The MoFo Top 100 Action Movie Countdown
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*affects trailer voice* Welcome, Adrenaline Junkies, one and all! There's a distinct lack of ACTION in the Lists section. It must be remedied! I task each of you with a mission, if you choose to accept it, to bring forth the greatest collection of carnage ever put to film! There is only one qualification: YOU WATCH IT FOR THE ACTION. It doesn't matter what else is in the movie so long as it's thrives on bloodpumping violence, audacious stunts, and one-liners so cool they BURN (but seriously, no one has to talk to make a fun action movie, just use your best judgment). "So bring unto me your wild west shootouts! Your modern car chases! Your kung-fu fight movies! Spaceships blowing up bases! There isn't enough destruction and damage to archive without a fist... and a gun... and a list of twenty-five." ((And in case I have to spell it out: anything, superheroes, samurai, robots, aliens, I don't care. It can even be animated, just make sure action sequences are prevalent throughout the movie.)) If you're in on this I want you to send me a private message containing your list of up to 25 of your favorite action movies (don't spoil your choices in the thread!), make sure to title it with "Action Countdown". These are ordered lists, so make sure to number them top to bottom. The countdown is ranked by total points across all lists. Your #1 movie is worth 25 points, #2 is worth 24, #3 is 23, and so on... You MAY send in incomplete lists, however they will be weighted against the number you listed, so if you send in a list of 11 movies, your #1 movie is worth 11 points. If you wish to revise a list you've already submitted, you're welcome to send in a new list (this rule may change as circumstances dictate). Ties will be resolved by number of votes, then by maximum point allotment, then by release date (in favor of older movies). I'm going to impose the newbie rule too: I will only accept lists from members who've been here at least a month (subject to discretion). Lists Received (chronologically): Tugg (25), The Rodent (25), urkillinmesmalls (25), CiCi (25), Holden Pike (25), BraedenG33 (20), CosmicRunaway (25), Guaporense (25), jiraffejustin (25), Omnizoa (25), NedStark09 (25), Miss Vicky (25), Camo (25), Horroist (25), Larry (25), TylerDurden99 (25), TheUsualSuspect (25), Upton (25), Gideon58 (25), teeter_g (25), NextScorsese (10), False Writer (25), Topsy (24), gandalf26 (25), The Sci-Fi Slob (25), Ultraviolence (25), Steve Freeling (25), RealHero (25), 77topaz (25), Clazor (25), The Gunslinger45 (25), Raven73 (25), Vokzul (25), Optimus (25), mark f (25), edarsenal (25), linespalsy (25), Sexy Celebrity (25), Fabulous (25), Yoda (25), Friendly Mushroom! (25), Sedai (25), Captain Spaulding (25), TONGO (25), Daniel M (25), SkyDog (18), 7thson (25), gbgoodies (25), Iroquois (25), Hitchcockian97 (10), Cobpyth (25), Captain Steel (1), Sunomis (25), dadgumblah (25), MovieMeditation (25), honeykid (25), and rauldc14 (25). 186 of you were contacted, 57 of you answered the call. 489 movies were considered, 473 of them were nominated. 17367 points were distributed, 12065 of them are on this countdown. You bastards can't agree on anything can you? nah I'm kidding What this was was a struggle for each of you to personally reconcile "good movies" with "action movies", and rationally this involved scrutiny of what it means to be "good" and what it means to be "action". I think it's apparent that genres like "action" are a matter of gradation, movies can be more or less "drama" or "comedy" oriented and the same holds true of action. The question is how to rank generally excellent movies with relatively unremarkable action with movies that have excellent action sequences, but are otherwise kinda crappy, and with movies that don't have all that much action in them except for that one scene you can't forget. Despite my misgivings about a couple nominations (or more accurately, lack there of...), and there are in fact several that appear on this countdown that I love, but personally disqualified, I have vetoed no movies for this countdown. And so it is that I present what can only be best described as an approximate democratized conception of what the standard of excellence is when it comes to ACTION MOVIES, as chosen by the contemporary Movie Forums community. 1. Die Hard (1988) 663 points 2. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 604 points 3. Aliens (1986) 510 points 4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 480 points 5. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) 474 points 6. The Matrix (1999) 355 points 7. Predator (1987) 312 points 8. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) 267 points 9. The Dark Knight (2008) 264 points 10. The Terminator (1984) 212 points Honorable Mentions: 13 Assassins (2010), Apocalypto (2006), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Bullitt (1968), The Boondock Saints (1999), Ghost in the Shell (1995) 11. First Blood (1982) 194 points 12. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) 189 points 13. Seven Samurai (1954) 188 points 14. Gladiator (2000) 185 points 15. Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) 183 points 16. Lethal Weapon (1987) 173 points 17. Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977) 165 points 18. Con Air (1997) 155 points 19. RoboCop (1987) 153 points 20. Leon: The Professional (1994) 152 points Honorable Mentions: Scarface (1983), Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014), Hard Target (1993), Highlander (1986), Oldboy (2003), Road House (1989) 21. Hard Boiled (1992) 150 points 22. