Oh holy hell…

Umm… IS this each actor as a single entity, or all of their roles side by side facing off, because those are two VERY different battles.

if its just the actors, the rookies have this hands down. Schwarzenegger and stallone, while still buff as all hell, are just a wee bit too old to stand up the the new guys, who actually have some knowledge of fighting.

If its all the movie characters put together though, the Legends that are Stallone & Schwarzenegger win this without breaking a sweat.

Ah, but shouldn’t we be taking into acount the potential value of the actors?

Stallone is currently squeezing every drop of milk from his two major franchises, while the Governator seems to be out for the count.

The key here is the consideration of their production value. The newcommers are continuously pumping out gems of action godness. Yes, they still have ways to go to earn their stripes as action star royalty like the veteran Action Gods, but they both have some solid franchises at this point.

Statham = The epic Transporter, and Crank.
Diesel = The epic Riddic, and Fast & Furius, and perhaps even xXx.

And those franchises seem to keep growing. Adding to that some single pieces like Death Race, Knockaround Guys, The Bank Job, War, and Babylon A.D.. Not to mention Statham’s upcomming remake of Bronson’s The Mechanic (maybe as it may be completely unrelated), and Diesel’s Wheelman as well as a xXx sequel.

The two will even come full circle with fantasy-esque films once Diesel finishes the announced Hannibal The Conqueror to be paired with Statham’s In the Name of the King. I think the newcommers might get this one.

……but then, we have such epics in the works that considerably blur the lines for this fan’s opinion:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2568194816/tt1320253

“That movie may well end up answering this entire match up”

Agreed. I discovered it after I made the suggestion, and it proved to be a massive monkeywrench into this. My expectations for it are quite high.

“can you say greatest action movie of all time? xD lol”

It’s what I am hoping for, at least.

I’m going with the Legends on this one. They have better movies under their belt

The legends. They are just too high on the epicosity list.

i think street brawl the youngsters have it, theyre faster and move maneuverable, the legends are too muscle bound even in their peak to match the martial abilities of statham and diesel

I would say the star of deathrace wins this one (if you know anything this covers both teams)

@ PaPPa JUDAS

Any particular reason why?

Heh… didn’t know that.

“HA! That was funny…Transporter sucked really bad monkey butt.”

indeed, though the second one did have a bit more “action”.

When Making Rocky 6, Stallone took all those punches in the movie for real. Got legitly knocked out a few times too. It goes to show you these sequels to him are more then just a cash in.

So my vote is for the Legends.

If this argument is about kill count(which it SHOULD be) then stallone and arnie has it by a landslide.

“Action films are about excitement. Everyone knows that “Oh, SHIT!” feeling from most of the movies in question here.”

Dude… Rambo 4 wblew my brains out… terminator 3 was DYNAMITE!!!!!!

The opening sequence to terminator 2 was so badass it DEMANDED its own movie(which was also badass)

Legends ftw

Hey haven’t seen you around JustAGamer…. unless you have been around and I am blind :/

As much as everyone will hate me for saying this, I didn’t mind the pacifier much. For a kids movie at least, really not half bad.

It wouldn’t sway my vote though.

Character wise?

The Legends without a doubt. I mean, come on, a T-101 versus the Transporter?

On success of movies, it obviously goes to Stallone and Schwarz-whatever.

But for my personal preference, I liked the setting and all that of Riddick better than any of the other actor’s movies. Death Race was okay the first time I watched it, but Diesel’s role as Riddick is what gets em’ my vote.