What is the Best Action Movie Ever

[thecavemankevin]

The punisher thread over on the Thorums got me thinking, so what is the best action movie ever? I'm talking Guns, cars, bullets flying, stuff blowing up and chicks hopefully getting naked. and how about lets not name some movie that only two people know about...no matter how good it is. Lets keep it somewhat mainstream huh? Also, i looked on IMDB at their list and agree that most of them are great movies and technically action, but I’m going to impose some restrictions: Must have guns in it (IE no period pieces, and yes i know Gladiator and Brave Heart were both sofaking awesome), and no action/adventure movies like Indiana Jones, Pirates OTC, and National Treasure, and don’t list Star wars movies either (laser guns don’t count). I have a couple categories below:

Best Recent: 4 Brothers
Best Classic: (10 years or older): Bullet
Best Ground Breaking (changed movie making): Matrix
Best Overall: (replaced T2) The Boondock Saints
Equilibrium would have won, but TBS had a boobie in it


I hesitate about T2 because I know there are better ones out there but this is the best I can think of right now since I’m not in front of my DVD collection. I also have yet to see many of the classics like Scar Face.

Worst: Ultra Violet

[geekwarrior]

Delta Force FTW!

[rkjunior303]

4 Brothers?

That movie SUCKED.

[Armory]

Delta Force FTW!

Awf dude why?

Saving Private Ryan
Second the Matrix thing

[robnix]

Desperado.

Salma Hayek FTW.

[Altimas]

Transporter 2 is my current Favorite

[thecavemankevin]

Transporter 2 is my current Favorite

did you mean to say worst? yeah of course you did. no one could possibly "like" that movie.



4 Brothers?

That movie SUCKED.

oh, and 4 brothers was sofaking sweet. In fact it was so good you clearly dont know what the hell you're talking about and are here by banned from posting in this thread anymore!

[Archangel Kid]

The Boondock Saints FTW.

[maxama10]

The Gauntlet and Dirty Harry are some good classics

[MaD_SaM]

Pulp Fiction
Heat FTW

[SpecialBlend2786]

The Killer.

EDIT: The Matrix borrowed TONS from The Killer as far as action sequences go. If you guys havn't seen it.....see it.

[Altimas]

did you mean to say worst? yeah of course you did. no one could possibly "like" that movie.

No i meant what I said...I also agree with the other poster who said he didnt like 4 Brothers, it was borderline retarded.

[rkjunior303]

The Killer.

EDIT: The Matrix borrowed TONS from The Killer as far as action sequences go. If you guys havn't seen it.....see it.

If you go with the Killer, you also need to see Hard Boiled.... John Woo at his best.

[kruger]

the second Aliens movie, and most of the others listed. :D

also, if you havent seen it, then Starship Toopers is a fun "guy" movie

[punkncat]

CONAN the Barbarian!!!!! :clap: :clap: :hail:

[tropical_fishy]

The Boondock Saints FTW.


My vote is here.

[Cow hunter]

lord of war. i thought it was an excellent movie

[WaffleBaron]

Pulp Fiction
Saving Private Ryan
Full Metal Jacket
Batman Begins

I'm sure there's more... but you know what they say about opinions...

[jenarelJAM]

I vote Matrix, T2, Man on Fire
Man on fire was like gladiator in modern day

[Steelrat]

Bladerunner.

For some strange reason, I also love watching The Chronicles of Riddick.

[warbeak2099]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA FTW!!!

Kurt Russel and strange Chinese people equalls awesomeness.

[koleah]

The Fifth Element
Equilibrium

[Steelrat]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA FTW!!!

Kurt Russel and strange Chinese people equalls awesomeness.

I gotta admit, that is a GREAT movie.

[Eatem Alive]

"ronin" or "the phantom menace". i love those movies

[nippinout]

All good movies, but incorrect.

Best Action Movie Ever:
http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/08/137908.jpg

Commando

No movie can top its character development, story, awesomeness, or action.

It may very well be the best movie in history.

[Army]

Band Of Brothers: Storyline not made up, no fiction involved or needed, much of the dialogue is true to the actual, no big name actor draw/star.

The filming technique puts you right there in the action, and the hell of combat is reproduced frightenly well.

[Triangle]

All good movies, but incorrect.

Best Action Movie Ever:
http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/coverv/08/137908.jpg

Commando

No movie can top its character development, story, awesomeness, or action.

