Favourite Action movie 1980-2007

[Hunter Rider]

I was gonna title this "best" but that's impossible given the amount of subjectivity involved so it's basically a hype consensus on the topic

Ive selected the ones often mentioned and that were well recieved,the other option is for any i overlooked that ppl feel are the best(Please post what if you ote other)

I'm gonna leave this open until Thursday

 

[Cyrusbales]

a bittersweet life is pretty damn good, altho i doubt that's what you had in mind....

 

[Hunter Rider]

a bittersweet life is pretty damn good, altho i doubt that's what you had in mind....

I included the last option on the poll specifically for you

 

[Cyrusbales]

good man, i'm still undecided though. films with good action in aren't usually good films, which is why i picked bittersweet life, for example, Ong-Bak has great action, but is crap in every other way

 

[Carmine Falcone]

The Last Crusade.

 

[Addendum]

Other

 

[Catman]

I know I'm in the minority, but the original Lethal Weapon from 1987.

 

[Cinemaman]

Raiders of the Lost Ark, though I also love T2.

 

[The_Raven]

1) Raiders
2) Die Hard
3) T2
4) Predator
5) First Blood


By the way, I love every movie in the poll except Romancing the Stone and Bad Boys 2( haven't seen it yet).

 

[Yurka]

True Lies
T2
Last Crusade
Bad Boys 2

 

[black_dust]

Wow this is hard!

Im more of an 80s action guy.

Aliens
Die Hard
T2
Radiers

 

[Fried Gold]

Die Hard, but only because I would not call the Indy films 'action'.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

T2 is surely the greatest action movie ever made.

 

[WorthyStevens]

^ Exactly.

T2 > every other action movie.

 

[CConn]

Raiders of the Lost Ark.

 

[The Chairman]

I've always loved Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade ever since I was a kid. It clicks in all the right places: the story, the pacing, the atmosphere, the action, and especially the chemistry between Ford and Connery. It's the perfect adventure movie and one of the finest films ever made.

 

[The Chairman]

T2 is surely the greatest action movie ever made.

I love T2, but at the same time I feel it's somewhat overrated. It's definitely very well written and the action sequences are incredible, but the pacing is off in some spots. It's a little too long for action movie standards. I don't think it's the greatest.

Spoiler

But it's still an awesome movie.

 

[Noir]

Equlibrium!
Gotta love that film! Gun Kata is the ****ing greatest!

 

[DCW]

The Last Crusade for me.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Other

The one that started it all for Woo

The sequel is so bad it makes for a good comedy,uncle Sei is gold and there are 2 great shootouts amongst the crappy mess of a storylinet:

 

[Secret_Riddle]

Heat or Collateral.

 

[JLBats]

I love T2, but at the same time I feel it's somewhat overrated. It's definitely very well written and the action sequences are incredible, but the pacing is off in some spots. It's a little too long for action movie standards. I don't think it's the greatest.

Spoiler

But it's still an awesome movie.

I really disagree about the pacing. One of my qualms with Cameron movies is that he designs them in ACTION SEQUENCES. If you look at T2, there are really only a few contemplative moments and the rest is action sequence leading to action sequence leading to action sequence.

 

[NewYorkSpider]

I am gonna have to go with Die Hard.

 

[Strange]

For action I have to go with....

I can't help it, I really love this movie. And while there are some great movies listed in the poll most of them are dated.

 

[tzarinna]

****,I have until thurs.
I can't decide.
Aww,hell. Let's see.
The Matrix and Face/Off.