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

T/S: Paul Gleason in "The Breakfast Club" vs. Paul Gleason in "Die Hard."

Or: "Don't mess with the bull, young man, you'll get the horns" vs. "Oh, I hope that's not a hostage."

i love movies with multiple tiers of asshole authority figures

(see also robocop of course)

that was also something machete really got right imo

so lethal weapon got the shaft? wow

no shane black in the whole action flick poll? for shame

no inception?

instead of talking about the awesome movies that placed (die hard is awesome), i'm gonna take a second to bitch about awesome movies that didn't place:

WHERE THE FUCK IS TIME & TIDE ILX ?!?!

apart from that, great poll, awesome job omar (especially that little inception fakeout :D)

no shane black in the whole action flick poll? for shame

― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:46 PM (50 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is pretty cray

well i guess shane black snuck in as an actor in the predator, but that doesn't count

kind of bummed not a single mission impossible movie placed

i guess we just hate tom cruise

ya thats weird

we do

MI1 was pretty high up on mine iirc

the rejection of the wooo

rejection of the depalma.

Still think it's funny that all three Bournes were clustered together towards the middle.

It is.

Also thank you Omar for doing this!

martial arts, samurai, and HK films generally under-represented but otherwise a colossal, epic poll -- thx omar!

lana del rey tried to warn us with her album bourne to tie

:D DIE HARD :D

I guess the poll isn't *as* pinko-commie as I thought, but Lethal Weapon/First Blood absence is v sad.

But Die Hard! Aliums! Raiders! Pretty good overall and this was the most ILX fun I've had in forever.

So...now that camp's over, we'll totally write to each other?

gonna post ballots here? you guys can laugh at all the horror movies i voted for.

I'm kind of shocked that kung fu films did so poorly

ooh yeah and THANK YOU OMAR WE LOVE YOU LIKE STEVEN SEAGAL LOVES ROBES

yippe ki yay, omar!

my dad watched so many steven seagal movies when i was a kid that i almost feel bad that i didn't throw dude a sympathy vote

*kicks gravel* *waves waves through dust cloud at friend in back of station wagon*

lana del rey tried to warn us with her album bourne to tie

― TERMAINTOR 2 (some dude), Tuesday, February 21, 2012 12:54 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

simultaneous eyeroll/LOL. well done.

xpost: *runs after car crying*
"WOLVERINES!!"

lol xpost

A member of an elite paramilitary organization: "Eagle Scouts."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73yc0S6xvQQ

Besides, this thread taught me the awesomeness of TLADILA! How cool is that?

What an unforgettable summer...

my ballot

Seven Samurai - 50
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - 49
The Last of the Mohicans - 48
Hard Boiled - 47
Yojimbo - 46
Leon: The Professional - 45
The Bourne Supremacy - 44
Once Upon A Time In The West - 43 (mistake)
Predator - 42
Heat - 41
The Pianist - 40 (mistake)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - 39
RoboCop - 38
Bloodsport - 37
Lethal Weapon - 36
From Russia With Love - 35
Casino Royale (2005) - 34
Sanjuro - 33
District 9 - 32
The Hidden Fortress - 31
The Killer (1989) - 30
A Better Tomorrow (1986) - 29
They Live - 28 (cant believe this didnt make it)
To Live And Die In L.A. - 27
Escape From New York - 26
Zulu - 25
Big Trouble in Little China - 24
Blade (1998) - 23
Under Siege - 22 (should've gone with a different seagal)
The Fugitive - 21
The French Connection - 20
The Road Warrior - 19
Bullet in the Head - 18
Commando - 17
Conan the Barbarian - 16
The Dark Knight - 15
Die Hard - 14
Grosse Pointe Blank - 13
The Untouchables - 12
Mission: Impossible - 11
Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) - 10
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - 9
North By Northwest - 8
Stagecoach - 7
Point Break - 6
Speed - 5
The General - 4
The Matrix - 3
Total Recall - 2
Where Eagles Dare - 1

lol @ The Pianist

Die Hard - 50
Papillon - 49
the bourne supremacy - 48
leon: the professional - 47
ong-bak - 46
48 hours - 45
the bourne ultimatum - 44
the seven samurai - 43
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 42
ronin - 41
children of men - 40
point break - 39
f/x - 38
The Bourne Identity - 37
Escape From New York - 36
vanishing point - 35
blade runner - 34
predator - 33
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 32
terminator 2 - 31
the french connection - 30
the dirty dozen - 29
drive (2011) - 28
two mules for sister sara - 27
the dark knight - 26
kelly's heroes - 25
from russia with love - 24
the fifth element - 23
the warriors - 22
kung fu hustle - 21

