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post #151 of 178
8/14/11 at 1:47am

Two times going over the list so far hasn't yet turned up this.

 

96. Full Metal Jacket (1987)  d. Stanley Kubrick

 

A good movie perhaps a bit flawed, its first half definiatly overshadows the second, but it's a Kubrick and has action scenes. What more do you need?

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post #152 of 178
8/14/11 at 2:09am

97: The Blues Brothers (Landis, 1980)

 

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic-inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.


Edited by Hammerhead - 8/14/11 at 3:19am
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post #153 of 178
8/14/11 at 3:50am

98. Superman II (1980) - Richard Lester/Richard Donner

 

The first movie has more action but this one is a strong follow up.  It earns a place on the strengths of the battle in Metropolis near the end.  Having taken himself out of the equation right when he's needed most Superman sacrifices his own personal needs and reverses the mistake.  He's been a whipped dog most of the movie and he shows up to kick some ass.  It's 3 on 1.  We have been primed and the movie delivers.

 

"General, would you care to step outside?"


Edited by ZebraMajor - 8/14/11 at 4:42am
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post #154 of 178
8/14/11 at 3:52am

I'm glad Sleeplesslumber got FMJ on there.  I know I've been hogging the list but I'm just going to finish it and then we can do swap outs if needed.

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post #155 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:00am

99. Return of the Jedi (1983) - Richard Marquand

 

Han's rescue at the Sarlacc pit.  The speederbike chase on Endor.  Three simultaneous battles: the assault on the shield generator, the attack on Death Star II and Luke vs. his father and the Emperor.  The Godfather-style intercutting between those three final conflicts.  That impossible shot/reverse shot of hundreds of starships flying at each other.  Yeah Ewoks suck and silly revisions are unnecessary but this movie was never NOT going to be on this list.


Edited by ZebraMajor - 8/14/11 at 4:31am
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post #156 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:01am

100. Ran (1985) - Akira Kurosawa

 

The last great epic masterpiece for a truly great master.  He was trained as a painter and would spend years storyboarding his movies in Japanese watercolor paintings.  A master of widescreen compositions and black and white photography, Ran was one of his few color pictures.  John Ford and Kurosawa cross-pollinated the American and Japanese film culture.  Japan got samurai movies filtered through the lens of the American westerns.  America got the seeds of influence that inspired Star Wars, The Magnificent Seven, A Fistfull Of Dollars and others.

 

Ran is a retelling of King Lear as a feudal Japanese period piece.  Armies bearing various colored banners swarm and serpentine against each other as a ruling clan devours itself in warfare and bloodshed.  Kurosawa made other movies that are more purely "action" movies (Seven Samurai for instance) but there's nothing quite like Ran.


Edited by ZebraMajor - 8/14/11 at 4:19am
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post #157 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:15am

Kagemusha and Dersu Uzala were also shot in color. A classy choice to finish off the list though.

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post #158 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:16am
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Originally Posted by Hammerhead View Post

Kagemusha and Dersu Uzala were also shot in color. A classy choice to finish off the list though.



I had forgotten about Kagemusha (it's been a while since I've seen it).  Will edit.  Thanks.

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post #159 of 178
8/14/11 at 8:07am
I was kind of surprised Young Guns didn't make it and I was holding Firefox in reserve. It's a damn fine list though.
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post #160 of 178
8/14/11 at 8:13am

101. THE CHALLENGE (1982) - John Frankenheimer

 

Directed by Frankenheimer, co-written by John Sayles, music by Jerry Goldsmith, martial arts coordinating by Steve Seagal. Featuring Toshiro Mifune and star of URBAN COWBOY, Scott Glenn.

 

 

 

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post #161 of 178
8/14/11 at 10:39am

Ahhhh The Challenge is a great one.

Would make a good double bill with Lambert's The Hidden.

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post #162 of 178
8/14/11 at 11:33am

So can we do the 90's now?

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post #163 of 178
8/14/11 at 11:37am

Let's do 90s comedies first. to mix it up a bit.

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post #164 of 178
8/14/11 at 11:39am
Thread Starter 

Your top 100:

 

1. Die Hard (McTiernan, 1988)

2. Aliens (Cameron, 1986)

3. The Terminator (Cameron, 1984)

4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spielberg, 1981)

5. The Road Warrior (Miller, 1981)

6. Predator (McTiernan, 1987)

7. Commando (Lester, 1985)

8. The Killer (Woo, 1989)

9. RoboCop (Verhoeven, 1987)

10. The Untouchables (De Palma, 1987)

 

11. Lethal Weapon (Donner, 1987)

12. Police Story (Chan, 1985)

13. Escape from New York (Carpenter, 1981)

14. Streets of Fire (Hill, 1984)

15. They Live (Carpenter, 1988)

16. The Thing (Carpenter, 1982)

17. Excalibur (Boorman, 1981)

18. Big Trouble in Little China (Carpenter, 1986)

19. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Miller, 1985)