It may very well be the best movie in history.


When I cut off his hand, would it be ok if I beat him to death with his own hand?

[gimp]

I always thought die hard was pretty sweet.

[Pneumagger]

http://img5.allocine.fr/acmedia/medias/nmedia/18/36/21/27/18463075.jpg

[psychowarden]

The Boondock Saints FTW.

That's what I was going to say as well.

[gimp]

Predator!!!!
http://www.zeguigui.com/dvd/jaquettes/small/predator.jpg

[lather]

V for Vendetta
The Island
Platoon
FMJ
Saving Private Ryan
Band of Brothers

[kosmo]

Running Man (Teh Governators!!!!111)
True Lies
Demolition Man
Animal House (Has guns, boobies, action packed drinking, car wrecks, boobies, and a homemade tank. It qualifies)

[Pacifist_Farmer]

I think maybe we should determine a definition for an Action Movie

Like:

1. A firearm/weapon/automobile must be used in an offensive manner a minimum of 5 (2 times for forms of transportation) times for each 15 minutes of film

2. No more than 20 consecutive minutes without offensive weapon use

3. No more than 10 consecutive minutes may be spent on "character development"

4. Any film featuring the following actors/actresses are not valid "action movies":

Meg Ryan, Julia Styles, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks (with the exception of S.P.R.), Alex Baldwin, Jerry Seinfeld, etc.

5. Any film featuring the following actors/actresses, in which a weapon is used a minimum of 3 times automatically qualifies:

Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, James Kahn, Steve McQueen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lungren, Van-Dam, John Wayne, Bruce Willis, Charles Brosnan, Steven Segal

[MicroMiniMe]

I think maybe we should determine a definition for an Action Movie

Like:

1. A firearm/weapon/automobile must be used in an offensive manner a minimum of 5 (2 times for forms of transportation) times for each 15 minutes of film

2. No more than 20 consecutive minutes without offensive weapon use

3. No more than 10 consecutive minutes may be spent on "character development"

4. Any film featuring the following actors/actresses are not valid "action movies":

Meg Ryan, Julia Styles, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks (with the exception of S.P.R.), Alex Baldwin, Jerry Seinfeld, etc.

5. Any film featuring the following actors/actresses, in which a weapon is used a minimum of 3 times automatically qualifies:

Clint Eastwood, Sean Connery, James Kahn, Steve McQueen, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lungren, Van-Dam, John Wayne, Bruce Willis, Charles Brosnan, Steven Segal

You forgot #6

6. Any film starring Chuck Norris automatically wins the contest.

[thecavemankevin]

The Killer.

EDIT: The Matrix borrowed TONS from The Killer as far as action sequences go. If you guys havn't seen it.....see it.

I would have agreed, but it didnt make the impact on movie making that The Matrix did and wasnt quite mainstreem enough to fit my deffinition. Plus i still have yet to finish seeing it....but in part i do agree since it deffinately influenced the matrix

In other Wakowski (sp?) Bros news: did you hear that one of them is getting sex change? What a shame, no chick, no matter if she was born a dude can possibly make a reputable action movie. good thing they were brothers huh? Now what the hell are we going to call them? The movie makers formerly known as the Wakowski Bros?



No i meant what I said...I also agree with the other poster who said he didnt like 4 Brothers, it was borderline retarded.

come on, when Statham drove his Audie up that ramp, flipped the car in mid air and just scraped the bottom of the car along the hook of a crane to knock the bomb off....i mean come on!!! And you think 4 Bros was bad?!Q?!?!??!?!?Q?Q??FDAKMFLKAJ?!?<EMLKFL:KJF?????????SK?asdf??????

And i said it was best recent (in the past two years) I would have put "Way of the Gun" but its just a little to old for best recent honors.


lord of war. i thought it was an excellent movie

that was not an action movie. While i know it technically qualifies under my above deffinitions, it in no way was an action movie. Hell, The Weather Man was more of an action movie than that steaming pile. At least in the weather man Cage was accousted by fast food.


V for Vendetta


very good movie, weak action, sorry but you know its true

[Thordic]

I agree, Commando wins hands-down. I don't know how many people Arnold kills in that movie, because I can't count that high. I think the number that comes after infinity is "the amount of people killed in Commando".

