egotvonline.com — Growing up as a male in the 1980s, there was one thing that was definitely a staple of our viewing ? the Action Movie. Did they kick ass? HELL YES. Were they formulaic? Totally. As a connoisseur of the 80s action movie, I?ve dissected and performed an autopsy to find out what makes the 80s movie tick.
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overlord555Mar 12, 2010
As long as it had Arnie in it it was good.
neville007Mar 12, 2010
Nice work, but I'd still add a synthetiser score (most good 80s action movies have one) and a couple of mullets. Those are always handy.
jedipilotMar 13, 2010
I eat Green Berets for breakfast, and right now I'm VERY HUNGRY.
dillowayMar 13, 2010
durnit: A lot of the action films of the 80's were not as mindless as you may think. Total Recall presents a great philosophical dilemma (watch the end of the movie and tell me if Arnold actually woke up from recall) and also tests bounds of private enterprise (a corporation controls the air you breathe). Die Hard nods to the fear of a Japanese takeover of all US enterprise (prominent in the 80's). Robocop has some great social commentary and exploits faults in a pure capitalist society. Many current action films do not contain the same complexity. If there is any underlying social commentary it is done in such a superficial way that they might as well beat you over the head with it.
torturorMar 13, 2010
Remember Sully, this is my weak arm.
dsmxMar 13, 2010
don't forget the ever lengthening ammo belt.
Closed AccountMar 13, 2010
Another reason older action movies are better is because the explosions were real. Not just some CGI crap of the same building crumbling with all the glass shattering that happens in every movie now.
larkstewMar 13, 2010
They don't make action movies like that anymore. They looked dumb but were really smart. Today they look smart but they're really dumb.
carriescallingMar 14, 2010
This really brought me back. 80's movies in general had something that has been missing from films today.