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Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Action/Adventure flicks: 1980's and beyond Pt.2
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Six Days, Seven NightsSix Days, Seven Nights
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Seemingly odd pairing, but it works well.
Air Force OneAir Force One
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Action-packed presidential fun.
True LiesTrue Lies
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One of his last good ones.
Mission Impossible (Special Collector's Edition)Mission Impossible (Special Collector's Edition)
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This first one set the bar for action in the 90's very high.
Top Gun (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)Top Gun (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
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Obviously good.
The 6th DayThe 6th Day
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Good stuff.
Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Fight Club (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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I am Jack's annoyingly long movie list, I help viewers find films they may have missed.
12 Monkeys (Collector's Edition)12 Monkeys (Collector's Edition)
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Trippy.
Battlestar Galactica - The Feature Film (Widescreen Edition)Battlestar Galactica - The Feature Film (Widescreen Edition)
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Okay, late 70's again. But it, and Star Wars, inspired so much of the 80's and sci-fi adventure that followed. I met Apollo and Boomer at Comicon 2006!
Star Trek: The Motion Pictures DVD Collection (Motion Picture/ Wrath of Khan/ Search for Spock/ Voyage Home/ Final Frontier/ Undiscovered Country/ Generations/ First Contact/ Insurrection/ Nemesis)Star Trek: The Motion Pictures DVD Collection (Motion Picture/ Wrath of Khan/ Search for Spock/ Voyage Home/ Final Frontier/ Undiscovered Country/ Generations/ First Contact/ Insurrection/ Nemesis)
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Kaaaaaaaahhhhnnn! The first half-dozen or so have the classic series' characters.
Dreamcatcher (Widescreen Edition)Dreamcatcher (Widescreen Edition)
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Alien invasion meets Stand By Me.
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (2-Disc Widescreen Limited Collector's Edition)E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial (2-Disc Widescreen Limited Collector's Edition)
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That was so my life as a kid.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition)
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Without this, no E.T.
CobraCobra
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Action classic.
Judge DreddJudge Dredd
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Notable to me because of The Cure's "Dredd Song" on the soundtrack.
Live Free or Die Hard (Unrated Edition)Live Free or Die Hard (Unrated Edition)
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Die Hard Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengeance / Bonus Disc)Die Hard Collection (Die Hard / Die Hard 2 - Die Harder / Die Hard with a Vengeance / Bonus Disc)
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Hitman (Unrated Edition)Hitman (Unrated Edition)
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Transporter 2Transporter 2
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Crank (Widescreen Edition)Crank (Widescreen Edition)
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Point of No Return (Snap Case)Point of No Return (Snap Case)
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The TransporterThe Transporter
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S.W.A.T. (Widescreen Special Edition)S.W.A.T. (Widescreen Special Edition)
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Spider-Man - The Motion Picture DVD Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3)Spider-Man - The Motion Picture DVD Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3)
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X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand)X-Men Trilogy (X-Men/ X2 - X-Men United/ X-Men - The Last Stand)
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GodzillaGodzilla
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Cloverfield (Widescreen) Limited Edition SteelbookCloverfield (Widescreen) Limited Edition Steelbook
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MimicMimic
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The RelicThe Relic
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Kindergarten CopKindergarten Cop
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Dark City (Director's Cut)Dark City (Director's Cut)
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Sci-fi noir. The Matrix had to have built on this one.
Stargate (Ultimate Edition)Stargate (Ultimate Edition)
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BloodsportBloodsport
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This is what passed for ultimate fighting when I was growing up. Most likely inspired much of what we see today in the octagon.
Above the LawAbove the Law
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I think this was the first introduction we had to Steven Seagal films and this was a good one. If you like it, definitely check out his other work.
The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition)The Princess Bride (20th Anniversary Edition)
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Willow (Special Edition)Willow (Special Edition)
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LabyrinthLabyrinth
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KrullKrull
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Clash of the TitansClash of the Titans
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The Dark Crystal (25th Anniversary Edition)The Dark Crystal (25th Anniversary Edition)
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