator.
Just check the cast:
QuoteCast
* Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross a.k.a. "The Schizo", a long-time Expendable and the leader of the team
* Mickey Rourke as Tool, an arms dealer who helps the Expendables and is a former and one of the first expendables from Ross's old team
* Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, a British American Expendable second in command
* Jet Li as Kong Bao, a Chinese American Expendable who was a former mercenary in China
* Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen, a German Expendable who gets fired from Ross' team and is eventually hired to take them out
* Terry Crews as Hale Caeser, an Expendable and Kong Bao's best friend
* Steve Austin as Dan Paine, a bodyguard for Monroe and a former Marine
* Charisma Carpenter as Lacy, Lee Christmas's fiancee
* Brittany Murphy as Amy, Tool's girlfriend and a singer
* Eric Roberts as Monroe, a rogue C.I.A agent who is trying to prevent the Expendables from killing General Garza
* Randy Couture as Toll Road, a long-time Expendable from Ross's old team with Tool and weapons expert
* Arnold Schwarzenegger in a cameo role (Bar Patron)
* David Zayas as General Garza, the Dictator
* Danny Trejo as Emanuel, a South American contact who helps the Expendables.
* Giselle Itié as Sandra, a native young woman
* Gary Daniels as The Brit, a former Expendable who is General Garza's main henchman and wants to go to war against the Expendables
* Amin Joseph as the leader of a group of Somali pirates that challenge the Expendables
* The Nogueira Brothers as Garza's henchmen
I mean, wow. There's only Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris missing there. It has everything: Stallone, the Gobernator doing a cameo, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren (Brain -> :w00t: ), Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Danny Trejo, and more 80s feel than a Flashdance/Karate Kid crossover.
Quote from: Caliga on June 01, 2009, 06:50:19 AM
It was pretty good. Basically, the Rock goes to South America for some reason with Stifler from American Pie, there are alot of explosions, and he gets to bang some hot chick at the end.
Don't forget the flying midgets.
Quote from: The Larch on June 01, 2009, 07:09:11 AM
80s action film fans and connoisseurs should be quite hyped up to The Expendables (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film))).
The film, directed and starring Stallone and set to open next year, is about a group of mercs in South America, fighting against a corrupt general turned dictator.
Just check the cast:
I mean, wow. There's only Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris missing there. It has everything: Stallone, the Gobernator doing a cameo, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren (Brain -> :w00t: ), Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Danny Trejo, and more 80s feel than a Flashdance/Karate Kid crossover.
Wow that sounds amazing! :D
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 30, 2009, 05:21:40 PM
Hugh Jackman is probably the best of the bunch. Eric Bania could do more action if he wanted to.
I cannot help it: Each time I hear that name, it makes me think of a porn name: Huge Jackman. :lol:
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 31, 2009, 02:45:29 AM
Ian McKellan
Indeed Richard III was a good action flick.
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on June 01, 2009, 03:52:27 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on May 31, 2009, 02:45:29 AM
Ian McKellan
Indeed Richard III was a good action flick.
Seeing the blade pierce Robert Downey Jr's chest as he is tied down to the bed with the cute blonde stewardess giving him a blowjob, wow, it is so Shakespearian. :P
Quote from: Syt on June 01, 2009, 01:24:32 AM
I do look forward to Robert Rodriguez' Red Sonja, though.
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Isn't that the chick that was fucking Marilyn Manson?
She is too ugly, too fat, and too old.
Quote from: Caliga on June 01, 2009, 06:50:19 AM
Quote from: Tyr on June 01, 2009, 06:29:37 AM
I've never even heard of that one.
Not too surprising though given his best known was the Scorpion King....
It was pretty good. Basically, the Rock goes to South America for some reason with Stifler from American Pie, there are alot of explosions, and he gets to bang some hot chick at the end.
Plus it has a great Christopher Walken role. It's one of my favourite mindless action flicks of the decade.
Quote from: Siege on June 01, 2009, 05:18:13 PM
Quote from: Syt on June 01, 2009, 01:24:32 AM
I do look forward to Robert Rodriguez' Red Sonja, though.
