With a title like Action Jackson, you have an expectation, and the film gives you everything you could want. Action Jackson is a satellite film to Warner Bros., but it fits in the stable of the topic at hand-in my opinion, that’s close enough. Initially, the film was released theatrically under Lorimar. Right off the bat, I need to say that Action Jackson isn’t technically a Warner Bros. ![]() With that in mind, lights, camera, action! Action Jackson There are plenty of other movies similar to this style (including, Stone Cold, Road House, and Death Warrant to name a few), but since they came from different distributors, I did not include them on this list. One final stipulation is that I am only sticking with Warner Bros. Instead, I would like to briefly touch upon a handful of films that were not high-risk investments and delivered on what they promised. I will be skipping over films that spawned a franchise, as Lethal Weapon did. Granted, I will be fair and say that none of these films broke new ground or molded history in any significant way-instead, they were a product of their time and provide a snapshot in film history. quietly carved out a small niche for the action film fan. Unlike films nowadays, which are focus-grouped to death and crafted specifically towards an audience to ensure maximum profits, Warner Bros. When I say they churned them out, I mean that in a loving way. ![]() action films of the late ’80s and early ’90s. There have been many mid-budget action films over the years, but the ones I would like to dig into are the Warner Bros. With my sensibilities at an all-time high at the end of the ’80s, there is another slice of film history that I hold close: the mid-budget action film. It may not be a great film-akin to Citizen Kane -but it resonates with me and holds a special place in my heart. For me, my favorite film of all time is Ghostbusters. From politics, tastes in music and general ideologies-each are distinct and individualized. ![]() With no choice to make decisions for ourselves, every one of us becomes a product of our environment. As children, our thoughts and opinions are shaped by what we take in and observe during childhood.
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