16 Action Films You Need To Watch Before You Die
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1. Fistful of Dollars (or the original Yojimbo with Toshiro Mifune)
2. Magnificent Seven (or the original Seven Samurai)
3. Guns of Navarone
4. Demetrius and the Gladiators. - the first gladiator movie, as good as Gladiator. The guy who plays Caligula steals the show. insane.
5. The Great Escape
6. The Heroes of Telemark
7. The Violent Men - Glenn Ford & Edward G Robinson
8. Shane
9. Dirty Harry
10. White Heat - Cagney at his insane homicidal best
11. The Longest Day
12. To Hell and Back - the Audie Murphy story - action & history. - he plays himself -- and becomes the most decorated soldier of WW2.
13. Zulu -- Caine's first and best.
14. Robin Hood w/Errol Flynn
15. Captain Blood w/Errol Flynn
16. I am sure there are many many more
Date: 2020-07-14
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Max
I can't agree with 2 movies. 1. Mad Max 4 is the worst part of Max Quadrilogy, I would never recommend it to anybody. 2. Bullit is really boring film, if you cut out this one chase scene it has absolutely nothing to show. I would also add Predator, Police story, Rambo: First Blood, Aliens (if we classified it as action movie, one of Mission Impossible movies, John Wick, Bad Boys and probably a few more films (including whole Bond franchise. BTW I watch all parts of Lethal Weapon every 3-4 months, I love these movies.
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I can't agree with 2 movies. 1. Mad Max 4 is the worst part of Max Quadrilogy, I would never recommend it to anybody. 2. Bullit is really boring film, if you cut out this one chase scene it has absolutely nothing to show. I would also add Predator, Police story, Rambo: First Blood, Aliens (if we classified it as action movie, one of Mission Impossible movies, John Wick, Bad Boys and probably a few more films (including whole Bond franchise. BTW I watch all parts of Lethal Weapon every 3-4 months, I love these movies.
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Paul
I think about 3 of those are actually good movies. Most of the rest - especially The Matrix - are brain dead stories by people who have never read anything from the genre they're working in (the idea in The Matrix was being mined by SF authors as far back as the 1940s, and in ways that were actually original. Just one more indication of the ever downward spiral by Hollywood movie makers as they play it safe and count the dollars.
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I think about 3 of those are actually good movies. Most of the rest - especially The Matrix - are brain dead stories by people who have never read anything from the genre they're working in (the idea in The Matrix was being mined by SF authors as far back as the 1940s, and in ways that were actually original. Just one more indication of the ever downward spiral by Hollywood movie makers as they play it safe and count the dollars.
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shanke300
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
Predator
Terminator 2
Matrix
John Wick
Die Hard
Empire Strikes Back
Lethal Weapon
300
Bullitt
The Thing
Kill Bill
French Connection
Dark Knight
Superman
Mad Max Fury Road
Bourne Identity
Speed
Dirty Harry
And Disney has wiped out movie quality forever for this era. Today's movies are garbage. No more star power. Only damn CGI.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Jaws
Predator
Terminator 2
Matrix
John Wick
Die Hard
Empire Strikes Back
Lethal Weapon
300
Bullitt
The Thing
Kill Bill
French Connection
Dark Knight
Superman
Mad Max Fury Road
Bourne Identity
Speed
Dirty Harry
And Disney has wiped out movie quality forever for this era. Today's movies are garbage. No more star power. Only damn CGI.
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Crazy
1, Rambo (first blood )
2, Brave heart
3, Magnum force
4, Predator 1
5, Lethal weapon
6, Saving private Ryan
7, Judge dredd
8, Commando
9, Blood sport
10, patriot games
11, die hard
12, robocop
13, The departed
14, black hawk down
15, universal soldier
16, delta force
17, raw deal
18, kickboxer
19, demolition man
20, Full metal jacket
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1, Rambo (first blood )
2, Brave heart
3, Magnum force
4, Predator 1
5, Lethal weapon
6, Saving private Ryan
7, Judge dredd
8, Commando
9, Blood sport
10, patriot games
11, die hard
12, robocop
13, The departed
14, black hawk down
15, universal soldier
16, delta force
17, raw deal
18, kickboxer
19, demolition man
20, Full metal jacket
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Dinesh
1. Die hard (1988)
2. The Dark Knight
3. The French connection (1971)
4. The Bourne Identity
5. Raiders of the last ark
6. RoboCop (1987)
7. The Matrix
8. Speed (1994)
9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
10. Bullitt (1968)
11. Mad Max: Fury Road
12. Gladiator
13. Jurassic Park
14. Lethal Weapon (1987)
15. The Avengers
16. Kill BillSeries
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1. Die hard (1988)
2. The Dark Knight
3. The French connection (1971)
4. The Bourne Identity
5. Raiders of the last ark
6. RoboCop (1987)
7. The Matrix
8. Speed (1994)
9. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
10. Bullitt (1968)
11. Mad Max: Fury Road
12. Gladiator
13. Jurassic Park
14. Lethal Weapon (1987)
15. The Avengers
16. Kill BillSeries
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Jason
The biggest thing about all these movies is major box office returns. They got people into the theaters on a massive level. Most of the movies people are mentioning are good and possibly great but most did not do massive box office. They became cult classics after the fact. It really means something to capture the attention of the nation and become a phenomenon!
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The biggest thing about all these movies is major box office returns. They got people into the theaters on a massive level. Most of the movies people are mentioning are good and possibly great but most did not do massive box office. They became cult classics after the fact. It really means something to capture the attention of the nation and become a phenomenon!
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Nathan
So the list was pretty good. Bourne Identity didnt need to be on it because all the Bourne movies are almost as plotless as John Wick. There are several must-see movies missing from this list including but not limited too: Aliens, Predator, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars and Big Trouble in Little China.
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So the list was pretty good. Bourne Identity didnt need to be on it because all the Bourne movies are almost as plotless as John Wick. There are several must-see movies missing from this list including but not limited too: Aliens, Predator, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan, Star Wars and Big Trouble in Little China.
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LeadCounsel
List failure. Mad Max 1 & 2 (much better than MM4. Terminator 1 (much better than #2. Aliens. Ronin. Heat. Predator. The Thing. Collateral. Pulp Fiction. Reservoir Dogs. Rocky 1-4. Conan the Barbarian. Saving Private Ryan. Black Hawk Down. Yes, some of those are sci-fi action but still quite heavily action.
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List failure. Mad Max 1 & 2 (much better than MM4. Terminator 1 (much better than #2. Aliens. Ronin. Heat. Predator. The Thing. Collateral. Pulp Fiction. Reservoir Dogs. Rocky 1-4. Conan the Barbarian. Saving Private Ryan. Black Hawk Down. Yes, some of those are sci-fi action but still quite heavily action.
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Stephen
If you like the car chase scene in _Bullitt_, you should check out _The Seven Ups_ (1973) with the same lead stunt driver, Bill Hickman, careening around New York City instead of San Francisco. Hickman was also the stunt driver in _The French Connection_.
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If you like the car chase scene in _Bullitt_, you should check out _The Seven Ups_ (1973) with the same lead stunt driver, Bill Hickman, careening around New York City instead of San Francisco. Hickman was also the stunt driver in _The French Connection_.
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