Action films

What are your favourites? Obviously there are the classics like Die Hard and The Terminator, but are there any less known films you like? Also who are your favourite actors/directors/producers in these types of films?

I'm looking to go deeper into the genre now I have most of the best known films, especially films of the 80s. List your top ... if you want to.

First Blood.

My fave action movie ever is probably "The Rock," because Sean Connery is the man.

I also dig the James Bond series, the Die Hard flicks, and countless others. It would take me a little while to come up with a serious list of faves.

Leatherface wrote:

First Blood.

Haven't seen that

Lethal Weapon and Die Hard are favorites. I also loved '80's stuff like Cobra, Commando, RoboCop etc.

kmorg wrote:

RoboCop

"RoboCop" is my favorite movie of all time.

kmorg wrote:

Lethal Weapon and Die Hard are favorites. I also loved '80's stuff like Cobra, Commando, RoboCop etc.

Any more you might recommend?

Mad Max and The Road Warrior.

I totally dig all the movies I've seen posted.

Might I also add, uhm, ah... PREDATOR

snooloui wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Lethal Weapon and Die Hard are favorites. I also loved '80's stuff like Cobra, Commando, RoboCop etc.

Any more you might recommend?

Over the Top, Predator, Cliffhanger, The Specialist, Total Recall, Raw Deal, The Running Man, Hard Target, Nowhere To Run, Death Warrant, No Retreat No Surrender, Kickboxer, Bloodsport

I love No Retreat No Surrender, Jean Claude Van Damme's first movie

Id consider Total Recall more sci-fi but i can see it fitting in the action label too

Some lesser known Action Movies......

Bourne Idenity
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum
American Ninja
American Ninja 2
Best of the Best
Best of the Best 2
China O Brien
China O Brien 2
Commando
Red Dawn

snooloui wrote:

Leatherface wrote:

First Blood.

Haven't seen that

Excellent movie! It's my favorite all time. I'm a Stallone junkie.

Essentials and classics:
Rambo series
Commando
Predator
Die Hard
Die Hard 2
Lethal Weapon series
True Lies
Robocop
Escape from New York
Terminator
Terminator 2

Underrated and unnoticed:
Demolition Man
Lock Up
Punisher: War Zone
Red Heat
Total Recall
The Running Man
Over The Top
Revenge of the Ninja (good B-movie ninja fun)
Raw Deal
Bloodsport
Cyborg
Kickboxer
Tango & Cash
The Rookie
Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man
Time Cop
Hard Target
Death Warrant
In Hell
Broken Arrow
The Rock
Con Air
Karate Kid trilogy
Assault on Precinct 13 (original)
Aliens vs Predator: Reqiuem
Hellboy II
Ninja
Showdown In Little Tokyo

(just to name a few!)

I think I've seen all the movies mentioned so far, save for A vs P and Hellboy

Leatherface wrote:

First Blood.

This. And Rambo: First Blood Part 2.

Addy wrote:

I love No Retreat No Surrender, Jean Claude Van Damme's first movie

I bought that on DVD. Watched and thought what the hell, this girl turns up from nowhere and end's up being the man guy's girlfriend. It wasn't until I read that they'd cut a decent chunk of the film, including the part where he meets her/takes her out. It should be totally awful (ridiculous over the top characters) but it's really
awesome.

Addy wrote:

Bourne Idenity
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum

They're pretty decent and one of the few realistic action series.

ryanmetalman wrote:

I totally dig all the movies I've seen posted.

Might I also add, uhm, ah... PREDATOR

As far as I know, the UK version has being cut massively and excludes the scene where a guy's neck is broken. Totally unfair!

kmorg wrote:

snooloui wrote:

kmorg wrote:

Lethal Weapon and Die Hard are favorites. I also loved '80's stuff like Cobra, Commando, RoboCop etc.

Any more you might recommend?

Over the Top, Predator, Cliffhanger, The Specialist, Total Recall, Raw Deal, The Running Man, Hard Target, Nowhere To Run, Death Warrant, No Retreat No Surrender, Kickboxer, Bloodsport

This guy has great taste. All the movies mentioned in this thread are great. I recommend all Van Damme's movies even the newer ones. I also recommend Hard to Kill, Marked for Death, Out for Justice, and a lot Seagal's
movies.

My recent bout of B-Movie madness reminds me of a couple of cool, mostly forgotten action flicks from the early 90s: "Class of 1999" with Malcolm McDowell, and "I Come In Peace" (aka "Dark Angel") starring Dolph Lundgren... both are cheesy but totally kickass.

MetalRob331 wrote:

This guy has great taste. All the movies mentioned in this thread are great. I recommend all Van Damme's movies even the newer ones. I also recommend Hard to Kill, Marked for Death, Out for Justice, and a lot Seagal's
movies.

I think I metioned it in another thread, but there'a a company called Fight Factory distributing direct-to-video films by people like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes and Van Damme. They're all made on a small budget of course, but they're really cheap and some are even half decent

snooloui wrote:

MetalRob331 wrote:

This guy has great taste. All the movies mentioned in this thread are great. I recommend all Van Damme's movies even the newer ones. I also recommend Hard to Kill, Marked for Death, Out for Justice, and a lot Seagal's
movies.

I think I metioned it in another thread, but there'a a company called Fight Factory distributing direct-to-video films by people like Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, Wesley Snipes and Van Damme. They're all made on a small budget of course, but they're really cheap and some are even half decent

Awesome and all those guys but Lundgren are my favs.. Those movies just never get old IMO...

Fat Freddy wrote:

My recent bout of B-Movie madness reminds me of a couple of cool, mostly forgotten action flicks from the early 90s: "Class of 1999" with Malcolm McDowell, and "I Come In Peace" (aka "Dark Angel") starring Dolph Lundgren... both are cheesy but totally kickass.

Love "I Come in Peace". It is a guilty pleasure of mine. The gun used by the alien rocks! Little know fact: The good alien cop was played by ESPN College Basketball Analyst and former Duke player Jay Bilas!!

BTW some of my favorite action movies are:

Hard Boiled (John Woo's masterpiece with Chow Yun Fat is amazing)
The Killer (Another John Woo classic)
First Blood (Stallone's finest hour)
Hard Target - The Director's Cut

Wow, so many films to check out, so little money

shamgar75 wrote:

Hard Boiled (John Woo's masterpiece with Chow Yun Fat is amazing)

I like the film Bulletproof Monk, totally awful (gang members are ridiculous) but I like it and the actor.

One thing I don't like is the way that action films are now toned down ridiculously, so they can stick a 12/15 rating (or region specific rating) so they can make more money. Like Commando was cut from 18 rated to 15 rated for the dvd release.

Anyway, just ordered these:
Alien
Aliens
Hard Target
Predator (2 disc)
Rambo: First Blood

Now ordered the 9 disc boxset of the Alien series. Now have duplicates of the first 2