BoxOffice.com's top 20 action scenes of all time (VOTING IS CLOSED)

[Squaremaster316]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5I0EbZL8J5c

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9EceIZykHE

 

 

[The Stingray]

So many great ones I had to leave out.

 

 

1. Apocalypto – end chase

 

2. The Matrix Reloaded – highway chase

 

3. Casino Royale – Parkour chase

 

4. Mad Max 2 – final chase

 

5. Raiders of the Lost Ark – Nazi convoy chase

 

6. Hard Boiled – hospital, long take shootout

 

7. The Raid – (the whole movie really, but if I have to pick one I’ll go with the) final fight

 

8. Oldboy – hallway brawl

 

9. JCVD – opening credits scene

 

10. Saving Private Ryan – Omaha beach landing

 

11. Titanic – Titanic splits in half

 

12. Predator – Dutch vs. the Predator

 

13. Kill Bill vol. 1 – House of Blue Leaves

 

14. The Empire Strikes Back – Hoth battle

 

15. The Bourne Ultimatum – Tangier foot chase, Bourne vs. Desh

 

16. Starship Troopers – the Arachnids swarm the outpost

 

17. Lethal Weapon 4 – highway chase

 

18. For Your Eyes Only – ski chase

 

19. Terminator 3 – crane chase

 

20. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest – Kraken attack

Edited August 6, 2013 by Karl Ruger - The Stingray™

[baumer]

Love your list Stingray!!!!

[Jared Miller]

 

So many great ones I had to leave out.

 

 

2. The Matrix Reloaded – highway chase

 

Yes! 

[The Stingray]

Love your list Stingray!!!!

Thanks, baumer.

[Jared Miller]

Here's mine. Lots of Star Wars/Lord of the Rings/The Matrix

 

1.       Helm’s Deep Battle/Storming Isengard/Forth Eorlingas (LotR: The Two Towers)

 

2. Luke vs. Vader/Rebel fleet vs. Imperial fleet/Rebels storming the shield bunker (Return of the Jedi)

 

3. Obi Wan vs. Darth Vader/Yoda vs. the Emperor (Revenge of the Sith)

 

4. Freeway chase (The Matrix Reloaded)

 

5. Dumbledore vs. Voldemort (HP: The Order of the Phoenix)

 

6. Foot chase through San Francisco/Spock beating the tar out of Khan (Star Trek Into Darkness)

 

7. Moria fight against orcs/bridge escape (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

 

8. House of Blue Leaves (Kill Bill vol. 1)

 

9. Amon Hen battle against the Uruk-hai (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

 

10. Smallville fight (Man of Steel)

 

11. Aragorn vs. Nazgul on Weathertop (LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring)

 

12. Obi Wan vs. Darth Maul (The Phantom Menace)

 

13. Yoda vs. Count Dooku (The Attack of the Clones)

 

14. New York City battle (The Avengers)

 

15. Superman vs. Zod (Man of Steel)

 

16. Destroying the Death Star (A New Hope)

 

17. Kraken attack (Dead Man’s Chest)

 

18. Battle of Pelennor Fields (LotR: The Return of the King)

 

19. Neo vs. Agent Smith(s) (The Matrix Reloaded)

 

20. Lobby fight (The Matrix)

Edited August 6, 2013 by jaredm2012

[The Stingray]

Some of the ones that sadly didn't make the cut.

 

 

Double Team – JCVD vs. Stavros, at the Coliseum

 

Face/Off – boat chase

 

Flashpoint – final fight

 

Gladiator – Maximus and fellow slaves vs. gladiators, with tigers and shit

 

Heat – shootout after bank robbery

 

IJ and the Temple of Doom - mine cart chase

 

IJ and the Last Crusade - tank chase

 

Jurassic Park – T-Rex attack

 

The Matrix – Neo and Trinity save Morpheus, ends with helicopter crashing into side of building

 

The Rock – shower scene

 

Rocky IV – Rocky vs. Drago (the Russian is cut!)

 

Ronin – car chase in Nice

 

Spider-Man 2 – Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus, train fight

 

Transformers 3 - snake Decepticon destroys building

Edited August 6, 2013 by Karl Ruger - The Stingray™

[Plain Old Tele]

Remember, guys, PM me your list to be officially counted. We're doing this all proper, Sims-style.

[chasmmi]

 

8. Oldboy – hallway brawl

 

 

Thats the one that matters. People need to watch that hallway clip from youtube a few posts back and then just vote for it whether they've seent he film or not.

 

 

I will say though, snowpiercer has a scene that rivals it but its likely ineligible due to not having had a non-Korean release anywhere yet.

[Plain Old Tele]

Bump. Get your votes in, people! I'm going to keep the polls open through the end of August. Even if you can't come up with twenty, at least send in your top ten.

[langer]

This is just a placeholder,  I'll sort them out later this week : edit  --> sorted

 

1 - TPM : Qui Gon/Obiwan/Maul fight

2 - RotK :  Minas Tirith battle

3 - FotR : Elves/humans vs Sauron first age

4 - MAtrix 1 : Lobby fight

5 - Hunger Games : Start of the games (countdown included)

6 - X-Men first class : MAgneto vs Submarine

7 - Watchmen : Opening sequence montage with Bob dylan song

8 - Saving private Ryan : Normandie landing

9 - Terminator 2 : Truck vs Bike chase

10 - Jurassic Park : T-Rex chase on Jeep

11 - War of the worlds : Tripods coming out of the ground

12 - RotS : Obiwan/Anakin fight

13 - Fast and Furious 1 : Street race bet

14 - MAtrix 3 : rain fight

15 - Blade : Nightclub opening sequence

16 - Independence day : white house blowing up

17 - Resident Evil : Laser hallway

18 - Dawn of the dead : Escape from the Mall

19 - MAtrix 2 : highway chase

20 - AotC : asteroid chase obiwan/Jango Fett

 

did not make the cut but were in my pick list

 

21 - The Wolverine : Atomic Explosion

22 - Starship troopers : First landing fight

23 - Return of the Jedi : Vader/Luke fight

24 - Resident Evil 5 : Reverse opening sequence

25 - Snatch : Boxing match

26 - TTT : helm's deep battle

27 - TDKR : Chasing Bane on bike

28 - Avatar : Battle at the tree of life

29 - 300 : Arrows raining

30 - Avengers : New York battle

31 - Chroniques of Riddick : race against the Sun

32 - Spider Man 3 : Spider Man vs Goblin before amnesia

33 - Harry Potter 5 : Voldemort/Dumbledore fight

34 - Transformers 3 : Chicago building battle

35 - Skyline : A bomb attack

36 - Rocky IV : Training montage

Edited August 16, 2013 by langer

[Plain Old Tele]

Awesome, langer! Remember, though, for your list: the Qui-Gon/Maul/Obi-Wan fight also includes Amidala storming the palace and Anakin up in space, since all three sequences are intercut.

[Jessie]

Anyone seen Equilibrium?? It's a bad movie, but damn it has some very well choreographed action scenes.

[4815162342]

Forgot about this, but will work on it through the weekend.

[fishstick]

No love for The Bride vs Crazy 88?

[Jessie]

Does the destruction of LA in 2012 count as an action scene?

[Plain Old Tele]

Does the destruction of LA in 2012 count as an action scene?

 

If you take the single sequence of Cusack escaping with his family, sure.

[langer]

Tele -- I've updated my list higher on this page.  Do I need to pm also?

[Plain Old Tele]

Yes, please PM me with any changes -- that makes it easier to track.

[Plain Old Tele]

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