Who is your favorite action hero ever?

landry_p2000
landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
edited August 2005 in Music & Movies
Who is your favorite Hollywood toughguy/action hero ever? Cast your vote. Sorry I didn't add any of the old school tough guys. ;)
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  • BrentMcGhee
    BrentMcGhee Posts: 548
    edited August 2005
    It has to Arnold!!!!

    Has one else here seen last action hero?? Histerical (or however you speel that damn word)
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited August 2005
    It's a tough choice between Clint and Mel but you can't really beat Mad Max (Roadwarrior in particular) so I chose Mel. Arnold was pretty good as Conan and the first Terminator was decent, other than that it's pretty mediocre at best.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited August 2005
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    Arnold and Bruce are in the lead so far. I chose Arnold because of movies like "Eraser" and "Conan the Barbarian", which are some of my favorites. Not to mention the Terminator series.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited August 2005
    Clint Eastwood. From the man with no name to Dirty Harry, he is THE toughguy.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited August 2005
    From the list it's either Mel or Clint.

    Where's the "DUKE"???? You gotta add the Duke to make the list complete.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    Clint is the man. Its a hard choice between Clint, Arnold and Mel but Arnold's contributions and enthusiasm for bodybuilding/weightlifting gave him the definite edge for me. I was a big fan of Arnolds before he was such a huge star.

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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    ND13 wrote:
    From the list it's either Mel or Clint.

    Where's the "DUKE"???? You gotta add the Duke to make the list complete.

    Sorry about that. I left him and Charles Bronson off. They did make the list, just not enough room. Hell, I could have left off Cruise and Van Damme since they have zero. I can only get 10 choices. :confused:

    Hey, Justin. Up the annie on the amount of poll choices, to what 15 maybe? ;) so I can add John Wayne and Charles Bronson. :D
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    Damn It! I forgoot about Gary Coleman! That little dude is mean as hell! :D
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited August 2005
    Its a hard choice between Clint, Arnold and Mel
    Arnold is nothing but a big guy that carries big guns, he wasn't very tough but his guns were.

    Mel, two films do not a tough guy make. Mad Max and Road Warrior were good and he was kinda tough but nothing like Clint. More of a girly tough here.

    Both Mel and Arnold could not give off the tough guy impression like Clint, nor could the Duke.

    Several on that list I wouldn't even consider tough guys.
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    Ron-P wrote:
    Several on that list I wouldn't even consider tough guys.

    I couldn't think of others at the time, Ron. Who would make your top 10 list of tough guys? :confused:

    The thread also says "action hero " as well.
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  • avelanchefan
    avelanchefan Posts: 2,401
    edited August 2005
    I personally voted for Bruce.
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited August 2005
    Got to be the Govenator.
    He has more action movies that I actually enjoy watching.
    Mel had a couple of good ones but also a few chick flicks and real stinkers.
    I can not imagine anyone voting for Van Damn-it or Cruise, I would say you could afford to replace them with some old school actors if you wanted.

    Good thread BTW
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    Skynut wrote:
    Got to be the Govenator.
    He has more action movies that I actually enjoy watching.
    Mel had a couple of good ones but also a few chick flicks and real stinkers.
    I can not imagine anyone voting for Van Damn-it or Cruise, I would say you could afford to replace them with some old school actors if you wanted.

    Good thread BTW

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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited August 2005
    Who would make your top 10 list of tough guys?
    I'm not sure I can come up with 10. But, for tough guys, some of my favs are...

    Clint Eastwood
    Jean Reno
    Gary Oldman
    Edward Norton
    Gene Hackman
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    Action Hero's are a totally different catagory.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited August 2005
    Ron-P wrote:
    Mel, two films do not a tough guy make.
    Well, I'd say Lethal Weapons, Braveheart and Patriot do count as tough guy movies. A bit different than Clint's. Thunderdome is forgettable but I can't think of another bad Gibson movie at the moment. Honestly though I would have chosen Clint with Mel a close second if it wasn't for the RoadWarrior.
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited August 2005
    I voted for Clint even though he really isn't an action hero. Movies like The Unforgiven, Escape From Alcatraz, Thunderbolt And Lightfoot, In the Line of Fire, The Eiger Sanction, Dirty Harry, The Good The Bad.., etc really makes him the best tough guy!
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2005
    Ron does have a point. Even in that girlie flick "Bridges of Madison County" Clint still acted like he would kick your ****. Clint is the original bad **** and all around tough guy.

