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JigglesBunny · Feb 16, 2016

Kick-Ass

MrCunningham · Feb 16, 2016

Zvonimir Boban said:
Fuck yes.

There was also a great fencing sequence with Sammo Hung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qch4sd36n4I

ClosingADoor · Feb 16, 2016

Predator, Die Hard and Taken.

Daffy Duck · Feb 16, 2016

Wow, this is a tough one to call.

Termintor
Terminator 2
Predator
Die Hard

Can't pick......

MrCunningham said:
That sequence where Arnold jumps out of the pick-up and onto the hood of the tanker truck was done in one take with no stunt men or harness. It was pure Arnold.

I hate to burst your bubble, but it wasn't Arnold at all, it was a stunt man.

MrCunningham · Feb 16, 2016

Daffy Duck said:
I hate to burst your bubble, but it wasn't Arnold at all, it was a stunt man.

Oh shit, really? I often heard that it was the one time that Arnold actually did his own stunt in the movie. Maybe I am mistaken.

Daffy Duck · Feb 16, 2016

Yep, it was a stuntman called Peter Kent.

MrCunningham · Feb 16, 2016

Daffy Duck said:
Yep, it was a stuntman called Peter Kent.

Hmm... I assumed that was Arnold doing that short bit at the beginning before the cut to the T-1000 while the rest was a stuntman. it is still an impressive stunt regardless just for that short sequence.

Dictator93 · Feb 16, 2016

Soapbox Killer said:
6 Pages and only ONE The Killer reference, for shame GAF

I forgot

I love Hard Boiled and The Killer

Carbonox · Feb 16, 2016

Terminator 2
Predator
Mad Max Fury Road

A lot of good films out there but these 3 are god-tier.

Daffy Duck · Feb 16, 2016

MrCunningham said:
Hmm... I assumed that was Arnold doing that short bit at the beginning before the cut to the T-1000 while the rest was a stuntman. it is still an impressive stunt regardless just for that short sequence.

The stunt is amzing.

Llyranor · Feb 16, 2016

Dictator93 said:
I forgot

I love Hard Boiled and The Killer

This thread inspired me to check out both movies' action scenes yesterday. Hardboiled's spectacle is so much better than Killer's. I love how kinetic and explodey the sets are.

Can Crusher · Feb 16, 2016

It's terminator 2, and that's just factual.

The Matrix is a close 2nd.

Monocle · Feb 16, 2016

Mad Max: Fury Road.

Honorable mentions: Terminator 2, The Matrix, Predator.

Skulldead · Feb 16, 2016

The raid..... since i saw that movie nearly every movie became boring in term of action....

Honorable mention : Killzone the corridor fight is one of the most epic action scene ever...

MarkMclovin · Feb 16, 2016

Lets not let nostalgia get a hold of us here. Terminator 2 although was amazing during it's time, it's not close to what we get today.

My picks are Dredd, Raid 2 or Mad Max Fury Road.

Daffy Duck · Feb 16, 2016

MarkMclovin said:
Lets not let nostalgia get a hold of us here. Terminator 2 although was amazing during it's time, it's not close to what we get today.

My picks are Dredd, Raid 2 or Mad Max Fury Road.

Those three films are nowhere near the greatness that is Terminator 2.

Dredd is fantasic and I love it, but it doesn't hold a candle to Terminator 2.

Chola · Feb 16, 2016

T2 or Die hard

generic_username · Feb 16, 2016

MarkMclovin said:
Lets not let nostalgia get a hold of us here. Terminator 2 although was amazing during it's time, it's not close to what we get today.

My picks are Dredd, Raid 2 or Mad Max Fury Road.

Mad Max Fury Road is the only film out of those three in the same league as T2. Raid 2 and Dredd are good B tier action movies but that is about it.

JLynn · Feb 16, 2016

PhoncipleBone said:
And Drunken Master 2 was a response to critics saying that nothing more could be done with kung fu films and they have reached their peak, or something like that.

Basically, don't piss Jackie Chan off and say that things cannot be improved or he doesn't know what he is doing. It only winds up making you look bad.

Glickenhaus was completely oblivious to what made Jackie popular. In an interview with HK Film historian Bey Logan, he said "Well, you know that's still the most successful Jackie Chan movie internationally and always will be because the American audience, the mainstream audience will never sit still for Jackie's style of action".

The Protector made less than a million dollars in its entire run, making it a failure. Rumble in the Bronx made over six million it's first weekend in the US Box office eleven years later.

lemmykoopa · Feb 16, 2016

Daffy Duck said:
The stunt is amzing.

I always thought the stunt was amazing too until I saw the making of video of it on the Terminator 2 blu Ray. Neither of the trucks are moving at all actually, it's all done with a moving rear background. Still incredible though because how seamless it looks.

Surfinn · Feb 16, 2016

bananafactory said:
Die Hard

There's no question

It's gotta be this. Insanely rewatchable film too.

