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Shageletic posted:It's a great movie but gently caress ever seeing it again. The most nihilistic action movie ever. :disagreed:, TNCFU is all about how it's never too late to throw down for what's right, even if it kills you
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I've rewatched it a few times, but the mood definitely needs to be right. It's a similar mood to certain horror movies where nobody gets out unscathed and the movie never tries to fool you into thinking a happy ending is even possible. There are days where I'm totally down for that and days where I'm just not in the right headspace for it.
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It helps if you imagine Ito as a slightly more purposeful and focused Ash.
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Basebf555 posted:I've rewatched it a few times, but the mood definitely needs to be right. It's a similar mood to certain horror movies where nobody gets out unscathed and the movie never tries to fool you into thinking a happy ending is even possible. There are days where I'm totally down for that and days where I'm just not in the right headspace for it. I prefer headshot over tncfu both movies rule but you really need to be in the mood for tncfu. It's up there with The Proposition for movies I love but are wayyy to bleak for me unless I am in the mood
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Nov 6, 2023 22:50
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The night comes for us is a blast. I’ve never seen billiard balls used so horrifically!
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Just finished Wolf Warrior 2 and man what a loving banger. Just fun and brutal. Frank Grillo is delightful as always. Both Wolf Warriors are pretty great outside of some iffy CGI (glad the sequel didn't involve anyone fighting wild animals).
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Just finished Wolf Warrior 2 and man what a loving banger. Just fun and brutal. Frank Grillo is delightful as always. Both Wolf Warriors are pretty great outside of some iffy CGI (glad the sequel didn't involve anyone fighting wild animals). I've been on the "Wu Jing is the next Tom Cruise" train ever since seeing WW2. He's incredible and I want him to be a worldwide phenomenon. Go watch him in SPL2 if you haven't seen it, then watch his crazy henchman role in SPL 1, THEN watch the youtube remake of spl1 during covid lockdown.
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CelticPredator posted:The night comes for us is a blast. I’ve never seen billiard balls used so horrifically! Lol
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The Raid is one I’ve always wanted to see and never have, unbelievably. Just noticed it’s on Netflix 
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MrMojok posted:The Raid is one I’ve always wanted to see and never have, unbelievably. it's a great use of an hour and a half or so. The sequel is also cool, albeit quite different. Also I know one of the guys who worked on it.
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Just finished Wolf Warrior 2 and man what a loving banger. Just fun and brutal. That movie is a perfect distillation of 80s Hollywood action tropes. I'll take it over commando 9 times out of 10.
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dokmo posted:That movie is a perfect distillation of 80s Hollywood action tropes. I'll take it over commando 9 times out of 10. Okay it's good but this is an insane thing to say.
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dokmo posted:That movie is a perfect distillation of 80s Hollywood action tropes. I'll take it over commando 9 times out of 10. 
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Lukewarm take: Commando probably isn't even in the top 10 Arnold vehicles its fine 
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Xand_Man posted:Lukewarm take: Commando probably isn't even in the top 10 Arnold vehicles Look, I think Kindergarten Cop is slightly underrated too, but nnnnnope.
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dokmo posted:That movie is a perfect distillation of 80s Hollywood action tropes. I'll take it over commando 9 times out of 10. Not only the most insane loving thing I’ve seen on SA, but possibly the most insane loving thing I’ve ever seen posted on the internet
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Xand_Man posted:Lukewarm take: Commando probably isn't even in the top 10 Arnold vehicles insane take and doubly insane to post in this particular thread
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Xand_Man posted:Lukewarm take: Commando probably isn't even in the top 10 Arnold vehicles
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quote:Matrix: “Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last?” quote:Cindy: “What’d you do with Sully?” Commando is an alltime great Arnold movie with a laundry list of quotes. Edit: Vernon Wells is such a spectacular hammy 80’s bad guy. Dude looked like Ray Bloody Purchase wearing a chainmail vest the whole time. 
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Gonz posted:Commando is an alltime great Arnold movie with a laundry list of quotes. Yeah but they don't beat "Want to be a farmer? Here's a couple of acres." *Kicks bad guy in balls so hard he goes flying* from Last Action Hero.
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I watched a little bit of The Expendables 2 the other day while making dinner, and there’s a scene where Jason Statham stabs a guy in the throat, and then goes “By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you man and KNIFE!”, and it is scriptwriting malpractice that wasn’t an Arnold line 30 years earlier.
