Movies That Were Probably Made By a Spasm of Six Year-Olds on Acid: The Top 75 Action Films Poll Results Thread

Austerity Ponies wrong on 7 Chances, it is driven by the quest of the Keaton character

I already anticipate yr responses to that: no, yes, you're crazy, maybe

the general is literally a 'ride' on a train

hard boiled was my #1 vote. i was thinking about how isolated and lonely tony is in the movie shrouded in fog and how despite all the neurostimulating operatic action film violence its almost wistful, a farewell to hong kong. the ambivalence of leaving

i havent seen any woo movies since the 90s i think

i had this feeling they would date badly but maybe im wrong?

yes and no

I feel like the datedness is no less distracting than a Mann movie, bc the action/story is so good

the datedness is very endearing, the offness of the film stock, the soft edges, 80s sound palettes carried forth into the 90s

the doves

wonder where those doves are now

some hong kong action movies are a little too wistful for me. tons of wist. like, 70 minutes of grieving and 20 minutes of gunplay.

plus honestly, singing + doves in the killer works even better now bc of the datedness.

now go rewatch them!!

I love Hard Boiled! (It's a comedy)

Doves made it over to America, definitely appear in Mission Impossible 2, can't remember if they turn up in Paycheck.

they must have been really tired

Cuaron is goodecades, and That Little Princes is one of the better kids' movie of the last couple decades.

WAT? Stupid phone. Cuaron is good value, I mean.

i voted for ronin too, out of a sense of community really, its oblique nonsense is sort of endearing but ive only watched it once

driven by the quest of the Keaton character

My point exactly. That scene is pure thrill ride and all about stunts, but we agree that it isn't just a ride within the context of the movie. The second half of CoM is full of content and builds on central themes of the movie. (I don't want to get too specific sue to spoilers.)

CoM is such a fucking amazing movie.

i've stanned for it all over ilx before, but i just had to get that in here.

That Little Princes

soz guys, 1-5 will be tomorrow (feel free to speculate at will at the results)

also i saw william fitchner walking his dog near my house this morning while i was driving to work. i wanted to shout "you could get killed WALKIN YOUR DOGGIE!!!"

Die Hard and T2 for sure, what of the other three?

Distant xpost: Sorcerer is pretty good, and pretty faithful, but I don't think a widescreen version of the movie exists right now. If any home video version exists. Awesome Tangerine Dream score, good location shooting, nice and cynical and grimy, like the original.

The number of viscerally negative reactions I've encountered to Children of Men, akin to the spite that's met other fave films of mine such as Tree of Life, AI or There Will Be Blood, in a sense underscores its greatness.

Die Hard, T2, Beverly Hills Cop 3 ...

Aliens.

RoboCop.

Die Hard, T2, Aliens, First Blood

Has Robocop placed yet?

Die Hard, Raiders, Robocop, Aliens, T2

Ah, there you go. Die Hard, Aliens, T2, RoboCop, Raiders.

Rambo: First Snub.

The number of viscerally negative reactions I've encountered to Children of Men, akin to the spite that's met other fave films of mine such as Tree of Life, AI or There Will Be Blood, in a sense underscores its greatness.

I really dislike it! the premise is dumb! I just don't want everyone to hate me, also I forgot the more specific reasons why I dislike it.

also i saw william fitchner walking his dog near my house this morning while i was driving to work. i wanted to shout "you could get killed WALKIN YOUR DOGGIE!!!"

― omar little, Monday, February 20, 2012 1:45 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark

lol

rambo already placed

Ah, there you go. Die Hard, Aliens, T2, RoboCop, Raiders.

― Josh in Chicago, Monday, February 20, 2012 1:48 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya gotta be

"there is a dead man on the other end of this leash"

xpost Where is Rambo? First Blood? The sequel? Missed those.

search for 'first blood' iirc

oh wait, it didn't place. sorry!

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

i didnt see com until like 2010, and it surprised the hell out of me. i didnt know about its reputation as a dope movie, i just remembered the lame trailers when it came out. didnt vote for it, think of it more as a sci-fi thriller, but still a legitimate choice unlike blade runner because at least its viscerally exciting.

Yeah, no Rambo, no Top Gun, no Lethal Weapon... not like we'll be short of the 80s or anything, but I wouldn't have expected it going in.

Someone post a recap list plz

felt for sure that top gun would have placed. guess ILX has no love for tom cruise. sucks!

it is pretty weird tbh

i feel like top gun and rambo just arent on the ilx radar i guesswwww

uh, i pressed w by accident there sorry

no Lethal Weapon wtf

lol s1ocki did u have a stroke

I don't have any particular love for Top Gun or the Rambo franchise tbh

Lethal Weapon franchise either