#80s action

[kael-writ]

The gradual degradation of Brennan's costume in Never Stop Blowing Up is a common environmental story telling trope in 80s action movies where the main character get progressively more injured but doesn't let it slow him down as he keeps fighting.

In a horror movie, these injuries would be slowing the character down, putting them in more peril, showing weakness and anguish.

In Action, it (at least) borders on comical how little injuries can matter - as Brennan showed in the hospital scene. Action is defiance of and triumph over death, it's about feeling like you're insanely tough, a badass who can defeat and overcome anyone and anything (physically).

The art and make up team here are telling a story. This is a character who exists parallel to our main story who is going through his own action journey, patching himself up when he can as he goes but bleeding through those bandages later as he rips a wound open that probably needed stitches but he doesn't have TIME to get a much needed blood transfusion, goddamnit, he's gotta get to the thing with the thing before the bad thing happens.

There's so many little interesting details unraveling in the story the make up is telling, like having one side of the body clearly have gotten exposed to an explosion. Meanwhile the cut on his left arm goes from open, to cleanly bandaged, to bleeding through the bandage. The latest episode brings us to the point in the movie where he finally just throws off the torn and bloodied dress shirt.

Which is part of action stories too, where the main character moves further and further from someone who was trying to be a Business Adult in the Real World before shit hits the fan and the battle can't be fought by a civilized man in a suit and tie, it's gonna get fuckin messy.

(as always please be mindful and respectful anytime you think about commenting on a performer's appearance).

[madamshogunassassin]

The Terminator (1984)

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The Hitcher (1986) dir. Robert Harmon

[darkcollectornerd]

Poll: Favourite of these Sci-Fi flicks?

[videoreligion]

Ninja Terminator (1986)

[wornvhstapes]

A truly inexplicable film.

George P. Cosmatos's Cobra (1986)

[reanimatespodcast]

Zooooom! Rob and Lucy Caruana jump in my little sidecar to look at Cyclone (1987), a film with an unfortunately underused Jeff but a good chunk of 80s fashion and oh-so-futuristic tech. It's a Fred Olen Ray piece, so you'll see a few of our friends from The Phantom Empire, plus a motorbike that looks like it was made by Elon Musk (derogatory)

Listen here or wherever you get podcasts xo

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[spacetimesally]

Spacetime Sally '86

Another timeline. Another lifetime. Another Sally. Spacetime Sally '86, a dystopian sci-fi cyberpunk 80's action cheese-fest with a corrupt police force, a corrupt tech CEO, a federal agent whistleblower on the run, a hacker, and a war hero fighter pilot abandoned by her country.

YouTube Link

[vintage1976]

V comics

[brokehorrorfan]

The Terminator will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Digital in Steelbook and standard packaging on November 5 via Warner Bros. The 1984 sci-fi action classic is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

James Cameron directs from a script he co-wrote with Gale Anne Hurd. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, and Paul Winfield star.

The film has been restored in 4K with Dolby Vision/HDR and Dolby Atmos audio. Special features are listed below, where you can also see the full Steelbook layout.

Special features:

Creating The Terminator: Visual Effects and Music

The Terminator: Closer to the Real Thing

Unstoppable Force: The Legacy of The Terminator

7 Deleted Scenes

An indestructible cyborg - a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) - is sent back in time to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), the woman whose unborn son will become humanity's only hope.

Pre-order The Terminator.

[theactioneer]

Cracked #219 (5/86)

[laughingcrass]

ʀᴏʟʟᴇʀʙʟᴀᴅᴇ ᴡᴀʀʀɪᴏʀꜱ: ᴛᴀᴋᴇɴ ʙʏ ꜰᴏʀᴄᴇ (1989)

[madamshogunassassin]

Action Jackson (1988)

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Miami Connection (1987) Dir. Y.K. Kim, Richard Park Wu-sang

[could-they-be-a-pro-wrestler]

How successful would John McClane…

Propaganda for the mic skills:

Yippee ki-yay motherfucker

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[videoreligion]

Happy #FrancoFriday !

Blood on My Shoes (1983)