ITT: Greatest action films ever made
post 'em.
The Matrix Reloaded is great and Revolutions is necessary as an ending.
Tee vee only cares for meme threads.
My favorite one is TGTBTU
>>67642575
Are you me? How am I doing this?
>>67642566
> Revolutions
> Necessary
The only good thing about it was the awesome ending fight. That's it.
Come at me
>>67642628
Not necessary as a sequel to the first one but necessary to Reloaded. And Reloaded wasn't a necessary sequel but it's extremely underrated.
>>67642566
Terrible but necessary I agree. Its a shame because smith killing Neo and then dissapearing because he has no purpose was a god tier ending
>>67642640
>>67642575
Yes.
>>67642664
Reloaded is 10/10 from the moment they enter the Frenchman's restaurant to end of the freeway chase.
Other than that it's shit though, shame.
>>67642575
Fuck is this? Is it good?
>>67642428
Good, but not great. The first Matrix is flawed for thinking it's worthwhile for anything beyond being a dumb action film.
>>67642575
Fuck no.
>>67642640
Yes. One of the greats.
>>67642641
I prefer the Killer.
>>67642664
Fuck no. Fury Road is just a cool spectacle. Its action scenes are shoddily put together and repetitive.
>>67642805
>Its action scenes are shoddily put together
How about you watch the movie.
>>67642791
It's unique.
>>67642791
It's awful.
Star Trek 2009
>>67642805
>shoddily put together
Come on now, son.
The Matrix's action was videogame-tier. There's absolutely no weight or fun to it and it relies entirely on the slow-mo gimmick to set it aside. I'll never fucking understand how people actually thought, or think, it had good action scenes.
I don't know if this counts but it really does have some of the most exhilarating action sequences I've ever seen.
>>67642827
I have. Its action is poorly edited, and by the second half, a meandering mess of broken grammar. Doesn't touch greatness.
also The Rock and Con Air
all essential Cage-core and action films
>>67642965
You're entitled to your wrong opinion but I'd bet money that you are one of ten people in the world that think that.
![Die_hard[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/7vUeG3K.jpg "Die_hard[1].jpg")
>>67642980
This is the perfect answer.
>I can eat a peach for hours.
>>67643001
Then only ten people know anything about film grammar. Maybe that's the case on /tv/.
I'll throw in a pick of my own - Carlito's Way. Not an action film exactly, but it's final setpiece is one of the most beautifully action scenes ever constructed.
>>67643084
Yep.
>>67643194
beautiful*
bourne 1, 2 and 3, and hopefully 5I liked the one with Renner, but it just wasn't bourne
>>67643366
The bourne movies are good for their spy stuff, not the action stuff. Too much motion-blur and not really that great fight-direction.
>>67643429
i liked it for both
>>67643003
Also Drunken Master 2.
>>67643218
Is this an action movie with comedy?
Or a comedy movie with action?I say the latter
>>67642641
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bozxgVQ9m0
>>67642805
>Fuck no. Fury Road is just a cool spectacle. Its action scenes are shoddily put together and repetitive.
do you breath manually?
>>67642641
This
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wYCh5nxyCI
>>67643429
Dude in the Germany fight in 2 is bearded baron from Into the Badlands. Yes I was proud of this spot.
>>67643194
Train station shootout in Untouchables better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJpRSf4q-hI
>>67642566
>necessary as an ending
>they allowed it to be chopped into "happy" trash mess
That is not "necessary" if it can be treated that way. I prefer it just being untold.
>>67643619
I love how it's a given that Fury Road is some kind of action masterpiece. I mean, it's not as bad as Nolan, but it's borderline incompetent visually.
>>67643808
Possibly.
>>67643821
Another on my great list.
>>67643821
How terrible is the remake?
>>67643938
It is a pretty good movie my friend, not a masterpiece, but you don't have to be contrarian for the sake of it. Everything the Fury Road set out to do, mechanically and technically, was handled very very well.
>>67643989
it's really not that bad
the casting in the original was just miles and miles better, making the remake seem a little dull
>>67642566
The Matrix is a great original IP that had appeal to all types of audiences.
Reloaded was an extremely adequate science fiction movie but was a failure as a Matrix movie.
Revolutions was just kind of there.
The ching-chongs know their shit.
>>67644492
Fearless should be added to this just for being based on actual events. Jet Li fo president 2017
>>67644214
>It is a pretty good movie my friend, not a masterpiece
Maybe when compared to most movies released these days, but I found it mediocre.
>but you don't have to be contrarian for the sake of it.
I've agreed with like half the choices made in this thread.
>Everything the Fury Road set out to do, mechanically and technically, was handled very very well.
I'd agree that it has great stunt work and decent production design. It also has great performances and avoids expositional dialogue for its first half. The filmmaking however fails these aspects, and much of its rather simplistic action is muddled by poor editing, and a failure to obey the 180. By the end I was bored.
