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Good movie with terrible action sequences

posted 10 years ago by zeledonia
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This whole series is marked by horrible action sequences. The shootout scenes are comically bad, and really bring the movies down. They're also completely unnecessary, or completely excessive, IMO. I'm supposed to believe that 3 guys with handguns and a couple shotguns are going to take down 30+ with machine guns? And reloading is only necessary for dramatic effect. Bad guys can't hit a barn if they're standing inside it; good guys can pick off a shooter at 50 yards with a handgun.

Whose influence was it that shoehorned these awful scenes into otherwise decent movies?

[–] polsixe 9 years ago

Yeah, the automatic weapons spray just kicking up grass near the good guys feet or wall beside them. The shotgun blasts in the house just missing every time. Lame 80s TV standard.

[–] harrison-bergeron 9 years ago

I laughed at the part when victor fell to the side causing him to fall down the stairs when axel and the lieutenant shot him from the front

[–] dr-ghall1138 9 years ago

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[–] ak47wong 8 years ago

You may have laughed, but when I saw this in the cinemas back in the day, the audience actually cheered and applauded when Victor got blown away. When was the last time you saw that, people applauding in a movie? :)

[–] Howlin Wolf 9 years ago

That's the same with almost every popular action movie, especially in the 80's...

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[–] residentevil6901 9 years ago

So a Millennial criticizing a classic movie? Anybody surprised?

[–] tyrexden 8 years ago

I wouldn't consider this an action movie.

Complaining about the action in this one, would be like complaining about the love story in Rambo.

[–] Bigsax 8 years ago

You're such a doosh. People like you are the reason my sig is what it is.

Millennial = Homo Sapiens born 1990 or after; Losers who think they know everything but don't

[–] fxdiamond 8 years ago

fletch was filmed probably around the same time as this movie. I doubt you can say it copied it. the music may have been borrowed as fletch would have been still been edited when beverly hills cop was released though.. that is possible at least.

[–] Bigsax 8 years ago

When did I say anything about Fletch?

Millennial = Homo Sapiens born 1990 or after; Losers who think they know everything but don't

[–] Magicdave (922) 2 years ago

I think that double tandem truck trailer sequence in the beginning of the film was pretty good, and realistic.