recommend me good action films

[rich85uk]

Afternoon all

payday is looming and fancy some more dvd's, abit fed up with horror so fancied some good action movies and could do with a few more to my collection, trouble is after a quick look on amazon nothing really seemed to take my my fancy so could do with being recommened some titles. i know using the word action to describe a film genre is abit 'loose' but the sort of films i like in the genre are:
Heat
Training day
Man on fire
Taken
Se7en
Bourne(all 3)
Felon

[Legend83]

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

[Jasey@]

Ronin
Minority Report

[phil-sti]

Salt

[rich85uk]

Legend83 said:

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

seen them all except leon, i see it gets good reviews but is it an 'action' film?

also 12 monkeys popped up on amazon, anybody seen that?

[anonymous-user]

12 monkeys gets a bit weird in places. If you can stand the cheese, the transporter films with jason statham are action filled, plus he has some nice cars too(bmw 735i, and an audi 6.0 w12 a8 in 2 and 3)

[Legend83]

rich85uk said:

Legend83 said:

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

seen them all except leon, i see it gets good reviews but is it an 'action' film?

Not all out action, but plenty of it.

It is a wonderful film in it's own right and well worth watching even if it is not quite as hardcore as some of the other films mentioned.

[Halb]

Legend83 said:

rich85uk said:

Legend83 said:

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

seen them all except leon, i see it gets good reviews but is it an 'action' film?

Not all out action, but plenty of it.

It is a wonderful film in it's own right and well worth watching even if it is not quite as hardcore as some of the other films mentioned.

The denouement is ace.

[Legend83]

Halb said:

Legend83 said:

rich85uk said:

Legend83 said:

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

seen them all except leon, i see it gets good reviews but is it an 'action' film?

Not all out action, but plenty of it.

It is a wonderful film in it's own right and well worth watching even if it is not quite as hardcore as some of the other films mentioned.

The denouement is ace.

Indeed.

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- As is the opening scene with the fat guy
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- As is the rooftop sniper scene
- As is Oldman in the police toilets
- As is Old Tony ("nobody knocks off Old Tony")

Love that film.

Edited by Legend83 on Tuesday 25th January 17:31

[oj121]

Might get shot down here but I really enjoyed Shooter.

Most people have seen them but the 3xBourne films and Green Zone.

[rich85uk]

Halb said:

Legend83 said:

rich85uk said:

Legend83 said:

Die Hard?

Predator
Commando
Terminator
Leon

seen them all except leon, i see it gets good reviews but is it an 'action' film?

Not all out action, but plenty of it.

It is a wonderful film in it's own right and well worth watching even if it is not quite as hardcore as some of the other films mentioned.

The denouement is ace.

thanks guys, the directors cut will be purchased off amazon

[motorizer]

Mesrine, loads of action, a true story(mostly) and brilliantly acted to boot...

Edited by motorizer on Tuesday 25th January 18:10

[rich85uk]

yoof full chav said:

12 monkeys gets a bit weird in places. If you can stand the cheese, the transporter films with jason statham are action filled, plus he has some nice cars too(bmw 735i, and an audi 6.0 w12 a8 in 2 and 3)

ok might hold fire on 12 monkeys
and only seen bits of the transporter films but i didnt like what i saw, as you say abit cheesy and not very realistic

[rich85uk]

Jasey@ said:

Ronin
Minority Report

ronin is ace, but i already have it on dvd.
minority report added to wish list

keep them coming guys!

[GALLARDOGUY]

motorizer said:

Mesrine, loads of action, a true story(mostly) and brilliantly acted to boot...

Edited by motorizer on Tuesday 25th January 18:10

+1

And perhaps:-

True romance
Collateral
Road to perdition
Gangster no.1
Munich
Lucky number slevin
Casino/Goodfellas
Scarface
Lock stock/snatch
Sexy beast

And my favourite film, The usual suspects

Edited by GALLARDOGUY on Tuesday 25th January 18:47

[anonymous-user]

rich85uk said:

yoof full chav said:

12 monkeys gets a bit weird in places. If you can stand the cheese, the transporter films with jason statham are action filled, plus he has some nice cars too(bmw 735i, and an audi 6.0 w12 a8 in 2 and 3)

ok might hold fire on 12 monkeys
and only seen bits of the transporter films but i didnt like what i saw, as you say abit cheesy and not very realistic

yeah, they are very cheesy, but there arent many films about that have more action in them tbh. It's like lots of films, you have to suspend belief in whats real and what isnt, and just enjoy. But fair enough, if you didnt like what you saw

[Shinobi]

Expendables
Black Hawk Down

[klimakool]

expendables
green zone
the shooter
bad boys 1+2
mad max 1,2+3
stealth
losers
doom
lots too list

[evilmunkey]

the a-team
red
death race (the newer one)
unstoppable (cheeky download)
taking of pelham 123... not realy an action movie but bloody good.

[130R]

Some left field ones:

Running Scared (2006)
The Machine Girl (2008)
Ip Man (2008)
Crank (2006)
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Battle Royale (2000)
Blood Diamond (2006)
Lord of War (2005)

Crank is probably the only one that is an out-and-out action film though. The Machine Girl is a totally mental Japanese gorefest.

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