20. First Blood (Kotcheff, 1982)

 

21. Extreme Prejudice (Hill, 1987)

22. Conan the Barbarian (Milius, 1982)

23. Running Scared (Hyams, 1986)

24. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Spielberg, 1984)

25. Outland (Hyams, 1981)

26. Tango & Cash (Konchalovsky, 1989)

27. Death Wish 3 (Winner, 1985)

28. Cobra (Cosmatos, 1986)

29. The Hidden (Sholder, 1987)

30. Project A (Chan, 1983)

 

31. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (Hamilton, 1985)

32. Bloodsport (Arnold, 1988)

33. Akira (Ohtomo, 1988)

34. The Beastmaster (Coscarelli, 1982)

35. 48 Hrs. (Hill, 1982)

36. The Living Daylights (Glen, 1987)

37. Southern Comfort (Hill, 1981)

38. Eliminators (Manoogian, 1986)

39. Rambo: First Blood Part II (Cosmatos, 1985)

40. Black Rain (R. Scott, 1989)

 

41. The Empire Strikes Back (Kershner, 1980)

42. Midnight Run (Brest, 1988)

43. Duel to the Death (Lau, 1983)

44. Batman (Burton, 1989)

45. Shogun Assassin (Misumi, 1980)

46. Lethal Weapon 2 (Donner, 1989)

47. Above the Law (Davis, 1988)

48. The Abyss (Cameron, 1989)

49. F/X (Mandel, 1986)

50. Romancing the Stone (Zemeckis, 1984)

 

51. Lone Wolf McQuade (Carver, 1983)

52. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Spielberg, 1989)

53. The Running Man (Glaser, 1987)

54. Silverado (Kasdan, 1985)

55. The Mission (Joffe, 1986)

56. Das Boot (Petersen, 1981)

57. Year of the Dragon (Cimino, 1985)

58. Road House (Herrington, 1989)

59. Top Gun (T. Scott, 1986)

60. The Right Stuff (Kaufman, 1983)

 

61. Flesh + Blood (Verhoeven, 1985)

62. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Meyer, 1982)

63. The Sword and the Sorcerer (Pyun, 1982)

64. Runaway Train (Konchalovsky, 1985)

65. Battle Beyond the Stars (Murakami, 1980)

66. The Delta Force (Golan, 1986)

67. Come and See (Klimov, 1985)

68. Shoot to Kill (Spottiswoode, 1988)

69. For Your Eyes Only (Glen, 1981)

70. Rambo III (MacDonald, 1988)

 

71. To Live and Die in L.A. (Friedkin, 1985)

72. Nighthawks (Malmuth, 1981)

73. Thief (Mann, 1981)

74. Rocky IV (Stallone, 1985)

75. Sudden Impact (Eastwood, 1983)

76. Red Dawn (Milius, 1984)

77. The Long Riders (Hill, 1980)

78. The Stunt Man (Rush, 1980)

79. Rocky III (Stallone, 1982)

80. Blue Thunder (Badham, 1983)

 

81. Tron (Lisberger, 1982)

82. Any Which Way You Can (Van Horn, 1980)

83. Revenge of the Ninja (Firstenberg, 1983)

84. Megaforce (Needham, 1982)

85. Highlander (Mulcahy, 1986)

86. The Big Red One (Fuller, 1980)

87. Red Heat (Hill, 1988)

88. Krull (Yates, 1983)

90. Shakedown (Glickenhaus, 1988)

 

91. Johnny Handsome (Hill, 1989)

92. The Last Dragon (Schultz, 1985)

93. Invasion USA (Zito, 1985)

94. Licence to Kill (Glen, 1989)

95. Scarface (De Palma, 1983)

96. Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick, 1987)

97. The Blues Brothers (Landis, 1980)

98. Superman II (Lester/Donner, 1980)

99. Return of the Jedi (Marquand, 1983)

100. Ran (Kurosawa, 1985)

 

I'd call to aim for 200 now that there's so much more untapped, as evidenced by Moltisanti's ace in the hole pick, so:

 

101. The Challenge (Frankenheimer, 1982)

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post #165 of 178
8/14/11 at 11:40am

That is one deadly handsome list.

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post #166 of 178
8/14/11 at 12:24pm

The ones I haven't seen; slowly to be rectified.

