What are the manliest movies ever?

[Prowler]

You know movies that every red blooded male or most men can relate to to some degree?

First of all, an easy choice: Predator. This movie starring Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers is a classic of the aciton genre. It will turn you into a sexual tyrannosaurus... just like me.

Also, THE handshake:

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Second, Das Boot. A German movie about German soldiers and the submarine they spend most of the movie in. This is a WW2 movie that's a bit different from most of the sort. And arguably the greatest submarine movie ever. The extended version is about 4 hours long or so, and the tension in some parts is nerve wrecking. Imagine how those men feel knowing that if something hits their submarine they're history.

Fight Club: While I certainly wouldn't unwind my tension by fighting off someone, this movie is quite ballsy. "How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?" is a quite powerful line.

And ofc there's also the likes of Die Hard, Commando, etc. but these are the ones that stand out the most to me in the "manliness" department.

"But what is MANLINESS, Prowler?" you'll ask. Well we all have our definition of it. I don't care. Don't read much into it. And ofc women are allowed to participate in this thread. But chances are, if you're a woman and don't understand why so many men love Das Boot(the ones who've watched it, that is), Fight Club, Die Hard and Predator, then maybe that answers your question :tgrin:

[Andrew NDB]

I was going to say "Predator" before even reading that post. "Commando"'s up there, too.

Maybe "Tango & Cash"? "Cobra," except it's a horrible movie.

[PApagreg]

The Raid movies, nothing like over the top viscreal violence and blood to keep your blood pumping

Also Sword of the stranger

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[DestronMirage22]

I'd say the Rambo movies. Even my grandpa, who doesn't watch movies at all, knows about how badass Rambo is and has seen them a few times.

First of all, an easy choice: Predator. This movie starring Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers is a classic of the aciton genre. It will turn you into a sexual tyrannosaurus... just like me.

Also, THE handshake:

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I gotta agree with Predator. Bitchin' movie, a perfect example of manliness.
(Also, check out the YouTube comments section of the video; it's hilarious)

[Candy Kappa]

Hot Shots part deux

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[ToTheNines]

40 Year Old Virgin

[plastroncafe]

Fight Club, but not for the reasons stated.
I the movie is a brilliant exploration of the tragic state of masculinity in post-industrial America.

First Blood, because of how different it is when compared to the legacy it left in its wake.

The same can be said about Die Hard.

[Prowler]

The Raid movies, nothing like over the top viscreal violence and blood to keep your blood pumping

Also Sword of the stranger

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Haven't seen that one.

What about Ninja Scroll?

And if Kaiji was a movie it'd be on my top list as well. that anime is manly as f*ck too.

[Andrew NDB]

Any Death Wish movie after the first one.

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Charles Bronson was highly underrated.

Also the Dirty Harrys. Pretty much all of them.

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[Prowler]

40 Year Old Virgin
Well he did get laid in the end.

[PApagreg]

Haven't seen that one.

What about Ninja Scroll?

And if Kaiji was a movie it'd be on my top list as well. that anime is manly as f*ck too.

If we are counting OVAS then Jojo should make it

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[Prowler]

If we are counting OVAS then Jojo should make it

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Yeah I figured JoJo and I guess Fist of North Star would make my list as well... but regrettably I haven't seen either yet.

[ToTheNines]

Well he did get laid in the end.

Obviously they had their little gimmick with the title, but looking past that... it's actually a beautiful movie about male bonding. And as silly as the ending is, it's ultimately about Andy growing up, coming out of his shell and making the necessary compromises to have a happy marriage.

10/10

[Andrew NDB]

I didn't think you guys would start posting a bunch of anime.

[PApagreg]

Yeah I figured JoJo and I guess Fist of North Star would make my list as well... but regrettably I haven't seen either yet.

You gotta get up on your anime game bruh

Also I say Mulan is the manliest Disney movie, the girl has a kill count in the hundreds

[Prowler]

In predator I found that Latino guy with the hat funny, for some reason. "I can make it" after getting hit by a trunk. Also, this part between him and that woman:

"Que pasó mujer? Que pasó? Que fué lo que viste?"
"No se, no estoy segura..."
"Que?"
"Fue la selva que lo llevo..."
"She said the jungle came alive and took him."

[Andrew NDB]

In predator I found that Latino guy with the hat funny, for some reason. "I can make it" after getting hit by a trunk. Also, this part between him and that woman:

Shane Black as "Hawkins"? I don't know if he was supposed to be Latino in the movie, but maybe.