FX!! fucking great movie

fxing great

time & tide - 50 - u won this poll in my heart ;_;
heat - 49
crank - 48
Die Hard - 47
infernal affairs - 46
the french connection - 45
crank 2: high voltage - 44 lol dunno what happned there. it's fun but shdlnt be anywhere near where it is rn
children of men - 43
ong-bak - 42 wanted to vote for a movie that's actually only 30mns long. nice placing johnny fever
ronin - 41
the wages of fear - 40 dnp. great movie. watched sorcerer during this poll in it's honour
x-men 2 - 39 def too high but who cares
The Bourne Identity - 38
the bourne ultimatum - 37
the dirty dozen - 36 dnp. i see this one is on ur ballot too johnny fever
Once Upon A Time In The West - 35
point break - 34
taken - 33
the last boy scout - 32
district B13 - 31 awesome mindless fun
the rock - 30
the mission (johnnie to) - 29
the thing - 28
transporter - 27
Point Blank - 26
casino royale - 25
Kill Bill Volume 1 (Tarantino, 2003) - 24
terminator 2 - 23
collateral - 22
le samourai - 21
the bourne supremacy - 20
elite squad - 19
The Matrix - 18
goldeneye - 17
battle royale - 16
the driver - 15
goldfinger - 14
bullitt - 13
Die Hard with a Vengeance - 12
leon: the professional - 11
three kings - 10
the fifth element - 9
Speed - 8
le cercle rouge - 7
kung fu hustle - 6
hurt locker - 5
kiss kiss bang bang - 4
lethal weapon - 3
INCEPTION - 2. should've been #3 :D
mission: impossible - 1

Asoka - 50
Sholay - 49
The Good The Bad and The Ugly - 48
For A Few Dollars More - 47
Army Of Shadows - 46
Armour Of God - 45
Battle Royale - 44
Dawn of The Dead - 43
Dobermann - 42
Hard Target - 41
Infernal Affairs - 40
Predator - 39
Blade Runner - 38
A Better Tomorrow 2 - 37
A Better Tomorrow - 36
A Fistful of Dollars - 35
Infernal Affairs 2 - 34
The Seventh Curse - 33
Big Trouble In Little China - 32
Branded To Kill - 31
Escape From New York - 30
A Chinese Ghost Story - 29
Army Of Darkness - 28
Lady Snow blood - 27
Police Story - 26
Project A - 25
The Big Red One - 24
Tokyo Drifter - 23
Full Contact - 22
Assault On Precinct 13 - 21
Enter The Dragon - 20
Aliens - 19
Bullet In The Head - 18
Drunken Master - 17
Kill Bill Volume 2 - 16
Kill Bill Volume 1 - 15
Once Upon A Time In China II - 14
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service - 13
You Only Live Twice - 12
Escape From LA - 11
Princess Mononoke - 10
Rumble In The Bronx - 9
The Bride With White Hair - 8
The Warriors - 7
Yojimbo - 6
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - 5
Two Mules For Sister Sara - 4
Eastern Condors - 3
House Of Flying Daggers - 2
Death Race 2000 - 1

looking at my ballot i'm just too embarrassed to post it, which has never really been the case w/ any previous ilx poll

lol cmon man

basically any perfectly good movie that's not REALLY an action movie and not just to Tuomas that got nominated, i used as filler on the lower half of my ballot. i would've felt really guilty if Inception placed.

Ronin - 50
Children of Men - 49
Blade Runner - 48
Point Break - 47
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 46
Die Hard - 45
Election - 44
The Bourne Supremacy - 43
Terminator 2: Rise of the Machines - 42
Heat - 41
To Live and Die in L.A. - 40
The Bourne Ultimatum - 39
The Warriors - 38
The Fifth Element - 37
The Fugitive - 36
Bullitt - 35
Mad Max - 34
Leon: the Professional - 33
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 32
Miami Vice - 31
Enemy of the State - 30
F/X - 29
Army of Shadows - 28
Independence Day - 27
Hurt Locker - 26
Kingdom of Heaven (DIRECTOR’S CUT ONLY) - 25
Men in Black - 24
The Rock - 23
Kill Bill Volume 1 - 22
Kill Bill Volume 2 - 21
Mission: Impossible - 20
The French Connection - 19
La Cercle Rouge - 18
Speed - 17

i left a bunch of stuff off because i knew it would get a lot of votes? but not sure why i still voted for die hard and raiders.

I only had a 30-film ballot. Would've gone the whole 50 in hindsight, especially since I forgot to vote for Heat.

i didn't do 50. just my mostest favorites on the nomination list. went with heart.

50 - alien
49 - the warriors
48 - the thing
47 - blade runner
46 - dawn of the dead (1978)
45 - raiders of the lost ark
44 - terminator 2
43 - the road warrior
42 - the great escape
41 - aliens
40 - highlander
39 - jaws
38 - red dawn
37 - starship troopers
36 - terminator
35 - once upon a time in the west
34 - the empire strikes back
33 - star wars
32 - mad max
31 - near dark
30 - nighthawks
29 - the abyss
28 - escape from new york
27 - assault on precinct 13
26 - the descent
25 - the long kiss goodnight
24 - the big red one
23 - papillon
22 - taking of pelham one two three (original)

Long Kiss Goodnight was robbed

^^^

really hoping omar posts what placed outside the top 75 soon, so many surprising omissions