Jade Falcon
Just to piss you off.
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I've been thinking about this off-and-on for about a year now. So I thought I'd let you guys debate this.
I don't watch movies anymore, for the record. I find TV and anime more to my liking, and I get my shows online. There hasn't been a movie in a decade that came out where I HAD to go see it in the theater. So I'm capable of waiting until they hit the free streams.
In fact, the last movie I saw in the theater was "J. Edgar". Outstanding performance by Leo, btw.
As for Action Movies.....my vote goes immediately to:
Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
I remember when that movie came out. People had never seen that kind of computer graphics. And the best thing about T2 was the fact that they mixed actual stunts with computer technology; rather than the constant green-screen over-animated crap that they do today in our current decade.
I think T2 has stood the test of time. And I think that you could argue that, even though it was part of a series, the story line could stand alone on its own merits, as its own movie. The character developments, evolution, and chemistry is, in my opinion, unmatched by any action movie since.
James Cameron is truly one of the greatest movie genius's of our time; given how revolutionary that film was. In fact, I think that you could make an argument for him being the greatest Director of all time.
I have the "eXtreme DVD", which is a two-DVD-set that was a gift some years back from my sister. I'll never get rid of them.
So what are your nominations, and why?
Honorable mentions have to go to "The Matrix" and some of the "Indiana Jones" films (Raiders of the Lost Ark, especially). As well as Jurassic Park.
I never saw much of the "Die Hard" franchise beyond maybe the first movie, some years after it was released. So I can't pass judgement on that series.
The reason I didn't include films such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic" was because I believe those two films fall into their own category of "War Films" and "Romance", respectively.
For the record: never saw Star Wars beyond the original film. Sorry, it just never interested me.
Oh, you know, I actually did see Episode 1 of the Phantom Menace in the theater when it came out. But nothing since then.
So...enough of my rambling. Discuss.
I don't watch movies anymore, for the record. I find TV and anime more to my liking, and I get my shows online. There hasn't been a movie in a decade that came out where I HAD to go see it in the theater. So I'm capable of waiting until they hit the free streams.
In fact, the last movie I saw in the theater was "J. Edgar". Outstanding performance by Leo, btw.
As for Action Movies.....my vote goes immediately to:
Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
I remember when that movie came out. People had never seen that kind of computer graphics. And the best thing about T2 was the fact that they mixed actual stunts with computer technology; rather than the constant green-screen over-animated crap that they do today in our current decade.
I think T2 has stood the test of time. And I think that you could argue that, even though it was part of a series, the story line could stand alone on its own merits, as its own movie. The character developments, evolution, and chemistry is, in my opinion, unmatched by any action movie since.
James Cameron is truly one of the greatest movie genius's of our time; given how revolutionary that film was. In fact, I think that you could make an argument for him being the greatest Director of all time.
I have the "eXtreme DVD", which is a two-DVD-set that was a gift some years back from my sister. I'll never get rid of them.
So what are your nominations, and why?
Honorable mentions have to go to "The Matrix" and some of the "Indiana Jones" films (Raiders of the Lost Ark, especially). As well as Jurassic Park.
I never saw much of the "Die Hard" franchise beyond maybe the first movie, some years after it was released. So I can't pass judgement on that series.
The reason I didn't include films such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic" was because I believe those two films fall into their own category of "War Films" and "Romance", respectively.
For the record: never saw Star Wars beyond the original film. Sorry, it just never interested me.
Oh, you know, I actually did see Episode 1 of the Phantom Menace in the theater when it came out. But nothing since then.
So...enough of my rambling. Discuss.