Incidentally, he's also writing/directing "The Predator" (4)... which sure sounds like it'll feature Arnold in some capacity.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I didn't think you guys would start posting a bunch of anime.

:tlol: My reaction exactly. I defy anyone to successfully defend anything animated or anime as "manly", as understood by the American alpha male culture.

[AT-Man]

Shoot 'Em Up
Captain Fantastic

[Prowler]

Obviously they had their little gimmick with the title, but looking past that... it's actually a beautiful movie about male bonding. And as silly as the ending is, it's ultimately about Andy growing up, coming out of his shell and making the necessary compromises to have a happy marriage.

10/10
I agree. The movie was actually a nice story. They didn't ridicule him for being an old virgin. He gained a woman and also good friends.

I didn't think you guys would start posting a bunch of anime.
What are you implying? :tgrin:

You gotta get up on your anime game bruh

Also I say Mulan is the manliest Disney movie, the girl has a kill count in the hundreds
And Metroid the manliest Nintendo franchise I guess. Samus has more balls than many other men out there.

Shane Black as "Hawkins"? I don't know if he was supposed to be Latino in the movie, but maybe.

Incidentally, he's also writing/directing "The Predator" (4)... which sure sounds like it'll feature Arnold in some capacity.
Well maybe I shouldn't assume lol

:tlol: My reaction exactly. I defy anyone to successfully defend anything animated or anime as "manly", as understood by the American alpha male culture.
Just cause many of its more hardcore fans are anything but doesn't mean some animated stuff ain't manly! :tgrin:

[plastroncafe]

:tlol: My reaction exactly. I defy anyone to successfully defend anything animated or anime as "manly", as understood by the American alpha male culture.

The original Heavy Metal movie might be construed as having been "manly" at one point or another.

And honestly, who cares what American Alpha Male Culture thinks, the whole concept is predicated on a lie anyway.

[Andrew NDB]

What are you implying? :tgrin:

I don't mean any offense, and I'm sure there's brutal, bloody hardcore anime stuff out there. Anime just doesn't evoke definitive "manly movies" to me.

[Prowler]

Shoot 'Em Up
Captain Fantastic
Shoot 'Em Up is an ok weekend flick but that's about it. Also I only watched it for Monica. Not because I think it'd be "manly".

[PApagreg]

:tlol: My reaction exactly. I defy anyone to successfully defend anything animated or anime as "manly", as understood by the American alpha male culture.
Okay but first tell me how is this anything but manly

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[Prowler]

I don't mean any offense, and I'm sure there's brutal, bloody hardcore anime stuff out there. Anime just doesn't evoke definitive "manly movies" to me.

Fair enough.

[Candy Kappa]

If you want a dose of cinematic testosterone, two words: Reb. Brown.

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[Prowler]

The original Heavy Metal movie might be construed as having been "manly" at one point or another.

And honestly, who cares what American Alpha Male Culture thinks, the whole concept is predicated on a lie anyway.
I was about 10-11 years old when i first watched Heavy metal. I thought "wow a cartoon this late at night, cool!"

...ah being young and naive.

[Jephael]

Finally watched the Die Hard movies after recording them on my DVR. Man, I've been missing out!

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Still need to see the 4th one though.

[Andrew NDB]

Finally watched the Die Hard movies after recording them on my DVR. Man, I've been missing out!

Still need to see the 4th one though.

No, you don't.

[Prowler]

Wait Andrew, the "latino" wasn't hawkins but Poncho.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

The original Heavy Metal movie might be construed as having been "manly" at one point or another.

And honestly, who cares what American Alpha Male Culture thinks, the whole concept is predicated on a lie anyway.

I don't mean any offense, and I'm sure there's brutal, bloody hardcore anime stuff out there. Anime just doesn't evoke definitive "manly movies" to me.

Exactly.

Let's be fair, anybody on the Technodrome Forums wouldn't qualify as "manly" either to American Alpha Male Culture. I know I wouldn't; I love books and writing too much. And I don't watch futbol.

[Prowler]

The Street Fighter 2 animated movie is also pretty manly. Guile and Ryu certainly are manly as f*ck in that movie.

Hell, Ryu is one of the manliest video game characters of all time.

[Jephael]

No, you don't.

What didn't ya like about Live Free or Die Hard? Was Justin Long's character too much like Shia Lebouff or something?

