Movies That Were Probably Made By a Spasm of Six Year-Olds on Acid: The Top 75 Action Films Poll Results Thread

ya, because no one here has ever seen any old movies. and if they did, they would hate them, because ilx posters are stupid and ignorant. good call

But it's a scientific fact that movies did not get thrilling until the '70s. Until then they were merely suspenseful.

that's true too

old movies more like ::plays violent videogame::

it's no secret that i think Men In Black is top notch cinematic entertainment

― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:43 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark

co-sign, but I took it off my ballot cause it was more about the humor than the action imo

most old movies are just people like... talking

they aren't even in colour so many of them

"I wonder how many pre-1971 movies wd make that one"

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/4/A70-2159

they aren't even in colour so many of them

― beware of greek bearer bonds (darraghmac), Tuesday, February 14, 2012 4:03 PM (13 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what?? really?? bleh!

ya, because no one here has ever seen any old movies

fukkov

and if they did, they would hate them

WELL LOOKS AT DA POLL

"I wonder how many pre-1971 movies wd make that one"

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Trouble_in_mind_post.jpg

bleh and white

http://varifrank.com/images/ThirdManAlley.jpg

you know, if you were really upset about ilxers not watching old movies, it might be helpful to constructively suggest some that non-film-buffs might dig instead of just rolling your eyes for 8 years straight

did you even vote in this poll morbs?

i can't even read. i thought it said post-1971. i miss alan rudolph movies. i wanna go rent them all.

to educate other people presupposes you care about them

morbz totally voted. here's his ballot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-erjci4JzoA

to educate other people presupposes you care about them

well, beyond treating them like teddy bears for you to arrange around your superiority picnic

it might be helpful to constructively suggest some that non-film-buffs might dig

yeahhhh, I've nevvvvverrrrr done this

beyond treating them like teddy bears for you to arrange around your superiority picnic

In fairness, when I unfolded the wax paper I got "I love the Pierce Brosnan Bonds"

Dr Morbius is just waiting for the right ilxor and a bunch of balloons to make it OK that his wife died and he never traveled.

it was lj iirc

treating them like teddy bears for you to arrange around your superiority picnic
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20080205080846/southpark/images/3/3a/Cartman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JchKa8Ox3Hs

Thank you Morbs for guilting me into liking only old things because joyless cypher is win

Also thank you for pointing out the rich cornucopia of pre-'71 balls-out action films that have been shafted by this poll.

Can't remember if King Kong was nominated...I probably should have voted for it.

I voted for the new one, gave it 166 points

treasure of sierra madre! should have voted for that.

tons of old war movies and westerns i love. and that are action-packed. but you guys didn't nominate any of them and i'm too lazy to think.

i was considering that, got hung up on whether it was action or not, either way its in my top 10 of all time

everyone knows action wasn't a genre until 1971 doy

man morbs the cut off is 1960 not 1970 come on, movies before 1960 legit suck

13 Assassins was a superior 'action film' that came out last year. It's not about "old things."

everyone knows action wasn't a genre until 1971 doy

there's an argument for that.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/etienne_saint/kungfuhustle.jpg

#53 (TIE)

KUNG FU HUSTLE

Stephen Chow
2004
Hong Kong
(217 points, 8 votes)

I liked that bit where the landlord and lady were watching Chow kick ass, and the one goes "who'd have thought being beaten by the Beast would have purified his chi?", and the other one just sort of shrugs.
― Michael Philip Philip Philip Avoidant (Ferg), Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:08 AM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I love this movie so much. The musicians were unbelievably frightening.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Sunday, July 31, 2005 6:37 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I really liked the explicitly Buddhist moralism of the ending, which actually resulted in a walkout at the screening I attended. I thought there was lots of other good stuff in it, too. Way better than Shaolin Soccer, IMHO.
― Chris F. (servoret), Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:04 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Definitely top five of the year material. I want this guy to make two films a year until i die, please.
The visual flourishes were so dead on; personal fave was the cat shadow leaping then dividing in two perfect halves.

― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Sunday, July 31, 2005 9:06 PM (6 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Have we had a thread about Kung-Fu Hustle yet?

too low

rules

why is KFH in this at all, I want to know

Shoulda nominated Shaolin Soccer. Hustle rules though obv

because it rules, that's why

I really liked the explicitly Buddhist moralism of the ending, which actually resulted in a walkout at the screening I attended.

i don't remember the ending!

Put this in my top 20 of the decade. Fogot the Beast going all bullfrog in the last fight.

Chow supposedly in pre-prod with sequel.

― Rage, Resentment, Spleen (Dr Morbius), Monday, January 4, 2010 12:50 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

voted for shaolin, not kungfuh

the recurring theme of deformed girl who stephen chow humiliates until she somehow becomes beautiful and he falls for her in all of his movies is really weird imo

yah shaolin is clearly better than KFH (still not an action movie)

my two favorite stephen chow movies that are not SS or KFH: from beijing with love (spy spoof) and forbidden city cop (china spoof)

wait Shaolin was nominated? I was sure i checked for it

realizing last night that the netflix instant shaolin soccer was pan & scan (and miramax-chopped) was not good

good choice, and quote! xxxxxxxp

prime B Keaton / J Chan to come, I presume.