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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 1545 Views
The actress in Haywire is a former MMA fighter. - 17/01/2012 11:13:03 PM 897 Views
Ok bad example - 18/01/2012 01:03:45 AM 841 Views
How many men did she beat in those fights? - 18/01/2012 01:47:04 AM 831 Views
Regular but fit guys still wouldn't stand a chance, I guess. - 18/01/2012 08:23:07 AM 801 Views
I don't know - 18/01/2012 02:21:24 PM 883 Views
Haywire may not be the best example - 17/01/2012 11:33:31 PM 889 Views
I thought she was an American Gladiator? *NM* - 18/01/2012 01:04:20 AM 375 Views
you're not wrong - 18/01/2012 05:37:51 AM 772 Views
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, Crush. *NM* - 18/01/2012 08:31:06 PM 374 Views
You rarely ever see that kind of stuff in "realistic" movies... - 17/01/2012 11:53:33 PM 819 Views
What about Enough with Jennifer Lopez? - 18/01/2012 01:05:13 AM 750 Views
I've thought about it before. - 18/01/2012 12:22:29 AM 1002 Views
So: Action roles should have bigger women. - 18/01/2012 03:29:38 AM 904 Views
Actually, Buffy is worse because it implies women need magic to be useful. - 18/01/2012 05:34:09 AM 904 Views
That's what you got from watching Buffy? *NM* - 18/01/2012 06:38:06 PM 419 Views
There's not much to get FROM Buffy *NM* - 18/01/2012 06:46:35 PM 371 Views
magic isn't what makes women useful - 19/01/2012 04:51:35 AM 786 Views
I really doubt the outfit did much to make Xena look big. - 18/01/2012 06:53:59 PM 754 Views
I challenge you to say that while wearing her costume. *NM* - 18/01/2012 10:03:09 PM 350 Views
I'm pretty sure I would look frumpy and ridiculous - 19/01/2012 12:37:07 AM 776 Views
Lucy Lawless is pretty much Amazonian. - 19/01/2012 09:28:11 AM 1134 Views
It's true that she's not as tiny as others. - 19/01/2012 05:46:59 PM 749 Views
"Not as tiny as the others" is about the best you can say for her. - 19/01/2012 08:54:03 PM 748 Views
of course she could - 19/01/2012 11:17:39 PM 723 Views
No. - 20/01/2012 03:55:20 AM 987 Views
aahahaha. this makes me laugh. *NM* - 19/01/2012 07:18:26 PM 379 Views
Re: A thought about women in action roles - 18/01/2012 04:13:27 AM 756 Views
The problem I had with that scene is what I call Buffy Syndrome. - 18/01/2012 05:10:59 AM 951 Views
Wellll - 18/01/2012 01:26:24 PM 787 Views
Re: A thought about women in action roles - 18/01/2012 07:50:28 PM 962 Views
She is some kind of super hero in super hero movie, is't she? *NM* - 19/01/2012 07:30:50 AM 393 Views
I don't think she's technically supposed to have super powers. - 19/01/2012 08:58:40 PM 752 Views
The Avengers are going to be such a lame team - 19/01/2012 09:13:18 PM 838 Views
This is exactly what I think of the movie as well - 19/01/2012 11:24:16 PM 858 Views
Contemplating the female action hero…let’s talk about Ripley - 19/01/2012 09:24:18 PM 886 Views
So did anyone actually see Haywire this weekend? - 23/01/2012 02:34:43 PM 826 Views
It just depends on how much you're willing to accept. - 23/01/2012 04:23:36 PM 784 Views
You're nitpicking and drawing an arbitrary line. All action is ridiculously unbelievable. *NM* - 24/01/2012 04:53:40 AM 469 Views
I tend to agree with you. - 24/01/2012 05:25:45 AM 772 Views
Realism alone is not the issue. - 24/01/2012 03:42:21 PM 743 Views

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