What are the manliest movies ever?

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by 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.

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]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

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.

[turtle1237]

Robin Hood Men in tights, and Mongo.

[Storm Eagle]

Originally Posted by Prowler

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]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

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

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

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]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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]

Originally Posted by Storm Eagle

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]

Originally Posted by Wildcat

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]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

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]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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]

Originally Posted by 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.

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.

Originally Posted by Wildcat

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.