ASFN FAVORITES #1: Action

[Chaplin]

Taken from another board, this was an interesting experiment to find out people's likes and dislikes of movies--just fill out the list:

1. 1980s -
2. Great car chase(s) -
3. Mix of comedy and action -
4. Female lead -
5. Martial arts -
6. Takes place in the future -
7. Based on a comic -
8. Michael Bay film -
9. Relentless action -
10. Revenge theme -

 

[Chaplin]

1. 1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) - Ronin
3. Mix of comedy and action - Jackie Chan's First Strike
4. Female lead - Terminator 2
5. Martial arts - Fist of Legend (Jet Li)
6. Takes place in the future - The Road Warrior
7. Based on a comic - Dark Knight
8. Michael Bay film - The Island
9. Relentless action - District 9
10. Revenge theme - The Crow

 

[Louis]

1. 1980s - Lethal Weapon
2. Great car chase(s) - tie Matrix Reloaded motorcycle/agent/truck driver freeway scene and the car chase in Bourne Identity
3. Mix of comedy and action - Rush Hour
4. Female lead - Milla Jovovich
5. Martial arts - Legend of Drunken Master
6. Takes place in the future - Minority Report
7. Based on a Comic - Road to Perdition
8. Michael Bay film - Armageddon
9. Relentless action - Dark Knight
10. Revenge theme - Unforgiven

 

[Dr. Jones]

1. 1980s - Rambo First Blood Part 2 / Red Dawn
2. Great car chase(s) - Bourne Supremacy - End of Movie
3. Mix of comedy and action - Independence Day
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Bloodsport / The One
6. Takes place in the future - The Island
7. Based on a comic -Batman
8. Michael Bay film - The Island
9. Relentless action - Ninja Assassin
10. Revenge theme - Braveheart

 

[Chaplin]

Maybe I should come up with some rules...

- Cannot use the same movie twice.
- Try to avoid science-fiction, but it's pretty difficult with the action genre.

 

[joeshmo]

1. 1980s - "Glory"

2. Great car chase(s) - "Bullit"

3. Mix of comedy and action - The Princess Bride

4. Female lead - Sigourney Weaver

5. Martial arts - Tony Jaa's "The Protector" - The longest unedited steady cam fight scene to this day.

6. Takes place in the future - Resident Evil

7. Based on a comic - Dark Night

8. Michael Bay film - As a producer - The Amityville Horror, As a Director - The Rock.

9. Relentless action - Jackie Chan's "Legend of Drunken Master" - 20 minute fight scene, nuff said.

10. Revenge theme - Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury"

 

[Gaddabout]

1. 1980s - Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) - French Connection (not even close!)
3. Mix of comedy and action - Hot Fuzz
4. Female lead - Pam Grier, Foxy Brown
5. Martial arts - Fist of Legend, Jet Li
6. Takes place in the future - Brazil
7. Based on a comic - Watchmen
8. Michael Bay film - Ugh. If I have to pick one, I guess The Rock.
9. Relentless action - Probably Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2. Those were insane.
10. Revenge theme - I'm going old school here and say Once Upon a Time in the West, because Henry Fonda is way too unappreciated on this boards.

 

[Gaddabout]

2. Great car chase(s) - Ronin

That wasn't a movie, it was a Mini commercial.

 

[Cardinals.Ken]

1. 1980s - Raiders Of The Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) - To Live & Die In LA
3. Mix of comedy and action - Die Hard
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Fist of Legend
6. Takes place in the future - Escape From New York
7. Based on a comic - The Dark Knight
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - The Matrix
10. Revenge theme - Conan The Barbarian

I tried to avoid sci-fi...but like Chap said, it's tough.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

1. 1980s - Excalibur
2. Great car chase(s) - Bullitt
3. Mix of comedy and action - Big Trouble in Little China
4. Female lead - Aliens
5. Martial arts - Enter the Dragon
6. Takes place in the future - Star Trek, Wrath of Khan
7. Based on a comic - Iron Man
8. Michael Bay film - Transformers
9. Relentless action - Ninja Assassin
10. Revenge theme - Magnificent Seven (may not be exactly a revenge flick but close enough)

 

[azsportsfan01]

[FONT='Verdana','sans-serif']1. 1980s – Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. Great car chase(s) – Blues Brothers, and it is not close.
3. Mix of comedy and action – Tie- Beverley Hills Cop & Die Hard
4. Female lead – Sigourney Weaver
5. Martial arts – Not big in martial arts movies. I’ll say Fight Club just because there is fighting. Close enough for me
6. Takes place in the future – Fifth Element
7. Based on a comic – Most recent Batman movies
8. Michael Bay film - Armageddon
9. Relentless action – Saving Private Ryan
10. Revenge theme - Gladiator[/FONT]

 

[Cheesebeef]

1. 1980s - Die Hard
2. Great car chase(s) - T2 (I'd say Blues Brothers but it's not an "action movie")
3. Mix of comedy and action - Midnight Run
4. Female lead - T2
5. Martial arts - They Call Me Bruce
6. Takes place in the future - Total Recall
7. Based on a comic -The Dark Knight
8. Michael Bay film - Transformers
9. Relentless action - ???
10. Revenge theme - ????

