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

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

Cuaron's Harry Potter was the best of all of them. For what it's worth. :D

the scene where the little princess gets shot in the face was such an amazing surprise

spoiler

Cuaron's Harry Potter was the best of all of them. For what it's worth. :D

― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, February 20, 2012 12:11 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Felt that way when it first came out. Watched the series again with lady friend before the release of the final movie and it stood out even more as the strongest.

The Little Princess was my #1

that scene where they're riding in the magic train and dumbledore gets wanded in the face was amazing

can't believe cuaracon shot that in one take

It's called A Little Princess btw

broom chase scene was amazing, shot in real traffic!

never change, Morbs

Austerity Ponies wrong on 7 Chances, it is driven by the quest of the Keaton character

I already anticipate yr responses to that: no, yes, you're crazy, maybe

the general is literally a 'ride' on a train

hard boiled was my #1 vote. i was thinking about how isolated and lonely tony is in the movie shrouded in fog and how despite all the neurostimulating operatic action film violence its almost wistful, a farewell to hong kong. the ambivalence of leaving

i havent seen any woo movies since the 90s i think

i had this feeling they would date badly but maybe im wrong?

yes and no

I feel like the datedness is no less distracting than a Mann movie, bc the action/story is so good

the datedness is very endearing, the offness of the film stock, the soft edges, 80s sound palettes carried forth into the 90s

the doves

wonder where those doves are now

some hong kong action movies are a little too wistful for me. tons of wist. like, 70 minutes of grieving and 20 minutes of gunplay.

plus honestly, singing + doves in the killer works even better now bc of the datedness.

now go rewatch them!!

I love Hard Boiled! (It's a comedy)

Doves made it over to America, definitely appear in Mission Impossible 2, can't remember if they turn up in Paycheck.

they must have been really tired

Cuaron is goodecades, and That Little Princes is one of the better kids' movie of the last couple decades.

WAT? Stupid phone. Cuaron is good value, I mean.

i voted for ronin too, out of a sense of community really, its oblique nonsense is sort of endearing but ive only watched it once

driven by the quest of the Keaton character

My point exactly. That scene is pure thrill ride and all about stunts, but we agree that it isn't just a ride within the context of the movie. The second half of CoM is full of content and builds on central themes of the movie. (I don't want to get too specific sue to spoilers.)

CoM is such a fucking amazing movie.

i've stanned for it all over ilx before, but i just had to get that in here.

That Little Princes

soz guys, 1-5 will be tomorrow (feel free to speculate at will at the results)

also i saw william fitchner walking his dog near my house this morning while i was driving to work. i wanted to shout "you could get killed WALKIN YOUR DOGGIE!!!"

Die Hard and T2 for sure, what of the other three?

Distant xpost: Sorcerer is pretty good, and pretty faithful, but I don't think a widescreen version of the movie exists right now. If any home video version exists. Awesome Tangerine Dream score, good location shooting, nice and cynical and grimy, like the original.

The number of viscerally negative reactions I've encountered to Children of Men, akin to the spite that's met other fave films of mine such as Tree of Life, AI or There Will Be Blood, in a sense underscores its greatness.

Die Hard, T2, Beverly Hills Cop 3 ...

Aliens.

RoboCop.

Die Hard, T2, Aliens, First Blood

Has Robocop placed yet?

Die Hard, Raiders, Robocop, Aliens, T2

Ah, there you go. Die Hard, Aliens, T2, RoboCop, Raiders.