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by **Mr.RobotoAutoMan** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:26 pm

Take from EW(entertainment weekly)
Trends come and go, but Hollywood's always been good at blowing stuff up. With ''Die Hard 4'' about to strike, we rank the movies that delivered the biggest bang for the buck, from No. 25 to No. 1

25. THE INCREDIBLES
Directed by Brad Bird (2004)

24. LETHAL WEAPON
Directed by Richard Donner (1987)

23. DRUNKEN MASTER II
Directed by Lau Ka Leung (1994)

22. PREDATOR
Directed by John McTiernan (1987)

21. SPIDER-MAN 2
Directed by Sam Raimi (2004)

20. KILL BILL — VOL. 1
Directed by Quentin Tarantino (2003)

19. GOLDFINGER
Directed by Guy Hamilton (1964)

18. THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD
Directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley (1938)

17. THE BOURNE SUPREMACY
Directed by Paul Greengrass (2004)

16. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON
Directed by Ang Lee (2000)

15. ENTER THE DRAGON
Directed by Robert Clouse (1973)

14. ROBOCOP
Directed by Paul Verhoeven (1987)

13. THE WILD BUNCH
Directed by Sam Peckinpah (1969)

12. THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK
Directed by Irvin Kershner (1980)

11. SPEED
Directed by Jan De Bont (1994)

10. TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
Directed by James Cameron (1991)

9. HARD-BOILED
Directed by John Woo (1992)

8. SAVING PRIVATE RYAN
Directed by Steven Spielberg (1998)

7. GLADIATOR
Directed by Ridley Scott (2000)

6. SEVEN SAMURAI
Directed by Akira Kurosawa (1954)

5. THE MATRIX
Directed by the Wachowski brothers (1999)

4. THE ROAD WARRIOR
Directed by George Miller (1982)

3. RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
Directed by Steven Spielberg (1981)

2. ALIENS
Directed by James Cameron (1986)

1. DIE HARD
Directed by John McTiernan (1988)

the road warrior is on the list?!?!?! where the f*ck is ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK? f*ck that!!!

News Credits: 1 · by **Operation Ravage** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:38 pm

Where's Escape from New York and Bruce Campbell vs. The Army of Darkness?

Ravage's top ten favorite movies that kick ass and chew bubblegum are:

1.) A Clockwork Orange
2.) Planet of the Apes (original, with the Chuck)
3.) Scarface
4.) Army of Darkness
5.) Escape from New York
6.) Aliens
7.) Enemy at the Gates
8.) Full Metal Jacket
9.) Raiders of the Lost Ark
10.) You've Got Mail (yeah, right. Try Team America.)

News Credits: 3 · by **muswp1** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:22 pm

What the h*** is "The Incredibles" doing anywhere near that list??? :-?

It's a cartoon, not an action movie.

News Credits: 665 · by **Skowl** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:29 pm

muswp1 wrote:What the h*** is "The Incredibles" doing anywhere near that list??? It's a cartoon, not an action movie.

It can be both.

Die Hard no.1 ?! It's good and everything, but I can think of ten action movies that are better. Terminator 2 would be my number 1 pick.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:26 pm

I'm glad Predator made the list.

And yeah I can certainly see Die Hard being number 1. It's my favorite in that genre.

by **GremlinGrimlock** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:01 pm

I'm easy,can't rank them.
dirty harry...whatever,how many.
death wish...charles bronson.
devil's brigade..don't know the actors,but good.
terminator series
aliens
vanishing point,challenger...point of no return.
the car...from hell,blow it up,appearing on a freeway near you.
bj and the bandit,monkeys,cars...chases.
bond,connery,moore,dalton.
A fist full of dollars,eastwood,there a bunch..sergio leone bits.
The original gone in sixty seconds,what a mustang.
Batman series
Dusk till dawn,clooney,tarantino.
Tales from the crypt movies.
Reservoir dogs...actors?,but good.
corvette summer...guy,car...get em back.
Commando...
aliens vrs predator
Although not an "action movie" jason/friday the 13th.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:06 pm

GremlinGrimlock wrote:I'm easy,can't rank them.
dirty harry...whatever,how many.
death wish...charles bronson.
devil's brigade..don't know the actors,but good.
terminator series
aliens
vanishing point,challenger...point of no return.
the car...from hell,blow it up,appearing on a freeway near you.
bj and the bandit,monkeys,cars...chases.
bond,connery,moore,dalton.
A fist full of dollars,eastwood,there a bunch..sergio leone bits.
The original gone in sixty seconds,what a mustang.
Batman series
Dusk till dawn,clooney,tarantino.
Tales from the crypt movies.
Reservoir dogs...actors?,but good.
corvette summer...guy,car...get em back.
Commando...
aliens vrs predator
Although not an "action movie" jason/friday the 13th.

Well you just got knocked off my cool list by mentioning AvP as a good movie of any genre.

by **Mr.RobotoAutoMan** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:08 pm

iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:41 pm

Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeep?** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:08 pm

Operation Ravage wrote:Where's Escape from New York and Bruce Campbell vs. The Army of Darkness?

Also forgot "The Terminator". None of the melty-robot ****, just plain old Michael Biehn versus a robot from the future goodness. And Linda Hamilton's boobies.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:23 pm

TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeep?** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:35 pm

Venomous Prime wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

Kurt did all his basketballing himself.

News Credits: 1 · by **Venomous Prime** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:43 pm

Jesus Prime wrote:
Venomous Prime wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

Kurt did all his basketballing himself.

Is JP actually staying around this time or are you going to venture off again?

News Credits: 1 · by **Jeep?** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:47 pm

Venomous Prime wrote:
Jesus Prime wrote:
Venomous Prime wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

Kurt did all his basketballing himself.

Is JP actually staying around this time or are you going to venture off again?

I dunno.

News Credits: 3 · by **Stormwolf** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 1:51 pm

Greatest action movie list?

I think not, it doesn't even have Missing in Action or Delta Force. :roll:

by **Mr.RobotoAutoMan** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:06 pm

Venomous Prime wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

oh wah wah?!?!?! i didnt. iam just hoping for a sequal not a remake with gerald butler(300)

News Credits: 2 · by **Shadowman** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:42 pm

Black Hawk Down isn't on that list.

Shadowman is most displeased.

by **Flamemaster Galvatron** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:17 pm

Just watched the original Die Hard the other night for the umpteenth time, and can safely say it deserves it's place in the number one spot.

For the most part, I was pleased with EW's choices, although I did have a similar reaction to the inclusion of The Incredibles.

Just glad to see Robocop, Aliens, and Gladiator on that list.

by **irishking44** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:22 pm

Braveheart

Last samurai

boondock saints

those are my top three actioners

by **waylandcool** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 9:57 pm

Venomous Prime wrote:
TheMuffin wrote:
Mr.RobotAutoMan wrote:iam still wondering why they didnt put escape from new york.

Regardless of how awesome we all think it is, it's really not that well known of a movie. Most have heard of it but a lot have never seen it. **** I hadn't even seen it until last year when I picked up the Special Edition of it.

I actually liked Escape from L.A. better.

I don't know why

Escape from NY and Escape from LA are almost the same movie. They have the exact same plot, the villians are almost the same and the the government characters are almost clones.

My additions to the list:

The Crow
The Terminator (instead of T2)
First Blood or First Blood Pt. 2
From Dusk till Dawn
and even though it's new and not terribly accurate, 300