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Isn't that the chick that was fucking Marilyn Manson?
She is too ugly, too fat, and too old.
Fat? You're crazy.
Quote from: Siege on June 01, 2009, 05:18:13 PM
She is too ugly, too fat, and too old.
You mean Dita von Teese, the stripper, err, burlesque artist? No, this is Rose McGowan. And neither of them is ugly, fat or (looking) old.
Quote from: Syt on June 02, 2009, 12:24:39 AM
Quote from: Siege on June 01, 2009, 05:18:13 PM
She is too ugly, too fat, and too old.
You mean Dita von Teese, the stripper, err, burlesque artist? No, this is Rose McGowan. And neither of them is ugly, fat or (looking) old.
?
Rose was with MM before Dita, you know that right syt?
So, did I win?
Eat that, Syt!!!!!!111
Quote from: Siege on June 02, 2009, 12:35:24 AM
So, did I win?
Eat that, Syt!!!!!!111
Well no as you are both right, ha take that heeb! Beaten by a beaner!
Quote from: Viking on June 01, 2009, 05:39:40 AM
What Slargos refers to as "Teh Golden Age" is to a time when the plausibility of an action movie was more dependent on the plausibility of the character played by the lead action star rather than the plausibility of the special effects. Conan/Rambo/Rocky/Die Hard had little special effects apart from explosions and stunt men.
I think you might have a point there. It was also a different time. Before computer special effects it was much more expensive to make these films so they were somewhat rarer and thus more memorable. Hell one of the thing most talked about these films at the time was the budget!
Quote from: Siege on June 01, 2009, 05:18:13 PMShe is too ugly, too fat, and too old.
While it may be different out in the arid expanses of the desert, where you guys have to fuck little kids for fun, over here chicks over the age of 14 aren't considered "too old".
Rose McGowan's looks are fine. It's her head that's fucked up.
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 12:32:19 AM
?
Rose was with MM before Dita, you know that right syt?
I don't really follow celebrity gossip if that's what you mean.
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on June 02, 2009, 05:17:34 AM
Rose McGowan's looks are fine. It's her head that's fucked up.
I know. Isn't she just awesome?
I prefer the other Rose.
Quote from: Syt on June 02, 2009, 05:22:16 AM
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 12:32:19 AM
?
Rose was with MM before Dita, you know that right syt?
I don't really follow celebrity gossip if that's what you mean.
You followed it enough to know Dita Von Teese :P
Quote from: Siege on June 02, 2009, 12:35:24 AM
So, did I win?
Eat that, Syt!!!!!!111
Telling a German to eat "something" can be very dangerous!
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 06:09:38 AM
Quote from: Syt on June 02, 2009, 05:22:16 AM
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 12:32:19 AM
?
Rose was with MM before Dita, you know that right syt?
I don't really follow celebrity gossip if that's what you mean.
You followed it enough to know Dita Von Teese :P
That's because she has permeated many layers of media.
Ok, lets see some pics of that other chick, Pita Von Cheese or something.
Quote from: Siege on June 02, 2009, 10:35:00 AM
Ok, lets see some pics of that other chick, Pita Von Cheese or something.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ladywaisted.com%2Fimages%2Fditavon1.jpg&hash=62d5c7efaff830449f1fee4526d9171dedfacf73) (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=dita%20von%20teese&sa=N&tab=wi&um=1)
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Yikes. Monkey-faced cat.
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
How long as photoshop been available anyway? :P
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
I neither like tats nor piercings.
She's also strapped in like crazy in that corset. She's gonna look a bit different naked.
At least I think. Let me go check...
Quote from: The Larch on June 01, 2009, 07:09:11 AM
80s action film fans and connoisseurs should be quite hyped up to The Expendables (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Expendables_(2010_film))).
The film, directed and starring Stallone and set to open next year, is about a group of mercs in South America, fighting against a corrupt general turned dictator.
