My All Time Favorite Action Films
Out of all the ideas, a bad action film can go a long way of being something fun. There are some action films that become some better than others but the reason why action films become more entertaining and much more enjoyable ways to view it by video games, t.v. shows, and films. To me action films are much more fun than any other genres out there now because when you watch a Michael Bay film all you go to watch is the action not the bad comedy but I really love good bad and very mediocre action films and it is fantastic. The list is based on what I think are the best and the top ten are my top ten. Along with the rest it is in order.
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- DirectorGareth EvansStarsIko UwaisYayan RuhianArifin PutraOnly a short time after the first raid, Rama goes undercover with the thugs of Jakarta and plans to bring down the syndicate and uncover the corruption within his police force.I have to say that I didn't grow up with Jackie Chan, or Stallone, or any of those action stars in the 70, 80, and 90 so when I look back at those movies I can say they can't even hold a candle to what The Raid brought to the table. Because I can't think of any other action movie where the excitement from a fight leaves a screen and gives you some adrenaline throughout the whole fight. You will never get tired of the action because the movie keeps pumping a new style of it to ensure that this is something that is a game changer. And it has. This is my favorite and in my opinion the best action film ever made. Now yes it does have to do with my age and I didn't grow up with those other action films. Gareth Evans is big part in that by bringing his style in how we should see fight scenes and even how to build the action scenes that you will never get tired of watching the fights. That is why this film is at the top of the pyramid of how to make an action film.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.To this day many people including myself will look at Die Hard as a real action film that inspired a crazy amount of other modern like action films today. And some will also say that it is just a regular two hour action flick. So what if nothing passes the surface at least you have a really good central performance from the best action actor living today and have still have some logic behind it. As much as it is unrealistic at times the film never felt boring. And that is what makes Die Hard a classic. But some want more and I can't blame them but a film like this deserves to be awesome and it is.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.Truly belongs in my top ten best action movies of all time. No joke this is amongst the best of the best when it comes to not just action movies but movies that have a purpose of thrills and over the top insane action sequences couldn’t be put better in a franchise that is on its 6th installment. Full blown awesome fight scenes, adrenaline induced chase sequences, and even a story that yes is something we have seen before, I would rather have a movie go beyond those expectations rather than settle with just dosing on being just okay. This is not that. It is awesome and I’m in love with this film and franchise.
10/10 - DirectorGareth EvansStarsIko UwaisAnanda GeorgeRay SahetapyA S.W.A.T. team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs.Speaking of Die Hard rip offs gone right well here it is. Sure nothing is beyond the surface and it will never mean anything beyond real life. But to me I really have to ask myself two simple questions to ask heading into an action film: is it high adrenaline, where you can go out yourself and beat the living crap out of someone while intense music is playing? And is it interesting enough to care for at least one character? Well by the spot you can the answer and one final demand do not look away from this blistering realistic bad ass action film you will ever see in your whole entire life.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsKeanu ReevesLaurence FishburneCarrie-Anne MossWhen a beautiful stranger leads computer hacker Neo to a forbidding underworld, he discovers the shocking truth--the life he knows is the elaborate deception of an evil cyber-intelligence.This revolutionize action science fiction mixture that still holds true to this day. The Matrix is something that you really had to be there for. Everyone knows just how good this movie is but when it is put up against those imitators that we have today makes you appreciate that no matter how old this film gets it will still stand tall amongst the best of the best.
10/10 - DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonEdgar RamírezJoan AllenJason Bourne dodges a ruthless C.I.A. official and his Agents from a new assassination program while searching for the origins of his life as a trained killer.Realistic gets used not that much lately when action films come to play. But thanks to Damon and the incredible Greengrass shaky cam it brings all the enjoyment to watch. A real film that a little bit more than kick to its flare. Scene after scene tense movement after perfection a film that does not give up and neither should you. Great film overall and no one can put a smile on face quite like Damon.
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsSharlto CopleyDavid JamesJason CopeViolence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.Science fiction and action go swell together. So that is why District 9 is that film to fit that expectation of what it takes for a director like Neill Blomkamp to keep everything as exciting a film like this can really be. And never before in my life have I seen such great action put to use quite like District 9 when it first came out. It is more than a knockout it is an electric shock that will get your blood racing to see how much a film like this can go from 0 to 100 in one take.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatTony Leung Chiu-waiTeresa MoA tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.Why are John Woo films so great? Well because the lengths he goes for a good action scene. The long takes the blood splatters head shots blood galore. And really an all out extreme balls to the wall film where it never leaves you it shakes you to action movie heaven.
