What is the Best Action Movie Ever

[gimp]

Predator!!!!

[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."