Your top 10 Action Sequences of the 80's!

[Hunter Rider]

A glorious decade of bombastic action and for some the beloved R rating was everywhere!

So simply list your top 10 masterpieces of carnage!

10. Indy & Henry escape the Nazis (The Last Crusade)



9. The Road Warrior Finale



8. Showdown at the Church (The Killer)



7. Dutch vs The Predator (Predator)



6. Rooftop escape (Die Hard)



5. Police station shootout (The Terminator)



4. Mine Cart chase (Temple of Doom)



3. The Battle of Hoth (Empire Strikes Back)



2. Rambo stealthfully takes out the Vietcong in the jungle (First Blood Pt. II)



1. Truck chase/battle for the Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

 

[Golgo-13]

I'm an 80's baby, so I immediately thought of all the ones you have listed up there.

In addition to yours:

The factory showdown in- Robocop
The battle at the Sarlaac Pit in - Return of the Jedi.
Flash Gordon finale battle- Flash Gordon
Vet rescue in - Missing In Action
The tank sequence in -The Last Crusade
The bridge Sequence -Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Battle at Loa Che's restaurant Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Dutch escapes from the plane/Airport fight - Commando
Final fight - Kickboxer
Rocky vs Ivan Drago - Rocky 4

 

[Cobblepot]

-Like tears in the rain, end scene/chase from Blade Runner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU

-van Damme's last fight in Wrong Bet or Lionheart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KApUqno3IHw

-Batman climbing up and fighting the Joker in the Tower
-Rocky vs Drago, but also Rocky vs. Clubber Lang

-The chase after John Rambo in First Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U27Sd58MMEI

And somehow I always liked the Raw Deal scene with 'No Satisfaction'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baMNCSXaHGM

And don't forget this Terminator cut scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvHN3QkkYFY

 

[Chesterfield]

Ripley vs the Queen.

Restaurant shoot out from a better tomorrow

Mall fight in police story

Batman vs jack and his goons in the factory.

Bond hooking sanchez' plane to tge bigger plane he jumped out of in the pts to LTK.

 

[Thundarr]

1) Commando (Matrix's assault on the kidnappers' stronghold.)

2) Aliens (Ripley vs Alien Queen)

3) Conan The Barbarian (Battle Of The Mounds)

4) Lord Of The Rings: The Animated Movie (Battle of Helmsdeep)

5) The Princess Bride (Inigo Montoya vs Dread Pirate Roberts)

6) The Empire Strikes Back (The lightsaber duel between Luke Skywalker & Darth Vader)

7) Lethal Weapon (Riggs vs Joshua)

8) Die Hard (John McClain vs Karl)

9) Blind Fury (Nick Parker vs Ninja Assassin)

10) Highlander (Connor McLeod vs Kurgan)

 

[kedrell]

Most of my top 10 has been spoken for already but one hasn't.

They Live: Nada vs Frank - best street fight ever.

Edit: I thought of some others-

I guess Blues Brothers qualifies since it was released in 1980.

Blues Brothers: Car chase and mashup

Superman II: Metropolis fight

The Untouchables: Train station shootout

 

[Hunter Rider]

1) Commando (Matrix's assault on the kidnappers' stronghold.)

This was the epitome of the 80's one man army sequence.

The tank sequence in -The Last Crusade
Battle at Loa Che's restaurant Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

I toyed with picking the tank sequence over the bike sequence from TLC, but I thought the Tank one was similar in structure to the Raiders truck chase as well.

The Loa Che sequence is underrated without a doubt, fantastic way to kick off the movie.

-The chase after John Rambo in First Blood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U27Sd58MMEI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U27Sd58MMEI

The whole film or specifically the part where Rambo escapes the cop shop and is chased on the bike?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baMNCSXaHGM

And don't forget this Terminator cut scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvHN3QkkYFY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvHN3QkkYFY

"My name is John Kimble, and I love my car!" Is one of my favourite Arnie lines.

The Untouchables: Train station shootout

Great choice!

 

[Pink Ranger]

I'm a little shocked that neither of these have come up:

Back to the Future: Marty on skateboard vs. Biff in car vs. Manure in truck

Police Academy 2: Jones' kung fu scene

 

[Soapy]

Ghostbusters II court room scene

For Your Eyes Only Olympics chase scene

Rocky vs. Clubber Lang

The last fight in Robocop

I want to say something from the first two Lethal Weapons, but I'm blanking.


That's all I've got right now without repeating other people's selections.

 

[Thundarr]

Ghostbusters II court room scene

For Your Eyes Only Olympics chase scene

Rocky vs. Clubber Lang

The last fight in Robocop

I want to say something from the first two Lethal Weapons, but I'm blanking.


That's all I've got right now without repeating other people's selections.

I had already mentioned Riggs vs Joshua from Part 1. Another good one in Part 1 was Riggs and Murtaugh fighting their way out of the drug dealers' HQ.

In Part 2, I always loved the chase scene when Leo takes them to the drug dealers' house. It ends with the drug dealer gets a surf board through the face.

 

[Hunter Rider]

I'm a little shocked that neither of these have come up:

Back to the Future: Marty on skateboard vs. Biff in car vs. Manure in truck

Police Academy 2: Jones' kung fu scene

I thought there might have been some Hoverboard love.

 

[X-Ray]

Take everything already listed and add the chase scene in Raising Arizona and you have what would be my top 10-20 list.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Everything listed plus:

RoboCop vs ED209

Terminator car chase following night club shoot out

'They cut the power' shoot out in the red room in Aliens.

This thread gives me chills!

 

[Hunter Rider]

Everything listed plus:

RoboCop vs ED209

Terminator car chase following night club shoot out

'They cut the power' shoot out in the red room in Aliens.

This thread gives me chills!

That sequence was so intense. Ripley rescuing the Marines in the APC was great as well.

 

[henry_9305]

Mad Max 2 - Opening chase

Predator - Camp assault

A Better Tomorrow - Dock shootout

I had already mentioned Riggs vs Joshua from Part 1. Another good one in Part 1 was Riggs and Murtaugh fighting their way out of the drug dealers' HQ.

In Part 2, I always loved the chase scene when Leo takes them to the drug dealers' house. It ends with the drug dealer gets a surf board through the face.

Riggs vs Sniper from a deleted scene of part 1 is also a great one.

 

[Thundarr]

Mad Max 2 - Opening chase

Predator - Camp assault

A Better Tomorrow - Dock shootout


Riggs vs Sniper from a deleted scene of part 1 is also a great one.

That was an awesome scene. It's very brief though, which is why I didn't include it.