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Title: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:35:09 AM

I vote Aliens or Demolition Man.

Aliens just kicks so much ass it's unreal, plus it's got a bit of a horror element.  Demolition Man was just great.  Lots of good, sometimes corny humor, plus Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes duking it out in the future.  Awesome.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Cobra951 on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:48:46 AM

Enhance your calm as you move this to the correct board.   ;D

I like both of those.  I also like Terminator 2. 

Edit:  ????  Maybe I should enhance my calm.  I could swear this was on the games board.  Anyway, I may be losing it . . .

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:51:34 AM

heh I moved it before your post. :P

Also I loved Aliens, but I'd think The Matrix or Terminator 2 off the top of my head.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:54:56 AM

I was gonna go with Die Hard: With A Vengeance or The Rock.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 08:04:10 AM

Quote from: Cobra951 on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:48:46 AM

Enhance your calm as you move this to the correct board.   ;D

Haha.  I don't know what happened.  I could have sworn I posted it to the Movies and Music board, but I obviously didn't.

Quote from: Cobra951 on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:48:46 AM

I like both of those.  I also like Terminator 2. 

I like Terminator 2, but there are parts I don't like as well.  I just find some of the movie slow when they are hiding out and stuff.  Especially the part where they go to the desert.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ender on Monday, September 18, 2006, 09:13:24 AM

Hmm.... HMM. Raiders of the Lost Ark. or Die Hard. I DUNNO! What is considered action these days? Giant explosions? Guns? T&A? Also, The Road Warrior is awesome.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 09:15:57 AM

I think the best definition of "action" is whatever it really means to you.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ender on Monday, September 18, 2006, 09:17:37 AM

Okay. Then I'm going to say Action/Adventure type movies... so I'll pick The Empire Strikes Back. I get an erection everytime I see it. Fo sho.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Monday, September 18, 2006, 10:30:55 AM

Quote from: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 09:15:57 AM

I think the best definition of "action" is whatever it really means to you.

Haha Imagine a really REALLY mellow person: "I'm gonna go with Waiting to Exhale, the emotional action was just too much to bear!"

Now that I've had some time to think about it, I'd put Equilibrium, Sin City, and Run Lola Run up there completing my top 5 list.

Well, I guess Kingdom of Heaven woulda been up there, I really loved it, but I classified it as more of a historic drama with some action.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Monday, September 18, 2006, 10:46:02 AM

Here's IMDb's list of the top 50 action movies (average as rated by their regular voters), and the bottom 10 action flicks.

Top 50 Action Movies (http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Genres/Action/average-vote) (scroll down for the bottom 10)

Here's the shorter top 10 list:

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1   Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 8.8/10 (160406 votes)
2   Shichinin no samurai (1954) 8.8/10 (46501 votes)
3   Buono, il brutto, il cattivo, Il (1966) 8.8/10 (48116 votes)
4   Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 8.8/10 (138606 votes)
5   Star Wars (1977) 8.7/10 (174945 votes)
6   Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) 8.7/10 (204417 votes)
7   Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 8.7/10 (119634 votes)
8   C'era una volta il West (1968) 8.6/10 (26744 votes)
9   Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 8.6/10 (160400 votes)
10   Salaire de la peur, Le (1953) 8.5/10 (4609 votes)

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: idolminds on Monday, September 18, 2006, 11:56:51 AM

Its funny how all 3 lord of the rings movies are in the top 10, and they never even crossed my mind when trying to decide on this topic. They just arent action movies to me.

I still cant decide on this one, though. Terminator 2 is up there. Matrix is up there.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Monday, September 18, 2006, 01:24:24 PM

Quote from: Xessive on Monday, September 18, 2006, 10:46:02 AM

Here's IMDb's list of the top 50 action movies (average as rated by their regular voters), and the bottom 10 action flicks.

Top 50 Action Movies (http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Genres/Action/average-vote) (scroll down for the bottom 10)

Here's the shorter top 10 list:

I love all of those movies except for #10, thats only because I don't know what it is.  For my own personal favorite its probably a mix up between Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, or the Lord of the Rings movies.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: iPPi on Monday, September 18, 2006, 05:14:48 PM

Terminator 2 IMO.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ScaryTooth on Monday, September 18, 2006, 05:16:44 PM

My favorites in no particular order.

