Is there a better action movie than Raiders of the Lost Ark?

[dcbc 14486]

Watching it with my 9 year old.  Had to do a bit of forcing, but he hasn't blinked since the gunfight scene in Abner's Nepal bar. 

Is there a better action movie?

[Buzzrock 14921]

Die Hard

[PRONG HORN 3146]

28 minutes ago, dcbc said:

Watching it with my 9 year old.  Had to do a bit of forcing, but he hasn't blinked since the gunfight scene in Abner's Nepal bar. 

Is there a better action movie?

 

Should have just taken him to the theater tomorrow.  It's showing everywhere at 2 and 7

[mdmost 43003]

Action, yes. Adventure, no. 

[Woland 733]

The Bourne movies are strong contenders.

 

Edited June 17, 2018 by Woland

[HookEm 2467]

Watched Predator with my 13 yr old the other day. It was solid as usual. It might be a better pure action flick.

[C-Man 27230]

Raiders of the Lost Ark is a perfect movie. Die Hard is great too -- probably a perfect action movie -- but I think Raiders is a better movie regardless of genre.

[XYZ 2154]

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

Die Hard

Damn it, i was gonna say that.

[Murfdogg21 4412]

Also had Die Hard immediately pop in my head. 

 

You dont buy into the theory that Indiana Jones had zero impact on the events and outcome of Raiders?

[Michael Knight 12981]

Seven Samurai and Guns of Navarone . Probably Dark Knight and Mad Max too, but Raiders is top 5

[ajax 2617]

Not better than Raiders but the Fugitive was pretty damn good. 

[Red Five 40859]

I would put Raiders in a different category than Die Hard or Predator or The Terminator.

But yes it is perfect.

[Superhero 8830]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Die Hard

I rewatched Die Hard the other night and a few things really bothered me...

John McClane gets dropped off at Nakatomi Tower around 6:30PM or so. It's usually dark by 5:30 in the winter.

What bowl game is USC and Notre Dame playing on Christmas Eve?

WHO schedules a company party on Christmas Eve?!?! I don't care how much cocaine there is, that's just bad etiquette.

[Eskimohorn 5635]

How does Indy travel in the submarine to the island?

[Onboard 2.0 9083]

Just now, Eskimohorn said:

How does Indy travel in the submarine to the island?

There's always one......

[futureman 22466]

top men. 

[Macanudo 12979]

1 hour ago, Eskimohorn said:

How does Indy travel in the submarine to the island?

Who said it submerged?

[mulletpelini 5211]

[PRONG HORN 3146]

 

In theatres tonight at 7 nationwide.  

[dcbc 14486]

On 6/16/2018 at 9:14 PM, dcbc said:

Watching it with my 9 year old.  Had to do a bit of forcing, but he hasn't blinked since the gunfight scene in Abner's Nepal bar. 

Is there a better action movie?

I'm so predictable.  I searched "Raiders" to see if anyone had started a thread because I wanted to post that Raiders of the Lost Ark is a "perfect" movie.  And I found this thread, which I started almost five years ago to say the basically same thing.  The actual report is that I'm watching ROTLA again after almost five years.

Edited May 7, 2023 by dcbc

[Parliament 14260]

On 6/16/2018 at 9:32 PM, Buzzrock said:

Die Hard

Terminator 2

[dcbc 14486]

20 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Terminator 2

Nah.  Not to diminish it or Die Hard too much.

[83Horn 1641]

28 minutes ago, Parliament said:

Terminator 2

This was going to be my answer...this and the original Terminator.  I like the evil Arnold better.

[Deej 76797]

Perfect movie is Smokey and the Bandit. Raiders is close. 

[HornOnTheBayou 8930]

Fury Road is the only answer to this question.

[shadow_operative 15932]

i feel like i have a different definition of "action movie" than some of you. plenty of great films being listed, but several of them are not what i would call action flicks.

[Bogeywon 2519]

No. Best 3 movies. I like the 4th and I’m looking forward to the last one. 

