Favorite Awesome and Absurd Action Movies

Ambiturner said:

Can't leave out The Quest. Second half is another Bloodsport/Lionheart/Kickboxer, while the first half is almost completely unrelated and has him as a clown evading gangsters/police, a pirate, and a slave.

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I don't remember everything of that movie but I did enjoy it as a kid. I just watched no surrender an it is so damn bad

1:30 mark really gets it going

3000 Miles to Graceland is a ton of fun and has not been mentioned yet.

another movie almost on the level of silliness as Megaforce

its a really great movie. Richard E Grant is being a drama queen when he says its a bad movie. i saw it in the theater and everyone was clapping at the end.
speaking of an over the top movie

this was also a lot of fun. just the nostalgia factor alone makes it enjoyable.

Chukzombi said:

another movie almost on the level of silliness as Megaforce

its a really great movie. Richard E Grant is being a drama queen when he says its a bad movie. i saw it in the theater and everyone was clapping at the end.

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OR WOULD YOU RATHER BE A FISH

Thanks for reminding me that song exists. Hudson Hawk is one of those really odd films that is both terrible yet very watchable at the same time. It's hard to explain.

Arbitrary said:

OR WOULD YOU RATHER BE A FISH

Thanks for reminding me that song exists. Hudson Hawk is one of those really odd films that is both terrible yet very watchable at the same time. It's hard to explain.

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there are so many ridiculous set pieces in that movie, your brain tells you to fuck off and leaves for two hours while you chuckle like a moron at it.
shit, now i want to watch it again.

Chukzombi said:

another movie almost on the level of silliness as Megaforce

its a really great movie. Richard E Grant is being a drama queen when he says its a bad movie. i saw it in the theater and everyone was clapping at the end.
speaking of an over the top movie

this was also a lot of fun. just the nostalgia factor alone makes it enjoyable.

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I remember watching Hudsen hawk with my dad and he was so pissed off at the reviews of that movie Lol. That's a good one

The last boy scout with Willis/Wayne was another movie he hated the reviews on but I think watching movies with a son/grandson can skew the movies

Escape from LA, my dad took me out of school to watch it with him and so I've had a thing for that movie before he had to leave.

Homsar said:

I remember watching Hudsen hawk with my dad and he was so pissed off at the reviews of that movie Lol. That's a good one.

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movie critics tend to be assholes who put everything in certain boxes. comedies that are really silly get shit on because its not "highbrow" comedy. one of the funniest films i have ever seen was Kingpin. it was trashed by critics, but i dont know anyone who didnt laugh their ass off at that film. its a classic movie. critics are just not equipped to rate comedies well.

Chukzombi said:

movie critics tend to be assholes who put everything in certain boxes. comedies that are really silly get shit on because its not "highbrow" comedy. one of the funniest films i have ever seen was Kingpin. it was trashed by critics, but i dont know anyone who didnt laugh their ass off at that film. its a classic movie. critics are just not equipped to rate comedies well.

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I watched kingpin the other day and it's still amazing, People trying to compare Lebowski because they had bowling back in in the day sucked

Fury Road??

Animosity said:

Crank is the only correct answer here.

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Correct, although Shoot 'Em Up would also be an acceptable answer.

Is Big Trouble in Little China really an absurd action movie or does such a masterpiece transcend labels?



I loved the Van Damme movies as a kid, but none of them hold up today like Big Trouble, Demolition Man, or even Commando.

Burns said:

Is Big Trouble in Little China really an absurd action movie or does such a masterpiece transcend labels?

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Every Kurt Russell movie is a masterpiece and should be in its on category.

Animosity said:

Every Kurt Russell movie is a masterpiece and should be in its on category.

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True. Captain Ron is a national treasure.