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

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

high five @ papillon

my "shortlist" got down to 147 films; I couldn't even fathom how I was going to dump 97 entries off of it

although actually after rewatching "The Saint" this weekend, there's one that would have shot to the bottom of the list with an anvil

and I can't say with certainty that I actually saw "The Crow", but I did listen to the soundtrack about a bazillion times

You may have seen The Crow. I did, but don't remember a thing about it.

my ballot with placement in the final list proceeding:

11 hard boiled - 50 points
## rio bravo - 49 points
67 branded to kill - 48 points
06 children of men - 47 points
05 robocop - 46 points
03 raiders of the lost ark - 45 points
## stagecoach - 44 points
## a better tomorrow 2 - 43 points
## face/off - 42 points
17 north by northwest - 41 points
40 yojimbo - 40 points
41 bullitt - 39 points
34 crank - 38 points
12 escape from new york - 37 points
44 the killer - 36 points
## transporter - 35 points
## the getaway (peckinpah) - 34 points
## die hard 2 - 33 points
## tokyo drifter - 32 points
27 big trouble in little china - 31 points
## night watch (2004) - 30 points
75 apocalypto - 29 points
## red dawn - 28 points
##beverly hills cop - 27 points
74 indiana jones and the temple of doom - 26 points (meant to vote for last crusade lol)
43 the fifth element - 25 points
53 miami vice - 24 points
53 kung fu hustle - 23 points
67 con air - 22 points
07 ronin - 21 points
## drunken master - 20 points
## house of flying daggers - 19 points
64 infernal affairs - 18 points
72 vanishing point - 17 points
50 la femme nikita - 16 points
29 the bourne supremacy - 15 points
## the last boy scout - 14 points
02 aliens - 13 points
## the rock - 12 points
57 collateral - 11 points
## brotherhood of the wolf - 10 points

kinda <3 The Crow, but soooo dated now.

"caw caw! bang! fuck I'm dead"

"Burn" is such a fucking great song, too

yeah, it p much rules

omar is money on the screen grabs. i wish i could have posters of some of those

Cool poll, Omar, thanks for running it and picking great screen grabs as always.

My ballot:

Die Hard - 50
sin city - 49
terminator 2 - 48
aliens - 47
ronin - 46
Escape From New York - 45
blade runner - 44
the dark knight - 43
first blood - 42
Haywire - 41
the good, the bad and the ugly - 40
the bourne ultimatum - 39
battle royale - 38
robocop - 37
kung fu hustle - 36
heat - 35
the fifth element - 34
the warriors - 33
Once Upon A Time In The West - 32
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 31
stagecoach - 30
The Incredibles - 29
Kill Bill Volume 1 (Tarantino, 2003) - 28
children of men - 27
Saving Private Ryan - 26
Men in Black - 25
leon: the professional - 24
Akira - 23
die hard 2 - 22
hard boiled - 21
enter the dragon - 20
INCEPTION - 19
Kill Bill Volume 2 (Tarantino, 2004) - 18
mad max - 17
runaway train - 16
sharky's machine - 15
spider-man 2 - 14
strange days - 13
The Bourne Identity - 12
The Eiger Sanction - 11
The Gauntlet - 10
the great escape - 9
the road warrior - 8
casino royale - 7
War of the Worlds - 6
yojimbo - 5
training day - 4
the mechanic (1972) - 3
the bourne supremacy - 2

Will be interested to see where Haywire wound up.

i'd be shocked if more than 2-3 people voted for it

i guess people don't think of Beverly Hills Cop as an action movie?
fair enough i suppose.

slightly off topic: there an ILX war films thread? I tried searching but I couldn't find one.