Come on people, that scene where Arnold just runs around for 15 minutes with a belt-fed M60 and kills EVERYONE kicks the most rear of any movie in the history of movies. Plus, he kills someone with a saw blade. If it wasn't for that gay english dude in chainmail, the boners that this movie results in wouldn't feel so dirty.

Also, Conan comes in a close second. Come on, if I remember correctly, within a short period of time (like 10 minutes on-screen) he kills someone, has sex with a chick, and then punches out a horse.

Arnold is the king of action.

[LFD92]

My Opinions:

Best Recent: Saving Private Ryan
Best Classic: (10 years or older): Tora! Tora! Tora!
Best Ground Breaking (changed movie making): Saving Private Ryan
Best Series: Band of Brothers
Best Overall: The Boondock Saints

[WaffleBaron]

I forgot Sin City... if that counts.

[tool]

Platoon
Sin City
The Boondock Saints
Reservoir Dogs
The Usual Suspects

All awesome action movies.

[rkjunior303]

I agree, Commando wins hands-down. I don't know how many people Arnold kills in that movie, because I can't count that high. I think the number that comes after infinity is "the amount of people killed in Commando".

Come on people, that scene where Arnold just runs around for 15 minutes with a belt-fed M60 and kills EVERYONE kicks the most rear of any movie in the history of movies. Plus, he kills someone with a saw blade. If it wasn't for that gay english dude in chainmail, the boners that this movie results in wouldn't feel so dirty.

Also, Conan comes in a close second. Come on, if I remember correctly, within a short period of time (like 10 minutes on-screen) he kills someone, has sex with a chick, and then punches out a horse.

Arnold is the king of action.


this man speaks the truth.

the bank robbery/gunfight scene in Heat was a close second for 15 minutes or pure mayhem

[thecavemankevin]

this man speaks the truth.

the bank robbery/gunfight scene in Heat was a close second for 15 minutes or pure mayhem

now heat was very cool, but a little to long to watch on a regular basis. I'm ashamed to admit it but i've only seen a few pieces of commando, so i can not judge. But i did just put it on my Q for blockbuster so i'll see it soon enough.

[thecavemankevin]

if you guys have not scene the Matador you should see it. effing hystarical!!! I only mention it because it loosly fits my deffinition of an action movie above.

[White_Noise]

Commando (Remember when i told you I'd kill you last?......I lied.)
Boondock Saints
Full Metal Jacket
Pulp Fiction
Band of Brothers
Die Hard
Any Clint Eastwood western/ Dirty Harry

[Steelrat]

Commando IS great. The scene where Anrie tosses a saw blade at a guy and takes his scalp off is classic.

"Where's Sonny?"

"I let him go."

[fire1811]

Hudson Hawk

[devildog]

i didnt read all the posts, but the action movie of action movies is by far:

DIE HARD!!!!

[BigEvil]

I agree, Commando wins hands-down. I don't know how many people Arnold kills in that movie, because I can't count that high. I think the number that comes after infinity is "the amount of people killed in Commando".

Come on people, that scene where Arnold just runs around for 15 minutes with a belt-fed M60 and kills EVERYONE kicks the most rear of any movie in the history of movies. Plus, he kills someone with a saw blade. If it wasn't for that gay english dude in chainmail, the boners that this movie results in wouldn't feel so dirty.

Also, Conan comes in a close second. Come on, if I remember correctly, within a short period of time (like 10 minutes on-screen) he kills someone, has sex with a chick, and then punches out a horse.

Arnold is the king of action.

"remember when I told you I would kill you last? I lied"

Plus, his name was Matrix. If there was some way to have george lucas replace the 10y/o allisa milano with her adult counterpart, then there would be nothing wrong with this move :shooting:

[tbizzle0]

Best Recent: probably MI3, either that or sin city

Best Classic: die hard/predator

Best Ground Breaking: saving private ryan/reservoir dogs

Best Series: band of brothers, no question

Best Overall: braveheart -best ever, (shooting action: LETHAL WEAPONS 1-4 or The Rock)

soon to be the best (for those who dont know whats coming out)

RAMBO IV
DIE HARD IV
PATHFINDER
300

[d4m4don3]

You guys are forgetting about Enemy At The Gates :D

And how about all the Hong Kong action films?
Praying Mantis
Drunken Master
Police Story
Enter the Dragon...

