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Xell101 · 09-19-2003, 03:57 PM

I must see more movies, but on low budget, everything is advertised as being gloriously gloriful, so I need help, help me out movie afficianados! What should I see!

bundy · 09-19-2003, 04:08 PM

my all time favourite action flick has got to be Predator. Arnie at his best.

would you list Battle Royale as an action flick?
if yes, then put that one down for as well.

DownwardSpiral · 09-19-2003, 04:13 PM

The Matrix, if you count it as action and not Sci Fi.

BigGov · 09-19-2003, 04:40 PM

Saving Private Ryan

Braveheart

The Patriot

Police Story 1/2 and almost any other early Jackie Chan stuff

Fremen · 09-19-2003, 05:07 PM

The Indiana Jones movies are great - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

The Die Hard trilogy is another great set. -Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Asshole Lover · 09-19-2003, 06:15 PM

face/off, true lies and matrix were very very enjoyable

Psivage · 09-19-2003, 06:34 PM

Last Man Standing
Highlander
Blade
Blade II

John Falcon · 09-19-2003, 07:10 PM

I can't wait until the Indy DVD's come out this year.

spicegonk · 09-19-2003, 08:13 PM

I agree with all suggestions...

I would include:

Black Hawk Down
LOTR: The Two Towers
Gladiator

BigGov · 09-19-2003, 09:13 PM

I purposely did not include Black Hawk Down right off the bat because Saving Private Ryan is better, but BLD is certainly a good choice.

Xell101 · 09-19-2003, 09:17 PM

Alright, I got 11 more movies on my 'List of Movies to see', thanks!

Mr.Deflok · 09-19-2003, 10:14 PM

Favourite action flicks:
PREDATOR
TERMINATOR 2 and 3 (1 is better than 2 but I don't class it as action)
RETURN OF THE JEDI
ATTACK OF THE CLONES

Arnold is the undisputed King of Action.

trench · 09-19-2003, 10:29 PM

Hate to repeat but I have to go with Highlander and I'll throw in The Crow.

brandon11983 · 09-20-2003, 07:24 AM

DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE!!! Pure adrenaline from start to finish!

Xiangsu · 09-20-2003, 10:01 AM

The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, LOTR:FOTR, LOTR:TT, all the Indiana Jones movies, true lies was good, the crow, Terminator 2, Saving Private Ryan, and Desperado to name a few.

EeOh1 · 09-20-2003, 10:05 AM

I like war movies.

Saving Private Ryan, I guess. Great movie; very well done.

CSflim · 09-20-2003, 12:37 PM

How on earth did this thread get so far without anyone mentioning Hard Boiled?

No film comes even close to the sheer brilliance of this film. Puts Hollywood to shame.

Other great action films.
The Killer.
Face/Off.
The Matrix/The Matrix Reloaded.
Terminator 2.
Die Hard.

djtestudo · 09-20-2003, 12:39 PM

Die Hard, and ROTLA and Last Crusade from the Indiana Jones trilogy.

Arc101 · 09-20-2003, 12:46 PM

Some good films have been mentioned like Highlander, but you've got to include Desperado, some bloody good explosions in that film.

Stare At The Sun · 09-20-2003, 01:25 PM

THE BOONDOCK SAINTS.

Mr. Spacemonkey · 09-20-2003, 03:48 PM

The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded.

Lunchbox7 · 09-21-2003, 02:21 AM

Desperado
Braveheart
dragons Forever

fugue_life · 09-21-2003, 09:07 PM

Drunken Master, Who am I? Old and new school Jackie Chan

battlemouth · 09-22-2003, 11:15 AM

the matrix is one of my favorites it kinda kicked action up a notch

CSflim · 09-22-2003, 01:39 PM

All fairly run-of-the-mill suggestions so far.

I'll add Leon to the list.
Perfectly crosses The Terminator with Lolita!

Excellent excellent movie.

gnl3434 · 09-23-2003, 09:18 AM

no one has mentioned the lethal weapon series. I also like old arnie movies, both conan movies and Red sonja are excellent.

spicegonk · 09-23-2003, 03:15 PM

"Leon"???

Do you mean "The Professional"?

Then I agree also!

Gortexfogg · 09-23-2003, 04:31 PM

Can't forget Aliens. Lots of cool memorable action. Like said above , Predator is another awesome one.

rogue49 · 09-23-2003, 05:15 PM

Aliens

Die Hard

The Matrix

Terminator II

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They were the best when they came out,
others copied them.

Lestat · 09-23-2003, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bones
hands down...

from justin to kelly

Too funny!

EeOh1 · 09-23-2003, 08:15 PM

Face/Off was awesome.

Travolta rocks.

speakeasy · 09-23-2003, 09:15 PM

Desperado has some of the best gunfights i've seen in any movie. Predator is good too!

