Top Ten Action Movies

[Posher778]

Hmmm yes, I really want to know what you guys' favorite action movies are.

My list is very different from a lot of opinions, but you can all deal with it.

1. Batman Begins
2. The Matrix
3. The Mummy Returns
4. V for Vendetta
5. X2: Xmen United
6. Man on Fire
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. Lost in Space
9. Paycheck
10. Minority Report

Honorable Mentions
1. Cellular
2. The Island
3. Any that I forgot which will probably replace some of these when I remember them.

What's you guys'?

[The_Return]

1. Robocop [1987]
2. Sin City [2005]
3. X-Men [2000]
4. Assault on Precinct 13 [1976]
5. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [2003]
6. Spiderman [2002]
7. X-2: X-Men United [2003]
8. Escape from New York [1981]
9. A Better Tomorrow [1986]
10. The Return of Swamp Thing [1989]

Im a huge superhro fan, incase you couldnt tell.

[Posher778]

You really love robocop, haha. It was a good flick, but, not my favorite. I liked the crazy guy at the beginning, tormenting the man with the shotgun before blowing his hand off.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Posher778
You really love robocop, haha. It was a good flick, but, not my favorite. I liked the crazy guy at the beginning, tormenting the man with the shotgun before blowing his hand off.

I thought it was an all-around amazng film...it had everything a good action movies needs: A great hero, and equally awesome villain, a few plot twists, great actors, crazy violence, and a simple but really cool ending. Love it.

I own the sequel, but I still havent had a hance to watch it. Is it anywhere near as good as #1?

[Posher778]

Originally posted by The_Return
I thought it was an all-around amazng film...it had everything a good action movies needs: A great hero, and equally awesome villain, a few plot twists, great actors, crazy violence, and a simple but really cool ending. Love it.

I own the sequel, but I still havent had a hance to watch it. Is it anywhere near as good as #1?

Not really, and part 3 is just "what the hell?"

But they're all watchable IMO

[The STE]

This is assuming westerns count as action movies

1. Yojimbo
2. Once Upon a Time in the West
3. Seven Samurai
4. Ran
5. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
6. Magnificent Seven
7. The Wild Bunch
8. Scarface
9. The Untouchables
10. Battle Royale


If westerns don't count:

1. Yojimbo
2. Seven Samurai
3. Ran
4. Scarface
5. The Untouchables
6. Battle Royale
7. Reservoir Dogs
8. Sin City
9. From Dusk Till Dawn
10. Ichi the Killer
Honourable mention: Versus

[bwind22]

SpiderMan
X2
Sin City
Die Hard
No Escape
Starship Troopers
Rumble in the Bronx
Way of the Gun
Young Guns
Tombstone
Carlitos Way
Scarface
Matrix
Star Wars Episode 5 Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode 6 Return of the Jedi
Natural Born Killers
Kill Bill
Battle Royale
T2
Reservoir Dogs


Top 10 was too hard, plus some genres were marginal so I just listed my top 20. They're in no particular order. Some might not exactly be Action though.

[Despare]

There are so many...

I would add a lot like Leon: The Professional, 7 Deadly Sins, The Killer, Hard Boiled, Dirt Harry, Showdown in Little Tokyo, Big Trouble in Little China, Blade, The Mummy, Indiana Jones (any of them really) and plenty more that people would argue with (quality and some genre heh). Great picks though, has me craving an action flick now although I think I'll go with something older...

[cheebacheeba]

These aren't in any particular order...
The proffesional
Versus
Fight Club
Kung Fu Hustle
American Ninja
Romeo Must Die
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Returner
Unleashed
Total Recall

[chainleen]

some of mine:

The Terminator
Die Hard
Kill Bill
(insert various Clint Eastwood movies here)
Hostage
Scarface
Fight Club
El Mariachi/Desperado/Once apon a time in Mexico
Sin City
Matrix

[alkytrio666]

-Sin City
-The Matrix Reloaded
-The Matrix
-The Matrix Revolutions
-Spider-man 2
-Spider-man
-Batman Begins
-Minority Report
-Blade Runner
-S.W.A.T.

Those're ten that I can think of right now.

[Despare]

Originally posted by alkytrio666

-S.W.A.T.

Was S.W.A.T. good? I heard it was AWFUL.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Despare
Was S.W.A.T. good? I heard it was AWFUL.

I liked it. Some didn't.

It was non-stop action through and through.

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Despare
Was S.W.A.T. good? I heard it was AWFUL.

I thought it was decent...nothing amazing, but a good enough way to kill an hour and a half. Really straight-forward plot, and action packed from beginning to end. Worth renting.


Now, I personally dont count westerns as action movies. If I did, my list would be alot different:


1. The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly [1966]
2. Robocop [1987]
3. A Fistful of Dollars [1964]
4. X-Men [2000]
5. Once Upon a Time in the West [1968]
6. Assault on Precinct 13 [1976]
7. The Shooting [1967]
8. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen [2003]
9. Spiderman [2002]
10. Hang 'em High [1968]

[Yellow Jacket]

1.) Die Hard
2.) Robocop
3.) Terminator
4.) Batman (Keaton version)
5.) The Matrix
6.) From Dusk Till Dawn (declare it horror also)
7.) Spider-man
8.) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
9.) Unleashed
10.) Pulp Fiction

[Posher778]

The 1989 Batman was hardly an action movie IMO... It was more crime drama... Very little fighting.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Posher778
The 1989 Batman was hardly an action movie IMO... It was more crime drama... Very little fighting.