[Prowler]

Exactly.

Let's be fair, anybody on the Technodrome Forums wouldn't qualify as "manly" either to American Alpha Male Culture. I know I wouldn't; I love books and writing too much. And I don't watch futbol.
Admittedly a lot of my favourite fictional characters and such fit into the "manly" mold, despite me not exactly being what you'd call "manly" in the traditional sense. I guess I just like characters I wish I was as cool as.

[ToTheNines]

Exactly.

Let's be fair, anybody on the Technodrome Forums wouldn't qualify as "manly" either to American Alpha Male Culture. I know I wouldn't; I love books and writing too much. And I don't watch futbol.

I can pass for a while. Then it comes out that I read, recycle and drive a compact and the jig is up.

[Prowler]

I lift.

Do I qualify as a "brah"?

[ToTheNines]

Have you ever set off the Lunk Alarm at a Planet Fitness?

[Prowler]

Have you ever set off the Lunk Alarm at a Planet Fitness?
LOL had to google this. Wha ta douchey thing to do.

No I have not. And tbh, the workout nuts, those guys who are REALLY into it usually don't visit those chain gyms but smaller gyms from what I've heard. My gym has lots of fatter middle aged people trying to lose weight in personal training classes. Also some people use it as a place to socialise with their friends/neighbours after work while they walk on the treadmill.

[Andrew NDB]

What didn't ya like about Live Free or Die Hard? Was Justin Long's character too much like Shia Lebouff or something?

It was PG-13. PG-13 automatically takes away any movie's "manliness" card.

[CyberCubed]

Anime was really popular with teens during the early 2000's, so I'm not surprised kids who grew up that era see it that way.

Anime was to the early 2000's what all those big 80's and 90's action movies were to that generation. This is a generational thing, different decades of kids/teens grew up with different action-oriented media.

That's why the young teens of today don't seem to know anything about those big action movies from the 80's and 90's.

[Prowler]

Anime was really popular with teens during the early 2000's, so I'm not surprised kids who grew up that era see it that way.

Anime was to the early 2000's what all those big 80's and 90's action movies were to that generation. This is a generational thing, different decades of kids/teens grew up with different action-oriented media.

That's why the young teens of today don't seem to know anything about those big action movies from the 80's and 90's.
Well in parts of Europe and South America some 80s anime were a hit in the 80s, but ofc DBZ and Saint Seiya were what really started the anime boom in the West as a whole. Pokémon helped also, I'd say.

And let's not forget video games. Japanese video games have artwork similar to anime and also some tropes sometimes. The popularity of games like Final Fantasy and such has gotten people into anime, I'm sire-

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

I can pass for a while. Then it comes out that I read, recycle and drive a compact and the jig is up.

You damn hippie!

Burn those fossil fuels like a REAL MAN. :trazz:

[turtle1237]

Robin Hood Men in tights, and Mongo.

[Storm Eagle]

The Street Fighter 2 animated movie is also pretty manly.

I thought I was the only one who thought of that movie.

[Wildcat]

Rambos
Rockys
Terminators
Fast and Furious series
Xxx (the action movies with Vin Diesel not porn)

[snake]

And honestly, who cares what American Alpha Male Culture thinks, the whole concept is predicated on a lie anyway.

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[Andrew NDB]

Rambos
Rockys

Though the first Rambo and the first Rocky are arguably the best of each saga (though I'd make a strong case for Rambo 4 for the Rambos), I'd only include Rambos 2-4 and Rockys 2-4 within the "manliest" category. Like similarly I'd remove the original Death Wish from the Death Wish category. It's not that they're bad... they just were actually trying to make artsy movies before giving the triple injection of machismo with subsequent sequels.

Xxx (the action movies with Vin Diesel not porn)

Oh hell no. First one was awful. Maybe Ice Cube did something manly in the second one but I'll never know. What I do know is that I won't be watching XXX 3 with Diesel pretending to be a a young man at 60 now... and the whole business model of that franchise is inherently flawed... "we're some kind of pseudo extra hardcore James Bond, yet we're still PG-13 so the kids can come too!" Pfffffft!!! gtf outta here.

[Wildcat]

Though the first Rambo and the first Rocky are arguably the best of each saga (though I'd make a strong case for Rambo 4 for the Rambos), I'd only include Rambos 2-4 and Rockys 2-4 within the "manliest" category. Like similarly I'd remove the original Death Wish from the Death Wish category. It's not that they're bad... they just were actually trying to make artsy movies before giving the triple injection of machismo with subsequent sequels.