Just check the cast:
QuoteCast
* Sylvester Stallone as Barney Ross a.k.a. "The Schizo", a long-time Expendable and the leader of the team
* Mickey Rourke as Tool, an arms dealer who helps the Expendables and is a former and one of the first expendables from Ross's old team
* Jason Statham as Lee Christmas, a British American Expendable second in command
* Jet Li as Kong Bao, a Chinese American Expendable who was a former mercenary in China
* Dolph Lundgren as Gunnar Jensen, a German Expendable who gets fired from Ross' team and is eventually hired to take them out
* Terry Crews as Hale Caeser, an Expendable and Kong Bao's best friend
* Steve Austin as Dan Paine, a bodyguard for Monroe and a former Marine
* Charisma Carpenter as Lacy, Lee Christmas's fiancee
* Brittany Murphy as Amy, Tool's girlfriend and a singer
* Eric Roberts as Monroe, a rogue C.I.A agent who is trying to prevent the Expendables from killing General Garza
* Randy Couture as Toll Road, a long-time Expendable from Ross's old team with Tool and weapons expert
* Arnold Schwarzenegger in a cameo role (Bar Patron)
* David Zayas as General Garza, the Dictator
* Danny Trejo as Emanuel, a South American contact who helps the Expendables.
* Giselle Itié as Sandra, a native young woman
* Gary Daniels as The Brit, a former Expendable who is General Garza's main henchman and wants to go to war against the Expendables
* Amin Joseph as the leader of a group of Somali pirates that challenge the Expendables
* The Nogueira Brothers as Garza's henchmen
I mean, wow. There's only Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris missing there. It has everything: Stallone, the Gobernator doing a cameo, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren (Brain -> :w00t: ), Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Danny Trejo, and more 80s feel than a Flashdance/Karate Kid crossover.
Holy Shit Batman! Is that cast for real? That has potential.
Quote from: Ed Anger on June 02, 2009, 02:51:42 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
:(
True. Piercings and tattoos make a previously attractive woman unpalatable.
Quote from: Neil on June 02, 2009, 02:53:06 PM
True. Piercings and tattoos make a previously attractive woman unpalatable.
As does smoking.
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
:yeahright:
Quote from: lustindarkness on June 02, 2009, 12:55:58 PMHoly Shit Batman! Is that cast for real? That has potential.
Yup, real, confirmed and already in production on location in Brazil. ;)
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
Interesting. The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2436993/Dita-Von-Teese-gets-wet-at-the-Cannes-Film-Festival.html (NSFW) has a picture supposedly from Cannes 2009. Are the tats invisible ones, or is there something wrong with the belief that she is "covered in tats now?"... 'cause I see none.
Quote from: grumbler on June 02, 2009, 03:30:05 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
Interesting. The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2436993/Dita-Von-Teese-gets-wet-at-the-Cannes-Film-Festival.html (NSFW) has a picture supposedly from Cannes 2009. Are the tats invisible ones, or is there something wrong with the belief that she is "covered in tats now?"... 'cause I see none.
Well you aren't looking hard enough grumbler
Her beauty mark is a tattoo :P
But other than that yeah not sure what Buddha is smoking.
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 03:33:30 PM
Quote from: grumbler on June 02, 2009, 03:30:05 PM
Quote from: BuddhaRhubarb on June 02, 2009, 12:13:59 PM
old pic of Dita... she's covered in Tats now.
Interesting. The Sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2436993/Dita-Von-Teese-gets-wet-at-the-Cannes-Film-Festival.html (NSFW) has a picture supposedly from Cannes 2009. Are the tats invisible ones, or is there something wrong with the belief that she is "covered in tats now?"... 'cause I see none.
Well you aren't looking hard enough grumbler
Her beauty mark is a tattoo :P
But other than that yeah not sure what Buddha is smoking.
She must have shaved off all her hair and tatooed her scalp. :D
Quote from: Maximus on June 02, 2009, 03:03:16 PM
Quote from: Neil on June 02, 2009, 02:53:06 PM
True. Piercings and tattoos make a previously attractive woman unpalatable.
As does smoking.
To a far lesser extent, but I suppose that's true.
Her face is ugly.
Quote from: katmai on June 02, 2009, 03:33:30 PM
Her beauty mark is a tattoo :P
But other than that yeah not sure what Buddha is smoking.
Must be confusing her with Manson.