We got on the topic of action movies this morning, so I decided to throw out what is currently my top 10 action flicks.
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| The mother of all action movies. This will NEVER be topped. I remember when I was a kid, and Tony rented this one night from the corner store VHS rental box. I had no interest in seeing this movie. By the end my mind was blown. |
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| Watched this for my grade 3 or 4 birthday party. For the longest time this was my favourite movie. Still holds up. |
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| I saw this in the theatre when I was 9. I watched the last half through my fingers as I just learned what the apocalypse was, and I was terrified. This is one of the most flawless flicks ever. Cameron needs to stay out of the water. |
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| Probably the second most fun movie on this list. This movie was always thrown in after coming home from a bar while we waited for our Double Double Panzos. This movie has the highest count of one liners, and its hilarious. So fun. |
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| For a long while this was the last great action movie. This movie still holds up. Classic. |
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| The streets of NYC. Coney Island. Love it. |
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| "I didnt mean to shoot the guy!", "Caaaans. They are just caaaaaans." What a movie. |
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| Another Arnie. Classic. |
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| This movie. I swear. The last time I laughed that hard in a theatre was Team America. This movie knows exactly what it is, and they just have fun with it. The most fun I had in a theatre in a long time. |
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| I watched the fuck out of this movie in the summer of grade 8. The humour was awesome, the Epitaph (Rancid, NOFX, The Offspring, Bad Religion) soundtrack kicked so much ass, and my giant crush on Buffy helped me really love this movie. |
Every once in a while I stumble on a gem of a movie while browsing Netflix. Last night it was One Man's Justice, or its original and better title, One Tough Bastard. It stars Brian "Stone Cold" Bosworth as a military man out for vengeance for the senseless murder of his wife and young daughter. Its as cheesy as you would imagine it to be, and just as entertaining. I am slowly realizing that the straight to video action movies of the mid 90's is on par with the action films of the 80s. Pure cheesy entertainment.
UPDATE: I just received this film on VHS. Jackt.
Here is the trailer:
Here is a kill count:
I have been catching up on some classic action flicks in the basement of the Serpentine Pad. Last week I watched LOCK UP, which is one of favourite Stallone films. Great memories of watching this movie on FOX on Sunday afternoons.
