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

really don't like com!

lol the whole list is a sham now that blade runner's on it. it's a fucking inaction movie

leon is the shit. my #6. besson's best work - portman's and oldman's too. venus as a boy!

heat's great, nothing new to say about it

i didn't vote for ronin. when i was 13-14 it was one of my favorite movies on the planet, for pretty much the same reasons as everyone else. i rented it from blockbuster and dubbed a copy so i could watch it any time. watched it again recently and couldn't get into it at all. maybe i just saw it too many times. the music during the car chases irritated the shit out of me, and i think it drags on too long with some of the double crosses and shit. i got this vibe from it where i felt like the irl version of deniro's character would be some kind of libertarian blowhard who reads a lot of harry turtledove novels.

still waiting for him to make that gravity flick

― the jazz zinger (s1ocki), Monday, February 20, 2012 12:29 PM (2 seconds ago) Bookmark

its in post-prod!

I have to go look at the thread to remember why tho

prob biggest downgrade on second viewing I've had in the last 20 years

After the midpoint, IT'S A RIDE

he Julianne Moore car chase scene in CoM (no spoilers!) is probably one of my favorite action sequences of all time

yeah, that motorcycle..

total claustrophobic panic

Car chase on CoM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> its 'politics' but its been a long time since I've seen it. xp

oh no a ride

yes, films shd be films max

Rides are fun, max. Fun is the mind killer.

Ronin completely ruined Sean Bean for me. Every time I see him now in something, I just think of the loudmouth who pukes after getting into some raspberry jam.

Miffed that Heat ranked as low as it did, it is on my short-list of favorite films of all time, and apparently my #1.

Still holding out hope that The Thin Red Line makes its challopy appearance, but save for three films, my top 10 has been otherwise represented, though I'd say two of them have little chance of making it, and the third I am surprised is apparently going to rank this high.

PS Ugh, Hanna -- I knew there was a flick that I'd been meaning to go see in a theater, except now it's out in DVD already.

A NONSTOP ACTION THRILLRIDE amirite

It just occurred to me: is Saving Private Ryan gonna show up in the top five? The poll results thus far have largely and somewhat oddly eschewed war films, but that one must be a shoe-in for the opening sequence alone, right?

the car door into the motorcyle and resulting crash @ 2:12 is so amazing to me

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

spoiler screengrab

so I rlly am curious how many of you have seen this

http://www.criterion.com/films/370-the-wages-of-fear

(the Friedkin US remake bombed mightily)

the crunch of the motorcyle wheel hitting the hood

Eeeww get that Criterion talk out of this thread.

*raises hand* love Wages of Fear

wages of fear AND the remake have come up quite a few times in this thread already

I have seen and dearly love Wages of Fear. I wish there were more "action" movies like it.

i have seen 'warlock' not the orig. tho

guess i don't get my merit badge!

wages of fear just played at my local arthouse but i missed it :|

i saw wages of fear but it was not enough like a ride for me to enjoy it

wages of fear #8 on my ballot iirc. and yeah as slocki said it's not like it's a movie that's been ignored on this thread.

#1

http://www.joyrides.com/sfmm/photos/batman1.jpg

Man, am0n...I really wish that Children of Men imbed were a link. That's such a huge spoiler for people who haven't seen the movie.

MODS

waaaaaahhh a spoiler

i have seen 'warlock' not the orig. tho

guess i don't get my merit badge!

― Critique of Pure Moods (goole), Monday, February 20, 2012 12:55 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark

its sorcerer mate! not a julian sands movie

The movie has been out for six years, I think we can avoid hand-wringing about spoilers tbh

Yeah, Amon! I don't really care. It's my fault for not having seen it yet but prob best removed in general.

lol I was confused by "Warlock". Don't knock it tho - <3 Julian Sands.

is Sorcerer any good? does Friedkin like it, or cry studio interference?

lol woops

I like Wages of Fear and all, but bringing it up after Children of Men placed serves it up with extra "meh."

the children of men dies at the end

a baby comes out of his stomach alien-style, right? I forgot how it ends

i thought 'sorcerer' was was pretty good but i haven't seen it in a while. one of those movies where everyone is drenched in sweat for the whole running time.

The "Men" in the title: actually women

i dunno never seen it

having just seen sorcerer, yes it is good. it's been a while since i've watched wages of fear so i can't remember too well how similar to the original it is. but some v tense scenes (the one with a rope bridge during a storm is very impressive)

must have been hell to shoot. i'm sure there are some great things to read about the making of it.

I have no idea what Eric is trying to say, which is a welcome change.

I'll clear it up.

WoF = good but mostly not thrilling
CoM = better and much more thrilling

I dunno, the thread has been rife with people saying "Oh yeah I never saw that, I really should"

After the midpoint, IT'S A RIDE

After the midpoint, clearly more than a ride.

PS THIS IS A RIDE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZSTM3knaao

PPS as I said upthread, v excited to see Wages of Fear.

I can't comprehend how Children of Men is better than Wages of Fear.

so I rlly am curious how many of you have seen this

I've seen it several times (and own that Criterion disc). Still prefer it to the remake (despite Friedkin, Scheider, and the Tangerine Dream soundtrack)

You must be this old to ride

it's kind of lol to think this guy is also responsible for CoM which is great too.

― Jibe, Monday, February 20, 2012 9:34 AM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you should see The Little Princess