work and stuff has prevented my from following this poll closely, but he's my hastily put together ballot:

duel - 50
Die Hard - 49
north by northwest - 48
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 47
the seven samurai - 46
star wars - 45
terminator 2 - 44
Once Upon A Time In The West - 43
aliens - 42
Point Blank - 41
blade runner - 40
dawn of the dead (1978) - 39
first blood
 - 38
get carter - 37
goldfinger - 36
the empire strikes back - 35
robocop - 34
the french connection - 33
the great escape - 32
le samourai - 31
battle royale - 30
Escape From New York - 29
true lies - 28
terminator - 27
yojimbo - 26
the thing - 25
bullitt - 24
star trek ii: the wrath of khan - 23
taking of pelham one two three - 22
the bourne supremacy - 21
the warriors - 20
dirty harry - 19
heat - 18
lethal weapon - 17
the wild bunch - 16
the good, the bad and the ugly - 15
rocky - 14
a fistful of dollars - 13
Jaws - 12
point break - 11
the karate kid - 10
superman - 9
predator - 8
total recall - 7
top gun - 6
the road warrior - 5
GI Joe: The Movie (animated) - 4
enter the dragon - 3
thomas crown affair - 2
red dawn - 1

now i feel bad for duel.

that kinda goes against the motto i live by though: never cry for spielberg

i guess people don't think of Beverly Hills Cop as an action movie?
fair enough i suppose.

― piscesx, Tuesday, February 21, 2012 1:44 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark

i just dont think its that good. its not funny, and aside from the killer opening chase the action's nothing spesh

;_; from my list:

first blood - 43 pts
death wish - 41
bad boys 2 - 39
the dirty dozen - 35
death race 2000 - 31
the guns of navarone - 24
rocky - 23
chinese connection - 22
red dawn - 19
papillon - 13

*pours one out*

first blood, dirty dozen, rocky and red dawn would def have been on my ballot.
Red Dawn would have been top 10.

sigh.

xxpost Beverly Hills Cop is so too funny. >:(

My ballot.

The Rock - 50
The Thing - 49
Terminator - 48
Commando - 47
The Warriors - 46
Aliens - 45
Raiders of the Lost Ark - 44
Escape From New York - 43
Kill Bill Volume 1 - 42
North By Northwest - 42
Rio Bravo - 41
Assault on Precinct 13 - 40
Die Hard - 39
Enter The Dragon - 38
Get Carter - 37
Speed - 36
Kung Fu Hustle - 35
Red Dawn - 34
The Bourne Supremacy - 33
The Seven Samurai - 32
Rocky IV - 31
Demolition Man - 30
Predator - 29
Timecop - 28
First Blood - 27
Hannah - 26
Rio Bravo - 25
Taken - 24
Con Air - 23
Face/Off - 22
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - 21
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - 20
Crank - 19
The Dark Knight - 18
The Bourne Ultimatum - 17
The French Connection - 16
They Live - 15
Under Siege - 14
Hard Boiled - 13
Gladiator - 12
Big Trouble in Little China - 11
Hard Target - 10
Darkman - 9

the guns of navarone

the omission of this is super shocking to me

i was kind of surprised The Harder They Come wasnt even nominated

hey guys, this is 76-100:

For a Few Dollars More
A Chinese Ghost Story
INCEPTION
Ghostbusters
Kill Bill Volume 2
The Dirty Dozen
independence day
first blood

a fistful of dollars
transporter
zombieland
kiss kiss bang bang
tokyo drifter
the last boy scout
lethal weapon
die hard 2
The Rock
mission: impossible
time & tide
the blues brothers
le cercle rouge
rio bravo
hot fuzz
Ghost in the Shell
Ong-Bak

aw man all the good movies were at the bottom!

Great job, Omar. Tons of fun.

So, Bill Paxton gets a couple of movies, Bruce gets a couple, Arnold gets a couple, and so does this guy:

http://goldsea.com/ABH/Al/al1.jpg

^^badass

jesus what was red dawn like 76 on this list? people definitely voted for it. i want a recount!

woah not even x-post

lol @ whoever voted for the Blues Brothers

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSzQ5sa1W4FPsG7d24DZY4G4_fgSuiFf6ko2T2Looo4P282R-h-nw

No bloodsport???

http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/54/6ee415c352c2eba303bbd2b8c3e22eb0/l.jpg

Time flies when you're having fun.

i considered the blues brothers. that car chase is an eyepopper!

zombieland, really?

damn no way is that al leong, what happened to his buff bod

I totally would have voted for Blues Brothers!

i voted blues bros. and bloodsport

Bluesport