25 Greatest Action Movies

[alohabear]

EW magazine has a list of the 25 Greatest Action movies, for once I agree(on most of their choices).

25. THE INCREDIBLES
24. LETHAL WEAPON
23. DRUNKEN MASTER II
22. PREDATOR
21. SPIDER-MAN 2
20. KILL BILL — VOL.1
19. GOLDFINGER
18. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
17. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
16. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
15. ENTER THE DRAGON
14. ROBOCOP
13. THE WILD BUNCH
12. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
11. SPEED
10. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
9. HARD-BOILED(I never saw this one or heard of it)
8. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN(WTF?)
7. GLADIATOR
6. SEVEN SAMURAI
5. THE MATRIX
4. THE ROAD WARRIOR
3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
2. ALIENS

And the number one Action Movie is.....1. DIE HARD

This list sure beats AFI's 100 greatest last night:eek:

I would have added MI:2, Escape from New York, Total Recall, Independence Day, The Rock,First Blood and Con Air to the list.
HT what are your favorite Action Movies?





SOURCE (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20042607,00.html)

[helen]

Some of your choices made it to EW's other 25 top action movies (#26 to #50).

Also the top 25 list only listed one movie from a series. For instance it's only Goldfinger from the James Bond series.

I am kind of wondering how come Starship Troopers or Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan wasn't in the list.

[PoiBoy]

well these are more than just action films

Braveheart
Iron Monkey
Leon: The professional - EVERYONE!
Batman Begins
Resident evil
Blade 1&2
Under Siege
#2 The Fifth Element
#1 Willow-Willow rules all genres

[blueyecicle]

Hmmm my favorite....The Rundown...not critically acclaimed but nevertheless MY favorite!:D

[alohabear]

Some of your choices made it to EW's other 25 top action movies (#26 to #50).

Also the top 25 list only listed one movie from a series. For instance it's only Goldfinger from the James Bond series.

I am kind of wondering how come Starship Troopers or Star Trek II:The Wrath of Khan wasn't in the list.
I think IMO, Goldfinger was the best of the Bonds. BTW helen, I agree with you on Khan and Starship Troopers,those films kept me on the edge although the movies,

[alohabear]

Hmmm my favorite....The Rundown...not critically acclaimed but nevertheless MY favorite!:DI have to agree. I love when the Rock has to deal with the monkeymen and that jeep rolling down the hill was unreal.

[Hellbent]

these lists are always bs. some arent exactly 'action movies'

hard boiled is an awesome john woo / chow yun fat chinese movie. its available everywhere.


i 2nd total recall and 5th element, not sure about con air or rundown. might as well throw in drunken master 2 in there, that ones awesome.
how about crank? that was almost 100% pure action. blackhawk down too.

[Hellbent]

d'oh drunken master 2 is in there already.

[blueyecicle]

I have to agree. I love when the Rock has to deal with the monkeymen and that jeep rolling down the hill was unreal.

OMG someone agreed with me *faint*!! :p :D :p

[helen]

these lists are always bs. some arent exactly 'action movies'
In general one should always consider the source of these lists and what sort of criteria went into gathering and ranking of the list. For instance for an action movie does it make it a better movie if the master villian uses an atomic bomb (#19) instead of a robot (#25) to carry out his evil plans?

Does using firearms (#1,2,3,4,5,8,10,11,13,14,17,19,20,22,24) in a movie out trumps one that uses bows and arrows (#18, maybe 16) or swords (#3,6,7,20)?

[TATTRAT]

I was like, "where the HELL is a Die hard movie!" Then I saw it,lol.

I can not WAIT to see the latest installment.

[alohabear]

In general one should always consider the source of these lists and what sort of criteria went into gathering and ranking of the list. For instance for an action movie does it make it a better movie if the master villian uses an atomic bomb (#19) instead of a robot (#25) to carry out his evil plans?

Does using firearms (#1,2,3,4,5,8,10,11,13,14,17,19,20,22,24) in a movie out trumps one that uses bows and arrows (#18, maybe 16) or swords (#3,6,7,20)?
I know what you mean ,meaning none of the "pirates" movies made the list and they were full of action.

[alohabear]

I was like, "where the HELL is a Die hard movie!" Then I saw it,lol.

I can not WAIT to see the latest installment.Too bad it's not rated R like the other 3. I guess John cleaned up his act.:rolleyes:

[Hellbent]

[QUOTE=helen;150842]In general one should always consider the source of these lists ...QUOTE]

yes, i agree, but what i meant was that i would consider incredibles a childrens movie, crouching tiger to be a drama, etc.

[alohabear]

[QUOTE=helen;150842]In general one should always consider the source of these lists ...QUOTE]

yes, i agree, but what i meant was that i would consider incredibles a childrens movie, crouching tiger to be a drama, etc.If you read the EW article, it explains why the picks were made.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

EW magazine has a list of the 25 Greatest Action movies, for once I agree(on most of their choices).

25. THE INCREDIBLES
24. LETHAL WEAPON
23. DRUNKEN MASTER II
22. PREDATOR
21. SPIDER-MAN 2
20. KILL BILL — VOL.1
19. GOLDFINGER
18. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
17. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
16. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
15. ENTER THE DRAGON
14. ROBOCOP
13. THE WILD BUNCH
12. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
11. SPEED
10. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
9. HARD-BOILED(I never saw this one or heard of it)
8. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN(WTF?)
7. GLADIATOR
6. SEVEN SAMURAI
5. THE MATRIX
4. THE ROAD WARRIOR
3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
2. ALIENS

And the number one Action Movie is.....1. DIE HARD

This list sure beats AFI's 100 greatest last night:eek:

I would have added MI:2, Escape from New York, Total Recall, Independence Day, The Rock,First Blood and Con Air to the list.
HT what are your favorite Action Movies?





SOURCE (http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20042607,00.html)

*scowls at the grossly maligned Terminator 2. It deserves First Place, and Die Hard deserves 10th*

Sarah Connor and T2 defined my generation as no other has or could. Her metamorphosis from a (typical Hollywood) Panty Girl to kevlar-lined ovarian lioness doing whatever she had to to protect her son and thus save the world is a role that stands out from the rest of these plots, buff dudes and strong chicks. Not Ellen Ripley, Trinity, Jen, nor the Bride spanned the range of Sarah Connor, nor shared a similar scope of burden.

[alohabear]

Not Ellen Ripley, Trinity, Jen, nor the Bride spanned the range of Sarah Connor, nor shared a similar scope of burden.I agree that Sarah would put all those women to shame.

[mel]

Good list... here is my short list of action movies that I have enjoyed over the years.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Braveheart
3. Aliens
4. The Terminator / Terminator 2 (tie)
5. Predator
6. Rambo 2
7. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
8. Gladiator
9. The Matrix
10. The Road Warrior

[Pomai]

Don't forget TOP GUN (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBKOpFVggr8&mode=related&search=).

"She's Lost That Lovin' Feeling" .... "I hate it when she does that... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMV-WqRglRY)

[alohabear]

Speaking of Action movies, who do you think is the greatest action star?

For me it gotta be Bruce Willis or Nick Cage.