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never understood why he didn't make it big

posted 12 years ago by LTUM
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he had all the right things. he was firing on all cylinders. he coulda and shoulda been a way more huge star in his day but it didn't happen. i never understood why.

and don't say racism, because i don't think that was it. perhaps in the early 70s maybe. but by the time the 80s came you had eddie murphy and others headlining huge budgets so the racism claim doesn't hold water. there must be some other reason.

it's just an enigma to me, why he didn't go bigger. because he was such a cool dude and had great screen presence. every single time he comes on TV he catches your attention, makes you wanna watch the movie.

and i always think the same thing when i see him; 'why didn't he make it big as an action star?'

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[–] TMC-4 12 years ago

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by Nic_hse » Wed Dec 16 2009 13:08

Action Jackson seemed to be a movie that was behind it's time. I think it would have done better had it come out 5 years earlier. It has that early 80's cheese all over it. The cheesy one liners, stunts and action scenes are similar to the kind of movies Arnold was doing years before.

By the late 80's this style was being phased out for darker action films like Robocop. Carl Weathers may have had a better career if Action Jackson came out in the era of Commando and Rocky 3.