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Post by rowbeartoe on Sept 6, 2023 6:32:11 GMT
I'm curious to see if anyone springs a surprise with their contributions.
I'll start with two - Hard Boiled (1992) and The Rock (1997)
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Post by foster on Sept 6, 2023 6:58:11 GMT
Terminator 2
The Raid (and the Raid 2)
Notable shout out to Bullet in the head, Robocop, Con Air, Face Off, Matrix (1).
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Post by mossleypotter on Sept 6, 2023 7:14:03 GMT
Stoke City Season Review 2008/09 😁
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 6, 2023 7:18:39 GMT
Die Hard is the best action film ever made.
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Post by shakermaker on Sept 6, 2023 8:19:12 GMT
Die Hard is the best action film ever made. The first and last Die Hards are the only ones in the franchise I haven’t seen. That reminds to tick off Die Hard 1 this Xmas as many cinemas show it around then. I do think Die Hard 2 is right up there as one of my all time favourite action films though. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 6, 2023 8:23:43 GMT
Die Hard is the best action film ever made. The first and last Die Hards are the only ones in the franchise I haven’t seen. That reminds to tick off Die Hard 1 this Xmas as many cinemas show it around then. I do think Die Hard 2 is right up there as one of my all time favourite action films though. The last one is dire, not worth bothering. Think the first is as close to perfect as an action film script gets, Willis and Rickman both phenomenal in it. |
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Post by LDE76 on Sept 6, 2023 8:39:10 GMT
The first and last Die Hards are the only ones in the franchise I haven’t seen. That reminds to tick off Die Hard 1 this Xmas as many cinemas show it around then. I do think Die Hard 2 is right up there as one of my all time favourite action films though. The last one is dire, not worth bothering. Think the first is as close to perfect as an action film script gets, Willis and Rickman both phenomenal in it. Yeah, the last one should probably have been on limited release in Switzerland and titled "Die Hard with Dignity". |
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Post by salopstick on Sept 6, 2023 8:53:07 GMT
Die Hard is the best action film ever made. absolutely correct his set the blueprint. everything else is now die hard on a plane, a bus, in a prison, in the whitehouse, on a ship. As far as action comedies go Lethal weapon 2 is close behind Predator is up there to |
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Post by slippyblunger on Sept 6, 2023 8:56:14 GMT
Commando - Arnie
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 6, 2023 8:56:25 GMT
Running man
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Sept 6, 2023 9:11:49 GMT
Never seen any of the Die Hard films
The Raid . Set in Indonesia
True Lies was daft but good fun
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Post by slippyblunger on Sept 6, 2023 9:13:43 GMT
Are Bruce Lee films classed as action movies?
If so 'Enter the Dragon' and 'Fist of Fury'. Probably not the best but cult classic nonetheless.
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 6, 2023 10:55:59 GMT
John Wick.
Taken (only the first one).
Basically the same film but fun.
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Post by dutchstokie on Sept 6, 2023 11:00:05 GMT
Die Hard is the best action film ever made. Correct answer..... |
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Post by eccythump on Sept 6, 2023 11:06:29 GMT
Pulp Fiction...
Z's dead baby, Z's dead.
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Post by PotteringThrough on Sept 6, 2023 11:35:03 GMT
John Wick. Taken (only the first one). Basically the same film but fun. I also quite enjoyed “Nobody” to complete the trio |
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Post by noustie on Sept 6, 2023 11:36:54 GMT
As a teenager probably Big Trouble in Little China was my favourite and recently got a bit of a guilty pleasure in the one where Jason Statham saves the Chinese maths genius girl who remembers bank codes. Tell No-one is probably one of my all time favourites but that might be more a thriller than an action film.
However, if you’re after 90 minutes packed full of pure adrenalin; loud bangs; car chases; espionage; explosions; double crossing; hot Latino women; Mexican stand-offs; multiple gun fights; a tractor chase; African tribal warfare; even hotter Eastern European women; a bank job; The Mafia; a dwarf throwing scene; more double crossing; a hovercraft chase; a sword fight; a David Hasselhoff cameo and a twist at the end that you’ll never see coming then Vol II of Badger’s Sex Tape is an absolute must watch and can't recommend enough! Truly one of few occasions the sequel is better than the original as there’s far more character development than simply wiping his knob on a discarded burger wrapper around the back of Mecca Bingo before cutting to end credits.
