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D for Defiant
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posted July 02, 2009 08:26 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
What are your favorite action flicks?

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PeaceAngel
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posted July 02, 2009 08:29 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PeaceAngel     Edit/Delete Message
Hmm - hard one. Need to think about it but the first one that comes to mind is Die Hard because Alan Rickman was THE MOST awesome bad guy.

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posted July 02, 2009 08:47 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PeaceAngel     Edit/Delete Message
Blade Runner. Or is that more sci-fi than action? I think of it as action.

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wheels of cheese
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posted July 02, 2009 08:50 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for wheels of cheese     Edit/Delete Message
"Rush Hour" with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. They are both my heroes.

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D for Defiant
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posted July 02, 2009 09:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
The Hong Kong Jackie Chan films are some of the must-see classics, I guess- even without having seen most of them.

And I'd just have "Highlander" the original come into mind- very intriguing.

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cpn_edgar_winner
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posted July 02, 2009 09:56 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cpn_edgar_winner     Edit/Delete Message
armageddon

days of thunder
(would htat be considered action?)

i robot

action flicks aren't as much my thing

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wheels of cheese
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posted July 02, 2009 09:57 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for wheels of cheese     Edit/Delete Message
DfD, I love all Jackie Chan's films and been to Hong Kong and Korea and he's HUGE there isn't he? That's how I got into him really. "Drunken Master" is my favourite JC film. Absolutely breathtaking.

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D for Defiant
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posted July 02, 2009 10:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
Cpn,

I can understand that action films are not really what you're into most, but thanks for sharing nevertheless.

Wheels Of Cheese

Wow! You amaze me! You've been to both Hong Kong and Korea! Good for you! Glad you've seen "Drunken Master". You were right- Jackie Chan is HUGE in Hong Kong, South Korea, and let's not forget also JAPAN and Taiwan. He's BIG in many parts of Asia, and now an international super star who's made it big in Hollywood! Way to go, Jackie!

You certainly know that Jackie Chan needs no stunts, don't you- yeah, Jackie did, and still does (I presume) ALL THOSE RISKY ACTION STUFF FOR REAL! He's the real action hero, you know!

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teasel
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posted July 02, 2009 10:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message
Other than Die hard, I can only think of Memphis Belle. I've been up for three hours now, but am still not awake...

or The Terminator movies...

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posted July 02, 2009 10:11 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for PeaceAngel     Edit/Delete Message
Oh yeah DfD. I looooooove Highlander. One of my all time faves.

There can be only one.

God, how Aries is that!

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teasel
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posted July 02, 2009 10:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message
L.A. Confidential (if it fits here). Gladiator...

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wheels of cheese
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posted July 02, 2009 10:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for wheels of cheese     Edit/Delete Message
Yup, and Japan. I love that part of the world. Would love to go to Taiwan one day. Very very interesting history. Anything about China and Taiwan during the Kuomintang/Communist years fascinates me. Drunken Master is soooo funny. He is the real action hero alright.

I love the stuff from Thailand too, Ong Bak and Ong Bak2 are both fabulous.

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D for Defiant
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posted July 02, 2009 11:39 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for D for Defiant     Edit/Delete Message
Wheels Of Cheese

I'm impressed. You've been to Japan also? And you'd like to visit Taiwan, while being quite well-informed on the history between China and Taiwan...oh sis, that's really something!

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posted July 02, 2009 07:05 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for koiflower     Edit/Delete Message
D for Defiant - please show respect for us oldies - Didn't you know you must never say "I've never heard of......". It's a dead giveaway you must be an 80's baby

Blade Runner was awesome in its time

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posted July 02, 2009 07:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for koiflower     Edit/Delete Message
I like a lot of Tom Cruise's films.

Minority Report
Mission Impossible
The Last Samurai
Vanilla Sky

There's just something about the quality of his movies.

I also love Arnie's movies....

Predator
Total Recall
Termninator
Conan

Nothing beats a great movie!!

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koiflower
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posted July 02, 2009 07:35 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for koiflower     Edit/Delete Message
Cool for saving a life, D for Defiant

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posted July 02, 2009 11:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dervish     Edit/Delete Message
I normally don't like action, but there are a few I really do like...the Blade movies (especially the 1st, though I think it had the least action, having more story) & Underworld...don't know if movies like Van Helsing, X-Men (1 & 2 only), ect count or not.

I think I'll go with The Scorpion King. Guy flick, but I found it fun, and the little boy in it was insanely cute, too. I've gotten to like Dwayne Johnson (aka "the Rock") as an actor overall, too (hey, anyone who can play in Hannah Montana and let Miley & Emily put him in makeup is someone VERY confident about his masculinity! I truly enjoyed his role in Race to Witch Mountain, too, and I'm hard pressed to think of anyone who could've possibly pulled that role as a harsh taxi driver hiding a heart of gold off anywhere as well as he did...)

I've enjoyed Jackie Chan flicks, too, but generally see them as more comedy (at least the ones I particularly enjoyed).

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