Worst 'action star'
Discussion
Argleton said:
I think Jasom Statham is the most typecast actor.
You could look at it like that. The other way of looking at it is that he built himself a nice little niche basically from scratch and is having a sustained successful career off the back of it.Can't really knock it as he obviously put a lot of effort in, the films are generally watchable, and no one is coming out calling him an a
hole. Typecast is only a problem if it stops you getting work.
Richtea1970 said:
If we put all these ‘awful’ action heroes together, you end up with The Expendables, which I quite like.
Yup! even though i understand it was just a way for a bunch of ageing action hero's to squeeze a few more dollars out of the industry before they faded away, i enjoyed it.Gecko1978 said:
He made many films and his most successful one was executive decision with Harrison Ford, the saving grace was him dying early on. As I recall Hollywood did not like him but his st movies kept making money all the way up to Executive Decision.
Still runs like a bh.....oh and if his films are not bad enough....Law Man the TV show WTF
Executive Decision wasn't Harrison Ford - it was Kurt Russel and Poirot. t movies kept making money all the way up to Executive Decision. Still runs like a b
h.....oh and if his films are not bad enough....Law Man the TV show WTF Harrison Ford was in Air Force One, though both are of the same era.
Despite all of this thread, I do enjoy an 80s/90s film that many of these actors star in just for what they are.
Shakermaker said:
Gecko1978 said:
He made many films and his most successful one was executive decision with Harrison Ford, the saving grace was him dying early on. As I recall Hollywood did not like him but his st movies kept making money all the way up to Executive Decision.
Still runs like a bh.....oh and if his films are not bad enough....Law Man the TV show WTF
Executive Decision wasn't Harrison Ford - it was Kurt Russel and Poirot. t movies kept making money all the way up to Executive Decision. Still runs like a b
h.....oh and if his films are not bad enough....Law Man the TV show WTF Harrison Ford was in Air Force One, though both are of the same era.
Despite all of this thread, I do enjoy an 80s/90s film that many of these actors star in just for what they are.
Steven seagull or Jean Claude van dumb separate themselves as making a huge amount of dross.
If seagull had only made under siege and one or two others he would have had an ok reputation. As for jcvd, well universal soldier 6?!
They have all done some iffy ones, but some have done majority of s
t.Halmyre said:
griffin dai said:
Keanu Reeves
Liam Neeson
Keanu Reeves? Speed, John Wick, The Matrix...?Liam Neeson
Edited by Gargamel on Friday 29th May 12:59
I watched ‘When Eight Bells Toll’ (it’s on YouTube). 1971 thriller.
James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
Ayahuasca said:
I watched ‘When Eight Bells Toll’ (it’s on YouTube). 1971 thriller.
James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
Yep. Remember that Film well . Agreed it was never going to happen for him ,superb actor though. James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
BigMon said:
Steven Seagal comes across as a psychopath if you read some of the stories about him.
Not sure if it's true or not, but the story about him being choked out and soiling himself after challenging a stuntman is possibly my favourite.
Gene lebell was a legend, his biography is worth tracking down. Good friends with Bruce Lee. Used to fight, and beat, professional boxers.Not sure if it's true or not, but the story about him being choked out and soiling himself after challenging a stuntman is possibly my favourite.
ThePrisoner said:
Ayahuasca said:
I watched ‘When Eight Bells Toll’ (it’s on YouTube). 1971 thriller.
James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
Yep. Remember that Film well . Agreed it was never going to happen for him ,superb actor though. James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
Halmyre said:
ThePrisoner said:
Ayahuasca said:
I watched ‘When Eight Bells Toll’ (it’s on YouTube). 1971 thriller.
James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
Yep. Remember that Film well . Agreed it was never going to happen for him ,superb actor though. James Bond-esq helicopter, scuba diving, hand to hand combat action.
Very watchable.
The action hero is ....... Anthony Hopkins.
At the time they were hoping he would be a James Bond rival.
Easy to see why it didn't happen. A very fine actor, but an action hero.....? nope.
I’ve not seen them in years, but Under Siege is a genuinely good film and 2 was decent as well.
Many later Seagal films are dire and he became the slowest martial artist in cinema.
Jason Statham is just rubbish, although I have to admit The Meg is a bit of a guilty pleasure and I even quite enjoyed him in it!
M
Many later Seagal films are dire and he became the slowest martial artist in cinema.
Jason Statham is just rubbish, although I have to admit The Meg is a bit of a guilty pleasure and I even quite enjoyed him in it!
M
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