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Post by shakermaker on Sept 6, 2023 11:42:16 GMT
Second this. When you think action, you think Schwarzenegger. Although T2 is what he’s best known for with all the special affects, Commando is just pure and simple “Arnie gets mad and obliterates everything in sight”. |
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Post by mrcoke on Sept 6, 2023 11:47:39 GMT
Personally I prefer the older movies where the action was real, even though less "spectacular" than modern films. I just can't get excited by computer simulations and special effects where you are watching something artificial even though convincing.
Lawrence of Arabia was all actual action, train crashes, 100s of fighters on horseback, etc. All filmed in the desert and on location, not in studios. The only thing artificial/simulated in the film was pictures of the sun. It was a painted disc because they couldn't point a film camera at then sun! I don't think they actually killed anybody as far as I know.
Conversely in Ben-Hur 1925 there was an actual death in the filming of the chariot scene. The relatives of the deceased gave consent for the death to be in the film.
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 6, 2023 11:50:51 GMT
John Wick. Taken (only the first one). Basically the same film but fun. I also quite enjoyed “Nobody” to complete the trio Not watched it, I’ll give it a shot. |
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Post by Eggybread on Sept 6, 2023 11:55:47 GMT
Way way to many to name ,Ill start with the 30s anyway
Angels with Dirty Faces
The Roaring Twenties
Scarface
The Public Enemy
Island of Lost Souls
Freaks
Plus many superb foreign films
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Sept 6, 2023 12:12:32 GMT
Way way to many to name ,Ill start with the 30s anyway Angels with Dirty Faces The Roaring Twenties Scarface The Public Enemy Island of Lost Souls Freaks Plus many superb foreign films Angels with dirty faces and Roaring Twenties could never get bored of watching. Will add The Fighting 69th to them |
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Post by tommycarlsberg on Sept 6, 2023 13:00:19 GMT
Some of my favourites that haven't been mentioned and being very strict with the genre:
THE TOWN (2011)
THE COVENANT (2023)
SICARIO (2015)
CASINO ROYALE (2006)
THE MUMMY (1999)
ONLY GOD FORGIVES (2013)
WARRIOR (2011)
BEHIND ENEMY LINES (2001)
POINT BREAK (1991)
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Post by foster on Sept 6, 2023 13:37:02 GMT
HEAT, Total recall and Demolition Man
(Jason and the Argonauts, Princess Bride, Willow)
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Post by thevoid on Sept 6, 2023 13:41:49 GMT
Aliens. It's a war film in space
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Post by cvillestokie on Sept 6, 2023 14:11:28 GMT
Oooh, and the Matrix (original).
I have a bit of a love in for Keanu. Seemingly, a decent guy who’s had a damn hard life.
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Post by The Drunken Communist on Sept 6, 2023 14:18:02 GMT
Big Trouble in Little China Yes! Total recall and Demolition Man Double yes!! Got chuck some Van Damme shit in there aswell, summat like Kickboxer or AWOL... As you can tell I'm an enjoyer of the "so shit they actually become good" genre. |
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Post by foster on Sept 6, 2023 14:29:31 GMT
Big Trouble in Little China Yes! Total recall and Demolition Man Double yes!! Got chuck some Van Damme shit in there aswell, summat like Kickboxer or AWOL... As you can tell I'm an enjoyer of the "so shit they actually become good" genre. Agree with AWOL. Though I'd go with Bloodsport and Universal Soldier over Kickboxer. Edit: Also loved 'Best of the Best' |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Sept 6, 2023 15:21:38 GMT
Under Siege 😏
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Post by telfordstoke on Sept 6, 2023 16:36:45 GMT
Total Recall is a belter. Saw that in cinema and was so good we went back next day and saw it again. I do like Last Action Hero too albeit soundtrack contributes heavily. Van damme and Seagal had some belters too, many mentioned already
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