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) 148 points 23. The Killer (1989) 144 points 24. Enter The Dragon (1973) 142 points 25. Total Recall (1990) 136 points 26. Commando (1985) 133 points 27. Point Break (1991) 131 points 28. The Avengers (2012) 123 points 29. True Lies (1994) 116 points 30. Speed (1994) 116 points Honorable Mentions: Death Race 2000 (1975), Pacific Rim (2013), The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Matrix: Reloaded (2003), The Departed (2006), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) 31. The Crow (1994) 113 points 32. The Rock (1996) 112 points 33. The Raid: Redemption (2011) 110 points 34. Heat (1995) 110 points 35. Iron Man (2008) 109 points 36. Inception (2010) 107 points 37. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) 103 points 38. The Raid 2: Berandal (2014) 103 points 39. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) 100 points 40. Face/Off (1997) 96 points Honorable Mentions: Collateral (2004), Inglourious Basterds (2009), Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), From Russia With Love (1963), Ip Man (2008), The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) 41. Dredd (2012) 95 points 42. Hot Fuzz (2007) 91 points 43. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) 91 points 44. The Wild Bunch (1969) 91 points 45. The Warriors (1979) 89 points 46. 300 (2006) 87 points 47. Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) 87 points 48. John Wick (2014) 86 points 49. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) 85 points 50. Saving Private Ryan (1998) 85 points Honorable Mentions: Tokyo Drifter (1966), Snatch (2000), Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), A Better Tomorrow (1986), Fast Five (2011), Minority Report (2002) 51. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 85 points 52. Hero (2002) 84 points 53. Casino Royale (2006) 80 points 54. Big Trouble in Little China (1986) 80 points 55. The Bourne Supremacy (2004) 80 points 56. Battle Royale (2000) 76 points 57. Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 76 points 58. Braveheart (1995) 75 points 59. Stark Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 70 points 60. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) 68 points Honorable Mentions: Sicario (2015), The Italian Job (1969), Twister (1996), Coffy (1973), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Good, the Bad, the Weird (2008) 61. The Bourne Identity (2002) 67 points 62. The Fugitive (1993) 67 points 63. Yojimbo (1961) 67 points 64. The Grandmaster (2013) 67 points 65. Escape From New York (1981) 66 points 66. The Incredibles (2004) 64 points 67. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) 61 points 68. Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) 60 points 69. Dirty Harry (1971) 60 points 70. Desperado (1995) 59 points Honorable Mentions: Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Cliffhanger (1993), Ong Bak (2003), Police Story (1985), Spider-man (2002), The Expendables 3 (2014) 71. V for Vendetta (2005) 59 points 72. Independence Day (1996) 58 points 73. Goldfinger (1964) 58 points 74. Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995) 57 points 75. Starship Troopers (1997) 57 points 76. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 53 points 77. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1966) 53 points 78. Django Unchained (2012) 53 points 79. Jurassic Park (1993) 52 points 80. Demolition Man (1993) 52 points Honorable Mentions: Alien (1979), End of Watch (2012), GoldenEye (1995), House of Flying Daggers (2004), La Femme Nikita (1990), The Thing (1982) 81. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 51 points 82. Spider-man 2 (2004) 51 points 83. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) 51 points 84. King Kong (2005) 51 points 85. Batman Begins (2005) 50 points 86. Under Siege (1992) 50 points 87. Princess Mononoke (1997) 49 points 88. Deadpool (2016) 48 points 89. North by Northwest (1959) 46 points 90. The Fifth Element (1997) 46 points Honorable Mentions: Blade Runner (1982), Crank (2006), Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990), Drive (2011), The Legend of Drunken Master (1994), Mission: Impossible III (2006) 91. Taken (2008) 45 points 96. Akira (1988) 44 points92. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) 45 points 93. Fist of Legend (1994) 45 points 94. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) 45 points 95. Once Upon A Time in the West (1968) 44 points 97. Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) 44 points 98. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 43 points 99. Mad Max (1979) 43 points 100. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) 43 points Honorable Mentions: Once Upon A Time in China (1991), Man on Fire (2004), A Better Tomorrow 2 (1987), Ant-Man (2015), Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Pitch Black (2000) |
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So I guess it's a yes on Star Wars then :D
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Originally Posted by The Rodent (Post 1536078)
So I guess it's a yes on Star Wars then :D
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John Woo is the master of heroic bloodshed genre. I guess his films will be high.