[91Foxtrot]

It's hard to pick a best. So I'm going to throw out some movies that haven't been mentioned, and may not be the best, but are some darn good movies that are the best of what I can think of right now.

Best Western: Tombstone
Best Sci-fi: Aliens or Matrix
Best Martial Arts: Hero
Best Car/Gun Porn: Ronin
Best Commies Invade And Are Pwned By Teenagers: Red Dawn
And Don't Forget: The Crow, The Professional, the Rambo scene from UHF

Also, another distinction should be made about, are we granting the "Best Movie" title based on the entire movie, or the action only?

[etjoyride]

Boondock Saints
Equilibrium
some others, but these are the top two

[Jonneh]

Gladiator because it is a genuinely good film.

[warbeak2099]

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00007CVRX.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

[Linkwarner]

The Last Action Hero

Nuff said

[BeaverEater]

Man on Fire
Braveheart
Band of brothers
Casino royal
Saving Private Ryan

[bam wannabe]

Die Hard
Saving Private Ryan
The Matrix: Reloaded (solely for the car chase and burley brawl scenes)

[CJ55]

personally i think we were soldiers was a great movie

[Indignant]

MST3K: Pumaman
Chuck Norris Invasion USA (seriously, it was good. RRRRAAAAAAAHHHH)

[MoeMag]

Action movie...

Jackass

Examples of stupid actions.

[gus13]

I agree on two: Boondock Saints and Equilibrium both Awesome movies
some others that people haven't mentioned yet
The Last Boy Scout
Last Man Standing
BlackHawk Down
Resident Evil
Dawn Of the Dead
28 Days Later

Maybe not the best but certainly high on the list

[FactsOfLife]

The fact that not one of you whippersnappers mentioned, much less nominated the single greatest action star in world history, in his single greatest movie ever, DISQUALIFIES the lot of you.

Bruce Lee: Enter The Dragon.

contest over, no more calls please.

[pennywise]

I agree, Commando wins hands-down. I don't know how many people Arnold kills in that movie, because I can't count that high. I think the number that comes after infinity is "the amount of people killed in Commando".

Come on people, that scene where Arnold just runs around for 15 minutes with a belt-fed M60 and kills EVERYONE kicks the most rear of any movie in the history of movies. Plus, he kills someone with a saw blade. If it wasn't for that gay english dude in chainmail, the boners that this movie results in wouldn't feel so dirty.

Also, Conan comes in a close second. Come on, if I remember correctly, within a short period of time (like 10 minutes on-screen) he kills someone, has sex with a chick, and then punches out a horse.

Arnold is the king of action.
--Don't forget the scene when he takes on like 20 cops in the Galleria and kicks all of their asses!
--The scene when he tells the army guy to stay downwind: Army guy: "Down wind--do you think I can smell them coming?" Arnold: "I did."
--The motel fight scene when the guy tells Arnold that he's a badass Green Beret and Arnold replies: "I eat Green Berets for breakfast and right now I'm hungry--very hungry!" (this scene also has the mandatory gratituitious large naked boobies cameo!)
--Hell, even Rae Dawn Chong had an awesome scene when she blows the bottom off of the paddywagon with the RPG!

The action alone in this movie makes up for the horribly cheesey acting.
If you have not seen it--you are missing out on Arnold's finest piece of work ever!

(a side note--watch the scene when he drops Sully off of the cliff--the yellow Porsche is damaged badly on the driver's side; yet, after Arnold turns the car around to drive away, the driver's side has been miraculously repaired!)

[Warwitch]

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA FTW!!!

Kurt Russel and strange Chinese people equalls awesomeness.

Toss up between Big Trouble and Tango&Cash :shooting:

[thecavemankevin]

Toss up between Big Trouble and Tango&Cash :shooting:

sly ftw

[tbizzle0]

die hard 4 should be pretty badass, go watch the trailer.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/live_free_or_die_hard/trailers.php

[thecavemankevin]

die hard 4 should be pretty badass, go watch the trailer.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/live_free_or_die_hard/trailers.php


dude, transformers is going to kill DH4. dont get me wrong i'm sure i'll enjoy die hard, but transformers is going to be the best movie of 07

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[gus13]

Dude, that looks Bada** !!!!!!! but I gotta admit I'm lookin foorward to Ghost Rider too.

[don miguel]

define "action"

XXX?