Oh hell no. First one was awful. Maybe Ice Cube did something manly in the second one but I'll never know. What I do know is that I won't be watching XXX 3 with Diesel pretending to be a a young man at 60 now... and the whole business model of that franchise is inherently flawed... "we're some kind of pseudo extra hardcore James Bond, yet we're still PG-13 so the kids can come too!" Pfffffft!!! gtf outta here.Ah come on. The XXX movies are just meant to be over the top action movies. They're fun. I definitely wanna see the 3rd. Besides it's a whole team now not just Vin.

The first installment of the others may not have been going for "manliness" but they still ended up that way. I'd include them.

[Shark_Blade]

The Hot Chick.

[Wesley]

I'd say Predator, Taken, Con Air and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.

[Prowler]

I thought I was the only one who thought of that movie.
Well then that's a shame, because it's a pretty good movie that makes each SF character look pretty badass! The final battle against Bison(Vega in Japanese) was tense man!

[Andrew NDB]

Ah come on. The XXX movies are just meant to be over the top action movies. They're fun. I definitely wanna see the 3rd. Besides it's a whole team now not just Vin.

The first installment of the others may not have been going for "manliness" but they still ended up that way. I'd include them.

You can't have a "manly" movie that's been made clean of foul language and blood for little kids. It's an oxymoron.

[MikeandRaph87]

The Expendables series is a celebration of the genre.

[Andrew NDB]

The Expendables series is a celebration of the genre.

Until the third one did the opposite, and sanitized everything for little kids.

[MikeandRaph87]

I honestly went into the theatre assuming it was 'R' rated like the first two installments and could not tell anything that would have downgraded the rating. People talk down Expendables 3, but I thought it was fun.

[Wildcat]

You can't have a "manly" movie that's been made clean of foul language and blood for little kids. It's an oxymoron.You can get away with more nowadays in PG-13. I don't remember how much cussing or blood was in either of the last 2 not that those equals "manly".

If you don't like them that's fine. They're just super action movies but you know they're not family-friendly the way you're implying.

[ProactiveMan]

I'd have to also say Predator. It has the manliest handshake ever put to film, and Carl Weathers, who is so manly that his arm keeps firing a machine gun even when it's severed from his body.

[Andrew NDB]

I honestly went into the theatre assuming it was 'R' rated like the first two installments and could not tell anything that would have downgraded the rating. People talk down Expendables 3, but I thought it was fun.

It was fun. But it was very, very PG-13. I dunno... we can begin with the massive gunfire and bodily impacts with the school of "how quickly can we cut away and show nothing" school... and perhaps continue with "No blood is shown in any form at any point in any of this." And end with "No foul language beyond an occasional 'sh*t' or 'damn' whatsoever."

Though I admit, I did geek out about Harrison Ford being in the third one. Not enough to sign off on it. Though I really did love to see Snipes in full on trying mode. Just not the right comeback vehicle, sadly.

You can get away with more nowadays in PG-13. I don't remember how much cussing or blood was in either of the last 2 not that those equals "manly".

Probably has a lot to do with, maybe not the first one (although even now I second guess it... they could have pushed the R barrier way, way further), but the second one at least clearly being shot as (and there are many actor attests to this you can easily Google) PG-13, then later on retooled as R with added CGI blood and dubbed in F words and all that.

If you don't like them that's fine. They're just super action movies but you know they're not family-friendly the way you're implying.

They bent over backwards to make sure the MPAA gave the third one family friendly ratings. Famously. What exactly are you talking about? Watch any 80s/90s hardcore actioner, then watch any Expendables movie (any of them, pick one, especially the third)... now see what you say.

[CyberCubed]

Lethal Weapon films, maybe? Mel Gibson was nuts in them.

[Coola Yagami]

I would assume all the expendables movies were packed with so much testosterone that any woman watching them would suddenly sprout a dick.

[Spitfire]

Now this is my kind of discussion. Being the giant movie collecting nerd that I am there are a few I would toss in. Most of these have been mentioned but they're so damn manly they deserve another.