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I'll bite Terminator 2, Terminator, Total Recall, Predator, Conan the Barbarian those occupy the top 5 spots. You could shuffle the order, maybe argue Conan (though you'd be wrong), but fundamentally uncontroversial Top 5 Ahnold Now it gets tricky, more apples to oranges Is Commando better then True Lies? Running Man? Conan the Destroyer? Kindergarten cop? Maggie? If we restrict it to action movies, sure. But over his whole career no loving way is Commando top ten Xand_Man fucked around with this message at 10:08 on Nov 7, 2023 |
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poonchasta posted:Yeah but they don't beat "Want to be a farmer? Here's a couple of acres." *Kicks bad guy in balls so hard he goes flying* from Last Action Hero. Last Action Hero is a timeless film. quote:*walks into apartment; casually fires several rounds into the closet door; a dead body falls out seconds later* It also has two of the best throwaway cameo gags ever with Robert Patrick and Sharon Stone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWYisoNiKK8 Gonz fucked around with this message at 08:49 on Nov 7, 2023 |
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Gonz posted:Jason Statham stabs a guy in the throat, and then goes “By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you man and KNIFE!” Expendables movies are overlong and insanely self-indulgent but goddamn do they occasionally inject pure uncut 80s action movie straight into your veins
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Xand_Man posted:
Not at all Yes Yarp lol absolutely yes get out I'd go so far as to swap Commando for Total Recall in your top 5.
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MrMojok posted:Not only the most insane loving thing I’ve seen on SA, but possibly the most insane loving thing I’ve ever seen posted on the internet And all of the above fail in comparison to any Hong Kong movie with Rothrock
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This thread has gone completely off the loving rails, now. If we aren’t even counting Commando in the top ten Schwarzenegger action films, this thread and all its posts are invalid.
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In my pantheon of Arnold vehicles, Commando is probably near the bottom of the top 10, but it's there- it has some benefits like getting into its action fairly quickly. It's a very economical film with its run time but yeah it just as a whole isn't quite as good as the other stuff. Don't get me wrong, there's some great lines in Commando. But then, I like "Here's Sub-Zero, now.. Plain Zero" with the low five with Yaphet Kotto.
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MrMojok posted:This thread has gone completely off the loving rails, now. It's fine; reduces contention on renting Commando from the video store.
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MrMojok posted:This thread has gone completely off the loving rails, now. Dokmo didn't say action, which means you can put Pumping Iron and maybe Kindergarten Cop/Twins above it. The latter two are arguable but Pumping Iron is a legitimately good movie. Arnold just has a really great list to choose from. I personally like Running Man and Last Action Hero more than Commando as well.
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I would say the these Arnold movies are clearly better than Commando: Terminator Terminator 2 Predator True Lies Total Recall So that's only 5, Commando's spot is gonna depend on how you feel about stuff like Running Man, Last Action Hero, Eraser, Kindergarten Cop, Twins, Conan, and Raw Deal. It's hard for me to see it falling out of a top-10 but for me it would probably come in at #8 or #9 so I can't really say it's an unreasonable opinion.
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MrMojok posted:This thread has gone completely off the loving rails, now. Dude, I think it's a pretty wild opinion but the idea that you have the authority to pass judgement on this thread is equally wild. Stop being a dork. Also they did say "Arnie Vehicle" and not action movie. That means literally all his movies, not just the action ones, are in the running. I definitely put Commando above Last Action Hero because Last Action Hero literally does not exist without Commando. "Jack Slater" is like 75% John Matrix. That's where the utter absurdity is coming from. Megaman's Jockstrap fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Nov 7, 2023 |
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Predator's final act is perfect but I always forget how much it meanders to get there. Don't mind a slow burn but it never works for me, I much prefer how straightforward Commando is
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morestuff posted:Predator's final act is perfect but I always forget how much it meanders to get there. Don't mind a slow burn but it never works for me, I much prefer how straightforward Commando is  I'd also put Commando above True Lies
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All this talk about Arnold movies and nobody even mentions Red Heat.
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MrBling posted:All this talk about Arnold movies and nobody even mentions Red Heat. COCAINUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF8TSHN-JDA
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MrBling posted:All this talk about Arnold movies and nobody even mentions Red Heat. That's because, at least in my case, Red Heat ain't worth talking about.
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morestuff posted:Predator's final act is perfect but I always forget how much it meanders to get there. Don't mind a slow burn but it never works for me, I much prefer how straightforward Commando is There's something to that. Commando doesn't really waste time. Red Heat, man. It's got maybe three good scenes, but there's a lot of john belushi trying to get it done and he is absolutely not getting it done.
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Raw Deal had Arnold walking around in suits and ties a whole lot before the killing starts. 
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I mean it's definitely true that Predator takes it's time getting to the actual Predator but I think that's something a lot of people love about it. You get half of a movie where it's just the most macho possible guys marching around the jungle glaring at each other and delivering one liners and just generally being action movie alpha males, and then you get the sci-fi monster movie twist for the second half.
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