Posted on 11/14/2017 5:35:19 AM PST by w1n1
The greatest action movies of all time starring some of the best action stars to have ever fought on screen. The best action movies tend to be the ones where we get a little substance to go along with the shooting; a little banter along with the battles. This list has some of the most awesome action films of all time.
This list of greatest action movies ever has a mix of one man renegades (Die Hard), extraterrestrial thrills (Alien), and science fiction dreams brought to reality on the big screen (Terminator, Jurassic Park).
You’ll even find some great comedic performances among the gun fights, smack talking, and explosions. Heck, you could probably fill a New Jersey size dump with all the stuff that gets blown up in these action films.
The list covers a broad time range as well with nearly as many classic action movies making the list as newer, big budget CGI action-fest. This is a fan ranked list compiled from Reddit and Ranker, not based from IMDB. Without further adieu these are the greatest action films:
True Lies
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Gladiator
It's ado, not adieu. Shouldn't you be in school or something? Everything you post looks like it's written by a 7th grader.
So there were no great action movies before 1980?
This was a war movie; however, war = action.
One of the BEST and still enjoy watching after these many years.
“Where Eagles Dare”
Fun fact.. “New Jersey sized dumps” are actually the same size, shape and even name as New Jersey.
That pulsing soundtrack and the relentless pursuit by the CSM-101 left me drained when I saw it in the theater way back when...1984? I haven't seen anything like it since.
All post 1980
Nothing from Hong Kong
"Hard Times" with Charles Bronson. "The Emperor of The North" with Lee Marvin and Earnest Borgnine. "Rocky" with Stallone. I could go on...there were so many..."Mysterious Island" and "Forbidden Planet"...
I know it was a rhetorical question...but hey...I got lost on Memory Lane.
I always get a chuckle out of that one. The lead, Richard Burton, is a Brit. His character is a Brit. They both speak like Brits. Yet he was sent on a mission to infiltrate a German fortress to liberate an Allied general.
Yet at no point does Burton speak with anything but a Brit accent. Even when he is on the phone speaking with a German general trying to prove/validate his false identity.
"I'm Richard Buuuuurton, damn you. I've done Shakespeare for the Queen and I'll play this part as I damned well please."
“Heat” certainly had the best gun fight. “Casino” is a classic and Devo’s version of “Satisfaction” always makes me smile.
Saving Private Ryan.
John Wick
Death Wish 4
1.The Dark Knight
2. Terminator II
3. Rambo (I)
“Come out to the coast. We’ll get together, have a few laughs.”
And, one of my favorites of all time: Collateral with Tom Cruise. 2004
A very well done movie where he plays a contract killer on a big mission is LA and Jamie Fox is a cab driver.
Dont miss this one.
“Broadsword calling Danny Boy. Broadsword calling Danny Boy.”
Die Hard. Every moved for 20 years branded itseld “Die Hard in the sky”, “Die Hard on the water”, etc.
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