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Old 06-20-10, 12:51 PM
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Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s -
2. Great car chase(s) -
3. Mix of comedy and action -
4. Female lead -
5. Martial arts -
6. Takes place in the future -
7. Based on a comic -
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - Die Hard
2. Great car chase(s) -The Road Warrior
3. Mix of comedy and action - 48 Hrs
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Enter the Dragon
6. Takes place in the future - Escape From New York
7. Based on a comic - Superman ('78)
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Commando
10. Revenge theme - Robocop
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1. 1980s - Rambo: First Blood Part II
2. Great car chase(s) - The French Connection
3. Mix of comedy and action - A-Team (2010)
4. Female lead - Terminator 2
5. Martial arts - Once Upon A Time In China
6. Takes place in the future - Demolition Man
7. Based on a comic - Sin City
8. Michael Bay film - The Island
9. Relentless action - Taken
10. Revenge theme - Desperado
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1. 1980s - Commando
2. Great car chase(s) - Bad Boys II
3. Mix of comedy and action - The Last Boy Scout
4. Female lead - Point of No Return
5. Martial arts -Kickboxer
6. Takes place in the future - Demolition Man
7. Based on a comic - Wanted
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Speed
10. Revenge theme - Payback
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - The Terminator
2. Great car chase(s) - Road Warrior
3. Mix of comedy and action - Kick-Ass
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Chocolate
6. Takes place in the future - Robocop
7. Based on a comic - Dark Knight
8. Michael Bay film - Armageddon
9. Relentless action - Terminator 2
10. Revenge theme - Payback
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1. 1980s - Commando
2. Great car chase(s) - To Live & Die in LA
3. Mix of comedy and action - My Young Auntie
4. Female lead - La Femme Nikita
5. Martial arts - Master of the Flying Guilotine
6. Takes place in the future - Timecop
7. Based on a comic - Blade
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock (only watchable movie he ever made)
9. Relentless action - Hard Boiled
10. Revenge theme - Kill Bill
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1. 1980s - Predator
2. Great car chase(s) - French Connection
3. Mix of comedy and action - Con Air (Cage's accent makes this part comedy)
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Bloodsport
6. Takes place in the future - Aliens
7. Based on a comic - Spider-man 2
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Face/Off
10. Revenge theme - Robocop
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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1. 1980s - Extreme Prejudice (1987)
2. Great car chase(s) - The Burglars (1972/France)
3. Mix of comedy and action - Millionaires' Express (1986/Hong Kong)
4. Female lead - Yes, Madam (1985/HK)
5. Martial arts -Fist of Legend (1994/HK)
6. Takes place in the future -The Matrix (1999)
7. Based on a comic -Punisher War Zone (2008)
8. Michael Bay film -Transformers (2007)
9. Relentless action -Hard-Boiled (1992/HK)
10. Revenge theme -Johnny Handsome (1989)
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - Invasion USA
2. Great car chase(s) - Bullitt
3. Mix of comedy and action - Lethal Weapon 2
4. Female lead - La Femme Nikita
5. Martial arts - The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
6. Takes place in the future - Escape from New York
7. Based on a comic - Spider-Man 2
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Hard Boiled
10. Revenge theme - For a Few Dollars More
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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10. Revenge theme - For a Few Dollars More
You consider this an action movie? I sure wouldn't.
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) - Ronin
3. Mix of comedy and action - True Lies
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
6. Takes place in the future - The Matrix
7. Based on a comic - Superman II
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Kill Bill vol. 1
10. Revenge theme - Robocop

The title says "best example" but the original thread said to name your favorite movie that met the criteria, which is what I did.
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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You consider this an action movie? I sure wouldn't.
If "Payback" is action, than so is "For a Few Dollars More." It's got a lot more action and is much more exciting, that's for sure.
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) - The Matrix Reloaded
3. Mix of comedy and action - Supercop (Jackie Chan & Michelle Yeoh)
4. Female lead - The Long Kiss Goodnight
5. Martial arts - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
6. Takes place in the future - The Fifth Element
7. Based on a comic - V for Vendetta
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock (about the only Bay film I can stomach)
9. Relentless action - Rambo (2008)
10. Revenge theme - The Crow
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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If "Payback" is action, than so is "For a Few Dollars More." It's got a lot more action and is much more exciting, that's for sure.
I love both movies but neither of them are anything close to an action movie IMO.
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3. Mix of comedy and action - Supercop (Jackie Chan & Michelle Yeoh)
....no. It's Police Story 3: Supercop. Unless you like that shit cut of the film.
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1. 1980s - Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)
2. Great car chase(s) - To Live and Die in L.A. (Friedkin, 1985)
3. Mix of comedy and action - Midnight Run (Brest, 1988)
4. Female lead - Aliens (Cameron, 1986)
5. Martial arts - Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (Tarantino, 2003)
6. Takes place in the future - RoboCop (Verhoeven, 1987)
7. Based on a comic - Kick-Ass (Vaughn, 2010)
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock (Bay, 1996)
9. Relentless action - Face/Off (Woo, 1997)
10. Revenge theme - Death Wish (Winner, 1974)
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1. 1980s - Die Hard
2. Great car chase(s) - The Blues Brothers
3. Mix of comedy and action - Toy Story 2
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - no choice
6. Takes place in the future - The Matrix
7. Based on a comic - Spider-Man 2
8. Michael Bay film - Armageddon
9. Relentless action - Aliens
10. Revenge theme - Kill Bill #1
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The Matrix did not take place in the future.
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Um...what?
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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Um...what?
yeah....I....don't know what he meant either.

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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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The Matrix did not take place in the future.
That's what they want you to think.
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
1. 1980s - Terminator
2. Great car chase(s) - Ronin
3. Mix of comedy and action - Pineapple Express
4. Female lead - Kill Bill
5. Martial arts - Kill Bill
6. Takes place in the future - Terminator 2
7. Based on a comic - Dark Knight
8. Michael Bay film - Transformers
9. Relentless action - Crank
10. Revenge theme - Rocky IV
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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The Matrix did not take place in the future.
It did. Morpheus mentioned the actual year they were in, being 200 years more than Neo realized.
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Re: Give The Bus the best examples of #3: Action Movies
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It did. Morpheus mentioned the actual year they were in, being 200 years more than Neo realized.
Okay. Then, I'm changing my answer.
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1. 1980s - Conan the Barbarian
2. Great car chase(s) - To Live and Die in LA
3. Mix of comedy and action - Big Trouble in Little China
4. Female lead - Kill Bill
5. Martial arts - 36th Chamber of the Shaolin
6. Takes place in the future - The Road Warrior
7. Based on a comic -Danger: Diabolik
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Speed
10. Revenge theme - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
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