While all the biggest action stars of the 1980s had major successes that they are readily associated with, plenty more underrated releases also deserve far more attention. Stars like Sylvester Stallone excelled as the action hero John Rambo, and Arnold Schwarzenegger will forever be remembered as The Terminator, but looking into their back catalog revealed many more hidden gems. For lovers of intense, action-packed shootouts and heart-racing spectacles, plenty of lesser-known movies are just waiting to be discovered.
The biggest action stars of the 1980s represented all that was great about this era of moviemaking as martial arts legends like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris began to carve out their acclaimed legacies. Although some of these movies may have hit big at the box office, they remained highly underrated by critics who failed to recognize them as wildly entertaining action-packed spectacles. For those who have already seen the biggest action movies of the 1980s,...
The biggest action stars of the 1980s represented all that was great about this era of moviemaking as martial arts legends like Jean-Claude Van Damme and Chuck Norris began to carve out their acclaimed legacies. Although some of these movies may have hit big at the box office, they remained highly underrated by critics who failed to recognize them as wildly entertaining action-packed spectacles. For those who have already seen the biggest action movies of the 1980s,...
- 9/14/2024
- by Stephen Holland
- ScreenRant
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