BEST WAR OR ACTION MOVIES

[sj5 4]

Naked Weapon

Azumi I & II

Hitman

so close

Shooter

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Ewww Hitman...

Come on man - I love the games, but that film was $hitty

[sj5 4]

Ewww Hitman...

Come on man - I love the games, but that film was $hitty

she'll like it

[sj5 4]

YES! AZUMI IS AWESOME! I watched it on CTN in Cambodia. Very nice action.

As far is action in terms of martial arts film, you'll many of them from Asia. Most do not make it here to the states which I'm disappointed in.

Yes that is really in my top lists. Wow! and the "Zatouchi", oh i watched already 3 times "So Close" , really really nice action.

you can watch "Naked weapon" its nice action movie too. there's "azumi II" and i maybe have it already in our mailbox.

how about Hostel II?

[Mark&Steph 0]

Platoon. Here's a link to some clips on YouTube. I won't embed them. There is way to much violence.

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=pl...mp;search_type=

Trivia time. Who plays the Interpreter Werner (without looking on IMDB!)?

Wasn't that Johnny Depp?

Anyhoo, war movies I like....

A Midnight Clear - one of my favorites.

Downfall - really, really good german movie about Hitler

Band of Brothers - Always good if you have a week or so worth of time to kill.

Action...

Equilibrium

Battle Royale

Shoot Em Up - very silly over the top action.

The Transporter

Ong Bak

Born to Fight

Edited May 15, 2008 by Mark&Steph

[Marilyn. 340]

yeah Equilibrium is pretty good... Christian Bale rocks

[Mark&Steph 0]

He does rock. He's one of my favorite actors these days.

Oh! How could I forget House of Flying Daggers? I love that movie.

[Marilyn. 340]

he kind of just melts into any character he is playing....... not like when I see a Tom Cruise movie or Tom Hanks movie.. I sit there going look at Tom act...

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I didn't care for Equilibrium - mainly cause the story was a blatant mish-mash rip of Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World and 1984.

I do like Christian Bale - I thought he was great in American Psycho.

Edited May 16, 2008 by Number 6

[Marilyn. 340]

Edward Norton has that same quality of being able to meld into any character he is playing..

[kalapino 0]

thin red line ~ definately one of my fav"s

hero ~ jet li

300

the kingdom

[Jack and Barbara 0]

Many action movies are entertaining to watch, but don't follow good plots or logic, mostly senseless fighting and killing (which is why they are entertaining).

Good action movies that are worth buying include saving private ryan (already mentioned), gladiator and my favorite, Braveheart.

Edited May 16, 2008 by Jack and Barbara

[sj5 4]

Check out the link. The website lists movies by type and number of positive reviews. Here are the good action movies:

1. 100% The Third Man 50

2. 100% Seven Samurai 45

3. 100% North by Northwest 40

4. 100% The Maltese Falcon 38

5. 100% The Adventures of Robin Hood 36

6. 100% The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 33

7. 100% The African Queen 26

8. 100% The Thin Man 25

9. 100% The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 24

10. 100% Wings 24

11. 98% Lawrence of Arabia 54

12. 97% The Incredibles 218

13. 97% The French Connection 39

14. 97% Enter the Dragon 35

15. 97% In the Line of Fire 34

16. 97% Bullitt 33

17. 97% Dirty Harry 33

18. 97% Dr. No 32

19. 97% From Russia with Love 32

20. 97% 48 Hrs. 31

21. 97% All Quiet on the Western Front 30

22. 97% The Last of the Mohicans 29

23. 96% Die Hard 48

24. 96% Goldfinger 46

25. 96% Triad Election 45

26. 96% Mutiny on the Bounty 26

27. 96% Foreign Correspondent 25

28. 96% WarGames 24

29. 96% The Year of Living Dangerously 24

30. 95% Hero 183

31. 95% Infernal Affairs 59

32. 95% Raiders of the Lost Ark 43

33. 95% Apollo 13 41

34. 95% The Hunt for Red October 39

35. 95% Spartacus 37

36. 95% Dead Calm 21

37. 95% The Guns of Navarone 21

38. 95% Lifeboat 20

39. 94% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 229

40. 94% Casino Royale 206

41. 94% Alien: The Director's Cut 49

42. 94% Deliverance 48

43. 94% Supercop 34

44. 94% Manhunter 32

45. 93% Spider-Man 2 228

46. 93% The Bourne Ultimatum 211

47. 93% Iron Man 190

48. 93% Face/Off 54

49. 93% The Fugitive 41

50. 93% Speed 29

51. 93% The Warriors 28

52. 92% Spy Kids 114

53. 92% Out of Sight 59

54. 91% Metropolis 53

55. 91% The Big Red One 43

56. 91% The Great Escape 35

57. 91% Gunga Din 23

58. 90% Spider-Man 206

59. 90% Hot Fuzz 180

60. 90% Rescue Dawn 142

61. 90% Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 48

62. 90% Shaft 31

63. 90% Glory 29

64. 90% Thunderball 29

65. 90% The Day of the Jackal 21

66. 90% The Man Who Knew Too Much 21

67. 90% Superfly 21

68. 90% White Hunter, Black Heart 21

69. 90% Master of the Flying Guillotine 20

70. 89% Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 224

71. 89% Lethal Weapon 37

72. 89% True Romance 36

73. 88% Crimson Tide 41

74. 88% Easy Rider 34

75. 88% The Karate Kid 34

76. 88% The Italian Job 24

77. 87% X2: X-Men United 214

78. 87% The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi/Sonatine 106

79. 87% Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 53

80. 87% Hidden Blade 30

81. 86% The Matrix 120

82. 86% La Femme Nikita 36

83. 86% On Her Majesty's Secret Service 28

84. 86% To Live and Die in L.A. 22

85. 86% The Black Stallion 21

86. 86% F/X 21

87. 86% Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 21

88. 85% Kill Bill Vol. 2 220

89. 85% Kill Bill Vol. 1 212

90. 85% The Mask of Zorro 46

91. 85% Romancing the Stone 39

92. 85% Casualties of War 27

93. 84% Batman Begins 246

94. 84% King Kong 236

95. 84% Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 196

96. 84% The Descent 153

97. 84% First Blood 32

98. 84% Fly Away Home 31

99. 83% The Bourne Identity 178

100. 83% Beverly Hills Cop 35

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt...category=200001

i've seen these movie. (i have blockbuster membership)

Edited May 16, 2008 by SJ

[~krakatoa~ 27]

debbie does dallas has lots of action

Good choice, Amby!

[GrahamandMegan 1]

Black Hawk Down is a favourite of mine without a doubt.