Best Patrick Swayze Movie (Harder Choice Then You Think)

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

Tough one for me and really like 5 of them and also Tiger Warsaw is a underrated movie. Going with Red Dawn.

[edjr 6,578]

 

[TBayXXXVII 2,482]

In my opinion, he's one of the most overrated actors of my lifetime.  I don't think he sucks, but I don't think he's all that great.  While I think some of his movies were good... Ghost, well, ok, 1 of his movies were good, the rest were either "ok" (Dirty Dancing), or below average (the rest).  I guess that means my vote is for Ghost, but to me, it's like saying "Here's about 10 movies where one is 8 and the rest range between a 2 and 5."  

[edjr 6,578]

6 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

In my opinion, he's one of the most overrated actors of my lifetime.  I don't think he sucks, but I don't think he's all that great.  While I think some of his movies were good... Ghost, well, ok, 1 of his movies were good, the rest were either "ok" (Dirty Dancing), or below average (the rest).  I guess that means my vote is for Ghost, but to me, it's like saying "Here's about 10 movies where one is 8 and the rest range between a 2 and 5."  

 

[thegeneral 2,897]

This is a tough one. Do you go with the over the top awesomeness factor of a movie like “Point Break” or “Road House”. Do you go with a movie that he showed a bit more range like “Ghost” or “Dirty Dancing”.

”Outsiders” and “Red Dawn” both great but were more ensemble casts. 

Will have to think about this! 

[edjr 6,578]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

This is a tough one. Do you go with the over the top awesomeness factor of a movie like “Point Break” or “Road House”. Do you go with a movie that he showed a bit more range like “Ghost” or “Dirty Dancing”.

”Outsiders” and “Red Dawn” both great but were more ensemble casts. 

Will have to think about this! 

Ghost came out in 1990, the year I graduated. I was 18 when I saw it. Don't know why, but I absolutely loved it and became a swayze fan. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,930]

I’m shocked and insulted that this is a question.  

[MDC 7,125]

Road House.

More of a Jake Gyllanhall movie with the Swayze in it, Donnie Darko is worth a mention.

[edjr 6,578]

Just now, MDC said:

Road House.

More of a Jake Gyllanhall movie with the Swayze in it, Donnie Darko is worth a mention.

Swayze sure would have made Brokeback Mountain more sexy  

[thegeneral 2,897]

1 minute ago, edjr said:

Ghost came out in 1990, the year I graduated. I was 18 when I saw it. Don't know why, but I absolutely loved it and became a swayze fan. 

Because it was a great movie! Maybe a bit sappy for a senior in high school but you were emotionally advanced it seems

[thegeneral 2,897]

Nobody wore the mullet better than Pat.

[HellToupee 1,584]

If Mario Mendoza was an actor….

[edjr 6,578]

Just now, thegeneral said:

Because it was a great movie! Maybe a bit sappy for a senior in high school but you were emotionally advanced it seems

I have seen it come 5 times. Sh1t, I even liked Whoppi Goldburger at the time. She was great in it as well. 

[thegeneral 2,897]

Uncommon Valor was a movie that was on HBO when we first got that in our house. It played all the time and I watched that one a shetload. Haven’t seen it for years but I really liked that movie as a kid. 

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

1 minute ago, thegeneral said:

Uncommon Valor was a movie that was on HBO when we first got that in our house. It played all the time and I watched that one a shetload. Haven’t seen it for years but I really liked that movie as a kid. 

Very good movie and like Gene Hackman's line in it, (I'll go in with a pocket knife if I have too)

[seafoam1 2,799]

16 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

In my opinion, he's one of the most overrated actors of my lifetime.  I don't think he sucks, but I don't think he's all that great.  While I think some of his movies were good... Ghost, well, ok, 1 of his movies were good, the rest were either "ok" (Dirty Dancing), or below average (the rest).  I guess that means my vote is for Ghost, but to me, it's like saying "Here's about 10 movies where one is 8 and the rest range between a 2 and 5."  

Really? Overrated? I kind of always looked at the guy as a B actor. I kind of always thought of his movies as kind of cheesy. 

I mean, the dude had a great career in a tough field to make it in, but I never caught the overrated vibe I guess. 

[posty 2,612]

Swaze?

[TBayXXXVII 2,482]

 

19 minutes ago, edjr said:

 

Pretty much proving my point.  Chris Farley made that skit.  No, Swayze wasn't crap, he was "fine", but Farley's performance is why the skit is awesome.

[thegeneral 2,897]

1 minute ago, TBayXXXVII said:

 

Pretty much proving my point.  Chris Farley made that skit.  No, Swayze wasn't crap, he was "fine", but Farley's performance is why the skit is awesome.

Pat knew his lane. Is in iconic movies. He’s not Daniel Day Lewis but he’s in the hall of very great.

[TBayXXXVII 2,482]

7 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Really? Overrated? I kind of always looked at the guy as a B actor. I kind of always thought of his movies as kind of cheesy. 

I mean, the dude had a great career in a tough field to make it in, but I never caught the overrated vibe I guess. 

Kind of proving my point I guess.  I'm not saying anything is easy, just that I think he's regarded by many to be an excellent actor, an "A"-list guy.  I think he's a "B"-list (low end), actor, in the ball park that you're in.  That's why I say I think he's overrated.

[seafoam1 2,799]

2 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

Kind of proving my point I guess.  I'm not saying anything is easy, just that I think he's regarded by many to be an excellent actor, an "A"-list guy.  I think he's a "B"-list (low end), actor, in the ball park that you're in.  That's why I say I think he's overrated.

