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Vin Diesel in The Chronicles of Riddick

VIN DIESEL in  The Chronicles of Riddick
"Aaaah . . . the Riddick!"

In appreciation of the Best
Category of Action Movie Bad Ass
The ACTION FIGURES

The Action Figure is the figure everyone wants to have or have their way with: They "sell" it!  You follow their every move, immersed in their intensity. There are no stunts, no doubles, just the character fighting their way out of another impossible situation—disbelief was suspended and then completely forgotten along the way.

Cutting more than a fantastic figure, they cut their way through everything, or like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in The Rundown, punch their way through a brick post. With the Action Figure, so much of the movie's success rests on their ability to be that hero, it's hard to separate them from the role afterward. Not enough credit is given because they are in such great shape, as if being in great shape is too much credit already, and the 'action'—the performance of such magnificent physical feats is equally underappreciated.

Take The Chronicles of Riddick for example. In the fight scene when the Necromongers catch up to him on Crematoria, Vin Diesel does a flying double-bladed decapitation!  C'mon! He totally cut that guy's head off—there were no special effects! 
(see what I mean?)

Too often dismissed and not considered serious acting roles, action movie heroes should instead be doubly awarded. Not only are they talking the talk, they're walking the walk!

Dwayne The Rock Johnson in The Scorpion King

DWAYNE The Rock JOHNSON in The Scorpion King
"I may be a king, but I'm a wrestler first."


ARNOLD as Dutch in Predator
BIG Guns!  A cast that could be measured in Biceptitude.

 

The undisputed KING of action movies
 Governor ARNOLD Schwarzenegger!
Mr. Universe  Mr. Olympia  Mr. Action Movie
as in Arnold movies v. non-Arnold movies.
With a body like this, it must be hard to find a stunt double, but who needs one?
The comic book super hero come to life.
He embodies our collective desire
to be invincible, and he's what we wanted to be when we grew up. His belief in himself, evidenced by his achievements, his determination to succeed and success in attaining 'The American Dream' are all part and parcel of his charm, along with the Austrian accent that makes his characters all the more likeable and memorable.

" Itz nodda tooma."

"Rememba, Sully, wen I prommusst
to kill you last? I lyhed."

"Uhl be bahck."


ARNOLD as Conan The Barbarian
Maybe the beefcake movie of all time! Still a great Saturday afternoon matinee movie.  Leather bikini!

 Rocky and his biceps
SYLVESTER STALLONE as Rocky Balboa
. . . and women everywhere swooned!

 

My personal favorite . . . Sylvester Stallone.
When Rocky won, we all won. The underdog movie of all time. A hero so unassuming, so likeable.  Every time you see him, you think DAMN!  But it's not just how strong he is, it's what he does with it that counts. From the brutal alternate one-arm pushups to the cross-city runs, to punching sides of beef, Rocky brought out in the inner champion in all of us.  Some raw eggs, a grey sweatsuit, a little early morning determination, and we think we could all walk the walk. Everyone identifies with his desire to be somebody.
How can you ever forget the workouts in Rocky IV?

Nobody beats Stallone but Stallone.  As Rambo, he takes the fighter to another level. He's our American ninja. The hero's hero. Competent and fearless to the nth degree. He can make do with whatever he has. By the time you realize he snuck up on you, you're already dead. Where others have failed, he gets the job done by himself. He's the soldier every man would like to be: strong, resourceful, brave, loyal, honest, and vicious.

In Get Carter when he says "You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job." It's scary.
Truer words were never spoken, and it shows.
 

Sylvester Stallone Rambo III
SYLVESTER STALLONE as John Rambo
 "God would have mercy.  He won't."

 

  

I may never forget the first time I saw Dolph Lundgren on screen. Glowering his way as Venz through A View To A Kill, for me, he brought the movie to a halt. Who was that?! He's too pretty to be taken seriously but with a body like that, don't tell him to his face. He vill break you. Despite his amazing good looks, he's hacked out a really impressive action movie career. Check out AllOuttaBubbleGum.com's breakdown of Universal Soldier: Regeneration. Can't wait to see him in The Expendables, although after seeing him in this He Man get up from Masters of the Universe, I'm good.
 

 

Dolph Lundgren as He Man in Masters of the Universe
DOLPH LUNDGREN
in Masters of the Universe
Topping the Leather bikini category in every woman's fantasy!


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