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

maybe the question is whether that film was successful!

never mind, beaten to punchline

Somebody used the term "actioner" and made the bile rise, and then it wasn't even an American, and that made the bile go all over my monitor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgrLI5XbgYY

I don't think The Last Action Hero is successful.

Sorry, maybe "successful" was a bad word, what I meant was that after T2 80s style action began to seem passe, and most of the big action movies of the 1990s (i.e. expensive movies made by big studios with big stars) weren't "straight" action in the Commando/Rambo/Die Hard mold anymore.

That's a fair point. All the 90s action films had some angle about them.

baffled to hell by no Lethal Weapon. is it because the sequels/ pisstakes of it have rendered it cartoonish? the original is warm in places and has gags but is also tough and often cold and full of torture and whatnot. it's a fantastic action picture.

I'd like the idea of a Hong Kong comes to Hollywood poll - Rumble in the Bronx / Rush Hour / Lethal Weapon 4 / Romeo Must Die / Double Team / Hard Target.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjhV1DavSRM

I would also like the idea of just sitting down and watching them all with some dhrink and perhaps adult brownies.

we all got tired of actual Mel Gibson

is that it though? has everyone changed their mind on early Mel bc of current douchebag-assholery?

for some reason 80s/90s Gibson films just don't really appeal to me that much anymore! I'd rather take any Mad Max film, or like Payback, than those

If no LW / First Blood: what kinda commie-pinko action poll is this anyway? :)

― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 20 February 2012 19:16 (17 minutes ago) Permalink

voted ^^plus Red Dawn. I stabbed this poll in the face with an American flag.

galipoli 4ever

On a related note, has anyone seen that director's cut of Payback? Apparently it's more two-fisted action and fewer morals

sorry, gallipoli

and the year of living dangerously 4ever. they don't make 'em like that anymore. and obv. mad max/rw 4ever.

Where's an image of Mel impaling a horse with a flag when you need it.

http://handofgod.com.au/attachments/Image/PassionMovie_whipped5.jpg

did anyone vote for braveheart? only the bravest among you...

lol braveheart

after an adult brownie the other night i looked at strongo's new ilx name and thought to myself: jesus is the undead corpse of a dying god.

oh yeah, they are THAT good.

<I>kinda funny that jean reno will likely have more movies in the top 10 than arnold or bruce</I>

I kind of think of Bruce as someone who makes films, some of which are action films, while Arnie is an action star. I think this is largely because most of Bruce's action films are either Die Hard films or commissioned just after the first Die Hard. He doesn't seem to have that "Welp, this is what I do now" period when Arnie was churning out EG Eraser / End of Days / The 6th Day / Collateral Damage.

(Actually looking at Bruce's resume I'm completely wrong about this, it's just that his films (Last Man Standing / Bandits / 16 Blocks) have completely faded from my mind - unlike, unfortunately, the Whole Nine Yards.)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/How_i_spent_my_summer_vacation_poster.jpg

What was the one where Bruce was a boat cop?

i saw 16 blocks in the theater and cant remember a fucking thing about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGKfF6d8TH8&feature=fvst

OH CRAP! I didn't even know about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Good_Day_to_Die_Hard#A_Good_Day_to_Die_Hard_.282013.29

sarah jessica boat cop movie sucks but i would still watch it right now. what can i say? i'm a bruce fan.

bruce apparently has like 9 movies coming out

http://www.fandango.com/brucewillis/filmography/p76618

get the gringo looks cool to me, i'll prob see it, mel owns

i think john mctiernan's out of jail so idk why he isnt making die hard 5. im sure it'll be crap

'Old Habits Die Hard' would've been a fantastic title, just a bit too subtle for the Execs I guess.

color of night 4ever

i had no idea what it was going to be about, not even what kind of movie it was. i had never even heard of it. this is the way to see movies imo

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, February 20, 2012 12:40 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

OTM! when i first saw the fifth element all i had to go on was the promo that flashed the title onscreen and a rumor that tricky was somehow involved

late 90s lol

They'll save that for the 6th one, surely. xps

scott, how many times have you seen Mortal Thoughts? Sunset?

you know what movie is insane, although not strictly an action film, is "Romeo Is Bleeding"

sources at FOX Studio's indicated that Patrick Stewart is under strong consideration for the film's main villain

HOLY SHIT

mortal thoughts is great. one of demi's finest moments. i haven't seen it too many times though. would watch it today. i might not watch north today though.

They'll save that for the 6th one, surely.

Hope so, it's too good to waste. Willis be about 60 by the time it comes out so title will fit even more snugly.

yeah i admit i got stoked when i read that re: p stew. i hope they give him some fun shit to do/scenery to chew

would like more bruce like in country bruce and nobody's fool bruce but thats okay.

i still haven't seen Red and there is already a Red 2 coming out.

I'm not going to be an apologist about the movie or whatever, but the promos for Fight Club were pretty great at not letting you know anything about the movie

Actually, out of all the ones that didn't make it, the one that I was most legit surprised about is Independence Day.

I will be an apologist for Fight Club.

Yeah, I kind of suspect there might be a few apologists around!

Damn why wouldn't First Blood be in the top 5, that would be a really surprising result.

I guess that and LH => the sequels are all that ppl remember now?