Ludicrous 90s action films

[DA Baracus 16,948]

I'm currently watching Armageddon.

It's a genuinely ludicrous film but also an absolutely brilliant film. An actual 10/10.

So much fucking nonsense yet so much excellence. Tremendously amusing, great soundtrack and a top cast.

So please discuss. Quotes, plot logic (or lack of!), cast and so on.

 

"He's got space dementia!"

Edited September 5, 2020 by DA Baracus

[Miguel Sanchez 9,332]

What are you doing with a gun in space?

[DA Baracus 16,948]

I'm saying it. 

It makes more sense to send up experienced drillers. The NASA folk aren't actually astronauts and haven't been in space. They know the theory but the theory can be taught, as it is to the roughnecks.

The drillers are supervised by folk who know the theory well. They have 14 days. It would take longer to teach the NASA folk drilling, including the practice drills (pun not intended), than it would to describe a theory to the roughnecks.

The drillers have years of experience of drilling across multiple terrains/environments. They know things the theory can't teach. They can deal with unexpected variables. 

The NASA folk have loads of experience of flying in Earth's atmosphere, but zero in space. They aren't actually experts. The roughnecks are. Therefore it makes more sense for NASA to send the experts, supervised by the theorists.

Edited September 3, 2020 by DA Baracus

[DA Baracus 16,948]

5 minutes ago, Miguel Sanchez said:

What are you doing with a gun in space?

The most USA thing ever.

[velo army 936]

11 minutes ago, DA Baracus said:

I'm saying it. 

It makes more sense to send up experienced drillers. The NASA folk aren't actually astronauts and haven't been in space. They know the theory but the theory can be taught, as it is to the roughnecks.

The drillers are supervised by folk who know the theory well. They have 14 days. It would take longer to teach the NASA folk drilling, including the practice drills (pun not intended), than it would to describe a theory to the roughnecks.

The drillers have years of experience of drilling across multiple terrains/environments. They know things the theory can't teach. They can deal with unexpected variables. 

The NASA folk have loads of experience of flying in Earth's atmosphere, but zero in space. They aren't actually experts. The roughnecks are. Therefore it makes more sense for NASA to send the experts, supervised by the theorists.

Affleck made this point to Michael Bay and was told to shut up.

[Miguel Sanchez 9,332]

American components Russian components - all made in Taiwan!

[DA Baracus 16,948]

The military folk, along with the president and his silly lackeys, are the biggest morons in the film.

They all want to detonate the nukes ASAP just because they lose contact for a bit. They know it will be useless and won't save the Earth. It's an exceptionally stupid decision that dooms every single person on the planet to death.

Edited September 3, 2020 by DA Baracus

[DA Baracus 16,948]

Get off...the nuclear...warhead..

[Arch Stanton 5,149]

Deep Impact is better.

It has Morgan Freeman.

It doesn't have a shitey Aerosmith song on its soundtrack.

[DA Baracus 16,948]

How did no one forsee the Paris impact?

[DA Baracus 16,948]

Just now, Arch Stanton said:

Deep Impact is better.

It has Morgan Freeman.

It doesn't have a shitey Aerosmith song on its soundtrack.

That's a good film but they're very different movies.

[Arch Stanton 5,149]

1 hour ago, DA Baracus said:

I'm currently watching it.

It's a genuinely ludicrous film but also an absolutely brilliant film. An actual 10/10.

So much fucking nonsense yet so much excellence. Tremendously amusing, great soundtrack and a top cast.

So please discuss. Quotes, plot logic (or lack of!), cast and so on.

 

"He's got space dementia!"

[Super_A 148]

Great film.

 

 

[Blootoon87 2,005]

Affleck made this point to Michael Bay and was told to shut up.

He said the complete opposite.

[Romeo 7,018]

Are we just ignoring that the Steve Buscemi character is a nonce?

[Gaz 7,298]

There are few things better than an utterly nonsense disaster movie. Armageddon is right up there with the best.

[djchapsticks 11,422]

14 hours ago, DA Baracus said:

I'm currently watching it.

It's a genuinely ludicrous film but also an absolutely brilliant film. An actual 10/10.

So much fucking nonsense yet so much excellence. Tremendously amusing, great soundtrack and a top cast.

So please discuss. Quotes, plot logic (or lack of!), cast and so on.

 

"He's got space dementia!"

I admire your undiluted love for some late 90s garbage blockbuster film-making.

I share a similar love for Con Air and Face/Off

[DA Baracus 16,948]

14 minutes ago, djchapsticks said:

I admire your undiluted love for some late 90s garbage blockbuster film-making.

I share a similar love for Con Air and Face/Off

Con Air and Face/Off are exceptional films. Add in The Rock whilst we're talking Cage.

[djchapsticks 11,422]

Just now, DA Baracus said:

Con Air and Face/Off are exceptional films. Add in The Rock whilst we're talking Cage.

Also an excellent film, it missed a mention because whilst madcap, it's not *just* as fucking bonkers as the other two.

[MONKMAN 5,684]

Have you ever heard of Evel Knievel?

No, I never saw Star Wars.