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[madkiller]

The Limey

 

[gamz]

Tony Scott's Revenge

Really, really underrated. Fantastic movie.

 

[HUELEN10]

Revenge Movies thread...

No Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Seriously?

 

[Chmpocalypse]

Oldboy (the Korean one)

Came to post this. Amazing end.

Also great pick with Dead Man's Shoes above. So good. The drug scene...

 

[MMarston]

I saw the devil.

This shit was traumatizing for me, even though I'd already seen way more messed up stuff beforehand.

 

[Lightning Count]

Cape Fear, specifically the Martin Scorsese version.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Shoot em up is just a fun time.

 

[KernelPanic]

Count of Monte Cristo is my favorite

 

[True Savior]

For something more recent, Confessions is crazy fun, beautiful looking and kinda twisted

 

[Sephzilla]

Revenge Movies thread...

No Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Seriously?

Shit, how did I forget this.

Also, would Empire Strikes Back technically be considered a revenge movie?

 

[psylah]

Ms. 45

 

[UrbanRats]

For something more recent, Confessions is crazy fun and kinda twisted

Oh yeah, forgot about this.
You description is spot on, too.

 

[Ralemont]

Other than the ones that have been mentioned, I thought The Revenant doubled as a competent revenge movie and an unbelievable flyer for Montana/South Dakota tourism.

 

[Fug Slanderson]

Gotta agree with Oldboy. The Korean one is fantastic, but the American version is entertaining too...not as good, but still worth watching.

The Revenant is a pretty good one.

 

[gamz]

Friday the 13th part 2!

LOL!

Death Wish

Edit: Oh shit! forgot: Carrie

 

[TheDanger]

 

[Maedre]

What about "Drive"?

 

[psylah]

What about "Drive"?

He said "Great", not horrible.

 

[gurudyne]

Django
Deadpool
Inglorious Basterds
John Wick

 

[Red]

Tokaido Yotsuya kaidan
The Virgin Spring
Kuroneko
Hamlet
Darkman
Rebels of the Neon God
Unforgiven

There is no shortage of great revenge flicks.

I'm going to second Irreversible, you'll get something out of that you rarely see in other revenge stories.

 

[Jobbs]

I've seen some of these, but also gotten some great ideas. Blue Ruin was already on my radar but I sorta forgot about it before actually watching it. Now I definitely plan to.

I've seen I Saw the Devil and while I do like grisly revenge movies -- It did test my limits a bit. The movie is intense and intensely dark, so -- It's not for everyone.

Thanks for the recommendations so far guys, interested in hearing about any more you may have.

 

[Maedre]

He said "Great", not horrible.

I really liked drive.

 

[Jobbs]

I really liked drive.

I loved Drive. The music was incredible too.

 

[True Savior]

Tony Scott's Revenge

Really, really underrated. Fantastic movie.

I wouldn't call it that but Madeleine Stowe in this movie...goddamn.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Hanna

http://youtu.be/Dj6zCJyTq2I

 

[Dusktildawn48]

The bourne sepremacy to some extent

 

[UnluckyKate]

Revanche is as good as i've seen so far.

Not sure if it qualifies along side action films like Man from Nowhere though.

more similar to Man from nowhere, you may enjoy:

New World.
Bitter Sweet Life.
A company Man.
Yellow Sea.
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.
Lady Vengeance.
Perhaps I Saw the Devil, too.
Bedevilled, too... less action and more gore, though.

Not exactly all about Revenge, but they get that similar vibe you're looking for, i think.

All these ans you forgot Old Boy?

 

[DiipuSurotu]

 

[Resident4t.]

Check out The Salvation.

Revenge Western, Mads Mikkelsen, and Eva Green. You can't ask for more.

 

[Brian_FETO]

Old Boy also being a korean thriller shares natural similarities in terms of style. There are loads of koreans thrillers with similar vibes.

Ichi the Killer has nothing to do with that. It's more of a extravaganza kind of a movie.

Ah alright, thanks!

HaraKiri looks rad from the poster, I'll have to check it out

 

[swoon]

Rolling Thunder!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZLGWRI169k

 

[terrible]

Shotgun Stories. It's maybe not your typical revenge film but it's really worth watching non the less.

 

[Lightning Count]

CTRL + F "Mad Max" not found.

That is my answer, you have failed, GAF.

 

[Window]

Wait....am I the first one to mention Once Upon a Time in the West? Its scope is a lot larger than just 'revenge flick' but that's a key part of it.

 

[Ralemont]

CTRL + F "Mad Max" not found.

That is my answer, you have failed, GAF.

I find the original Mad Max basically unwatchable. Thankfully The Road Warrior is a massive step up in every way.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Shotgun Stories. It's maybe not your typical revenge film but it's really worth watching non the less.

Underrated film right there, and if anyone here liked Jeff Nichols other films(Take Shelter and Mud), you should definitely give it a look.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Greatest revenge movie of all time. You know it in your heart to be true.


Good luck finding a dvd copy for any less than 40 bucks, let alone a bluray.

 

[UrbanRats]

All these ans you forgot Old Boy?

So obvious, i forgot about it.

 

[Lan Dong Mik]

It's probably aged poorly but The Crow is definitely one of my all time favs

 

[Taco_Human]

I Saw the Devil started off as horror but turned into a comedy. The guy kicked his ass over and over again. I thought that was hilarious.

 

[Bluenoser]

Payback was really good. Evil Mel Gibson.

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

I Saw the Devil started off as horror but turned into a comedy. The guy kicked his ass over and over again. I thought that was hilarious.

I couldn't stand a single character in that movie and wished them all dead by the end. I think it's a trash film.

 

[sora87]

The Koreans really have this genre on lock down.

For something more recent, Confessions is crazy fun, beautiful looking and kinda twisted

The opening of this film is so utterly intense I was already frazzled before anything else happened in it.

 

[Begbie]

 

[Red]

Surprised no one has mentioned The Revenant (did I miss it?). I haven't seen it yet but it got a lot of press on release.

edit
motherfu

 

[xrnzaaas]

John Wick is the best revenge movie I've seen in years.

 

[yyzjohn]

Sleepers is one that comes to mind.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Dang, someone actually mentioned The Cherokee Kid, and I'm feeling proud as shit. I watched that movie on HBO all the damn time.

 

[Fancy Clown]

Better than this there is none

Yeahhhh buddy. Although...it's even better if you go into not knowing it's a revenge movie haha.

 

[Violence Jack]

John Wick
2004 Punisher
Death Wish
The Crow
Last House on the Left
Hard Candy