What 'started off as a Cameron kick, with Aliens, followed by the Abyss has led to a full on review of action movies made in the late 80's and early 90's. You know, the kind that usually have either Bruce Willis or Arnold in them. I liked some of these as they came out, but I remember being lukewarm towards many of the rest.
So far I've seen:
Terminator 2
The Abyss
Aliens
and this weekend I watched the crown jewel of these movies the 1988 classic Die Hard .
The following on are on deck:
Terminator
True Lies
Diehard 2
There is something comforting about these movies. Stuff blows up, and, for the most part the explosions are real. Cars crash, guns go off, people talk in one liners. It's awesome- everything looks real, but nobody expects me to believe any of it. CGI is used occasionally,(especially in the Cameron movies) but it is extremely limited- completely unlike movies made just five- six years later. Things are just not as slick as modern Hollywood movies in general (although Diehard and Terminator 2 have moments of slickness that are very much like movies today)- and the movies take themselves seriously, but it is obvious that the audience isn't expected to.
Anyway, does anybody else groove on this type of film?
And- What am I missing from my list?