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Watch The Flames · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:03 pm

Is there a worse genre of films? There are so few good ones out there and so many that suck. It must be because they all try to use pretty much the same formula.

How many truly good action films can you name, and I am not looking for a drama with a little action sprinkled in either. To get us started...

The Terminator Series
Kill Bill 1&2

MarshVegas · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:05 pm

Die Hard - It created the one guy within a closed area fightinng a group of terrorists

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:08 pm

Yes, Die Hard. And Die Hard With a Vengeance.

Also:

Commando
True Lies
Aliens
First Blood
The Matrix
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Total Recall

Yeah, some are sci-fi action, but whatever.

Watch The Flames · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:12 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Yes, Die Hard. And Die Hard With a Vengeance.

Also:

Commando
True Lies
Aliens
First Blood
The Matrix
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Total Recall

Yeah, some are sci-fi action, but whatever.

Isn't it sad how many of the good ones have Arnold in them?

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:14 pm

Watch The Flames wrote:

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Yes, Die Hard. And Die Hard With a Vengeance.

Also:

Commando
True Lies
Aliens
First Blood
The Matrix
Robocop
Starship Troopers
Total Recall

Yeah, some are sci-fi action, but whatever.

Isn't it sad how many of the good ones have Arnold in them?

If by "sad" you mean "awesome".

MarshVegas · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:15 pm

Speaking of Arnold how about "Conan"

"Crom, I have never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. No one, not even you, will remember if we were good men or bad. Why we fought, or why we died. All that matters is that two stood against many. That's what's important! Valor pleases you, Crom... so grant me one request. Grant me revenge! And if you do not listen, then to HELL with you! "

Kevin Costner · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:42 pm

No offense to anyone, as I know there are a lot of fans.

BUT there tends to be just as many, or more, crappy horror movies as action movies.

strongmendieyoung · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:53 pm

strongmendieyoung · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:55 pm

this thread makes me want to watch first blood.

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:59 pm

Kevin Costner wrote:

No offense to anyone, as I know there are a lot of fans.

BUT there tends to be just as many, or more, crappy horror movies as action movies.

I'd say the ratio of quality horror films to shitty horror films is drastically higher than the ratio of quality action films to shitty action films.

Kevin Costner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:38 am

LoathedVermin72 wrote:

Kevin Costner wrote:

No offense to anyone, as I know there are a lot of fans.

BUT there tends to be just as many, or more, crappy horror movies as action movies.

I'd say the ratio of quality horror films to shitty horror films is drastically higher than the ratio of quality action films to shitty action films.

I think most action films are generally mediocre, whereas horror movies are either extremely well done or extremely poorly done.

jeremyvedder · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:46 am

if you count war movies as action movies, than there have been some great action films

dirtyfrank0705 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:02 am

MarshVegas wrote:

Die Hard - It created the one guy within a closed area fightinng a group of terrorists

My favorite action movie ever. Good call.

glorified_version · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 1:07 am

http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/80actionguide.cfm

Anybody with any dignity should read this. Also, has anyone seen that preview for The Marine? Cheese-fest 2006.

Peeps · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 6:15 am **Posts:** 33031

how in the fuck is one of the best films left off that list g_v

and lets not forget escape from new york

kurt russell made some great movies before he met goldie

jeremyvedder · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:22 am

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:27 am

LoathedVermin72 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:28 am

And fuck me: how did we forget this motherfucker?!

Mercury · **Posted:** Thu Oct 12, 2006 2:43 am

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and lets not forget escape from new york

Definitely don't forget that one. I love action movies when they're done right, which is few and far between.

What about the Running Man?

okterrific771 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 16, 2006 11:41 pm **Posts:** 115

Road House.

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