Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy
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Oh, watch the RWBY series.
The animation style takes some getting used to, but the action design is in a league of its own.The Jason Bourne series is OK too.
For action comedy, there is always Jackie Chan.
Stephen Chow’s “Shaolin Soccer” and “Kung Fu Hustle” are great action comedies, but you’d need some background in Chinese kungfu mythology to fully appreciate the nuance else a lot of it would just look like slapsticks. -
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Wilma Does Westchester.
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Aqua’s sister’s big adventure
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He likes cars?
How about:
Ford and Ferrari
Bumblebee
Baby Driver
Smoky and the Bandit
French Connection
Duel
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wrote on 2 Aug 2020, 20:47 last edited by Catseye3 8 Feb 2020, 20:47
Oh, yeah! Duel! You gotta get Duel!
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@LuFins-Dad said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
Sit the boy down for a MST3K marathon.
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wrote on 2 Aug 2020, 20:49 last edited by LuFins Dad 8 Feb 2020, 20:50@jon-nyc said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
@LuFins-Dad said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
Sit the boy down for a MST3K marathon.
???
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Surely you have seen these before. Luke and I have bonded over watching 2-3 movies over a weekend many times. To this day, he can make me laugh my ass off by quoting "Son, maybe it's the dramatic brain trauma talking, but I submarine lightbulb."
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@jon-nyc said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
@LuFins-Dad said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
Sit the boy down for a MST3K marathon.
???
Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Surely you have seen these before. Luke and I have bonded over watching 2-3 movies over a weekend many times. To this day, he can make me laugh my ass off by quoting "Son, maybe it's the dramatic brain trauma talking, but I submarine lightbulb."
wrote on 2 Aug 2020, 20:56 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
"Son, maybe it's the dramatic brain trauma talking, but I submarine lightbulb."
LOL. I absolutely adored MST2000. Did y'all watch that one, or is that going back too far? Never saw 3000.
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He likes cars?
How about:
Ford and Ferrari
Bumblebee
Baby Driver
Smoky and the Bandit
French Connection
Duel
The Seven Upswrote on 2 Aug 2020, 21:42 last edited byBaby Driver for sure
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Great list here. Thanks!
Today we started with The Fugitive. I hadn't seen it in decades. Fun movie. He enjoyed it.
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@Loki said in Give me some action/adventure films to watch with the boy:
Second hand lions
Very good...
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Time for the classics...
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -1954
Swiss Family Robinson - 1960
Tarzan the Ape Man -1932
Robin Hood- 1938
Captain Blood - 1935
The Searchers- 1956
Red River - 1948
Sergeant York - 1941
White Heat - 1949
The Ten Commandments - 1956
Spartacus -1960
The Dirty Dozen - 1967
The Man Who Would Be King - 1975
Willow - 1988And some newer...
Brother, Where Art Thou ? - 2000
Life of Pi - 2012
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - 2005
Star Trek - 2009
True Grit - 2010
Eight Below - 2006 -
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I also vote for "Second Hand Lions" and "The Fastest Indian".
There's another one that no one has mentioned, so all of you should co spider watching this great movie - "The Magic of Belle Island". Morgan Freeman stars in it. You'll be glad you watched this.
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Jason Bourne and agree on all of the Indiana Jones flicks
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George of the Jungle
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Bill & Ted
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Surprised no one mentioned Ronin since we are referencing a lot of car chase movies.
For fun with car chases watch What's Up Doc (although I am concerned about the boy not liking The Holy Grail - I was 5th or 6th grade and fell in love with the movie just listening to the sound track).
Another favorite of mine was an old Clint Eastwood movie, Where Eagles Dare. Lots of cool guns and explosions.
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Toy Soldiers
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Team America
Speed
Land of the Lost
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
G. I. Joe series
Wild Wild West
Fist of the North Star
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For crying out loud, you guys are going to have Jon and the boy staring at the screen for years.