Aliens
Terminator 2
The Matrix
The Fifth Element
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Return of the King

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ender on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:33:37 PM

I am a big Fifth Element fan too. I think its one of the most fun movies ever.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: sirean_syan on Monday, September 18, 2006, 07:15:13 PM

Pretty much all my favorites have been mentioned save for two. I have a rather unhealthy amount of love for Predator and Conan, so I'm throwing them onto the list.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Quemaqua on Monday, September 18, 2006, 07:27:55 PM

Aliens would definitely be high on my list.  And as much as I loved Equilibrium, there are a few things that hold it back from being tops for me.  Still, that's a huge runner-up for me and I've got a big soft spot for it.  Julia and I watched it again the other night.  It's really a great flick with a decent message to boot.

I dunno' though, I'm not really an action movie guy as much as I once was.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 08:48:49 PM

Equilibrium was good, but Taye Diggs sucked ass in the movie.  The whole thing was supposed to be the lack of emotion, and it was almost like Diggs was the most emotional character in the whole movie.  He was constantly grinning and stuff like that.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Monday, September 18, 2006, 10:34:27 PM

Taye seemed way too emotionally obsessed with getting Preston (Christian Bale). The parts which bugged me most were the contradictions. Like they're against emotion and the presence of colours which can incite emotional reaction, but their frickin' flag is RED! Then there was the gun swap issue, Bale and Diggs' characters had already swapped guns earlier in the movie, so the second swap would have just returned their original guns.

Nontheless, I blocked the flaws out in order to enoy the action, and I really liked it. That's when I really started liking Christian Bale.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: PyroMenace on Monday, September 18, 2006, 11:50:28 PM

I love The Fifth Element. Die Hard and Die Hard with a Vengeance are up there for me too. Pretty much all the movies everyone has mentioned I enjoy a good bit. Probably one that I like alot that I havent seen is True Lies, I have a weak spot for Tom Arnolds humor in that one, plus its got all the good fight scenes and explosions any action fan craves.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: JacksRag(e) on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 12:35:16 AM

I have trouble choosing between Hard Boiled and The Killer.

I mean, come on.  "Give a man a gun, and he's Superman.  Give a man two guns, and he's god."

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 12:56:59 AM

I've never seen Equilibrium. I should watch it now.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 07:45:19 AM

How the Hell did I forget The Fifth Element! That's one of my favourite movies, not just favourite action movies!

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Wetta3217 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 09:22:09 AM

Serenity is still a kick ass movie.  *orgasm* ^-^

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 09:37:56 AM

I didn't like Serenity all that much, not after the standards Firefly set. Plus the excessive deaths were just dumb.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Cobra951 on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 02:02:13 PM

Quote from: Xessive on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 07:45:19 AM

How the Hell did I forget The Fifth Element! That's one of my favourite movies, not just favourite action movies!

It's up there for me too.  The editing is what pushes that movie into greatness.  So tight.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: iPPi on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 04:01:08 PM

Fifth Element was also an excellent movie.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 04:17:39 PM

I've noticed I generally like Luc Besson movies.. He can turn any shite movie into something great!

I bet if he had nothing to do with Banleiue 13 it would have turned out to be cheap and cheesy action B-movie! Let's face it the story wasn't exactly its strong point :P I think it was Luc who added that touch which gave it action awesomeness!

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 04:36:36 PM

Die Hard With a Vengence, or True Lies

Those are my picks... Two superb action movies.

I still think Predator is pretty fuckin boss as well.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Quemaqua on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 07:23:00 PM

I loved Serenity.  I thought it was completely awesome even when placed alongside Firefly.  The deaths did bother me a bit, though.  They did seem a bit unnecessary.

And am I the only one who thought the Fifth Element was really stupid?  It's been an awfully long time since I've seen it, but I don't remember liking virtually anything about it except for a few of the gunfights.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ren on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 07:54:00 PM

I thought Fifth Element was kind of dumb as well. I can see the attraction, but it's not for me.

Die Hard and Terminator 2 are probably it for me. Maybe Lethal Weapon as well, but it's been a while since I've seen that.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 10:03:13 PM

For me The Fifth Element is all about the style and the look. I frankly loved it.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: sirean_syan on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 10:21:59 PM

I don't know how you could not like the movie. It has Bruce Willis being awesome. It has Gary Oldman being completely awesome. It has Milla Jovovich being awesome because she doesn't really have to talk. Ian Holm is just cool. Chris Tucker is in a role well suited to him. The whole movie just looks great. Cobra already said how tight the movie is. Finally, it's just completely fun.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 10:37:55 PM

My favorite part:  Chris Tucker screaming like a girl.  Hilarious!