>>67643938
>I love how it's a given that Fury Road is some kind of action masterpiece. I mean, it's not as bad as Nolan, but it's borderline incompetent visually.
oh great, another dick who subscribes to every frame a painting and thinks he's an expert.
Why dont you enlighten us whith your great knowledge to why Fury Road is so shoddily put together.
>>67644590
>Well, you know, George [Miller] is, he's big on this, so the audience can understand spatially what's happening and you know, where your eye is, where exactly you want the audience to look.
>We tried as far as we possibly could to help the audience understand exactly what was going on, but ultimately, there was a very strong logic behind a lot of those stunts. So if you cut meticulously that logic was, it was there, you know, it had been thought through already by a whole bunch of other people.
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/15/466832925/you-bite-off-a-little-bit-mad-max-editor-on-how-to-shape-a-film
>>67642640
Da Best.
>>67644492
Special mention for Ong Bak 2. Some of the fights were fucking brutal and so great to watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uue7gH4kS10
Also, 13 Assassins is an amazing action movie.
You can't deny this is one of the ultimate summer blockbusters.
>>67644890
>subscribes to every frame a painting
That channel is like film 101. It's not that comprehensive, and the guy seems more articulate than he is knowledgable.
>Why dont you enlighten us whith your great knowledge to why Fury Road is so shoddily put together.
Poorly edited, breaks the 180, and has rather simplistic set ups. It's not in the league of greatest action films ever made.
>>67644946
Okay? The stunts were great, as I said. The filmmaking however wasn't up to scruff to lend it justice. Which is why I said Mad Max excels at spectacle, but as an action film its lacking.
>>67642566
The matrix should have ended after the first one
>>67643842
BRAVO WACHOWSKI SISTERS
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>>67645400
knowledgeable*
>it's a Woo thread
>>67642902
Especially 2, that first fight between Neo and multiple Smiths is awful and it doesn't help that the CGI is dated as fuck.
>ctrl F
>No John Wick
>No Collateral
>No Dredd
Is my computer broken?
stock reply
>>67645648
they are good movies but not great movies
>>67645648
It's young yet. No Aliens either.
>>67645648
I'd take Heat over Collateral.
>>67645267
T1, T2 and Aliens. Action was what Cameron did best. Shame he lost his way.
I'll throw out an obvious choice not yet mentioned: Robocop
Underrated.
>RotLA
>>67643783
And Guy Lusignan in kingdom of heaven and Celeborn in LOTR
>>67645400
>Poorly edited, breaks the 180
When? I never noticed.
>>67645785
Great action but I consider it an Adventure movie not action.
>>67642980
Con air is the best action film ever made.
Its so good its also a brand name.
The Raid
The Raid 2
Dredd 3D
Escape from New York
Big Trouble from Little China
Equilibrium
Road Warrior
Mad Max: Fury Road
Dragons Forever
Kung Fu Hustle
Con Air
plus other shit I can't think of and things idk if I can call "action movies"
>>67645700
Nigga that's a slasher horror movie, not action movie.
Two more additions:
The Getaway
The Driver
Two good ones from the 70's that can hold their own against the best 80's action flicks.
>>67645811
Did you ever?
>>67645801
Oh yeaa
Any of the old Jackie chan movies
Cliffhanger. This one is mostly forgotten by many today, but it's wonderfully made and still packs a wallop.
>>67646034
Any of the young* Jackie Chan movies
I read it as sequence so first thing that came to mind:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhO0SYOKV-E
In all honesty filmwise Berandal. Theaters applauded fights in this movie and it happened over multiple screenings.
>>67645953
no, I never had difficulty keeping track of the geological positions and direction of shit in any given time.
So I dont understand where this "breaks the 180" comes from.
So if you remember any scenes where this happes I would like to know.
>>67646053
Cliffhanger's possibly the best movie ever made.
>>67643989
depends on
when you compare it to original, it's shit that doesn't make sense, howewer if you take it as its own film, it's alright movie about dudebros doing dude things and broing together
in every case the nature and landscapes were really beutiful
>>67643938
Except it's one of the most competent and cohesive films of the last couple of years you contrarian faggot.
>>67646079
>So I dont understand where this "breaks the 180" comes from
It comes from the film breaking the 180. It's not a debate. Watch it more closely. I only saw the film in theaters once; I can't cite specific examples off the top of my head.
>>67646097
Thinking back, audiences were so spoiled in the 80's and 90's. Why can't they make movies like this anymore?
>>67646053
Lithgow really was based in that movie.
>>67646200
Really? My vote goes to Like Someone in Love.
>>67646246
Lithgow should be the villain in every movie.
>Open this thread expecting to see films
>flicks and joints everywhere
Thanks Reddit
>>67646316
Like Someone in Love is amazing, yes.
