Your Favorite Action Movies

About a month ago I made a thread about your favorite Comedy movies. The thread got a pretty good response I thought about doing one for action movies.

Action movies have always been a pretty good genre to me. There's nothing better than sitting down to a nice action movie. In watching these movies you tend to get movies that are full of typical action movie clichés, like the star of the movie being one man armies who are seemly unstoppable despite the odds, and corny dialogue which sometimes sees that the propagandist trying to be cool and funny by making witty one liners and wisecracks. Despite that, it hasn't changed my love for action movies. So what are people's favorite action movies.

The first on my list is Terminator 1 & 2. The first two Terminator movies were absolutely brilliant. Good action sequences, a sensible plot that people can get behind, iconic scenes that people still remember, like the T-800 storming the police station in T-1 and gunning down all those cops, or in T-2 with the motorcycle chase scene. The acting was also really good especially in T-2, I think everyone was spot on with their characters. Arnie played the T-800 perfectly by adding some humanity to his character, Linda Hamilton's portrayal of Sarah Connor was stunning, and Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick did really well too. But yeah the first two Terminator movies are among my favorite movies of all time. As for the later movies. I didn't hate Terminator 3, and the more I watch it the more I like about it. But it didn't have the same connection as the first one. I keep telling myself that it was probably because of the absence of James Cameron, who chose to make Titanic instead but whatever. It's decent enough for me not to hate. I didn't particular like Terminator Salvation either or Terminator Genisys.

Die Hard 1,2 and 3. I think this will be on a lot of people's list. The annual Christmas festivities would not be the same without watching John McClane trying to stop a group of terrorists from completing their mission. Whether it be John throwing Hans Gruber off the Nakatomi Plaza, John blowing up a plane full of mercenaries by igniting the the fuel trail with his lighter, or blowing up an helicopter piloted by Simon Gruber. Either way McClane always saves the day. The original trilogy will always be well remembered to me, and is full of great action sequences, dialogue, and an all around good popcorn flick. Much like Terminator though, I didn't quite like the later movies. Call me stubborn but I just think they were trying to milk the franchise by making later movies, and maybe trying to use nostalgia, but they just didn't do much for me.

Robocop, this cyberpunk action movie was a childhood favorite of mine. This half man, half robot, cop was a preserver of justice in Detroit, Michigan, one of the most corrupt, crime ridden cities in the US. If only they had one of these now. But the movie is another favorite of mine. I also liked the sequels too. Not sure what to think about the remake, but I watched it there a while back and didn't hate it.

Lethal Weapon, last on my list is the Lethal Weapons franchise. These movies have it all. Great acting, good action sequences, a good balance of comedy and drama, and probably the best buddy cop movie around.