Action Jackson & Passenger 57 - 8/6/13

[Zillamon51]

4 Film Favorites: Always Bet on Black. Make it so, WB!

[buck135]

Can anyone verify for me that the Lorimar intro is intact or was it replaced with the WB logo? I appreciate any help you can provide.

[StingingVelvet]

Originally Posted by buck135

Can anyone verify for me that the Lorimar intro is intact or was it replaced with the WB logo? I appreciate any help you can provide.

Which movie? I can check later if I remember. Knowing WB though I would guess there's a 99.9% chance they replaced it.

[Ruemorgue10]

Originally Posted by buck135

Can anyone verify for me that the Lorimar intro is intact or was it replaced with the WB logo? I appreciate any help you can provide.

Replaced with the modern WB logo.

[rocknblues81]

Action Jackson is ok, but Passenger 57 is terrible.

[buck135]

Originally Posted by StingingVelvet

Which movie? I can check later if I remember. Knowing WB though I would guess there's a 99.9% chance they replaced it.

Yes, it would have been nice if I was specific. I was looking for Action Jackson. I just went into the Action Jackson thread and didn't see Passenger 57.

[buck135]

Originally Posted by Ruemorgue10

Replaced with the modern WB logo.

Thank you for checking. I was really hoping to get that Lorimar intro in 1080p (hell, even 780p), but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Thanks again!

[Hard Times Chaney]

Originally Posted by rocknblues81

Action Jackson is ok, but Passenger 57 is terrible.

Action Jackson is a masterpiece of 80's action cheese.

[gnj1958]

Passenger 57 is way better than Action Jackson but this blu ray looks and sounds like crap. Hardly better than the DVD. It is a nice clean print I'll give them that but this transfer could be way better.

[The_Donster]

Originally Posted by gnj1958

Passenger 57 is way better than Action Jackson but this blu ray looks and sounds like crap. Hardly better than the DVD. It is a nice clean print I'll give them that but this transfer could be way better.

I'd put both movies on par for the reasons Hard Times Chaney made. They are both a product of their times and deserve our respect despite their crappy transfers to BD

[Luke Dodge748]

Shhhhh

[rocknblues81]

Passenger 57 isn’t even well made cheese. Action Jackson is better.

[JohnnyF]

Would anyone have an extra copy of Action Jackson for sale or trade?

[SeanJoyce]

So glad I requested Action Jackson as a birthday gift a couple years ago. It's the worst of Baxley's action trifecta, but it's nice to have it alongside my Scream and Olive copies of I Come in Peace and Stone Cold, respectively.

[trentdiesel]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

So glad I requested Action Jackson as a birthday gift a couple years ago. It's the worst of Baxley's action trifecta, but it's nice to have it alongside my Scream and Olive copies of I Come in Peace and Stone Cold, respectively.

All 3 are personal favorites from my childhood, I dont know if I can pick a favorite. I've probably seen I Come in Peace the most often, but I have so much nostalgia for all of them. Speaking of Stone Cold I'd like to see someone release Beyond the Law with Charlie Sheen, really cool biker movie. The problem is its owned by Lionsgate I believe.

[SeanJoyce]

Originally Posted by trentdiesel

All 3 are personal favorites from my childhood, I dont know if I can pick a favorite. I've probably seen I Come in Peace the most often, but I have so much nostalgia for all of them. Speaking of Stone Cold I'd like to see someone release Beyond the Law with Charlie Sheen, really cool biker movie. The problem is its owned by Lionsgate I believe.

Stone Cold is easily my favorite...it's like the ideal template for the perfect action movie, IMO. It has everything and then some. I Come in Peace is a super-cool action/horror hybrid and contains some of Lundgren's best work. Action Jackson is too ridiculous in spots, but it's got a rare leading role from Weathers. I consider it a warm-up for his next two acts.

Beyond the Law isn't 1/10th as badass, but it's still a cool movie that I agree is crying for a Blu-ray release. Like Extreme Prejudice, my DVD copy is practically unwatchable.

[trentdiesel]

Originally Posted by SeanJoyce

Stone Cold is easily my favorite...it's like the ideal template for the perfect action movie, IMO. It has everything and then some. I Come in Peace is a super-cool action/horror hybrid and contains some of Lundgren's best work. Action Jackson is too ridiculous in spots, but it's got a rare leading role from Weathers. I consider it a warm-up for his next two acts.

Beyond the Law isn't 1/10th as badass, but it's still a cool movie that I agree is crying for a Blu-ray release. Like Extreme Prejudice, my DVD copy is practically unwatchable.

I guess the easiest way for me to pick my favorite is to ask this question, "Which one has Lance Henriksen?" Stone Cold wins

[cheez avenger]

"How do you like your ribs?"

[TylerDurden389]

Action Jackson is my favorite of the 3. It's the only one that's the closest to a typical big budget 80's action movie. The cast, the writing, the action set pieces, the cinematography, soundtrack, etc... I'm still disappointed that Carl Weathers didn't become an 80's action hero in his own right. He had both the look and the charisma. More-so than guys like Van Damme, Seagal, and Norris, IMO.

Stone Cold is ridiculous, but fun (mostly due to Lance and Forsythe), but I Come in Peace was "I turned off after 10 minutes" lol. Dolph is good in almost every supporting role I've caught him in (Rocky 4, Universal Solider, heck I'll even give him The Expendables) but with the exception of Showdown in Little Tokyo, I just can't get into anything he headlines. Granted, I still haven't seen Masters of the Universe or The Punisher....

[trevanian]

I've always loved ACTION JACKSON and hold it up as the definitive 'dirty little secret' movie, because it is so ridiculous in practically every way possible, like Joel Silver plugged his sensibilities into WAY too many amplifiers (you can say the same about HUDSON HAWK, but except for David Caruso, it doesn't produce the same pleasant feedback for me.)

I absolutely hate the smokey cinematography but man, I can't just watch two minutes of it without sitting down and seeing the whole thing again.

Couldn't get into PEACE or STONE COLD at all (latter is weird, because a bunch of good character actors is something I'm always a sucker for), so JACKSON is definitely the one for me, and I'd happily shell out a few bucks (not THAT many) to upgrade to blu- on it and 57 (which is the only sub-90min flick that I always doze off on, but has its moments.)