Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 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. Most of the list contains pretty good to excellent action films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 TDK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Stingray Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 SAYS HELLO! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) 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. If you are going to include 6. The Last of the Mohicans, then why leave out every Lord of the Rings Movie! Come On! and should Volume 2 be included? by itself or combined somewhere with # 1 - 4. Kill Bill Vol 1 Unstoppable, Mission Impossible, Speed, etc etc etc and Crank? and leaving out Desperado or other QT movies???? and Sin City, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Terminator 2, Skyfall, etc etc etc.... Anyway, decent list but missing alot! Edited July 16, 2013 by West Hollywood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 T2 is on there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 SAYS HELLO! I should've provided the link -- this is an example of one they mentioned as leaving off because while they think it's a masterpiece, they didn't consider it a pure action film because you could take out the action entirely and you'd still have a film that worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Gary Scott Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Love how high kill bill is 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#ED Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 TDK is #1 and Nolan's biggest criticism is the action in his films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Old Tele Posted July 16, 2013 Author Share Posted July 16, 2013 TDK is #1 and Nolan's biggest criticism is the action in his films. I wouldn't put TDK #1 by any stretch of the imagination. If they don't consider HEAT an action film, I have a hard time buying that they think TDK is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinHood26 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Interesting.... Glad T2 is in the Top 5 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 so no one else has a problem that lord of the rings isnt on the list... or is it that the fighting in those movies arent considered action, which i disagree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Nolan dreams at night he could have thought of and pulled off this scene. He wish. Every action scene of this movie is a masterclass in action moviemaking. 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 only is BAD BOYS 2 dog-shit, it doesn't have particularly great action scenes either. Give me THE ROCK or even THE ISLAND any day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Nolan dreams at night he could have thought of and pulled off this scene. He wish. Every action scene of this movie is a masterclass in action moviemaking. I think Nolan is pretty happy with his highly reviewed films that also make a lot more than Michael Bay's at the boxoffice, since boxoffice and money seems to be such a huge deal and indicative of quality for Bay fans when they defend his movies. Edited July 16, 2013 by Shpongle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Can't believe Black Hawk Down isn't on that list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vc2002 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 One does not simply run into a top100 or top10 list without getting pissed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Movie Man Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Not only is BAD BOYS 2 dog-shit, it doesn't have particularly great action scenes either. Give me THE ROCK or even THE ISLAND any day. Bad Boys 2 has more action in this 2 1.2 minute trailer than most other 2 hour movies. PS. I was disappointed by the Island as I was expecting greater things from that...and the Rock was a lot better movie....but these both had action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Marston Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Unstoppable? LOL. I think I would put Air Force One on that list as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyla Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 & F&F is not on the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatMovieGuy Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Does anyone else think Run Lola Run doesn't exactly fit with these action packed blockbusters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
