Your Top Ten Action Movies

[RCMerchant]

OK- lotsa films have action, of course. But you guys know what I mean. 

1. ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)
2. ROAD WARRIOR (1981)
3. the GOOD,THE BAD, AND THE UGLY (1966)
4. KING KONG (1933)
5. the WILD BUNCH (1969)
6. APOCALYPSE NOW (1979)
7. the SEVENTH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958)
8. COFFY (1973)
9. VANISHING POINT (1971)
10. WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)

So- what's yours?

[Rev. Powell]

SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN HELL? (2013)
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)
KUNG FU HUSTLE (2004)
ENTER THE DRAGON (1973)
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)
HARD BOILED (1992)
13 ASSASSINS (2010)
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015)

[Trevor]

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)
SHANGANI PATROL (1970)
AN EYE FOR AN EYE (1981)
MARKED FOR DEATH (1990)
THE PROTECTOR (1985)
FIRST BLOOD (1982)
LETHAL WEAPON (1987)
COMMANDO (1985)
DIE HARD (1988)
PREDATOR (1987)

Honorable mention:

RUNNING SCARED (1986)

[Alex]

1) Shoot 'Em Up.
2) Remo: Unarmed & Dangerous.
3) Flash Gordon.
4) The Crow
5) Enter the Dragon.
6) Kung Fury.
7) Kung Pow!
8) Crank.
9) Crank 2.
10) Raiders of the Lost Arc.

[claws]

1. The Matrix (1999)
2. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
3. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
5. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6. The Terminator (1984)
7. 300 (2006)
8. Aliens (1986)
9. Taken (2008)
10. Predator (1987)

[ralfy]

Die Hard

The Killer (1989)

Wages of Sin

Terminator 2

Peking Opera Blues

Assault on Precinct 13

Yojimbo

Mad Max 2

Project A

Emperor of the North

[Cult_Moody_Movies]

First Blood (1982)
Die Hard (1988)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
John Wick (2014)
The Raid (2011)
Commando (1985)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Warriors (1979)
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)

I would honestly have to dive into my collection but this is a rough list.

I separated films that have heavy sci-fi, fantasy or horror themes. So the likes Robocop, The Terminator, The Road Warrior, Raiders of the Lost Ark and so on are kept to those respective genres.

[bob]

Die Hard (1981)

Predator (1987)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

John Wick (2014)

Kill Bill (2003 / 2004)

Police Story (1985)

Police Story 2 (1988)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Seven Samurai (1954)

Aliens (1986)

honorable mentions:

The Running Man (1987)

Total Recall (1990)

Taken (2008)

Robocop (1987)

[Trevor]

The Running Man (1987)

I've often wondered how that movie (which I liked) would have turned out if they filmed directly from the book: I found it terribly depressing, especially that ending. 

[Jim H]

I found it too difficult to make a proper top ten, so here is the top ten from my imdb rankings I'd call action films:

1. A Better Tomorrow
2. The Terminator
3. The Dark Knight
4. Die Hard
5. The Blade
6. She Shoots Straight
7. King Kong (2005)
8. The Raid 2
9. The Fugitive
10. Drunken Master 2

The Running Man (1987)

I've often wondered how that movie (which I liked) would have turned out if they filmed directly from the book: I found it terribly depressing, especially that ending. 

Imagine if it had been aimed for like a December 2021 release and they were like, oh crap, after 9/11.  What could they even do?

[Allhallowsday]

Action movies off the top of my head...

KICK ASS 
PULP FICTION 
SCARFACE 
THE TERMINATOR 2 
DIE HARD
KILL BILL VOL. 1
KILL BILL VOL. 2
GOJIRA
SEVEN SAMURAI 
COFFY

[Allhallowsday]

I didn't think of VANISHING POINT (1971) 

[zombie no.one]

HOT FUZZ
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
UNDER SIEGE 2
SAMURAI COP
DEATH DIMENSION
THE STABILIZER
AMERICAN HUNTER
FINAL SCORE (1986)
DIE HARD
RAW FORCE

[RCMerchant]

I didn't think of VANISHING POINT (1971) 

I love car chase movies. This is the King.

[Allhallowsday]

THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1974)
THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (1975) 

Both were on TCM today.  RICHARD LESTER directed and they are essentially one long movie and wonderful, loaded with action both comedic and gruesome.