the title says it all. my listn in no particular order -
CLIFFHANGER
LEON (The Professional)
FACE/OFF
CON AIR
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY
THE CROW
NINJA SCROLL
HARD TARGET
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN
DESPERADO
and I proudly announce that I do NOT add THE MATRIX to this list. it's overrated.
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Well I was gonna say LEON but I see you have it there already! Im a girl and hate action movies. My husband was begging me to rent LEON and I refused to watch it. Then one day I went to my Dad's house and it was on cable and my Dad said "Try it. You'll like it." Well, I watched it and ran home and rented it for my husband I loved it so much. I now own the dvd. It's in my TOP 10 MOVIES OF ALL TIME list.
Posted by fairytayle_17 (Member # 4041) on :
mamamia- i definatly agree with you there!! my brother was going on about this film for months after he watched it, and i have to admitt it didn't really appeal to me!! then he fianlly pursuaded me to watch it!! All i could say was WOW!!!! Posted by jlp937-Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
I haven't seen LEON--is that the one that is also called The Professional with Natalie Portman.
I was thinking more along the lines of ARMAGEDDON.
But if we are talking in terms of more fighting and less explosions---probablly any early Van Damme flick like Double Impact, Hard Target, Universal Soldier, or Lionheart!!!
Posted by raggedyman (Member # 4065) on :
VAN DAMME! he made some pretty fun movies during the early 90's. here in the UK, LIONHEART is known as A.W.O.L., great film, good fights (take notice Ralph bloody Macchio fans!) DEATH WARRANT, BLOODSPORT and DEFINITELY DOUBLE IMPACT -
"you know stretching is so important. for example, because of my big legs and karate, I can do the splits NO PROBLEM!" - Chad struts his stuff in a gym full of women. Posted by ValleyCat (Member # 1322) on :
Terminator 2 had excellent special effects for its time, but if you're gonna slam someone for being whimpy, I'd start with Edward Furlong's portrayal of John Conner before I went after the Karate Kid.
Only jokin' Raggedyman.
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Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
Yes Leon and Leon: The Professional and The Professional are all the same movie. With Natalie Portman. It has action but it also tugs at the heart-strings (I cry at the end.)
Posted by Chris Fulmer (Member # 3197) on :
I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Speed so far.
Posted by raggedyman (Member # 4065) on :
SPEED? hmm... not bad I suppose. just don't mention the sequel!!
Posted by I'm Fat, but uh you can call me Fat (Member # 2334) on :
In no particular order:
Heat Braveheart Jurassic Park 1 & 2 T2 Independence Day
Posted by massiveretaliation (Member # 950) on :
Point Break Die Hard 2 True Lies
Posted by Stitchgroover (Member # 2895) on :
Don't forget The Long Kiss Goodnight
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
The Fugitive
Posted by Brode (Member # 3732) on :
T2 is complete action bliss. I'm not an action man, but this movie still makes me cream my jeans.
Posted by Jessie the Sunflower Goddess (Member # 1877) on :
Oh yeah I love the humor in True Lies also. I love how it has the sidelined story with his wife and how humorous Arnold is in this one. There was some talk about a sequal to this one but it never manifested into anything. I guess James Cameron is still riding to high on his Titanic success. He really is a very elaborate filmmaker, you just don't want to hear him talk sometimes.
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