From www.tasteofcinema.com:
"The action genre came to prominence in the 80's. Someone figured out that you could save a lot of money if you had a leading man with either martial arts skills or a buff physique, preferably both. Enters stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal.
The films starring these men may have been scoffed at by contemporary critics and it's true that most of these films have a cheesy dialogue, bad acting and sub-par effects. But one can't deny that some of these films are exciting and are full of engaging action sequences."
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