GungFuFighter
06-22-2008, 11:36 PM
The 1980's was a great time for cinema. The 1980's really raised the bar for action films and gave us some great action stars to watch and love. What are your top 10 80's action films?
Rules that have to apply:
Must have a credible action star
Action is varied, so the films can be from martial arts action, soldier/cop action, usa action, scifi action ect.
Must have focus on action rather then story/plot
Body counts are important, but there can be exceptions
10) Rambo III - John Rambo returns in the 2nd sequel to First Blood. In this sequel, Rambo goes to Afghanistan to rescue his Vietnam superior. We have Rambo in the desert of Afghanistan, fighting/killing Russians for a rescue mission. Action packed, and a good 80's film.
9) Rocky IV - Yes, another Sly film. He returns in the 3rd sequel to Rocky. In this, Rocky decides to fight the Russian super Boxer, Ivan Drago, who killed his friend Apollo Creed. Packed with good 80's music, and good montages, it taught us "If I can change, then you can change, then we can all change!"
8) Robocop - "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" Robocop is an obvious 80's great. A cop gunned down, so what does the police do? Rebuild him as a robot of course! With his slow moving walk, his robotic talk, and his killing of bad guys, Robocop is entertaining for all.
7) Kickboxer - Our first martial arts flick on the countdown. Kickboxer shows us Van Damme in this big role, where he plays Kurt Sloane, brother of Kickboxing champion Eric Sloane played by awesome KB champ, Dennis Alexio. The montages, the music, the training, and the ass kicking make this a classic.
6) The Running Man - Our first, but not last Arnold film on the countdown. There's so many things I could say about this flick, just see it for yourself. So 80's, you'll love it.
5) Over The Top - Another Sly flick, cracking the into the top 5. Aw man, this is great. Sly plays a truck driver named Lincoln Hawk, who after his wife dies, tries to improve the relationship between him and his son. But what really makes this movie great, is that Hawk is an arm wrestler, who enters a huge arm wrestling tournament.
4) Bloodsport - Van Damme's first big hit. Stars Van Damme as Frank Dux, a man going to fight in a NHB martial arts tournament in Hong Kong called the Kumite. Van Damme does what he does best here.... kick, kick, and kick. Great martial arts flick, with all the montages, music, and fights. Bolo also gives a good performance as Chong Li.
3) The Terminator - Another Arnold film, in the top 3. This is a great film for so many reasons. Arnold plays the emotionless, killing cyborg who will stop at nothing to kill Sarah Connor played by the lovely Linda Hamilton. To protect Sarah, a soldier from the future, Reese (played by the bamf, Michael Bien) comes to destroy the Terminator. One of the best scifi and one of the best action movies ever.
2) Die Hard - Yippie Kay Yay... yeah you know the rest. Bruce Willis playing a cop coming to see his wife (they are seperated) for a Christmas party in LA. What he does expect is that terrorists plan to take over the building where the party is at, to make some money. This movie is memorable for many reasons.
1) Commando - This is the best of the best when it comes to not only 1980's action films, but action films in general. Arnold plays John Matrix, a retired Army commando, who's trying to make a normal life for his daughter and himself. After his daughter is kidnapped, and going to be killed, he only has 11 hours to save her. The movie is great for many reasons. Arnold, beating people up (using martial arts!), shooting people up, blowing things up, and all the beautiful, beautiful guns and weapons. The death's are great, it has a big body count, and it has Arnold running around the bad guy's courtyard, killing tons of soldiers, being a one man army! Fantastic, and number 1.
Rules that have to apply:
Must have a credible action star
Action is varied, so the films can be from martial arts action, soldier/cop action, usa action, scifi action ect.
Must have focus on action rather then story/plot
Body counts are important, but there can be exceptions
10) Rambo III - John Rambo returns in the 2nd sequel to First Blood. In this sequel, Rambo goes to Afghanistan to rescue his Vietnam superior. We have Rambo in the desert of Afghanistan, fighting/killing Russians for a rescue mission. Action packed, and a good 80's film.
9) Rocky IV - Yes, another Sly film. He returns in the 3rd sequel to Rocky. In this, Rocky decides to fight the Russian super Boxer, Ivan Drago, who killed his friend Apollo Creed. Packed with good 80's music, and good montages, it taught us "If I can change, then you can change, then we can all change!"
8) Robocop - "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" Robocop is an obvious 80's great. A cop gunned down, so what does the police do? Rebuild him as a robot of course! With his slow moving walk, his robotic talk, and his killing of bad guys, Robocop is entertaining for all.
7) Kickboxer - Our first martial arts flick on the countdown. Kickboxer shows us Van Damme in this big role, where he plays Kurt Sloane, brother of Kickboxing champion Eric Sloane played by awesome KB champ, Dennis Alexio. The montages, the music, the training, and the ass kicking make this a classic.
6) The Running Man - Our first, but not last Arnold film on the countdown. There's so many things I could say about this flick, just see it for yourself. So 80's, you'll love it.
5) Over The Top - Another Sly flick, cracking the into the top 5. Aw man, this is great. Sly plays a truck driver named Lincoln Hawk, who after his wife dies, tries to improve the relationship between him and his son. But what really makes this movie great, is that Hawk is an arm wrestler, who enters a huge arm wrestling tournament.
4) Bloodsport - Van Damme's first big hit. Stars Van Damme as Frank Dux, a man going to fight in a NHB martial arts tournament in Hong Kong called the Kumite. Van Damme does what he does best here.... kick, kick, and kick. Great martial arts flick, with all the montages, music, and fights. Bolo also gives a good performance as Chong Li.
3) The Terminator - Another Arnold film, in the top 3. This is a great film for so many reasons. Arnold plays the emotionless, killing cyborg who will stop at nothing to kill Sarah Connor played by the lovely Linda Hamilton. To protect Sarah, a soldier from the future, Reese (played by the bamf, Michael Bien) comes to destroy the Terminator. One of the best scifi and one of the best action movies ever.
2) Die Hard - Yippie Kay Yay... yeah you know the rest. Bruce Willis playing a cop coming to see his wife (they are seperated) for a Christmas party in LA. What he does expect is that terrorists plan to take over the building where the party is at, to make some money. This movie is memorable for many reasons.
1) Commando - This is the best of the best when it comes to not only 1980's action films, but action films in general. Arnold plays John Matrix, a retired Army commando, who's trying to make a normal life for his daughter and himself. After his daughter is kidnapped, and going to be killed, he only has 11 hours to save her. The movie is great for many reasons. Arnold, beating people up (using martial arts!), shooting people up, blowing things up, and all the beautiful, beautiful guns and weapons. The death's are great, it has a big body count, and it has Arnold running around the bad guy's courtyard, killing tons of soldiers, being a one man army! Fantastic, and number 1.