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Old 21 March 2008, 11:25 PM
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Cool Best 80's Action Movies?

I'm thinking of a few DVD's I need to add to the collection - defo need to get a few more classic 80's and 90's action movies!

On the to get list;

Running Man
Terminator 1 (got 2 & 3 already)
Commando
Demolition Man
Robocop 1 & 2

Anyone got any others to suggest adding to the list?!
Old 21 March 2008, 11:27 PM
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First Blood (Rambo 1), Cobra, Total Recall, Die Hard , Predator.
Old 21 March 2008, 11:28 PM
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Die Hard trilogy
Predator 1+2
Old 21 March 2008, 11:29 PM
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not sure on the years, but i have just bought the rambo trilogy from play.com for £9 delivered


also spent this morning watching mad max 1 + 2 (think mad max 1 is 1978)
still got mad max thunderball to watch (trilogy was £5 in asda )

they did a reasonable just tidying up the mad max 1 picture, its just a shame the audio was 1 chan mono
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Originally Posted by richiewong
Die Hard trilogy
Predator 1+2

"worlass" bought me the aliens and predator box set for valentines day

every one except the latest aliens vs predator requiem film
Old 21 March 2008, 11:32 PM
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Forgot about the Rambo's! Will have to get those from play I think!

Whats Cobra? Never heard of that one!
Old 21 March 2008, 11:33 PM
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aliens,Predator,hamburger hill,platoon,full metal jacket,die hard,robocop,wild geese(think it was 80's)

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Originally Posted by Petem95
Forgot about the Rambo's! Will have to get those from play I think!

Whats Cobra? Never heard of that one!
Stallone film thats very poor as to the normal poor
Old 21 March 2008, 11:41 PM
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i`m trying to find this aliens and predator boxset online and cant find it anywhere

7 disc special, with all the trimmings,
Old 21 March 2008, 11:44 PM
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20th Century Fox - The Ultimate Alien & Predator Collection

THE ULTIMATE ALIEN & PREDATOR COLLECTION on eBay, also, DVDs, DVD, Film TV (end time 23-Mar-08 08:48:44 GMT)

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Red Dawn - used to love it when I was a kid. Probably a bit dated now....
Old 21 March 2008, 11:48 PM
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http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/73561...t/Product.html
Old 21 March 2008, 11:57 PM
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Yep Cobra was a very poor film

There are lots of great 80's action films though, if you can ignore the mullets
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Originally Posted by RichardS2005
Red Dawn - used to love it when I was a kid. Probably a bit dated now....

thats the one with the kids in school and the russians isnt it

WOLVERINES
had it on vhs when i was a kid
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The Long Good Friday


Warning - it has real acting in it though
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The best 80's movie ever is..... TOP GUN!
Old 22 March 2008, 02:12 AM
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Originally Posted by RichardS2005
Red Dawn - used to love it when I was a kid. Probably a bit dated now....
It is a bit dated but it's still a brilliant film, bit cheesy, bit naff but I love it.
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I didn't even realise that was a Robocop 2!
Old 22 March 2008, 03:41 AM
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raw deal
Old 22 March 2008, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by zs_phil

thats the one with the kids in school and the russians isnt it

WOLVERINES
had it on vhs when i was a kid
It has been running on Sky movies for the last month or so
Old 22 March 2008, 09:36 AM
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Indianna Jones? I'm not sure if you would class that as action, but certainly a great set of movies.

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Old 22 March 2008, 09:36 AM
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Top Gun anyone.

Under Seige - brilliant!

If you include Predator then how about Aliens (2nd film)
Old 22 March 2008, 10:19 AM
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Tango and cash

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Old 22 March 2008, 10:22 AM
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Not sure on the year but Kelly's Heroes is superb .....
Old 22 March 2008, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
The best 80's movie ever is..... TOP GUN!
+1

I've had it on VHS, 2 x VHS widescreen, R1 DVD, R2 DVD, UMD and I'll still linger on it if it's on the telly.
(tragic I know )
Old 22 March 2008, 10:49 AM
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And some more...

Highlander [there can be only one]
Beverly Hills Cop [get the **** outa here]
Rocky 4 [if he dies, he dies]
Lethal Weapon [this is a real badge, I'm a real cop and this is a real firing gun] (ITV Version )
Old 22 March 2008, 10:55 AM
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Conan the Barbarian!

Escape from New York

Big trouble in little china

The Thing

Tremors

Batman (orignal film)

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Old 22 March 2008, 11:05 AM
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Conan the destroyer

Red Sonja

Red heat

Raw Deal

Heartbreak ridge - clint was brilliant

Universal Soldier

The Punisher

Chist on a bike, nothing like going back though my old VHS collection
Old 22 March 2008, 11:23 AM
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nico

hard to kill

kickboxer
Old 22 March 2008, 12:13 PM
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Lethal Weapon 1,2,3 'Diplomatic Immunity!'
Nico, Hard to kill (Steven Seagal)
Robocop 'You have 20 seconds to comply......'
Black Rain
Iron Eagle (Top gun clone)
No retreat no surrender (One of Jean Claude Van Damme's first films)


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