Action Movies

[Spuuky]

You're just being pedantic. I don't care how much of a connoisseur someone thinks they are, if you can't at least rattle off a few different answers for the "specific moods you want to invoke" then you're just acting like a pretentious nozzle for the sake of pretending you're better than everyone else on some topic. It's not a hard question and no one is limiting you to one answer. Stop acting like this is some grand, impossible task because it only is in your head it would seem.

I accept that this is your understanding of the situation.

[NorthernChaosGod]

I'm not limiting fantasy stuff, so my favorite is Conan the Barbarian (with Arnie of course). After that would be Total Recall and Terminator 2. I smurfing love Arnold.

You're just being pedantic. I don't care how much of a connoisseur someone thinks they are, if you can't at least rattle off a few different answers for the "specific moods you want to invoke" then you're just acting like a pretentious nozzle for the sake of pretending you're better than everyone else on some topic. It's not a hard question and no one is limiting you to one answer. Stop acting like this is some grand, impossible task because it only is in your head it would seem.

I accept that this is your understanding of the situation.

You seriously can't just name a couple movies that could be considered action movies? I don't even think "what are you favorite objects" is that broad of a question that you can't answer with a few items.

[TrollHunter]

I'm not limiting fantasy stuff, so my favorite is Conan the Barbarian (with Arnie of course). After that would be Total Recall and Terminator 2. I smurfing love Arnold.

You seriously can't just name a couple movies that could be considered action movies? I don't even think "what are you favorite objects" is that broad of a question that you can't answer with a few items.

Hmmm.... I do quite like toilet paper. And tables are nice too.

[Aulayna]

Right now? This thread

[Del Murder]

Spuuky: pick yourr favorite sub genre, then pick your favorite movies in that subgenre. If you can't do that then go away.

My favorites include:
Die Hard 1-3
The Rock
Face/Off
Iron Man
The Dark Knight
Spider-Man 1 & 2
X-Men 2
Marvel's The Avengers
Terminator 2
Jurassic Park

[Spuuky]

But I think a far more interesting discussion than "list some action movies" is "what constitutes an Action movie?"

Clearly it's not just "a movie with action," because that's most of them. It's not just a movie with guns, or a movie with explosions, or a movie with a hero. What exactly are we discussing?

Even from your list, Mr. Murder, you put multiple movies which have nothing at all in common, for instance. I can't really see Jurassic Park classified as an action movie (IMDB doesn't define it as one either, not to imply that they are an infallible source).

[Araciel]

lol @ people not knowing Spuuky by now and just ignoring it.

Anyway, pretty much any of the oldschool Arnie movies.

I love First Blood, but it's less actiony.. never seen the Rambos because I know they'll tarnish it.

[Shorty]

"what constitutes an action movie" is a different topic entirely and will mean different things to different people. Action is an umbrella genre and can encompass a variety of differences and I don't care what those differences are.

[Slothy]

Spuuky, like Del said, get on topic or go make a thread discussing the differences between action movies and other movies, and different subgenres of action movies.

[Spuuky]

Spuuky, like Del said, get on topic or go make a thread discussing the differences between action movies and other movies, and different subgenres of action movies.

The topic is "list your favorite action movies" (actually not a discussion topic at all, but never mind). Do you genuinely believe that it is not relevant to the topic to determine what an action movie is, or do you just dislike being asked to think about it?

Since I wouldn't want to derail this thread any further, here are some action movies that I like:
The Shawshank Redemption
Shaolin Soccer
The Princess Bride
The Adventures of Milo and Otis

[noxious.sunshine]

Omg. Con Air!! And Robocop!


Street Fighter.
Mortal Kombat 2.

Omg. Robin Shou (Liu Kang) is hawt And I wanna have his babies.

[Slothy]

The topic is "list your favorite action movies" (actually not a discussion topic at all, but never mind). Do you genuinely believe that it is not relevant to the topic to determine what an action movie is, or do you just dislike being asked to think about it?

It could very well be relevant, and I wouldn't object to you trying to start a discussion on the topic. But your initial posts weren't trying to start a discussion because you made absolutely no points, and after that you were just being difficult for the sake of being difficult. If you're not going to answer the question posed in the OP, or offer your perspective on what constitutes an action movie or various sub genres, then you're not contributing to the thread in any meaningful way. So try having the discussion if you want, but how about actually offering up a perspective to begin? Because everyone else seems to have a pretty good idea of what constitutes an action movie without needing to have a debate about it. If you feel otherwise, answer the topic and say why.

[Spuuky]

*snip*

Whelp, I tried. If you can't be on topic then you can't contribute. ~ Vivi22

[Shorty]

I will close this thread if anymore pettiness or arguing is posted by any party. List movies or discuss currently listed movies, I don't care.

[Chris]

True Lies is both funny, and full of action!