Predator
Robocop
Rambo First Blood Part II
Total Recall
Commando
Conan - Both!
Dirty Harry - Any of them but Magnum Force is my favorite
Fight Club
Mad Max Fury Road - You can basically smell the testosterone
Escape From New York
The Thing
Death Race 2000
Dredd
Black Dynamite - Couldn't help myself
The Raid
The Warriors
Terminator 2

Those are just off the top of my head. Any movie that dedicates screentime to the hero flexing, usually while shooting a massive gun, belongs in this thread.

[PApagreg]

Now this is my kind of discussion. Being the giant movie collecting nerd that I am there are a few I would toss in. Most of these have been mentioned but they're so damn manly they deserve another.

Predator
Robocop
Rambo First Blood Part II
Total Recall
Commando
Conan - Both!
Dirty Harry - Any of them but Magnum Force is my favorite
Fight Club
Mad Max Fury Road - You can basically smell the testosterone
Escape From New York
The Thing
Death Race 2000
Dredd
Black Dynamite - Couldn't help myself
The Raid
The Warriors
Terminator 2

Those are just off the top of my head. Any movie that dedicates screentime to the hero flexing, usually while shooting a massive gun, belongs in this thread.

Well the Raid/Dredd doesn't really have the hero flexing or the shooting a massive gun

[Spitfire]

This is true. There are various forms of being macho. Dredd accomplishes it a lot like how Dirty Harry does. He shows up, says something bad ass, and murders a bunch of guys with minimal effort.

The Raid hits a variation of that note. There are no one-liners to be had. Our heroes just get into bombastic fist fights that usually result in deaths that act as a visual form of the one-liner.

The modern action hero has moved away from the muscle-bound guy with shoulders the size of boulders. People seem to prefer the more evenly built man, though still ripped, who is suave and cocky.

[PApagreg]

The modern action hero has moved away from the muscle-bound guy with shoulders the size of boulders. People seem to prefer the more evenly built man, though still ripped, who is suave and cocky.

You can count me in as one of those people, I prefer lean but muscular for my heroes I don't mind a little muscle mass but body builder like physique is a big no no for me, I will accept American Football player physique though

[CyberCubed]

Modern action movie stars are much more slim. Think Tom Cruise (I know he's not really "modern" but whatever), Will Smith, any of the actors in the new Marvel and DC superhero movies, etc.

You really don't see guys with huge mountains of muscle anymore with huge machine guns strapped to their back. I guess nobody likes body builders anymore.

[Prowler]

Body builders look freakish and very unnatural. If you asked me what type of body I'd like to have if I could instantly look like it, I'd not pick a bodybuilder body type.

From my observation women usually don't like men who look like Brock Lesnar. They prefer someone like Brad Pitt.

Most body builders probably know that society views them as freakish, especially female bodybuilders. But I guess they're happy looking that way.

[Wildcat]

Probably has a lot to do with, maybe not the first one (although even now I second guess it... they could have pushed the R barrier way, way further), but the second one at least clearly being shot as (and there are many actor attests to this you can easily Google) PG-13, then later on retooled as R with added CGI blood and dubbed in F words and all that.

They bent over backwards to make sure the MPAA gave the third one family friendly ratings. Famously. What exactly are you talking about? Watch any 80s/90s hardcore actioner, then watch any Expendables movie (any of them, pick one, especially the third)... now see what you say.Ok I have no idea what your saying about XXX2. That they probably added fake blood/cussing? You said you never saw it. It remained PG-13.

I have not seen any of the Expendables but judging from these posts you think these type of action movies must be a solid R in order to be good.

[CyberCubed]

I just watched Robocop properly for the first time. I'm sure I've seen it as a kid, but this is the first time I watched it properly as an adult.

Robocop 2 worth watching or nah?

[Andrew NDB]

Now this is my kind of discussion. Being the giant movie collecting nerd that I am there are a few I would toss in. Most of these have been mentioned but they're so damn manly they deserve another.

All good choices. Although...

Dirty Harry - Any of them but Magnum Force is my favorite

What, you don't like Magnum Force? It has like the funniest scene in the whole series:

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And The Dead Pool is pretty weak.

Mad Max Fury Road - You can basically smell the testosterone

Arguably more estrogen than testosterone.

Terminator 2

I don't know if I'd say T2 is "more manly" than the first one.

I'd also add "Action Jackson" to my list.

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[Andrew NDB]

Ok I have no idea what your saying about XXX2. That they probably added fake blood/cussing? You said you never saw it. It remained PG-13.