Yah, but you could say that for Reservoir Dogs, which was on your list.

Touche.

[Posher778]

Reservoir had more than batman!

Or at least 50X the deaths, haha. It was more action than drama IMO.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Posher778
Reservoir had more than batman!

Or at least 50X the deaths, haha. It was more action than drama IMO.

Well, I disagree. I think RD was as much drama as Batman. Most of the main plot took place inside a single room. I'd DEFINATELY consider it a "crime drama".

[Posher778]

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Well, I disagree. I think RD was as much drama as Batman. Most of the main plot took place inside a single room. I'd DEFINATELY consider it a "crime drama".
Meh, whatever, the last scenes are still amazing.

[alkytrio666]

Originally posted by Posher778
Meh, whatever, the last scenes are still amazing.

I agree. I love Reservoir Dogs, and hell, I'd consider it an action flick.

All I'm saying is if RD is an action movie, than Batman is, too.

[Posher778]

I agree, they're about the same, but reservoir gets the gunshot/violent points :)

[The Mothman]

1. The Untouchables (this is actually my all around fav movie out of any genre.)
2. Four Brothers
3. Cobra
4. Hostage
5. Sin City
6. A History of Violence
7. Versus (i guess it counts)
8. Ichi The Killer ( i would consider this more of an action than a horror)
9. 16 Blocks
10. Die hard

[Yellow Jacket]

Reservoir Dogs is #11 on my top 20 action flicks.

[lovecraft]

in no particular order:

Spider Man 2
Matrix: Reloaded
Ternimator 2
First Blood
Diehard
The Crow
grumpy old men
Indiana Jones Trilogy

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by lovecraft
in no particular order:

Spider Man 2
Matrix: Reloaded
Ternimator 2
First Blood
Diehard
The Crow
grumpy old men
Indiana Jones Trilogy

Grumpy Old Men? :confused:

[The_Return]

Originally posted by Yellow Jacket
Grumpy Old Men? :confused:

I noticed that as well...

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by The_Return
I noticed that as well...

Must be a misprint.

[ItsAlive75]

Well #1 action film SHOULD be Commando, purely for the last 25 minutes of the film.

[Posher778]

Oh please. It was good but not THAT great IMO. But I can see why some people would think so.

[bwind22]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
Well #1 action film SHOULD be Commando, ONLY for the last 25 minutes of the film.

;)

The rest of the movie is soooo boring. Last 20 minutes, I think Arnold kills about 80 people though. It's great!



I could do a top 10 list of just Arnold action movies.

I forgot Predator and that actually probably would be on my overall top 10. Plus True Lies, Total Recall, all the Terminators, Conan, Running Man... Ahnold rules!

[Tat2]

Reservoir Dogs
The Warriors
Con Air
Die Hard
Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever
The Patriot
Braveheart
Escape From New York
Dirty Harry/Magnum Force
Enter the Dragon
Force Five
Gladiator
Lone Wolf McQuade
Raiders of the Lost Ark
First Blood
Road Warrior
Tango & Cash

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by bwind22
;)

The rest of the movie is soooo boring. Last 20 minutes, I think Arnold kills about 80 people though. It's great!



I could do a top 10 list of just Arnold action movies.

I forgot Predator and that actually probably would be on my overall top 10. Plus True Lies, Total Recall, all the Terminators, Conan, Running Man... Ahnold rules!

Yeah, Running Man's another one of those awesome Arnold movies where ya either "get it" or ya don't. Fat opera singers in diapers with Christmas lights? Are you fucking kidding me? YEAH I'll watch it.

[newb]

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[bwind22]

Originally posted by newb
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That clip inspired me to watch that movie and when I did, I was severely disappointed.

It was pretty good, but waaaay too much of a Matrix rip off for me to ever like it as much as most people seem to.

[newb]

Originally posted by bwind22
That clip inspired me to watch that movie and when I did, I was severely disappointed.

It was pretty good, but waaaay too much of a Matrix rip off for me to ever like it as much as most people seem to.

Sorry you felt that way...but it is your opinion, and being a mature adult i can only respond by saying that, i hate you and you smell of poop.

[ItsAlive75]

Originally posted by newb
Sorry you felt that way...but it is your opinion, and being a mature adult i can only respond by saying that, i hate you and you smell of poop.

Dude, I actually was a bit disappointed by that movie too. It wanted to be so much more than it was. I mean seriously, was the puppy fuckin' necessary?

[lovecraft]

Originally posted by Yellow Jacket
Must be a misprint.

I was just seeing if anyone was paying attention!:)

[The Flayed One]

INPO:

-Fist of Legend
-Riki-Oh
-Hard Boiled
-Versus
-5 Deadly Venoms
-Darkman
-Ninja Scroll (if anime counts)
-Die Hard
-The Getaway
-Kill Bill

[newb]

Originally posted by ItsAlive75
Dude, I actually was a bit disappointed by that movie too. It wanted to be so much more than it was. I mean seriously, was the puppy fuckin' necessary?


oh yeah......well guess what....you smell of poop also.

[Jacob Singer]

Scape from NY
Die hard
The good the bad the ugly
T2
Reservoir dogs
For a fist full of dollars
Sin City
Hero
Kill Bill 1 and 2
Conan

[Yellow Jacket]

Originally posted by lovecraft
I was just seeing if anyone was paying attention!:)

Let's see if anybody is paying attention again.

- Die Hard
- Reservoir Dogs
- Terminator
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- GRUMPIER OLD MEN
- First Blood
- Minority Report
- The Killer
- Con Air
- Sin City