Recommend some *good* action movies (1 Viewer)

[ShawnDCarter]

a few suggestions...(pardon me if a few were mentioned already)

Big Trouble in Little China
Tango & Cash
Young Guns
Total Recall
The Running Man
Silverado (good western action)
Tombstone
U-571
El Mariachi
Desperado
Once Upon a Time in Mexico
The Thing
Brotherhood of the Wolf
Rambo trilogy (the first in particular)
The Mask of Zorro
Commando

I realize a good number of these movies I listed are cheesy...but...still fun nonetheless.

 

[Alex Prosak]

While it may not qualify as an action movie in todays terms, I think North by Northwest is a fantastic movie.

 

[Paul_Scott]

88 titles so far...there has to be a few more good ones out there.

i just picked up a Charles Bronsan movie called The Mechanic last night- haven't watched it yet so i don't know just how good it is. i'm pretty sure its an action movie though.

 

[StephenA]

Here's some I like, though they probably won't all fit in with the thread:

Enter the Dragon
Chinese Connection
Fists of Fury
Return of the Dragon
Lawrence of Arabia
The Hunted
Lord of the Rings trilogy
Reservoir Dogs
Scorpion King
Gladiator
Gangs of New York
The Patriot
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Apocolypse Now
Full Metal Jacket
Robocop
Under Siege
The Quick and the Dead
Independence Day
Fight Club
Jurassic Park and Lost World
Braveheart
True Romance
S.W.A.T.
Spartacus
Marked For Death

 

[StephenA]

Did I kill this thread?

 

[Nate Anderson]

In addition to all the others mentioned, I propose:

The Last Boy Scout:

Definately hard-core, a throw back to the old film-noir detective stories with a violent 90's mentality, not to mention some seriously wicked one-liners and an interesting plot, if somewhat absurd.

 

[Ernest Rister]

Rob Roy...greatest sword fight of all time.

 

[Chuck Mayer]

Rob Roy had awesome swordfights, but does any swordfight, even among the classics, come NEAR The Princess Bride? I've only seen RR twice, so it's at a disadvantage, but...

I love a *good* action movie. And I also enjoyed The Last Boy Scout...much better than I expected

Take care,
Chuck

 

[Alan_Hoxie]

"S.W.A.T." is a disgrace to filmmaking! I HATED it....A LOT!!!
"The Thing" is AWESOME! But only the ORIGINAL version. The re-make is alright, but doesn't compare with it's predecessor, "The Thing from Another World"!
"Entrapment" is probably the worst movie I have ever seen....oh, wait...I forgot about "Fair Game". OK, it's the second worst movie I have ever seen.

 

[george kaplan]

You need to see a LOT more movies.

 

[James T]

Versus was a pretty good action movie. It's a foriegn movie, so there may be some trouble finding it, but it just got released in N. America recently.

 

[Brook K]

A Better Tomorrow
Point Blank
Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Violent Cop
The Long Good Friday
The Big Doll House
The Big Bird Cage
Switchblade Sisters
Foxy Brown
Kill Bill, Vol. 1
The Adventures Of Robin Hood
Ivanhoe

 

[actionmaster]

If you like shooters you gonna love this movie!


http://grepler.com/articles/index/22860/alt.anime


1.2 aaaction!!! enjoy watching!

 

[dmiller68]

I would add "Inception", "Salt" and "Tomb Raider" to the list many of the ones on the the list are in my list.

 

[kzolady]

This is a bit late but: Underworld The 5TH Element Mad Max Blade Resident Evil