I was referring to Expendables 2, not XXX2. Expendables 2 was shot as PG-13, then after post production they retooled it to be R... which mostly just meant digital blood and dubbed-in minor swearing. Expendables 3, they didn't even do that... they just went full-on PG-13 and stayed the course. Not surprisingly, Expendables 3 bombed.

I never saw XXX2 because the first one was horrible, self-serving Diesel garbage. And yes, very PG-13. You can be edgy James Bond or you can be PG-13... you can't be both.

I have not seen any of the Expendables but judging from these posts you think these type of action movies must be a solid R in order to be good.

Correct. If they are actively neutering an action movie and pasteurizing it for 13 year old boys... then it cannot be "manly," by very definition.

[plastroncafe]

Expendables: So much promise for so little pay out.

[Andrew NDB]

Expendables: So much promise for so little pay out.

Agreed. Those movies make me sad. Huge, huge potential. They could have been a latter day zenith for all the action icons of the 80s/90s... instead they're like, very small and cheap watered down nothings. A greatest hits albums that sounds like it was made by a cover band.

[plastroncafe]

Agreed. Those movies make me sad. Huge, huge potential. They could have been a latter day zenith for all the action icons of the 80s/90s... instead they're like, very small and cheap watered down nothings. A greatest hits albums that sounds like it was made by a cover band.

I love me some STATHAM. I love him so much I will only ever refer to him as STATHAM, in all-caps, such is my love.

But what we get from him is an abusive partner story line?

Then they give Jet Li a Gun?

Then in the sequel it wasn't them going up against Sigorney Weaver, Linda Hamliton, Michelle Yeoh, Pam Grier and Milla Jojovitch?
Booo! Just boo.

Really the only thing those movies were good for was the SDCC Panel, which was a god-damned delight, and for introducing me to Terry Crews.

[Andrew NDB]

I love me some STATHAM. I love him so much I will only ever refer to him as STATHAM, in all-caps, such is my love.

But what we get from him is an abusive partner story line?

I don't think they even bothered to give him a subplot in part 2 or 3 at all.

Then in the sequel it wasn't them going up against Sigorney Weaver, Linda Hamliton, Michelle Yeoh, Pam Grier and Milla Jojovitch?
Booo! Just boo.

They didn't even bother to give them sound villains in the first one. I was OK with Van Damme in part 2 and Mel Gibson in part 3 on paper, but the execution was abysmal.

And some of the Expendables should have... you know... been expended. Die. Nobody ever did, just Miley Cyrus's boyfriend that shouldn't have even been in the movie to begin with.

[Andrew NDB]

Robocop 2 worth watching or nah?

It's worth watching. Not particularly uplifting, though, and the dark humor doesn't "hit" the same way it did in the first one.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Really the only thing those movies were good for was the SDCC Panel, which was a god-damned delight, and for introducing me to Terry Crews.

Same here. Terry Crews and that insanely big-ass f'ing gun. :tgrin: That and Statham on the basketball court were the only parts I found enjoyable of the first movie. Never bothered with the sequels.

[AT-Man]

The Expendables 2 is the best one. The only bad thing about it is the excessive CGI blood.

[MikeandRaph87]

The Expendables 2 is the best one. The only bad thing about it is the excessive CGI blood.

True. Its a celebration of the macho shoot 'em ups or plain macho films of the era's heyday. It has Stallone, Swartzennger, Norris, and Willis vs Jean Claude van Damme. How much more of the genre could you get?

[PApagreg]

It's worth watching. Not particularly uplifting, though, and the dark humor doesn't "hit" the same way it did in the first one.

To this day I never understood why Terry Crews was in that movie, the only action movie he was in that I know was that Arnold cloning movie

[Andrew NDB]

The Expendables 2 is the best one. The only bad thing about it is the excessive CGI blood.

I'd have to agree. It took itself less seriously than part 1, had a credible villain (Van Damme), and an actual action sequence with Arnold, Sly, and Bruce all together. They realized they shot themselves in the foot when they bagged it as PG-13... so every R element in it was added in post.

To this day I never understood why Terry Crews was in that movie, the only action movie he was in that I know was that Arnold cloning movie

Terry Crews was in Robocop 2?

[PApagreg]

Terry Crews was in Robocop 2?

No the 6th day

[ProactiveMan]

Then in the sequel it wasn't them going up against Sigorney Weaver, Linda Hamliton, Michelle Yeoh, Pam Grier and Milla Jojovitch?
Booo! Just boo.

