Author Topic: Summer Action/Sci-Fi Blockbusters: 90's vs. 00's (Read 1247 times)

Cheebs · « **on:** April 19, 2007, 01:32:24 PM »

Who wins

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:34:46 PM »

I think of all the 00's movies to take me back to the good old action days of the 90s, its Terminator 3.

Cheebs · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:36:25 PM »

I was going to include the 80's but that wouldn't be fair, it would win too easily.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:41:24 PM »

Ah the 80s

Himu · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:42:15 PM »

You lost me when you put up Matrix 2 and 3 and the new Star Wars movies and shit. I don't know why you didn't put Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction on there and it's lacking a lot of better blockbuster Hollywood titles. I went with the 90's.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:43:21 PM »

Matrix movies, as much as I love em, are largely fancy dance wire-fu. IMO the action movie died with the 90s, with Terminator 3 being a bit of a nostalgia trip.

Himu · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:44:46 PM »

How did the action movie die in the 90's? Kill Bill 1 is a pretty good action flick. LotR has awesome action. As much as I hate Matrix 2, it's action is WOW. What do you want from action movies?

Robo · « **Reply #7 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:47:27 PM »

So long as we have a Michael Bay, dumb, big-budget action films will never say "die."

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:47:35 PM »

Uh, this list blows. The 90s easily had way better cinema, without trying.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #9 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:51:03 PM »

Kill Bill isn't an action movie, its more crap fu. AMERICAN action movies are about guns and explosions and brawling.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #10 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:52:30 PM »

This isn't even a fucking contest.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:52:36 PM »

True action films (like Diehard) died out in the 90's. I hope theres a new wind when it comes to movies like that.

Cheebs · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:53:28 PM »

Quote from: Himuro on April 19, 2007, 01:42:15 PM

You lost me when you put up Matrix 2 and 3 and the new Star Wars movies and shit. I don't know why you didn't put Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction on there and it's lacking a lot of better blockbuster Hollywood titles. I went with the 90's.

None of those were summer blockbusters. I am talking mainstream action films out during may-august

Himu · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:56:41 PM »

Oh. SUMMER.

Robo · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:56:59 PM »

At least can all agree that the 80's trumps them all by a large margin.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #15 on:** April 19, 2007, 01:57:15 PM »

This is true.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:00:12 PM »

The 80s were a genre purist's wet dream.

Cheebs · « **Reply #17 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:06:27 PM »

Quote from: RoboJ on April 19, 2007, 01:56:59 PM

At least can all agree that the 80's trumps them all by a large margin.

Which is why they weren't included obviously lol. 80's would easily beat both, as would the 70's possibly(star wars + jaws).

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #18 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:12:08 PM »

70s wasnt really about ACTION like the 80s was tho.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #19 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:13:14 PM »

The 80s weren't even about action as it was just the decade about everything; arguably some of the best horror, fantasy, science-fiction, action and adventure films come from this time period. It even still had the R-rated comedy.

I think it's because imagination was allowed to roam wild and physical effects were pretty advanced. Most of the stuff pioneered and used in the 80s is still used today, although the advent of CG has downsized that kind of work.

The 90s were much more cynical. The 00s seem much more polished, but bombastic and recycled.

Cheebs · « **Reply #20 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:16:39 PM »

00's feel like a companion piece of the 80's even though obviously quality wise it does not match at all. The birth(rebirth in a way) of super hero movies has a distinct 80's blockbuster quality as do the nostalgia of 80's franchises causing many of them to return (Rocky, Die Hard, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc).

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #21 on:** April 19, 2007, 02:19:28 PM »

IM TALKIN ACTION FOLKS!

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #22 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:50:16 PM »

Quote from: Willco on April 19, 2007, 01:47:35 PM

Uh, this list blows. The 90s easily had way better cinema, without trying.

co-sign

That 00's list is pretty disgraceful overall. But then again Cheebs, why did you include BATMAN FOREVER in the 90's option? Didn't you know that movie never existed, nor did Batman and Robin?

90's wins for Terminator alone, although the addition of The Matrix/Mission Impossible/With a Vengence make it even more unfair lol

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #23 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:51:53 PM »

TRUE LIES

"What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?"

Vizzys · « **Reply #24 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:53:16 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on April 19, 2007, 03:51:53 PM

TRUE LIES

"What kind of sick bitch takes the ice cube trays out of the freezer?"

God I love that movie

I made a topic about it months ago

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #25 on:** April 19, 2007, 03:57:53 PM »

I hate jamie lee curtis, but i love True Lies. The 90's had some action but the 80's is where its at.

Mupepe · « **Reply #26 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:00:21 PM »

90's wins sooo easily.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #27 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:00:51 PM »

Can we all agree this is the worst poll of all time?

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #28 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:02:13 PM »

list 80's movies for me?

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #29 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:02:37 PM »

Another 90s action movie that Cheebs forgot...

THE ROCK

Everyone hates on Michael Bay, but that movie is fucking awesome.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #30 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:06:20 PM »

80s action movies?

Commando
Predator
The Terminator
Die Hard
First Blood (Rambo)
The Road Warrior
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aliens
Robocop
Conan The Barbarian
Lethal Weapon
Escape From New York
Cobra
The Empire Strikes Back
The Running Man
Invasion U.S.A.

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #31 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:07:12 PM »

80's

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #32 on:** April 19, 2007, 04:13:54 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on April 19, 2007, 04:06:20 PM

80s action movies?

Commando
Predator
The Terminator
Die Hard
First Blood (Rambo)
The Road Warrior
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aliens
Robocop
Conan The Barbarian
Lethal Weapon
Escape From New York
Cobra
The Empire Strikes Back
The Running Man
Invasion U.S.A.

FUCKING YES

Cheebs · « **Reply #33 on:** April 19, 2007, 05:31:13 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on April 19, 2007, 04:00:51 PM

Can we all agree this is the worst poll of all time?

What big summer action/sci-fi blockbusters did I forget in the 90's? Only one has been mentioned so far.

Scurvy Stan · « **Reply #34 on:** April 19, 2007, 09:03:43 PM »

Fuck this poll. 80's or bust.

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Author Topic: Summer Action/Sci-Fi Blockbusters: 90's vs. 00's (Read 1247 times)