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On the plus side, without thinking too hard I already have a lot of movies I want on my list. The downside is I have no idea how I'm going to rank them haha.
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Bad Boys II, A Good Day to Die Hard, Armegeddon and the entire Transformers franchise in the top 10! Yaaaay :highfive:
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Originally Posted by MovieMeditation (Post 1536087)
Bad Boys II, A Good Day to Die Hard, Armegeddon and the entire Transformers franchise in the top 10! Yaaaay :highfive:
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Re: The MoFo Top 100 Action Movie Countdown
On another note... June 29th????
I don't think we have ever done one of these HUGE Top 100 forum-wide countdowns in such short notice? I'd rather wait to be honest... The thing that makes these lists great are the period leading up to it. Watching recommendations and such. Am I the only one thinking this? |
Originally Posted by MovieMeditation (Post 1536095)
On another note... June 29th????
I don't think we have ever done one of these HUGE Top 100 forum-wide countdowns in such short notice? I'd rather wait to be honest... The thing that makes these lists great are the period leading up to it. Watching recommendations and such. Am I the only one thinking this? |
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I didn't see the timeline tbh, but yeah, June 29th, 6 days, is waaay to short a time.
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Originally Posted by The Rodent (Post 1536102)
I didn't see the timeline tbh, but yeah, June 29th, 6 days, is waaay to short a time.
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Originally Posted by MovieMeditation (Post 1536095)
On another note... June 29th????
I don't think we have ever done one of these HUGE Top 100 forum-wide countdowns in such short notice? I'd rather wait to be honest... The thing that makes these lists great are the period leading up to it. Watching recommendations and such. Am I the only one thinking this? |
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When is the 50s countdown taking place?
I'd suggest having the actual countdown for this one 2 weeks after the 50s countdown. |
I didn't even notice it was that short a time frame. I think my mind is a month behind the calendar because I didn't realize it was already the 23rd of June.
Also, in case the joke wasn't obvious: please, no one watch Battlefield Earth. Unless you hate yourself and want to be miserable, that is. |
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Yeah, I'm not going to lie I'm a little upset, mainly because of all the work I have prepared for the 50s list for another list to just up and come about before that one.
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Originally Posted by Camo (Post 1536105)
No. These are usually things everyone on the site discusses for a while and we set a date and are given time to watch suggestions and such. We usually discuss what the next countdown will be as well. For some reason Omni has just decided what the next countdown will be and that it will be done before the 50's :rolleyes:
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Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 1536109)
Yeah, I'm not going to lie I'm a little upset, mainly because of all the work I have prepared for the 50s list for another list to just up and come about before that one.
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To be honest this is usually a thing everyone discusses. If people can just take it upon themselves to decide what the next countdown will be i imagine we'll see Musical and Noir and Comedy ones popping up every week.
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Just checked, the 50s is going about 2/3 of the way through August... I'd suggest having this one end of Aug, beginning of September, which gives a small cooldown period between actual countdowns.
It'll give time for people to watch some movies and at the same time won't cross over the 50s list. |
Originally Posted by Camo (Post 1536115)
To be honest this is usually a thing everyone discusses. If people can just take it upon themselves
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