Lasereth · 09-23-2003, 09:43 PM

Terminator 2 and Die Hard With a Vengeance come to mind when I think of GOOD action movies, especially T2. What an excellent, excellent movie.

-Lasereth

CSflim · 09-24-2003, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by spicegonk
"Leon"???

Do you mean "The Professional"?

Then I agree also!

checks imdb.....

Over here it's called Leon, but yes the US title is The Professional.

3zos · 09-24-2003, 10:25 AM

The Way of the Gun -- People decry the script as unsound or fragmented or whatever, i thought it was pulled off pretty well, and the gunfights are spectacular. as a reviewer as said, gunfights played off like a ballet. nearly as good as peckinpaw films, the wild bunch etc. brian singer directed or wrote the screenplay or both, he was the mind behind The Usual Suspects.

CSflim · 09-27-2003, 02:50 PM

another suggestion:

The Replacement Killers - Very stylish action film, but don't expect much of a story. Starring Chow Yun Fat, and with more than a nod towards John Woo (who happens to be an executive producer)

arctic · 09-27-2003, 04:35 PM

My list :- Most have been posted above though.

The replacement killers, Face/Off, Terminator 1 + 2, Spriggan and the Indiana Jones trilogy (coming to DVD this October)

CyN1caL · 09-27-2003, 05:27 PM

Adding to good action films:

Equilibrium had excellent fighter, top notch at that. Too bad the story wasn't very good.

Ballzor · 09-27-2003, 07:48 PM

Action Movies eh? Id say Resevoir Dogs, Boondock Saints, Heat - great movie though may not be action perse, The Band of Brothers Series. Etc anything by Quintin Terinteno you know is pact with violence.

docbungle · 09-27-2003, 10:17 PM

The new movie with The Rock, "The Runaround" is a pretty good all-out action flick.

09-19-2003, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	Greatest Action Film(s) you've seen? I must see more movies, but on low budget, everything is advertised as being gloriously gloriful, so I need help, help me out movie afficianados! What should I see!

09-19-2003, 04:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	my all time favourite action flick has got to be Predator. Arnie at his best. would you list Battle Royale as an action flick? if yes, then put that one down for as well. __________________ Ohayo!!!

09-19-2003, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
DownwardSpiral The Funeral of Hearts Location: Trapped inside my mind. . .	The Matrix, if you count it as action and not Sci Fi. __________________ "So Keep on Pretending. Our Heavens Worth the Waiting. Keep on Pretending. It's Alright." -- H.I.M., "Pretending"

09-19-2003, 04:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	Saving Private Ryan Braveheart The Patriot Police Story 1/2 and almost any other early Jackie Chan stuff __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

09-19-2003, 05:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	The Indiana Jones movies are great - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indian Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. The Die Hard trilogy is another great set. -Die Hard, Die Hard 2, Die Hard: With a Vengeance __________________ Google

09-19-2003, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Asshole Lover Crazy	face/off, true lies and matrix were very very enjoyable __________________ smells like ass, tastes like _______.

09-19-2003, 06:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	Last Man Standing Highlander Blade Blade II

09-19-2003, 07:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
John Falcon Psycho Location: New York, CA	I can't wait until the Indy DVD's come out this year.

09-19-2003, 08:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
spicegonk Upright Location: Ottawa, Canada	I agree with all suggestions... I would include: Black Hawk Down LOTR: The Two Towers Gladiator

09-19-2003, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	I purposely did not include Black Hawk Down right off the bat because Saving Private Ryan is better, but BLD is certainly a good choice. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"

09-19-2003, 09:17 PM	#11 (permalink)
Xell101 Junkie	Alright, I got 11 more movies on my 'List of Movies to see', thanks!

09-19-2003, 10:14 PM	#12 (permalink)
Mr.Deflok Blood + Fire Location: New Zealand	Favourite action flicks: PREDATOR TERMINATOR 2 and 3 (1 is better than 2 but I don't class it as action) RETURN OF THE JEDI ATTACK OF THE CLONES Arnold is the undisputed King of Action.

09-19-2003, 10:29 PM	#13 (permalink)
trench Crazy Location: Charlotte, NC	Hate to repeat but I have to go with Highlander and I'll throw in The Crow.

09-20-2003, 07:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
brandon11983 Stereophonic Location: Chitown!!	DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE!!! Pure adrenaline from start to finish! __________________ Well behaved women rarely make history.

09-20-2003, 10:01 AM	#15 (permalink)
Xiangsu Addict Location: Illinois	The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, LOTR:FOTR, LOTR:TT, all the Indiana Jones movies, true lies was good, the crow, Terminator 2, Saving Private Ryan, and Desperado to name a few. Last edited by Xiangsu; 09-20-2003 at 10:05 AM..

