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In response to
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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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by
crash davis
You might say that Dark Knight and Casino Royale are the "Apocolypse Now" of action films, eh? -- nm
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Beryllium (aka grayman)
Mar 9 '09, 10:39
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sure, but even then there were great war films preceding Apocalypse, like Paths of Glory, Bridge On The River Kwai, etc etc -- nm
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crash davis
Mar 9, 10:40
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and there were great action films preceding Dark Knight and Iron Man ... -- nm
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Beryllium
Mar 9, 10:41
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yeah, but they were much rarer - I think action still is something considered as "the film area that keeps Stallone working" -- nm
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crash davis
Mar 9, 10:42
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*points at John Wayne* -- nm
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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
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znufrii
Mar 9, 10:42
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