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The Last Great Action Movie

posted 8 years ago by Legendary_Badass
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I consider Con Air and Face/Off the last of the classical action films of the genre. The Rock however being the final great.

This movie doesn't age one second.

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[–] calvinhackbarth 8 years ago

These aren't great?

The Matrix
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
The Bourne Trilogy
Gladiator
300
The Winter Soldier
Iron Man
The Avengers
Deadpool
Mad Max: Fury Road
Taken
Avatar
Dredd
The Incredibles
Edge of Tomorrow: Live Die Repeat
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol & Rogue Nation
Casino Royal & Quantum of Solace
X2
X-men First Class & Days of Future Past
Kick Ass
The Book of Eli (not highly rated because of religious themes but a solid film)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Note I am not counting any war films.

[–] Legendary_Badass 8 years ago

You list either action sci-fi, other cross genre films, or films not as good as The Rock.

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[–] calvinhackbarth 8 years ago

Their main genre though is action, each. That shouldn't discredit them from being an action movie. The Terminator is widely considered to be the best action movie of all time although it is a mix-genre.

[–] Movie_Riggs 8 years ago

You don't think Die Hard is regarded more highly than Terminator action-wise?

[–] MindDepth01 8 years ago

I think the OP is referring to classical blockbusters ("the classical action films of the genre" - the OP) from the late 80s throughout the 90s, the last bunch of its' kind before CGI and comic-book adaptations took over.

[–] Epsilon_Pegasi 8 years ago

I agree. The list of films the second poster used are fantastic, but I think Con Air/ The Rock were the last greats of their generation.

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[–] nakedgirl 8 years ago

before michael bay sold out

[–] shadowangel-599-184270 8 years ago

The Matrix

Dumbed down remake of Welt am Draht with *beep* camera movement. Sequels were even worse and Keanu Reeves simply is not an actor

Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2

Lazy remake of Lady Snowblood mixed with Sex & Fury and some Wild West cliches in the second movie but like all Tarantino movies simply just a remake of 70's stuff with most scenes copied 1:1 (like the fight in the snow in Kill Bill 1, it's a badly reshot of the Scene in Lady Snowblood where it looks much better)

The Bourne Trilogy

Ahahahahaha. I thought we're talking action movies...

300

Comic book stupidity that led to an annoying meme, no substance, no class, not even a proper story

Avatar

CGI Remake of Pocahontas. I guess Virgin Nerds can jerk off to the graphics...

The Incredibles

Clutching at straws

[–] thedysh 8 years ago

One of the last, great, R-rated action extravaganza films.

[–] thanasis11125 8 years ago

This sums it up ^