 

14. Streets of Fire (Hill, 1984)

17. Excalibur (Boorman, 1981)

21. Extreme Prejudice (Hill, 1987) - On it's way

27. Death Wish 3 (Winner, 1985)

29. The Hidden (Sholder, 1987)

31. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins... (Hamilton, 1985)

34. The Beastmaster (Coscarelli, 1982)

37. Southern Comfort (Hill, 1981)

38. Eliminators (Manoogian, 1986)

39. Rambo: First Blood Part II (Cosmatos, 1985)

42. Midnight Run (Brest, 1988)

46. Lethal Weapon 2 (Donner, 1989)

48. The Abyss (Cameron, 1989)

49. F/X (Mandel, 1986)

51. Lone Wolf McQuade (Carver, 1983)

55. The Mission (Joffe, 1986)

56. Das Boot (Petersen, 1981)

57. Year of the Dragon (Cimino, 1985)

60. The Right Stuff (Kaufman, 1983)

61. Flesh + Blood (Verhoeven, 1985)

63. The Sword and the Sorcerer (Pyun, 1982)

64. Runaway Train (Konchalovsky, 1985)

65. Battle Beyond the Stars (Murakami, 1980)

66. The Delta Force (Golan, 1986)

67. Come and See (Klimov, 1985)

71. To Live and Die in L.A. (Friedkin, 1985) - Purchased

73. Thief (Mann, 1981) - On it's way

76. Red Dawn (Milius, 1984)

77. The Long Riders (Hill, 1980)

78. The Stunt Man (Rush, 1980)

80. Blue Thunder (Badham, 1983)

83. Revenge of the Ninja (Firstenberg, 1983)

84. Megaforce (Needham, 1982)

86. The Big Red One (Fuller, 1980)

88. Krull (Yates, 1983) - I thought this was Kull The Conqueror with Kevin Sorbo, wow thats awful!

92. The Last Dragon (Schultz, 1985)

93. Invasion USA (Zito, 1985)

96. Full Metal Jacket (Kubrick, 1987)

97. The Blues Brothers (Landis, 1980)

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post #167 of 178
8/14/11 at 12:25pm

I envy you.

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post #168 of 178
8/14/11 at 12:34pm
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101. THE CHALLENGE (1982) - John Frankenheimer

 


So it's gonna be like that, is it.

 

102: A Better Tomorrow (Woo, 1986)

 

I don't think it's going too far to say that this is the movie that changed everything. If Penn and Peckinpah rendered bloodshed balletic in the '60s, Woo and Hark brought it to the ballroom in the '80s.

 


Edited by Hammerhead - 8/14/11 at 12:53pm
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post #169 of 178
8/14/11 at 1:55pm

103) Firefox (Eastwood 1982), This is...Still, my favorite Eastwood Film.  A Vietnam Vet has to invade Russia and steal their new superjet...The Firefox!  Clint Eastwood...IS...Mitchell Gant!  The first of the...Supervehicle films!

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post #170 of 178
8/14/11 at 2:00pm

104) Cyclone (Fred Olen Ray 1987) Heather Thomas, must keep the supercycle...Cyclone, away from the people who murdered her boyfriend!  Sure, it is truly a goofball film, but still, it stars a...Fall Girl!

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post #171 of 178
8/14/11 at 2:03pm

American Ninja (Firstenberg 1985)  Nuff Said!

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post #172 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:19pm
Thread Starter 

106. A Better Tomorrow II (Woo, 1987)

 

The first one was influential, but holy fuck, the action level in this one teabags the original in the face. Sure, it has ridiculous moments like the EAT THE RICE! scene and some of the dramatic beats, but for genre fans, as well as activists of vigilantism and the Second Amendment, it's better than porn.

 

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post #173 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:21pm

'The Challenge' is ACES.  Nice one, Molt.

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post #174 of 178
8/14/11 at 4:28pm
Thread Starter 

Yeah, it kicks so much ass. That climactic action sequence is off the fucking charts.

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post #175 of 178
8/15/11 at 2:16am

107. Missing in Action (1984) dir. Joseph Zito

 

Not as good as Delta Force, but Norris's Braddock movies have their own weird 80's charm. Also, watching him kick things is hilarious.

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post #176 of 178
8/16/11 at 1:48pm

Like a bolt of lightning out of nowhere I suddenly remembered my 1981 Golan directed introduction to Sho Kosugi "Enter the Ninja".  I'm guessing a rewatch would be unkind in relation to my fond memories, and in 1981 I certainly didn't have any idea who Franco Nero was, but thanks to Showtime I must have watched this a dozen times in my formative years.

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post #177 of 178
8/16/11 at 9:05pm

108. The Punisher (1989)

 

Fuck! I can't believe I forgot about this one!

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post #178 of 178
12/16/11 at 6:22am

 

yes , you are right HunterTarantino, that he would try to get that again surely!
I love watching movies the most with friends , here i am sharing my best action movie you may like to watch:
Das Boot (1981)
Aliens (1986)
The General (1926)
Yojimbo (1961)
Gladiator (2000)
Braveheart (1995)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Ran (1985)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
For a Few Dollars More (1965)
Die Hard (1988)
Batman Begins (2005)
Heat (1995)
Warrior (2011)
Sin City (2005)
Platoon (1986)
 
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