But that's 2012.
>>67642686
Is this what happened? I've blanked out the last one completely and most of the second one.
>>67646328
It's an action film thread. Don't pretend stuff like Touch of Sin and Drug War are better action films than Predator and Die Hard.
>>67646409
Not him but Drug War amazing . Not Die Hard but close, certainly one the great action films of recent years.
>>67642664
Is this a meme? This movie was mediocre at best. Like a poor action trailer desu.
>>67646382
Oh, then Mad Max it is.
Scratch that. Fury Road is the most competentest, cohesive film ever made.
>>67646466
Agreed. I was kidding.
>>67646512
>mediocre
This one.
It was full of action but also somewhat a spiritual experience
>>67646573
Well okay, it fucking sucked desu. Literally no better than any of the Michael Bay's flicks.
RoboCop
Arnold's best screams aka Total Recall
>>67645756
my vote: Fury Road / The Raid
loved how madcap and insane fury road felt right from the start, and i really liked how the raid had a lot of horror elements so it felt more dangerous for the heroes
>>67646573
kek
Total Recall
Predator
Commando
The Holy Trinity of The Arnie Gun Blazing Action Films
>>67646580
I might be one of the few who prefer this over Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There's just to many characters in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon that just get on my nerves.
It's a great film with some great scenes, but Hero is one a whole just alot more cohesive.
Is House of Flying Daggers worth a watch if I enjoyed the two mentioned above?
>>67646818
I'd say so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-nmfwQdkeM
![960[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UMI9Cft.jpg "960[1].jpg")
>mfw no one has mentioned Conan the Barbarian
> all those threads about kingsman being GOAT
> all those threads saying kingsman > fury road
> not a single mention of shitsman in the threadexcept this one
kingsfags btfo
The Raid 2 Berandal
Holy Fuck you guys are plebs, Go watch The Raid and Berandal right fucking now
Is Hardcore Henry gonna be good?
>>67646998
Kingsman was better than Fury Road but not the greatest action film. Fucking John Wick is superior to Kingsman and Fury Road and yet, it wasn't mentioned either.
>>67642575
My nigga, always loved the sword the villain assembles.
die hard
terminator 2
predator
aliensdredd
anything and everything else is below these movies
>>67647084
yes it has
>>67647108
>by some ctrl+f faggot
Doesn't count. It didn't have a pic.
Here's another classic that hasn't been mentioned.
>>67647039
First one was far better
>>67647161
>it doesn't count because i say so
fuck off
>115 posts
>no one has posted pic related
/tv/ has gone full pleb
>>67647199
But it has.
>>67647199
that's a neo noir thriller with elements of action.
>>67647199
to be fairm there's only 2 action scenes in the movie, most of it is thriller.
>>67647291
>>67647322
Has the single greatest firefight ever seen in a movie.
>>67647399
doesn't make it an action movie though, that's just the climatic action scene in a crime drama
there's like 3 or 4 action scenes in the movie
>>67647433
I think it deserves a place in the action movie hall of fame though.
Mission Impossible 3, 4 and 5
>>67642664
I wonder what it's like to be one of the mentally retarded and cinematically illiterate people that can't understand why Fury Road is such a masterpiece
>>67647487
I wonder what it's like being a redditor, please tell me. Is it
>muh flaming guitars?
or
>muh strong wymen charaters?
>>67647532
here's a better poster
>>67647532
>>67647558
weebshit
>>67647544
I'm not about to try to engage with someone who makes posts like this. Get fucked, idiot.
>>67647544
>muh autism
>muh dubs
>muh CIA
>>>>>>>>>>>>/tv/
oh, I guess you're home
>>67647639
>>67647643
I love how you fags can't even form a single argument that'd prove it's a good movie.
>>67645648
because this is a decent thread
go to reddit
>>67647650
based dragon's daughter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvJ7QOu0Z0w
The best one.
>>67647778
The second best one.
>>67646466
Why are Hong Kong filmmakers so much better at action movies than almost anyone else? He's better than John Woo, right?
>>67647778
tfw actually seen that. Did Tia Carrera get her tits out in that or is my memory playing tricks?
>>67646818
>Is House of Flying Daggers worth a watch if I enjoyed the two mentioned above?
It's a big comedown from Hero, IMO. Not on the same level at all.
Why has nobody mentioned they live?
One of the Greatest action movies of all time.
>>67647558
It is way better tbf
>>67646941
I think the score is the only worthwhile thing to come from this film, tbf (to be frank). Poledouris was amazing.
the last boyscout.
based tony.
>>67645889
If you like Kung Fu Hustle that much check out Bunraku. By no means perfect, or even close to it, but:
it has a fun cast, it's really creative visually, and it has some awesome fight scenes.
>>67647838
>Did Tia Carrera get her tits out in that
Yes.
the best
>>67647898
Because it's shit.