 

[jefftheshark]

1. 1980s - The Empire Strikes Back
2. Great car chase(s) - The Italian Job
3. Mix of comedy and action - Pulp Fiction
4. Female lead - Uma Thurman
5. Martial arts - Enter The Dragon
6. Takes place in the future - Blade Runner
7. Based on a comic - Iron Man
8. Michael Bay film - Playboy Video Centerfold: Kerri Kendall
9. Relentless action - Jaws (what else?)
10. Revenge theme - Jaws II - no not really - Goodfellas

JTS

 

[Griffin]

1. 1980s - die hard
2. Great car chase(s) - the bourne identity
3. Mix of comedy and action - lethal weapon
4. Female lead - kill bill
5. Martial arts - enter the dragon
6. Takes place in the future - the matrix
7. Based on a comic - batman
8. Michael Bay film - the island
9. Relentless action - raiders of the lost ark
10. Revenge theme - oldboy

 

[MrYeahBut]

Taken from another board, this was an interesting experiment to find out people's likes and dislikes of movies--just fill out the list:

1. 1980s -Platoon
2. Great car chase(s) - Bullitt
3. Mix of comedy and action -Die Hard
4. Female lead -Aliens
5. Martial arts -Crouching Tiger
6. Takes place in the future -Blade Runner
7. Based on a comic -?
8. Michael Bay film -never seen one
9. Relentless action -Black Hawk Down
10. Revenge theme -Unforgiven

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[MadCardDisease]

1. 1980s - Clash of the Titans
2. Great car chase(s) - Smokey and the Bandit
3. Mix of comedy and action - Beverley Hills Cop
4. Female lead - Alien
5. Martial arts - The Legend of Drunken Master
6. Takes place in the future - Aliens
7. Based on a comic - Superman the Movie
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - The Fugitive
10. Revenge theme - Braveheart

 

[AzStevenCal]

1. 1980s - Die Hard
2. Great car chase(s) - Smoky and The Bandit
3. Mix of comedy and action - Under Siege
4. Female lead - Michelle Yeoh/Supercop
5. Martial arts - anything with Angelo Mao
6. Takes place in the future - Avatar
7. Based on a comic - Constantine
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Hard Boiled
10. Revenge theme - Mr Majestyk

 

[joeshmo]

10. Revenge theme - Braveheart

My favorite movie of all time and I could find a spot for it on my list.

 

[jw7]

1. 1980s - Airplane!
2. Great car chase(s) - Blues Brothers
3. Mix of comedy and action - 48 hours
4. Female lead - Recently Sandra Bullock, but loved Jodie Foster in "Silence of the lambs".
5. Martial arts - Kill Bil vol 2
6. Takes place in the future - Escape from New York
7. Based on a comic - Batman Begins (I liked it better than DK)
8. Michael Bay film - Transformers
9. Relentless action - Terminator 2 but agree with Matt the Kill Bills put violence in a separate category
10. Revenge theme - Taken

 

[AzStevenCal]

10. Revenge theme - I'm going old school here and say Once Upon a Time in the West

I'd save this movie for the best non-violent macho scene category. The saloon scene with Charles Bronson playing the harmonica in defiance of Jason Robards is classic.

Steve

 

[Chaplin]

If you think about it, you can alter slightly a few of the categories and make this an all-western list as well:

1. 1980s - Silverado
2. Great horse/buggy chase(s) - True Grit
3. Mix of comedy and action - City Slickers
4. Female lead - The Quick and the Dead
5. Martial arts - Shanghai Noon
6. Takes place in the future - Back to the Future III
7. Based on a comic - Jonah Hex (but it was the worst move of 2010)
8. Michael Bay film - Nada
9. Relentless action - The Wild Bunch
10. Revenge theme - Outlaw Josey Wales
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[SunsTzu]

1. 1980s - Running Man
2. Great car chase(s) - Bourne Identity
3. Mix of comedy and action - Snatch
4. Female lead - Matrix
5. Martial arts - Iron Monkey
6. Takes place in the future - Fifth Element
7. Based on a comic - Kickass
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Dark Knight
10. Revenge theme - Ninja Assassin

 

[AzStevenCal]

If you think about it, you can alter slightly a few of the categories and make this an all-western list as well:

1. 1980s - Pale Rider
2. Great horse/buggy chase(s)- The Hallelujah Trail
3. Mix of comedy and action- Support Your Local Sheriff
4. Female lead - The Quick and the Dead
5. Martial arts - Red Sun
6. Takes place in the future - Serenity (space opera western)
7. Based on a comic - Lone Wolf and Cub (Eastern Western)
8. Has actor from The Right Stuff- Gunfighter's Moon
9. Relentless action - Cat Ballou (ok, bit of a stretch)
10. Revenge theme - Big Jake


I took the liberty of adding a write-in category to replace Michael Bay.

Steve

 

[Suns_fan69]

1. 1980s - Rocky IV
2. Great car chase(s) - Ronin
3. Mix of comedy and action - True Lies
4. Female lead - Kill Bill
5. Martial arts - Legend of Drunken Master
6. Takes place in the future - Matrix (does this count as Sci-fi?)
7. Based on a comic - Hellboy
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Die Hard
10. Revenge theme - Old Boy

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Hard to do with no Sci Fi:

1. 1980s - The Untouchables
2. Great car chase(s) - The Italian Job
3. Mix of comedy and action - Once Upon a Time in Mexico
4. Female lead - La Femme Nikita
5. Martial arts - Legend of Drunken Master
6. Takes place in the future - Matrix (Has to be Sci Fi here right?)
7. Based on a comic - The Crow
8. Michael Bay film - The Rock
9. Relentless action - Saving Private Ryan
10. Revenge theme - Gladiator