Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Lists always incite discussion. Here are Vulture.com's 25 best action films since the original DIE HARD. Here are their caveats: only one movie in a franchise. Their definition of an action film: there not only needs to be a lot of action, but if you took the action out, the film or plot wouldn't make sense. And lastly, no animation. 25. Supercop 24. Point Break 23. Crank 22. Avatar 21. Casino Royale 20. La Femme Nikita 19. Unstoppable 18. Battle Royale 17. Spider-Man 2 16. Mission: Impossible 15. Speed 14. The Fugitive 13. The Bourne Ultimatum 12. The Rock 11. Run Lola Run 10. Jurassic Park 9. Once Upon a Time in China 8. The Matrix 7. Hero 6. The Last of the Mohicans 5. T2 4. Kill Bill Vol 1 3. Minority Report 2. Hard Boiled 1. The Dark Knight Thoughts? Personally, I have a few quibbles about placement, and one or two I disagree with entirely, but that's a pretty solid filmography for someone to watch, if they haven't seen some of the list. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Nevada Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 No Hot Fuzz, fuck this list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hard Boiled at #2 OMG YES 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Hard Boiled at #2 OMG YES But behind The Dark Knight? Hahahahaha, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4815162342 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 But behind The Dark Knight? Hahahahaha, no. Well duh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 No Hot Fuzz, fuck this list There wasn't any action in HF worth a damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Not sure about Unstoppable, Crank, or Supercop but I think Star Trek ('09) and Inception should be on the list. Other notable action films: True Lies, MIB, Iron Man (I don't know if Black Hawk Down qualifies). I need to see The Hunt for Red October again but I remember that being great. X2 is certainly better than Speed and the three at the beginning of this post. I kind of love Kick-Ass as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 Not sure about Unstoppable, Crank, or Supercop but I think Star Trek ('09) and Inception should be on the list. Other notable action films: True Lies, MIB, Iron Man (I don't know if Black Hawk Down qualifies). I need to see The Hunt for Red October again but I remember that being great. X2 is certainly better than Speed and the three at the beginning of this post. I kind of love Kick-Ass as well. HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER is one of my favorite films ever but I wouldn't call it an action film. Same with Trek or MIB or even IRON MAN (though IM probably comes closer than the others). I wouldn't call X2 an action film either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 strange inclusion of some sci fi into action movies Avatar? well anyway Casino Royale should be #1 obv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER is one of my favorite films ever but I wouldn't call it an action film. Same with Trek or MIB or even IRON MAN (though IM probably comes closer than the others). I wouldn't call X2 an action film either. I guess it's more of a thriller. Would you not include X2 and Iron Man because they are Superhero films or for other reasons? I do think Iron Man is more of an "action film" than TDK (although I prefer TDK). MIB is an action-comedy but yeah, it's not a pure action film. I still gotta see all those Jack Ryan films again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 TDK at number 1?! What a crock of shit!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishstick Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I'm totlaly offended that they listed a great romance like Avatar into action movie. It's a romance, fools, ROMANCE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 TDK is barely an action movie and The Raid isn't on this list. Two thoughts that dampen my feelings towards an otherwise solid list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 The Matrix should be #1. It is a movie that revolutionized the action genre. You can tell which action movie was produced before The Matrix and which came after it became a success. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) This list is completely shit. Anyone who thinks TDK is a better action movie than Mission:Impossible need to have their head examined. Edit : Point Break is only #24 and there is no Fast and Furious. Fuck Vulture. Edited July 16, 2013 by TLK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 I guess it's more of a thriller. Would you not include X2 and Iron Man because they are Superhero films or for other reasons? I do think Iron Man is more of an "action film" than TDK (although I prefer TDK). MIB is an action-comedy but yeah, it's not a pure action film. I still gotta see all those Jack Ryan films again. Going by the spirit of the list, I'd exclude them because they're not focused on the action: it's not a vital and absolute center to the story. (For the same reason, I'd exclude SPIDEY 2 from that list). And THE RAID definitely deserves to be on there. Not only is it about as pure an action film as you can get, it's really, really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I'm totlaly offended that they listed a great romance like Avatar into action movie. It's a romance, fools, ROMANCE! It's a bunch of stuff. The action doesn't really come into it until the last 25 minutes or so though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLK Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Going by the spirit of the list, I'd exclude them because they're not focused on the action: it's not a vital and absolute center to the story. (For the same reason, I'd exclude SPIDEY 2 from that list). And THE RAID definitely deserves to be on there. Not only is it about as pure an action film as you can get, it's really, really good. You really think the person who made the list actually saw The Raid. Come on, I was half expecting Little Nicky to be in top 15 while I was scrolling down the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moviedweeb Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Going by the spirit of the list, I'd exclude them because they're not focused on the action: it's not a vital and absolute center to the story. (For the same reason, I'd exclude SPIDEY 2 from that list). And THE RAID definitely deserves to be on there. Not only is it about as pure an action film as you can get, it's really, really good. That makes sense. I'll have to check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Of the ones on that list. 1. The Matrix 2. T2 3. Speed 4. Kill Bill 5. The Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
