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I don't want to reignite any old discussions, but I have to say I think we're in a pivotal era of action films, where more try to transcend the genre.

Posted by crash davis (aka crash davis) Mar 9 '09, 10:36

if you exclude war films from the action genre, a lot of war films have been transcendent going decades back

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I dunno. I started watching the beginning of Predator last night on tv and I realized, I haven't seen as good an actioner in a long time. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:46 3
- Predator is fun, but I'm sensing something more serious emerging than The Two Governors and Carl Weathers were capable of (if that makes sense) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:49 2
  - Maybe that's the issue. There hasn't been many fun & good actioners in recent years. - Name Withheld By Request Mar 9, 10:57 1
    - The Rundown had a great sense of humor, very very fun :) -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:58
I think people have finally come around to the idea that just becuase it's a comic movie or an action movie doesn't mean it shouldn't strive for - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:45 7
- word, also sort of unrelated, but still - acting in TV has gotten a hell of a lot better as well -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:47 4
  - TV's getting more freedom to be more real; more real = better acting opportunities = better actors. - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:54 1
    - DON'T GO INTO THE BARN! -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:55
  - and writing, too. Except for CSI's spinoffs. -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:49 1
    - the writing/acting thing go hand in hand. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:57
- *deducts points for no mention of Paul Blart in IM* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:46 1
  - Deducts permanent points for mentioning Paul Blart. -- nm - Will Hunting Mar 9, 10:46
You might say that Dark Knight and Casino Royale are the "Apocolypse Now" of action films, eh? -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:39 5
- sure, but even then there were great war films preceding Apocalypse, like Paths of Glory, Bridge On The River Kwai, etc etc -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:40 4
  - and there were great action films preceding Dark Knight and Iron Man ... -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:41 3
    - yeah, but they were much rarer - I think action still is something considered as "the film area that keeps Stallone working" -- nm - crash davis Mar 9, 10:42 1
      - *points at John Wayne* -- nm - Beryllium Mar 9, 10:43
    - Those are exactly the two films that came to mind for me as as examples of this as well. -- nm - znufrii Mar 9, 10:42

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I don't want to reignite any old discussions, but I have to say I think we're in a pivotal era of action films, where more try to transcend the genre.

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