Absurdity, by definition, presents us with the unreasonable, the illogical, or the ridiculous.
Working alone in the locked-down building, McClane knocks down the team of terrorists one by one.
Ho ho ho."
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He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for.
Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.
Filmmakers have especially taken inspiration from the film’s absurdsix-minute alley brawl.
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Its perpetual influence on pop-culture and eerily prescient social critique makes each watch ofThey Livefeel more and more absurd.
Schwarzenegger is joined by fellow action film legendCarl Weathers, and a small army of heavily armed supporting characters.
The action is so over-the-top, one could call it absurd.
New York City policeman John McClane (Bruce Willis) is visiting his estranged wife (Bonnie Bedelia) and two daughters on Christmas Eve. He joins her at a holiday party in the headquarters of the Japanese-owned business she works for. But the festivities are interrupted by a group of terrorists who take over the exclusive high-rise, and everyone in it. Very soon McClane realizes that there’s no one to save the hostages – but him.
It’s absurd how many creative ways storytellers have been able to engage with this action-packed franchise.
A bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town.
The opening segment sets the pace for this police thriller.
That’s right, “Zombie Squad.”
But the pair face off in an iconic and memorable fight sequence to patch up the narrative.
Each successive re-watch reveals the absurdity of the sprawling plot in this graphic police thriller.
A classic love tale.
Regardless of the absurd plot, the film has a cult following and has inspired three sequels.
Directed by Newt Arnold, the 1988 action film helped establish Van Damme as a Hollywood star.
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After avenging the death of his wife and young son at the hands of a vicious gang leader, Max (Mel Gibson) drives the post-apocalyptic highways of the Australian outback, fending off attacks from nomadic tribes that prey on outsiders. Falling into an encampment led by the relatively peaceful Pappagallo (Mike Preston), Max at first schemes to steal their oil but soon becomes the group’s reluctant defender against the hulking Humungus (Kjell Nilsson) and his ruthless marauders.
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A bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a Ph.D. in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets out to tame the Double Deuce for its owner.
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Cobra follows a determined street cop as he works to protect the only surviving witness of a mysterious and deadly cult. Faced with escalating threats, the officer must navigate a web of danger and intrigue to prevent the cult’s expansive and sinister plans from coming to fruition.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in the martial arts movie Bloodsport as a fictional version of the real-life Frank Dux, a U.S. Army officer who participated in a secret underground martial arts tournament in Hong Kong. Directed by Newt Arnold, the 1988 action film helped establish Van Damme as a Hollywood star.
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