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I've thought about it before. TaskmasterJack Send a noteboard - 18/01/2012 12:22:29 AM
That scene in Independence Day when Will Smith borrows the helicopter and says to the very big and beefy guard "Just tell them I hit you." The guard gives him a look that we should be giving a lot of these lightweight actresses.

One of the most realistic female action characters I've ever seen was the female Space Marine Vasquez in the film Aliens. That bitch looked like she might rip a dude in half.
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A thought about women in action roles - 17/01/2012 10:42:28 PM 1512 Views
The actress in Haywire is a former MMA fighter. - 17/01/2012 11:13:03 PM 865 Views
Ok bad example - 18/01/2012 01:03:45 AM 805 Views
How many men did she beat in those fights? - 18/01/2012 01:47:04 AM 796 Views
Regular but fit guys still wouldn't stand a chance, I guess. - 18/01/2012 08:23:07 AM 768 Views
I don't know - 18/01/2012 02:21:24 PM 848 Views
Haywire may not be the best example - 17/01/2012 11:33:31 PM 851 Views
I thought she was an American Gladiator? *NM* - 18/01/2012 01:04:20 AM 360 Views
you're not wrong - 18/01/2012 05:37:51 AM 738 Views
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Crush. *NM* - 18/01/2012 08:31:06 PM 357 Views
You rarely ever see that kind of stuff in "realistic" movies... - 17/01/2012 11:53:33 PM 787 Views
What about Enough with Jennifer Lopez? - 18/01/2012 01:05:13 AM 715 Views
I've thought about it before. - 18/01/2012 12:22:29 AM 965 Views
So: Action roles should have bigger women. - 18/01/2012 03:29:38 AM 864 Views
Actually, Buffy is worse because it implies women need magic to be useful. - 18/01/2012 05:34:09 AM 867 Views
That's what you got from watching Buffy? *NM* - 18/01/2012 06:38:06 PM 402 Views
There's not much to get FROM Buffy *NM* - 18/01/2012 06:46:35 PM 357 Views
magic isn't what makes women useful - 19/01/2012 04:51:35 AM 751 Views
I really doubt the outfit did much to make Xena look big. - 18/01/2012 06:53:59 PM 718 Views
I challenge you to say that while wearing her costume. *NM* - 18/01/2012 10:03:09 PM 337 Views
I'm pretty sure I would look frumpy and ridiculous - 19/01/2012 12:37:07 AM 737 Views
Lucy Lawless is pretty much Amazonian. - 19/01/2012 09:28:11 AM 1075 Views
It's true that she's not as tiny as others. - 19/01/2012 05:46:59 PM 715 Views
"Not as tiny as the others" is about the best you can say for her. - 19/01/2012 08:54:03 PM 714 Views
of course she could - 19/01/2012 11:17:39 PM 682 Views
No. - 20/01/2012 03:55:20 AM 946 Views
aahahaha. this makes me laugh. *NM* - 19/01/2012 07:18:26 PM 366 Views
Re: A thought about women in action roles - 18/01/2012 04:13:27 AM 729 Views
The problem I had with that scene is what I call Buffy Syndrome. - 18/01/2012 05:10:59 AM 918 Views
Wellll - 18/01/2012 01:26:24 PM 755 Views
Re: A thought about women in action roles - 18/01/2012 07:50:28 PM 929 Views
She is some kind of super hero in super hero movie, is't she? *NM* - 19/01/2012 07:30:50 AM 376 Views
I don't think she's technically supposed to have super powers. - 19/01/2012 08:58:40 PM 717 Views
The Avengers are going to be such a lame team - 19/01/2012 09:13:18 PM 802 Views
This is exactly what I think of the movie as well - 19/01/2012 11:24:16 PM 822 Views
Contemplating the female action hero…let’s talk about Ripley - 19/01/2012 09:24:18 PM 854 Views
So did anyone actually see Haywire this weekend? - 23/01/2012 02:34:43 PM 794 Views
It just depends on how much you're willing to accept. - 23/01/2012 04:23:36 PM 749 Views
You're nitpicking and drawing an arbitrary line. All action is ridiculously unbelievable. *NM* - 24/01/2012 04:53:40 AM 454 Views
I tend to agree with you. - 24/01/2012 05:25:45 AM 739 Views
Realism alone is not the issue. - 24/01/2012 03:42:21 PM 708 Views

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