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Why don't people like this movie


This is one of the best action movies i have ever see and i am only seventeen years of age. Carl Weathers is one of the greatest action movie stars to ever hit the big screen. this movie has action, comedy and dram to it and not alot of people like it, but i love it. I mean come on Weathers has the body of a super hero the fighting skill of Apollo Creed (lol) and he rocks this movie in half.

who agrees with me?




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Yes. Weathers.

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Its not the greatest movie in the world. The plot is pretty slow, and its light on action. The biggest thing its got going for it is one liners.

I picked it up in the bargain discount DVD bin at Wally World for $3. Thats about what it is worth.

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Carl Weathers did a great job playing the main character, normally you see him in these supportive roles. This time the spotlight was on him, this film is HIGHLY underrated.

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BARBECUE,HAH?HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR RIBS?

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I agree. I rated this movie 7. May be not the best action movie ever made but still enjoyable.
AND Sharon Stone was extrm beautiful that time. :)

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By the time this movie came along (1988) the public was getting tired of the cheesy 80's action superhero. Had this came out in 84-85, It would have been a different story.

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this movie is not just great. It's a masterpiece. And the reason of that can be explained in two words: Carl Weathers.

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I know it would never happen, but I've always liked the idea of Jericho Jackson and Axel Foley of Beverly Hills Cop teaming up. It would be great. I think they'd have fantastic banter between them.

"I intend to live forever or die trying"

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bring back cheesy action movies

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I have always liked it. It's a good movie. Good humor, action, women (tits), and a good lesson on drug usage.

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I really like it too! The soundtrack is good too.

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I LOVED this movie!! Talk about 80's action! Doesn't get much more 80's than this. Carl Weathers deserves to be up there with Sly and Arnold.

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I doubt a sequel. The guy is nearly 60 and starting to look like Rick James toward the end.

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Better Actor ? Having good speech compared to "Rocky" and the "Terminator",im not tryin to be funny with those rolls either, dont make you a better actor.Nobody cares about him if 10 people saw him in the street are they gonna yell Apollo or Carl Weathers.But I do feel he shouldve been a bigger star than he is but not bigger than either of them.

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The movie looks like a "how many cliches & one-liners can we fit into 90 minutes" experiment gone bad. Still, ı love its cheesy 80's mood.

Never be complete.

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I doubt a sequel. The guy is nearly 60 and starting to look like Rick James toward the end.


Carl Weathers is much more believable bad-ass action star at 60 than Matt Damon, Will Smith, or Christian Bale.

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I LOVE this movie. It is one of my all time favorites. It has everything - action, sex, what else could you want ? Why do you think they call him "Action Jackson" ?

Love it.

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When I watched this movie for the first time I was pretty impressed.

After a long period in time I have watched this movie again and I must admit that
in some aspects the movie is pretty dated. But some elements are still strong (humor and action).

These kind of action movies were very typical of the eighties and do mark an era in movie history. It is a mystery to me why these movies aren't made anymore since clearly there is a market for it.

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