>>67647898
More sci-fi than action. Great movie though.
RIP in Peace Rowdy Roddy
This shit was GOAT in IMAX
>>67647994
it's great, you dumb degenerate
>>67647199
I like Heat, but the final shootout in Miami Vice has a very clear spatial sense, with both sides' positions clearly defined.
>>67645389
Yes, one of the best
>>67642954
You haven't seen much, have you?
>>67648026
sticky when
>>67648195
Li Gong is some kind of sexy in that movie I'll say that much.
>>67645342
Jesus Christ. I only ever saw the first Ong Bak. I liked it, but those fights are incredible. Such great sword fighting.
I liked Ronin very much
>>67648656
Car chase was top tier I'll give it that.
>>67647838
>>67647944
That's a blast from the past
I use to jerk off to her as a teen
Time for a nostalgia fap. Maybe I'll finish it off with Voice of Submission and Secret Plot
Last Action Hero is also GOAT action movie
>>67642640
Schwarzenegger is kind of cheating anon
>>67648379
The second one is well worth the watch. Don't bother with the third movie tough. It's trash.
this and crank 2
One of my favourites
>>67642575
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSCKsEtCmSc
Great fun.
There's a Chinese action film that I saw when I was a wee-little-shit that's kinda similar to The Raid Redemption. Police are trying to infiltrate the building. One of the scenes was one of the "bad guys" helping the little Chinese kid with her homework. Eventually they send out some hostages outside with grenades strapped to them trying to cover their tracks. Then SWAT teams come in and finish everything. One of the scenes towards the end is in an elevator shaft with a dialogue between the good cop and the rogue bad guy. The good cop at the end drops the last bad guy and the movie ends. Does anyone have a clue what movie I'm talking about?
>>67645768
thank you for reminding me this absolute gem
>>67642640
BUNCH A SLACK JAWED
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>>67651259
Absolutely. One of Johnnie To's best.
>>67642980
>The two worst actors of our generation face off against each other.
kek
>>67651962
Holy shit thank you anon. Chinese flicks are pretty great.
>mfw going to rewatch
It's bretty good.
>>67652009
>cage
>bad
reddit is that way fà m
equilibrium
>> Not posting martial arts kino
>>67642805
>action scenes are shoddily put together
At least try, bby
>>67642641
Thanks for winning.
>>67642428
RONIN
THE WAY OF THE GUN
CASINO ROYALE
IP MAN
THE GRANDMASTER -VID RELATED-
7 SAMURAIS
INTERNAL AFFAIRS
FACE OFF / CON AIR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LEfPMeF-bs
Commando
RoboCop 1 & 2
Starship Troopers
The Punisher (2004)
Most of the characters in Broforce in their original films, really.
>>67645866
Agreed
>>67645454
>This is what plebs actually think
>>67645700
>I'll be backu
>>67643513
Rumble in the Bronx is one of Jackie's worst imo. Sure, it introduced him to American audiences, but there just isn't enough fighting and no memorable action scenes aside from the hover boat thing.
>>67647643
>Muh CIA
The Matrix movies have some of the best action scenes ever put on film.
>>67642980
Both those movies are meme-tier. They're on par with Spiderman 3.As in, they're fucking hilariously entertaining
>>67643429
The shaky cam can be annoying, but they have great moments from what I remember. The car chase in the 2nd movie is one of the best imo, and the knife fight in the 1st is good.
>>67644492
>no fearless.
That movie has fantastic choreography, music, story, and acting, I'd say. Its one of my favorites. I find crouching tiger too pretentious and artsy.
>crt f
>only 1 mention of Die Hard
>no Die Hard with a Vengeance
>>67647042
They've both been mentioned multiple times fag
>>67656721
>jugs of water riddle
fuck off
>>67656838
Someone couldn't figure out a simple riddle
>>67648157
>I've got one that can see
>>67648065
Eh. It was good. I'd give it a 7/10 maybe. I thought that Ghost Protocol was better.
>>67642566
Lmao people not realizing this is bait
>>67644492
add Ipman to the list too
Crank and Crank 2.
One of the few instances where the sequel is better than the original.
>>67647673
You didn't post anything other than stale, retarded memes in argument of it being bad and now you act like you won when people refuse to debate with nonsense?
>>67643366
>You know his name
>...
>#Bourne
>>67644890
Don't bring Tony into this, he's a good guy
>>67645400
>Mad Max excels at spectacle, but as an action film its lacking
>>67642428
Taken, Escape from New York, They Live are good examples.
Transformers. Come at me.
>>67643989
i saw it without knowing about the original one, it was fuckin awful
>>67656437
Thats back when he gave a fuck. Moment he made it big that shit ended immediately. Jackie Chan never sold out like he did.
>>67645756
>HESASENSEOFFENDER
