The Rough Guide to Action Movies

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Die Hard
The French Connection
Seven Samurai
The Terminator
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Killer
Speed
Once Upon a Time in the West
Drunken Master
Goldfinger
Star Wars
Robocop
The Dirty Dozen
Heat
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
El Mariachi
Bullitt
Minority Report
Total Recall
The Italian Job (Michael Caine version)
Das Boot
Lethal Weapon

― Anthony (Anthony F), Friday, 23 January 2004 06:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Die Hard right up top. That's what I like to see.

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 23 January 2004 06:19 (twenty-two years ago)

The only thing wrong with Die Hard = they should have shot an alternative ending for cynics like me, where Alan Rickman's character wins!

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 23 January 2004 12:30 (twenty-two years ago)

No Peckinpah, Walter Hill or Kathryn Bigelow?

so:

the Wild Bunch

The Getaway

Southern Comfort

Point Break

also:

the Professionals (Richard Brooks)

Leon

the Matrix

― David Nolan (David N.), Friday, 23 January 2004 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Full Contact

― Gear! (Gear!), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 00:48 (twenty-two years ago)

So far, this list is a joke.

McBain ||| Classic Film or Superhuman Achievement?

The only action hero.

― dean! (deangulberry), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Two sorely missing from this list: Rio Bravo and the remake Assault on Precinct 13.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 02:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I might be committing heresy, but I think as a pure action film, Temple of Doom beats Raiders of the Lost Ark all to hell.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 02:34 (twenty-two years ago)

I might be committing heresy, but I think as a pure action film, Temple of Doom beats Raiders of the Lost Ark all to hell.

Have you seen Temple recently? It's not the same movie you saw as a kid. I must admit to loving Last Crusade -- the Indy/Dad dialogue (from Tom Stoppard, I think) is classic.

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:06 (twenty-two years ago)

"I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka"

The post ends, right there.

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Tuesday, 27 January 2004 17:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Time and Tide.

― Dan I., Tuesday, 27 January 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

All the best action films come from Hong Kong.

― C-Man (C-Man), Thursday, 29 January 2004 05:34 (twenty-two years ago)

four months pass...

The Road Warrior
Commando
Predator
Lethal Weapon 2
Darkman

― PVC (peeveecee), Sunday, 6 June 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

La Femme Nikita

― PVC (peeveecee), Sunday, 6 June 2004 00:36 (twenty-two years ago)

All the best action films come from Hong Kong.
-- C-Man (cma...), January 29th, 2004.

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A lot of 'em do. So do a lot of the worst ones too.

― Mil, Sunday, 6 June 2004 07:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The Road Warrior! But of course! Best Western of the 80s.

― David Nolan (David N.), Sunday, 6 June 2004 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

PVC--i second "la femme nikita"

How about "The Professional"?

― jay blanchard (jay blanchard), Sunday, 6 June 2004 23:59 (twenty-two years ago)

definetly, I beleive it was listed above as LEON

― PVC (peeveecee), Monday, 7 June 2004 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

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