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsTom HardyCharlize TheronNicholas HoultIn a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper and a drifter named Max.The years have been kind to us and once in a while we get a film that elevates it self to a new level. And Fury Road is one of those movies that action movies that come out after this will not even come close to the achievements that this film has made. So you can't even compare this film to any other I do t even think it is on the same playing field as the other Mad Mad films that came before it. This movie is the pure definition of doing an action movie that with the right amount of action and story enough to keep it going that you will never feel bored.
- DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsFelicity JonesDiego LunaAlan TudykIn a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
- DirectorWilliam FriedkinStarsGene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyA pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.Call it what you like. Is it an action film? And I am not going to define what it means but this where a tense action thrillers come to stay and live.
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsRyan PhillippeBenicio Del ToroJuliette LewisTwo criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.Way far from anyone to remember how great and spot on this modern update of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (yes I am sticking to that) is to with great dark humor brutal and rememable action scenes with more than just a replay value. It is far from dull. And having it in my collection makes the Friday nights fun filled from start to finish.
- DirectorMichael BayStarsSean ConneryNicolas CageEd HarrisA mild-mannered chemist and an ex-con must lead the counterstrike when a rogue group of military men, led by a renegade general, threaten a nerve gas attack from Alcatraz against San Francisco.The Rock is an absolute action blast of Michael Bay heaven that matches every humor, each line to "winners go home and *beep* the prom queen" to my favorite ROCKET MAN. holy crap was N.C. Was over the top fun Ed Harris is great as a villain with a heart at the end, and of course Sean mother Fu$king Connery is the Shizzz. Love every minute of it. Totally one of my favs.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineDaryl HannahAfter awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.Could just be not only one of the greatest action film, and some do say it is the best revenge flick ever made. It's great fun filled with lines for actors who can easily tell a story that springs a great and over the top fight scenes. That created the way some PG-13 action films just can't match any of the bloody realism that only a director like Q.T. And man does he raise the bar only his vision created action film of the decade.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha MortonJohn works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.Science fiction action films are great because they range from the usual gun to gun shoot outs, and hand to hand combat sequences. And Minority Report delivers that. With a scene involving Tom call him when the world ends Cruise gets a 360 ray type gun that blasts his enemies and jumps to building car to building car it is more than fun. It is a ride that shouldn't be missed.
- DirectorSam PeckinpahStarsSteve McQueenAli MacGrawBen JohnsonA recently-released ex-con and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes awry.
- DirectorLee Jeong-beomStarsWon BinKim Sae-ronKim Tae-hoonA quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug-and-organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.Is it better than Taken, to be honest yes it is better than Taken. But it is longer, more violent, more extreme, and not so much of a world wide story like Taken being in Europe. It is however the same one man army we use to see and no matter what is on screen we love it. And this is no exception until that gripping and most of all touching ending. That makes this a fun as can be action film with just the right amount of blood and violence to be an action film people should see.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsChow Yun-FatDanny LeeSally YehA disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsLeonardo DiCaprioJoseph Gordon-LevittElliot PageA thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.You see what I mean. Inception is just like Minority Report with its wall to wall action scenes that makes paying that abortion like money to see J.G.L. Bounce off wall to wall without gravity long before Sandra Bullock ever did. Awesome stuff.
- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsPeter WellerNancy AllenDan O'HerlihyIn a dystopic and crime-ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop returns to the force as a powerful cyborg haunted by submerged memories.
- DirectorJackie ChanStarsJackie ChanMaggie CheungKwok-Hung LamThe Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers, while the villains of Police Story (1985) are out for revenge.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie HennDecades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsHarvey KeitelGeorge ClooneyJuliette LewisTwo criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.Harvey Keitel is fantastic. Juliette Lewis hotter than ever. Quentin Tarantino uh... at least he can hold a gun. But everyone knows it that it is Mr. Cool himself George Clooney. Owning scene a after scene becoming one of the greatest antiheroes in cinema ever. Love the vampire aspect don't care what people say it is a bloody riot no matter what. And still to this day it is Robert Rodriguez best film to date.
- DirectorKurt WimmerStarsChristian BaleSean BeanEmily WatsonIn an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.We continue with pure evidence that science fiction action upholds more than the usual straight forward action flicks, with it being so crazy and over the top insanity action that is happening on screen. Thanks to Bale. Gosh dang it is intense with it being smart fast paced and the best gosh dang action sequences that is inventive to the science fiction genre as many reviews will back me up and many critics won't.