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To: ClearCase_guy

Well, Hollywood has also stopped producing heroines. Can you think of an actress who has the presence of studio stars such as Betty Davis or Katherine Hepburn? Meryl Steep comes close, but no cigar.


15 posted on 10/15/2009 11:36:53 AM PDT by RobbyS (ECCE HOMO!)
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To: RobbyS
Some of my examples go back upwards of 20 years, but there are some hero movies, and they do pretty well. May not be the greatest "cinema" but are good escapist fun.

Bruce Willis in Die Hard--good vs evil, regular guy rising up against the bad guys

Bruce Willis and company again in Armegeddon. Various characters in Independence Day. In both of the above, good guys rise up and take on a problem in space. And as an added bonus, it is the U S of freaking A, that comes to save the day. It isn't the French, or some African nation, it is US technology and guts that win the day.

Con Air with Nicholas Cage. He is a little bit of an anti-hero--in jail with a bit of a violent streak. But in the end, his Army Ranger skills are rewarded, and all he is trying to do is get home to his wife and daughter. And he has to fight every type of sociopath along the way. The viewer knows the murderers/molestors are the bad guys

20 posted on 10/15/2009 11:54:47 AM PDT by Pappy Smear (Support the presidency, end the policies.)
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