Something like that was rumoured to be in the works since before 2 came out, but it never materialised. I kept hearing names like Cynthia Rothrock, and Bridgit Neilson, and I think they did end up in a movie together with Zoe Bell and Kristanna Loken but it was unrelated.

It may still be bubbling away someplace - I heard one of the producers say that they were still working on Expendables 4 recently, even though 3 didn't do very well.

[Andrew NDB]

Something like that was rumoured to be in the works since before 2 came out, but it never materialised. I kept hearing names like Cynthia Rothrock, and Bridgit Neilson

Two important things happened: Expendables 3 bombed, and then the female Ghostbusters movie bombed. It's never going to happen. If it does, it'll be made on the cheapest of the cheap, but even then I doubt it.

[CyberCubed]

Finished watching Robocop 2...what the hell did I just watch? The movie was unintentionally funny and bizarre at the same time. I also see this is what influenced the TMNT 2k3 writers about Baxter's brain in a jar with a human eye sticking out. Its from this movie, even the robot villain looks like Baxter's robots in the show.

What was up with the kid supervillain? They never explained why he was so smart or why everyone listened to him. Seeing the nonchalant attitude everyone had toward violence in the movie was pretty funny, felt almost like a parody.

Also why did they show Robocop's wife at the very beginning of the movie but then never go back to her for the rest of the film? What was the point of that? I thought they were going to delve more into his humanity or have him see his family, but they get one brief scene at the beginning and nothing else for the rest of the movie?

WTF?

[ProactiveMan]

I think it was intentionally funny.

[Andrew NDB]

Most of that can be blamed on Frank Miller (who actually even appears in the movie).

About the kid, if I had to speculate, it's the mentality of the time to try and... at least in some manner attempt to capitalize on the Robocop cartoon of the time, the kids that were becoming Robocop fans. Give them a face in the movie, kind of.

[Autbot_Benz]

Agreed. Those movies make me sad. Huge, huge potential. They could have been a latter day zenith for all the action icons of the 80s/90s... instead they're like, very small and cheap watered down nothings. A greatest hits albums that sounds like it was made by a cover band.

also the fact that Bruce Campbell hasn't been in any of the Expandables at all loses points with me

[ProactiveMan]

also the fact that Bruce Campbell hasn't been in any of the Expandables at all loses points with me

The Expanables...:P Is that a spin-off for aging action heroes who've put on a lot of weight? I nominate Steven Seagal.

[Spitfire]

What, you don't like Magnum Force? It has like the funniest scene in the whole series
Should have added a coma. Magnum Force is my favorite Dirty Harry movie. Yes Dead Pool is the weaker of the films but you can't knock Liam Neeson as a B horror film director and Jim Carry as Axl Rose.

Arguably more estrogen than testosterone.
Well of course. Fury Road was a dance of blood, fire, dirt, and violence. Man, woman, or car nothing was safe from the chaos in that movie.

I don't know if I'd say T2 is "more manly" than the first one.
True! Though T2 has all the famous one liners which is in of itself a staple of manly cinema.

I'd also add "Action Jackson" to my list.
Hell yes! Which also makes me want to add Black Dynamite.

[CyberCubed]

Are the Rambo sequels worth watching? Going to watch Rambo soon and I want to know if I should continue.

[Andrew NDB]

Are the Rambo sequels worth watching? Going to watch Rambo soon and I want to know if I should continue.

2 and 3 haven't aged well, but they're amusing to watch. 4, I'd challenge is as good or better than the first one. And oh, so so violent. The 3rd act, he breaks the kills record for the whole series... perhaps any action movie ever.

I really, really wanted Rambo V over more Expendables movies. Sounds like he's not going to do it, though.

[CyberCubed]

I've been marathoning a whole bunch of action movies from the 80's and 90's, and it really surprises me just how many classics came out those decades. They were literally THE time for big name action movie stars and where they all got famous.

Sylvester Stallone, Arnold, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Jackie Chan, Harrison Ford, Steven Seagal, etc. Holy crap, all these guys existed in the same era of the 80's and 90's and were all in their prime back then. The 80's and 90's must have been THE decades for action movies.

All these movies came out when I was just a kid or not even born yet, so I didn't watch any of them for the first time until about the early 2000's besides a few I saw with my parents. Watching them all now as an adult is really something, I wonder what it must have been like to see them all in theaters when they originally came out.