[Brothahorn 10087]

Tears of the Sun.

[DeepEastTexas 641]

The best movie ever made.

Story, screenplay, dialogue, cinematography, SCORE, and acting were all perfect. 

[DeepEastTexas 641]

On 6/16/2018 at 11:00 PM, Murfdogg21 said:

Also had Die Hard immediately pop in my head. 

 

You dont buy into the theory that Indiana Jones had zero impact on the events and outcome of Raiders?

 No, Chuck Lorre was wrong.

Indy was chosen to relocate the Ark to another burial location. Ironically, having it lost in a wharehouse is probably a better way to keep it safe than in a desert. 

[Horn80 6123]

Fury Road 

[BehoId, The Underminer! 11669]

Showed my son Raiders at around 8 or 9 and it was a lifetime highlight. 

[rage-a-holic 4402]

33 minutes ago, Brothahorn said:

Tears of the Sun.

Wow. What a fucking horrible movie.

[HamsterHookah 112]

This is on YoutTube TV right now

This is on youtube tv right now

[futureman 22466]

right now right now?

[Sawbonz 27565]

4 hours ago, Parliament said:

Terminator 2

Terminator 2 cock blocked me 

[elfenix 34251]

4 hours ago, 83Horn said:

This was going to be my answer...this and the original Terminator.  I like the evil Arnold better.

terminator was a horror movie. 

[Texzilla58 4738]

These are all great movies but for pure action movie nothing compares to My Dinner with Andre.

[RPM 26322]

The Outpost says come at me mofo.

[nineliveslost 2760]

11 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

Wow. What a fucking horrible movie.

I actually liked Tears of the Sun. Was it fantastic? nope but would watch again.

[South Austin 52515]

[rage-a-holic 4402]

1 hour ago, nineliveslost said:

I actually liked Tears of the Sun. Was it fantastic? nope but would watch again.

I barely made it through the whole thing. 34% on RT.

The one thing I do remember is Monica Belluci basically saying she'd never work with Bruce Willis again, after she spent all her time on set telling him to fuck off and stop hitting on her.

[Deej 76797]

41 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

I barely made it through the whole thing. 34% on RT.

The one thing I do remember is Monica Belluci basically saying she'd never work with Bruce Willis again, after she spent all her time on set telling him to fuck off and stop hitting on her.

Bruce has no memory of that.

Edited May 7, 2023 by Deej

[Slacks 6821]

Harrison Ford should have an award named after him or some shut. 

Dude is in the most iconic everyday films... 

[Augustus 3061]

15 hours ago, DeepEastTexas said:

 No, Chuck Lorre was wrong.

Indy was chosen to relocate the Ark to another burial location. Ironically, having it lost in a wharehouse is probably a better way to keep it safe than in a desert. 

 

One thing is certain, however, and that is the fact that Indiana Jones is without question the worst archaeologist that ever lived.

[Parliament 14260]

2 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

...saying she'd never work with Bruce Willis again, after she spent all her time on set telling him to fuck off and stop hitting on her.

What's his Surly handle?

[Serak The Preparer 3431]

Agree with others that Raiders of the Lost Ark is in a different category than Die Hard, Terminator, etc. I also think everyone is sleeping on the best action movie - Aliens. The cast, the music, the pacing - it's all perfect. Nothing tops it for me.

[ClubWhatever 12144]

Ronin

[Parliament 14260]

Tell me this: What movie has more iconic set prices that T2?

Escape from the mall

Chased by a tow truck

Escape from the mental hospital

Blowing up Cyberdyne 

Highway chase

Fight in the steel mill

 

[PRONG HORN 3146]

2 hours ago, Parliament said:

Tell me this: What movie has more iconic set prices that T2?

Escape from the mall

Chased by a tow truck

Escape from the mental hospital

Blowing up Cyberdyne 

Highway chase

Fight in the steel mill

 

 

Tow truck and steel mill might be iconic.