Fury Road is high on the list.

lemmykoopa · Feb 16, 2016

Rambo 4. The 50 cal scene at the end is incredibly brutal.

boiled goose · Feb 16, 2016

Terminator 2
Mad max 4
The matrix
Last crusade
Predator

Are at the top of my list.

| Praxis | · Feb 16, 2016

lemmykoopa said:
Rambo 4. The 50 cal scene at the end is incredibly brutal.

All of that terrible CG blood though.

lemmykoopa · Feb 16, 2016

| Praxis | said:
All of that terrible CG blood though.

Limbs being torn of by the bullet impacts were practical effects though ;-)

| Praxis | · Feb 16, 2016

lemmykoopa said:
Limbs being torn of by the bullet impacts were practical effects though ;-)

That's always a plus.

I didn't like that film personally, but practical blood and guts is always good.

boiled goose · Feb 16, 2016

MarkMclovin said:
Lets not let nostalgia get a hold of us here. Terminator 2 although was amazing during it's time, it's not close to what we get today.

My picks are Dredd, Raid 2 or Mad Max Fury Road.

Complete BS. Terminator 2 is still amazing.

Awesome characters, awesome story. Creepy scary villain. Awesome practical action. Good pacing. Super quotable. Interesting sci fi ideas.

T2 is spectacular.

Morrigan Stark · Feb 16, 2016

boiled goose said:
Complete BS. Terminator 2 is still amazing.

Awesome characters, awesome story. Creepy scary villain. Awesome practical action. Good pacing. Super quotable. Interesting sci fi ideas.

T2 is spectacular.

Agreed. T2 aged spectacularly well, far more than T1.

JLynn · Feb 16, 2016

One of the guys Jackie beats up in Drunken Master II is Ho Sung Pak AKA the original Liu Kang.

CorporateClown · Feb 16, 2016

Reading all of the films mentioned in this thread really nail home my thoughts on the action genre. There's a lot of crap out there that I despise to the core, but the good ones? Damn they're good. So many (Die Hard, Fury Road, etc.) make my all time favourite movie list for sure!

anotherVegan · Feb 16, 2016

Die Hard

It's also the best Christmas movie of all time

| Praxis | · Feb 16, 2016

Morrigan Stark said:
Agreed. T2 aged spectacularly well, far more than T1.

T1 is the best. It has only aged better because of the increase in budget.

Ronin Ray · Feb 16, 2016

greatest action movie of all time has yet to be released

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyIuXLL9Bm4

tiebreaker · Feb 16, 2016

I see no one has mentioned S.P.L. aka Kill Zone. A Hong Kong cops vs gangsters movie.

Donnie Yen vs Wu Jing

The music really made the scene.

Ronin Ray · Feb 16, 2016

tiebreaker said:
I see no one has mentioned S.P.L. aka Kill Zone. A Hong Kong cops vs gangsters movie.

Donnie Yen vs Wu Jing

The music really made the scene.

I prefer Flash point for the greatest suplex of all time

bob_arctor · Feb 16, 2016

Morrigan Stark said:
Agreed. T2 aged spectacularly well, far more than T1.

Actually, no it hasn't. T1 remains tighter and filler-free, not even counting its superior brutality/tension.

SegaShack · Feb 17, 2016

ElectricBlanketFire said:
That would be Terminator 2.

Done, first reply nailed it.

BattleMonkey · Feb 17, 2016

Die Hard

Bobby Roberts · Feb 17, 2016

T2 is a great action movie. It's aged very well, not that it matters because in 20 years its still going to be a great action movie.

But its not even top 5 all-time. Its not even the best Cameron. That's ALIENS.

bojie1986 · Feb 17, 2016

Predator.

UnrealEck · Feb 19, 2016

Terminator 2.

MarkMclovin · Feb 19, 2016

boiled goose said:
Complete BS. Terminator 2 is still amazing.

Awesome characters, awesome story. Creepy scary villain. Awesome practical action. Good pacing. Super quotable. Interesting sci fi ideas.

T2 is spectacular.

Awesome characters? Sarah maybe, but Arnie and young JC are goofy as fuck. The baddie looks bad CG wise that hasn't aged well and is scary how? He's dressed as a cop. The rest I agree with.

It's got nothing on Dredd.

Morrigan Stark · Feb 19, 2016

MarkMclovin said:
It's got nothing on Dredd.

Kimawolf · Feb 19, 2016

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AuZ4UkrM-e0

An amazing fight! Some real life DBZ going on there!

inm8num2 · Feb 25, 2016

Some interesting stats regarding various action movies.

Record-Breaking Action Movies! - By The Numbers

Soren_lost · Feb 25, 2016

The Raid 2

Then you have a pantheon of movies that cannot be objectively ranked:

T2, Die Hard, Mad Max: FR, Predator, Hard Boiled, The Raid

VanquishUK · Feb 25, 2016

The Empire Strikes Back.

imBask · Feb 25, 2016

First one that comes to mind was T2 and it seems to be all over this thread too. It's super subjective though

sixteen-bit · Feb 25, 2016

ShadowSwordmaster · Feb 25, 2016

I really need to watch Predator again.

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