    However I also took into consideration the movies. I love all of Arnolds movies (except that steaming pile of crap 'Junior') where some of Clints I didnt care for.

    Gene Hackman is an AWESOME tough guy. That speaks even more to his unbelievable acting skill when you think hes a 5'9" fat dude, but take the movie "The Quick and the Dead", he played that part perfectly. Same with "The Unforgiven".

    One tough guy I liked that was a suprise is David Caruso. Hes a skinny Opie Taylor look alike but in NYPD Blue he was cool as ice. The best tough guy they had on there. Wasnt mean looking or prone to raging, but he could lay it down to you very simple and calm but you knew he meant business.
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited August 2005
    Well, I'd say Lethal Weapons, Braveheart and Patriot
    I'll give ya Braveheart but the Lethal Weapons and The Patriot I can't really count those as tough guy movies.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited August 2005
    I just had to vote for "Pardner" in "Paint Your Wagon" :)
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  • Spawndn72
    Spawndn72 Posts: 453
    edited August 2005
    I voted for Stalone becasue of "First Blood". That was such a kick butt movie, too bad they had to make a part 2 and 3.
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited August 2005
    The heck with the guys, give me WonderWoman.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited August 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    Gene Hackman is an AWESOME tough guy. That speaks even more to his unbelievable acting skill when you think hes a 5'9" fat dude, but take the movie "The Quick and the Dead", he played that part perfectly. Same with "The Unforgiven".
    "The Quick and the Dead"? Are you serious? That was a comedy or something. In "The Unforgiven" his character wasn't much of a tough guy really, just someone thinking he is / wanting to be.
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited August 2005
    Ron-P wrote:
    Clint Eastwood. From the man with no name to Dirty Harry, he is THE toughguy.

    ^ +1!
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited August 2005
    Ron-P wrote:
    ... but the Lethal Weapons and The Patriot I can't really count those as tough guy movies.
    ^ -1!
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  • marker
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    edited August 2005
    MacLeod wrote:
    Gene Hackman is an AWESOME tough guy. That speaks even more to his unbelievable acting skill when you think hes a 5'9" fat dude, but take the movie "The Quick and the Dead", he played that part perfectly. Same with "The Unforgiven".

    Crimson Tide! If that qualifies as a tough guy role. Certianly a hard a$$ role to say the least.
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  • Toxis
    Toxis Posts: 5,116
    edited August 2005
    Aaaahhhh-nold.
    Never kick a fresh **** on a hot day.

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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited August 2005
    The best action hero is Russman. His finest role was in the movie "F**k Everybody." The craziest scene was when he pummeled a Bose salesman with a 16 lb. sledgehammer just for looking in his direction. It was real mean, man. And the sex scenes in it with the entire Laker Girls squad were incredible. Whoa -- what a stud.
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  • landry_p2000
    landry_p2000 Posts: 1,313
    edited August 2005
    It looks like Clint is going to get the title. When you think about the roles they played, Clint was tough as nails even in "Pink Cadillac". I like a lot of his movies, but Mel plays a great lunatic killer, when provoked. He is more of a nice guy that gets pushed too far. Clint would kick your **** for breathing too loud. ;)
    I voted for Arnold, because he has one of the largest "body counts" in Hollywood. If he plays in a movie where he goes to the grocery store, he might kill 12 guys on the way there, and 12 more on the way back. :)
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  • tecmo04
    tecmo04 Posts: 421
    edited August 2005
    come one, Arnold in true lies, untouchable. handsdown winner for me just for that one movie!
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