09-20-2003, 12:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
djtestudo Baltimoron Location: Beeeeeautiful Bel Air, MD	Die Hard, and ROTLA and Last Crusade from the Indiana Jones trilogy. __________________ "Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen." --Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun

09-20-2003, 03:48 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mr. Spacemonkey Wake up Location: Nowhere special	The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded. __________________ "I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to." -- Donnie Darko

09-20-2003, 10:05 AM	#16 (permalink)
EeOh1 Crazy	I like war movies. Saving Private Ryan, I guess. Great movie; very well done. __________________ If life gives you lemons...throw them at someone.

09-20-2003, 12:37 PM	#17 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	How on earth did this thread get so far without anyone mentioning Hard Boiled? No film comes even close to the sheer brilliance of this film. Puts Hollywood to shame. Other great action films. The Killer. Face/Off. The Matrix/The Matrix Reloaded. Terminator 2. Die Hard. __________________

09-20-2003, 12:46 PM	#19 (permalink)
Arc101 Addict Location: Nottingham, England	Some good films have been mentioned like Highlander, but you've got to include Desperado, some bloody good explosions in that film.

09-20-2003, 01:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
Stare At The Sun Eh? Location: Somewhere over the rainbow	THE BOONDOCK SAINTS.

09-21-2003, 02:21 AM	#22 (permalink)
Lunchbox7 Addict	Desperado Braveheart dragons Forever

09-21-2003, 09:07 PM	#23 (permalink)
fugue_life Insane Location: under the stairs	Drunken Master, Who am I? Old and new school Jackie Chan __________________ ba-weep=gra=na-weep-nini-bon?

09-22-2003, 11:15 AM	#24 (permalink)
battlemouth Robot Lovin' Location: Boston	the matrix is one of my favorites it kinda kicked action up a notch __________________ like a bullet through a flock of doves

09-22-2003, 01:39 PM	#25 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	All fairly run-of-the-mill suggestions so far. I'll add Leon to the list. Perfectly crosses The Terminator with Lolita! Excellent excellent movie. __________________

09-23-2003, 09:18 AM	#26 (permalink)
gnl3434 Upright	no one has mentioned the lethal weapon series. I also like old arnie movies, both conan movies and Red sonja are excellent.

09-23-2003, 03:15 PM	#27 (permalink)
spicegonk Upright Location: Ottawa, Canada	"Leon"??? Do you mean "The Professional"? Then I agree also!

09-23-2003, 04:31 PM	#28 (permalink)
Gortexfogg I and I Location: Stillwater, OK	Can't forget Aliens. Lots of cool memorable action. Like said above , Predator is another awesome one.

09-23-2003, 05:15 PM	#29 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	Aliens Die Hard The Matrix Terminator II Raiders of the Lost Ark They were the best when they came out, others copied them.

09-23-2003, 08:15 PM	#31 (permalink)
EeOh1 Crazy	Face/Off was awesome. Travolta rocks. __________________ If life gives you lemons...throw them at someone.

09-23-2003, 09:15 PM	#32 (permalink)
speakeasy Upright	Desperado has some of the best gunfights i've seen in any movie. Predator is good too!

09-23-2003, 09:43 PM	#33 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Terminator 2 and Die Hard With a Vengeance come to mind when I think of GOOD action movies, especially T2. What an excellent, excellent movie. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

09-24-2003, 10:25 AM	#35 (permalink)
3zos Insane Location: USA	The Way of the Gun -- People decry the script as unsound or fragmented or whatever, i thought it was pulled off pretty well, and the gunfights are spectacular. as a reviewer as said, gunfights played off like a ballet. nearly as good as peckinpaw films, the wild bunch etc. brian singer directed or wrote the screenplay or both, he was the mind behind The Usual Suspects. __________________ S U C C E S S some people dream of success, while other people live to crush those dreams

09-27-2003, 02:50 PM	#36 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	another suggestion: The Replacement Killers - Very stylish action film, but don't expect much of a story. Starring Chow Yun Fat, and with more than a nod towards John Woo (who happens to be an executive producer) __________________

09-27-2003, 04:35 PM	#37 (permalink)
arctic Upright	My list :- Most have been posted above though. The replacement killers, Face/Off, Terminator 1 + 2, Spriggan and the Indiana Jones trilogy (coming to DVD this October)

09-27-2003, 05:27 PM	#38 (permalink)
CyN1caL Crazy	Adding to good action films: Equilibrium had excellent fighter, top notch at that. Too bad the story wasn't very good.

09-27-2003, 07:48 PM	#39 (permalink)
Ballzor Crazy Location: Bat Country	Action Movies eh? Id say Resevoir Dogs, Boondock Saints, Heat - great movie though may not be action perse, The Band of Brothers Series. Etc anything by Quintin Terinteno you know is pact with violence.