You may be right. But I think it may be limited to the people on this site? I gotta say, I have never had a conversation about that guy with any friends or family that I can remember. Bad or good. And I even dated a girl for about 3 years who was an actress as a career.

[jerryskids 6,561]

Went with Red Dawn, yes it's an ensemble cast but the topic was "best movie".

Wolverine!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I don't think I've seen Road House.  Since that is winning, I should probably watch it.  

[TBayXXXVII 2,482]

14 minutes ago, thegeneral said:

Pat knew his lane. Is in iconic movies. He’s not Daniel Day Lewis but he’s in the hall of very great.

Yeah, this is the sentiment I'm talking about.  I think your take is on par with the popular opinion.  To me, he's the Eli Manning of acting.  He's fine... but he had a blockbuster or 2, but didn't really carry the movie to greatness.  He did his job at an adequate level, and the consensus overall, is that he's great based on those 2 movies... despite the fact that the rest of his resume is "meh".  When I say the rest of his resume, I'm referring both to his performance and the movies he was in, not one or the other, but both.

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

8 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Went with Red Dawn, yes it's an ensemble cast but the topic was "best movie".

Wolverine!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, I don't think I've seen Road House.  Since that is winning, I should probably watch it.  

What I went with and Red Dawn was ahead of it's time and scary it could happen in these times we live in. RoadHouse is a good fun movie and had to go to the theater for a 2nd time when it came out. You should give it a watch and Sam Elliot's role in it kinda stole the scenes like Kilmer playing Holiday in Tombstone.

[wiffleball 4,788]

You know, that is a tough choice. Not because all the movies are so great, but because there's like four or five that are basically sixes on a scale of 10.

 

Have to say though I've never watched more than about 2 minutes at a time, I absolutely hate dirty dancing. The f****** song and that guy (singers) voice? God that sucks. And, 1950s Jewish summer camp? 

 

Really? It hadn't even been a dozen years since, ya know. I just can't imagine the Jews really flocking to camps.

 

The only thing good about that movie was the blonde. 

 

The chick with the nose?  Geesus...

 

Plus, as I understand it, Patrick swayze was quite a bit of a diick IRL. 

[wiffleball 4,788]

As far as signature roles? I can see somebody else playing red dawn. I can even see somebody else doing a Roadhouse pretty easily.

 

In fact, I think they're doing remakes of both.

 

But point break? He absolutely owned that role.

[BeenHereBefore 1,455]

3 minutes ago, wiffleball said:

You know, that is a tough choice. Not because all the movies are so great, but because there's like four or five that are basically sixes on a scale of 10.

 

Have to say though I've never watched more than about 2 minutes at a time, I absolutely hate dirty dancing. The f****** song and that guy (singers) voice? God that sucks. And, 1950s Jewish summer camp? 

 

Really? It hadn't even been a dozen years since, ya know. I just can't imagine the Jews really flocking to camps.

 

The only thing good about that movie was the blonde. 

 

The chick with the nose?  Geesus...

 

Plus, as I understand it, Patrick swayze was quite a bit of a diick IRL. 

They said he was a heavy beer drinker, so can see him maybe being a bit of a cak at times.

[wiffleball 4,788]

12 minutes ago, BeenHereBefore said:

 You should give it a watch and Sam Elliot's role in it kinda stole the scenes like Kilmer playing Holiday in Tombstone.

I can watch Sam Elliott read the phone book and get a pudgy.

 

True story about Val kilmer. His agent really really did not want him to be in heat. But he insisted. So much so that in lieu of a big salary, all he really wanted was to be between Pacino and dinero on the movie poster.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Heat-Diane-Venora/dp/B010GJM836/ref=asc_df_B010GJM836/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312239736139&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10881134659676347741&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9029011&hvtargid=pla-568245282651&psc=1

 

Ever wonder why such a minor role got to be dead center on the poster between two superstars? 

[Thornton Melon 605]

30 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

 

Also, I don't think I've seen Road House.  Since that is winning, I should probably watch it.  

Whaaa...???

[posty 2,612]

50 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Also, I don't think I've seen Road House.  

I know I haven't and never had the desire to see it...

[jerryskids 6,561]

30 minutes ago, posty said:

I know I haven't and never had the desire to see it...

Well, obviously you didn't see it, it's a movie.  Also it doesn't involve women's collegiate sports.  It maybe has dead people though.  

[posty 2,612]

2 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Well, obviously you didn't see it, it's a movie.  Also it doesn't involve women's collegiate sports.  It maybe has dead people though.  

I watch movies, just not a lot of them...

[HellToupee 1,584]

1 hour ago, thegeneral said:

Pat knew his lane. Is in iconic movies. He’s not Daniel Day Lewis but he’s in the hall of very great.

Generalissimo you’ve lost your mind. 

[thegeneral 2,897]

1 hour ago, HellToupee said:

Generalissimo you’ve lost your mind. 

Pat, rest in peace, is a great. Has quite a few iconic movies, albeit it a bit corny, but iconic. A very, very good career.

[patweisers44 815]

I thought this poll would be bigger.

Roadhouse, with Youngblood a close second.

"No stitches in Thunder Bay"

[Cloaca du jour 2,147]

Got alot of poon with dirty dancing...

Before Netflix and chill

[wiffleball 4,788]

To Wong Fu...?

[edjr 6,578]

1 hour ago, patweisers44 said:

I thought this poll would be bigger.

Roadhouse, with Youngblood a close second.

"No stitches in Thunder Bay"

Youngblood was good, but that movie was all about Raw Blow  

[easilyscan 858]

Point Break

[wiffleball 4,788]

To Wong Fu...?