Who's the greatest action movie star ever?
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Arnold. Any man that is married to a Kennedy but still feels compelled to knockup his 250lb maid has so much excess testosterone that it has to bleed over into the film.
Arnold is hard to beat, but I have another honorable mention to add:
Nic Cage gets a nod... The Rock, Face/Off, Con Air..
But it has to be Arnold. Maybe not THE best action movie. But hes had the most great action movies. And he kept his physique in tune with being an action star. You can believe he'd be able to do some of the bad-*** things he did.
One of my favorites of his, and maybe my most underrated action film: Last Action Hero.
But it has to be Arnold. Maybe not THE best action movie. But hes had the most great action movies. And he kept his physique in tune with being an action star. You can believe he'd be able to do some of the bad-*** things he did.
One of my favorites of his, and maybe my most underrated action film: Last Action Hero.
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John Wick alone puts him up there. Just watching him load a gun is amazing.Arnold is hard to beat, but I have another honorable mention to add:
Underrated older action star. Dirty Dozen, Magnificent Seven, Death Wish, Hard Times, The Great Escape, The Mechanic, Breakheart Pass, Once Upon A Time in The West, Battle of the Bulge, etc.
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I’m absolutely shocked you’re dissing John Wayne.
Can’t figure out what to do with you Ed. Nobody likes you, or your opinions. You’re obnoxious, self entitled, arrogant, and, to be honest, you stink. But I do believe you are a UK fan, and we have some of those, it’s called the cull pen. Buyers sometimes feel obligated to help the needy. Bless em. If not for them, culling would be, as Biden might say, ..... nah, can’t do it. Best of luck, j4.
Hard to argue it isn't Arnold.
I would put Cruise second. He has some entertaining movies. Keanu would be on my list and probably 3rd alone for Jack Wick series.
I would put Cruise second. He has some entertaining movies. Keanu would be on my list and probably 3rd alone for Jack Wick series.
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Steve McQueen is The correct answer. Bullit, and Papillon proves it.
Not saying he's the winner by any means but Jason Statham shoukd be on the list
You make the same type post over and over. Forest meet trees.
No Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnon or Sean Connery? Where are all the Bond fans here?
And just to tick off Glenn who apparently hates women, based on some of his recent post, I am going to give a shoutout to Linda Hamilton and Milla Jovovich.
And just to tick off Glenn who apparently hates women, based on some of his recent post, I am going to give a shoutout to Linda Hamilton and Milla Jovovich.
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Dalton, Bodhi, and Jed are more than enough to put Swayze in the top-5.
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I'd have to go with Sylvester Stallone with the slight edge, even though Arnold was the first that came to mind for the list of movies that fall into my wheelhouse:
Rocky series
Rambo series
Cobra
Cliffhanger
Judge Dredd
Tango and Cash
Demolition Man
Rocky series
Rambo series
Cobra
Cliffhanger
Judge Dredd
Tango and Cash
Demolition Man
Apparently none of you have ever seen They Live or Sam Hell comes to Frogtown or Rowdy Roddy Piper would be a clear favorite
Is Rocky an action movie though? I'm not too sure.
But even if we remove that, we can add the Expendables. Those belong to Sly more than anyone else.
I'd say Stallone is a shoe in for top3. He also, kept his body in peak form, and for me, that adds something. Same reason I deduct points for Tom Cruise.. he's 5'7.
I know, I was waffling about Rocky, maybe on the edge with action/drama. Tom Cruise is a tough one though, he had alot of great action movies, but that 5'7 does stick out, how do you overlook that?
Yeah, he's a bit too much of a pretty-boy to make my top 5 list.
It has to be Arnold, Stallone, Willis.. after that it gets a bit dicier. People that are in the top10, somewhere. Jackie Chan, Clint Eastwood, and I'm throwing Kurt Russell in there.
For new age, I almost think you have to put The Rock in there, just on sheer volume and AAA work.