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: ScaryTooth on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, 11:38:48 PM

I love the whole thing. It's just an awesome movie. Like you guys said, the editing, and pacing is perfect. The characters are colorful, and unique. The story is original. The style is superb. It's just a blast. It's one of those movies I can watch over and over and over and over again and never get tired of it. I actually went to see it twice in one day when it came out in theaters, and I saw it again a couple days later.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 12:17:45 AM

I was indifferent to Chris Tucker's performance. Weird thing is that it was one of the few movies outside the Rush Hour flicks that Tucker's been in.

Where the hell is that guy anyway? I thought he retired but then I heard he was doing Rush Hour 3.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 06:54:01 AM

I think Chris burned himself out or something.  Not that he was the same character in all his movies, but he was close.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: joeactually on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 07:27:42 AM

My Vote:  Die Hard.  Not a huge fan of Bruce but it's just a fun movie.  Alan Rickman is splendid.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: MysterD on Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 03:11:22 PM

Quote from: scottws on Monday, September 18, 2006, 06:35:09 AM

I vote Aliens or Demolition Man.

Aliens just kicks so much ass it's unreal, plus it's got a bit of a horror element.  Demolition Man was just great.  Lots of good, sometimes corny humor, plus Sly Stallone and Wesley Snipes duking it out in the future.  Awesome.

You can't forget the "three seashells", either.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Ace_O_Spades on Thursday, September 21, 2006, 12:09:39 AM

demolition man was fantastic... I wanna watch that again.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Raisa on Thursday, September 21, 2006, 03:35:35 AM

Die hard I think.. and this other asian film..

i would never have put gladiator, braveheart, robin hood, Lotr under action.. strange.. I love/hate gladiator, same story with braveheart.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Thursday, October 05, 2006, 02:56:52 PM

I think Braveheart is excellent.  But I hated Gladiator.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Thursday, October 05, 2006, 03:13:37 PM

I just watched Crank. I think of it as a sex/drugs/violence orgy. Sure the action was great, but it's all built on a &$%*ing stupid base.

When I first saw the trailer it said that he was injected with a crazy Chinese toxin that will kill him unless he keeps his adrenaline levels up. The first question that came to my mind was "How did that happen to him?" The movie answers that in a petty retarded way. You see this right in the intro of the movie so I don't think it's a spoiler. Basically a bunch of guys wanted to kill him so they snuck into his apartment while he was asleep and they injectd him with it. A retarded monkey could figure that it's a fairly stupid premise. If you wanted to inject him with something to kill him (as oppose to actually killing him while he's asleep) why not use the classic tried & true shit?? Cyanide, hell even rat poison would have done it! The man was knocked out!

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Fine, I let the beginning of the movie slide. I can suspend my disbelief and think "Ok they wanted to kill him ina  creative way." Now at the end of the movie, the unlikely hero has his back turned to a villain who is holding a gun and a syringe filled with the "chinese shit".. Take a wild guess what the villain does.. He injects him with some more of the "chinese shit" with the intention of killing him. WTF??!?! Holy shit that was retarded.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Thursday, October 05, 2006, 04:10:04 PM

Haha no kidding.  Why kill him slow when you could do something right then?

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, October 06, 2006, 12:41:48 AM

I don't know... I wouldn't list many of the movies you guys talk about as action. Like Braveheart is probably my all time favorite movie, but I wouldn't call it an action movie.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Friday, October 06, 2006, 12:20:18 PM

Yeah me neither.. I'd put Gladiator, Braveheart, Troy, and Kingdom of Heaven in the same category, whatever it is.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, October 06, 2006, 01:55:42 PM

Historical epics I guess.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: scottws on Friday, October 06, 2006, 02:27:10 PM

Right, I don't think of them as "action movies" either.  But that doesn't mean someone else does.

Personally, when I think of what an action movie is, I think of Commando, Rambo, Predator, Die Hard... stuff like that.

Title: Re: Best action movie of all time?
Post by: Xessive on Saturday, October 07, 2006, 02:23:03 AM

Yeah exactly.. Like "constant heart-pumping action ride" kinda movies!

I think Epic or Historic Epics, as Pug said, probably applies best to Braveheart and Gladiator.

Man, I just remembered Alexander.. Man I hated that movie! They destroyed the charactrer of one of my personal heroes! All of a sudden Alexander the Great is a timid, unconfident weeny, who alway cries to his mama?! What the Hell man?! Alexander was young and bad ass! And he probably didn't squint as often as Colin Farrell! Though Angelina was hot as ever. That was just about the only good thing in that movie.