Action Films.

[bruce_pullen]

Originally Posted by mikejet

Shoot Em' Up, Crank, Hitman. There are action movies. Taken is recent. District B13 was great. Onk Bak, Tom Yung Goong and Ong Bak 2.

Shoot Em' Up, Crank, and Hitman. Did you read what I said.

Originally Posted by bruce_pullen

They're all established franchises. They're name-brands, prior to the trend. All new action (new ideas), are low-budget and fringe. And only game and comic action: seem to get noticed. Sign of the times, I guess.

All new ideas: low budget and fringe (Shoot Em' Up, Crank). And only game and comic action: seem to get noticed (Hitman).

As for Kung-Fu, that is in because of it's similarity to comics. Slow-Mo, defied gravity, one-on-one action, it mirrors comics. Therefore, it doesn't indicate growth of what was. Sorry, but no dice.