comment by Gafter Pranky (U22336)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by LukaBrasi Ange-r management (U22178)
posted 6 minutes ago
Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope. Remastered.

Still the best action movie of all time.
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Return of the Jed the best one for me.

Remember seeing that in the cinema.
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If anything The Empire Strikes Back is best one but the first one sets the tone.

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 6 minutes ago
comment by Brian Gittins (U1449)
posted 10 minutes ago
No mention of “The Warriors” yet?
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posters don't want to mess with the orphans
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You see what you get when you mess with the orphans

No mention of Leon or the Rock. 2 absolute gems.

The last Boy Scout.

13 Hours; Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Terminator 2 for me

OP you can’t have John Wick on that list and not include Equalizer. Keanu legend but Denzel a level above on acting

comment by devilsknight101 (U4670)
posted 25 minutes ago
The last Boy Scout.

13 Hours; Secret Soldiers of Benghazi


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Last Boy Scout is quality

comment by Gafter Pranky (U22336)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by devilsknight101 (U4670)
posted 25 minutes ago
The last Boy Scout.

13 Hours; Secret Soldiers of Benghazi


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Last Boy Scout is quality
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The Last Action Hero is better.

Raiders of the lost Arc

Robocop ….couldnt see that mentioned ….

Predator , robocop and terminator were my go to movies growing up

Videodrome always had one of them on once a month on a Sunday night

Bloodsport is obviously a close number two to Gladiator.

Running Man

tricky bit is figuring out exactly what counts as an action film....the french connection, for instance, is better than anything named so far, but i'm guessing that it doesn't really count. and as the op says, alien is comfortably better than any of its sequels, including its immediate one, but probably goes down as sci fi/horror rather than action.

in terms of more obviously action films that haven't yet been named:

north by northwest (which i am claiming as the greatest action film of all time)
ronin
assault on precinct 13 (original)
hard boiled
escape from new york
the driver
drive

I do like Fury Road overall.

I know the idea was to make a film that was basically all a chase, but the chase aspect got a bit much for me. Even in speculative fiction there's only so much I'll believe, and some of it was just a bit silly. I found myself enjoying the parts that weren't 100mph more than those that were.

tricky bit is figuring out exactly what counts as an action film
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We should debate this. Will be like debating the meaning of world class.

comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
It’s not even the best Mad Max film.
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What would you say was the best?

Just waiting for Winston to get the ball rolling.

comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
It’s not even the best Mad Max film.
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What would you say was the best?
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Mad Max 2.

comment by Baz tard - Ineos your face (U19119)
posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago
comment by Elvis (U7425)
posted 49 seconds ago
comment by Robbing Hoody - I taught Szoboszlai how to cushion half volleys (U6374)
posted 7 seconds ago
I can’t take to John Wick at all.

How many fvcking times do they say non communicato or whatever. Zzzzzz

Oooooo I’m an elite assassin but I have to stick to some rules and I have a special coin that grants me safe passage.
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Never watched any, but was thinking I'd give them a try as people are always banging on about them. You've made them sound really crap. Probably won't bother.


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John wick is pretty cool if you suspend belief. I liked them, great fighting choreography
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Personally I thought the fight choreography rendered those films literally unwatchable. Absolutely ridiculous.

comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 7 seconds ago
comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
It’s not even the best Mad Max film.
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What would you say was the best?
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Mad Max 2.
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Had a feeling you'd say that. When I had Covid last year I decided to spend the time watching all the Mad Max films. For some reason that's the one I remember least. I'll have to give it another go.

And before anyone says otherwise, The Rock is far superior to both Face/Off and Con Air. Let's just get that out of the way.

comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)

For some reason that's the one I remember least.
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everyone remembers the ayatollah of rock n rolla

I haven’t seen any of them in years, to be fair. Beyond the Thunder Dome is the most memorable because of Tina Turner.

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Clockwork Red: Amrabats in the Belfry (U4892)

For some reason that's the one I remember least.
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everyone remembers the ayatollah of rock n rolla

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Chris Jericho wasn’t in it?

comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 29 seconds ago
I haven’t seen any of them in years, to be fair. Beyond the Thunder Dome is the most memorable because of Tina Turner.
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A lot of Mad Max 3 is very reminiscent of the (amazing) sci-fi novel Riddley Walker.