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jpkmets : 12/15/2018 8:31 am
Heya BBI'ers. Laid up with the effects of a back procedure. Looking for action film recs. -- preferably lesser-known ones that I might not have seen before.

By way of example I watched Payback (Mel Gibson) and Crank & Crank 2 (Jason Statham) recently and liked them both a great deal -- super recommend Payback if anyone hasn't seen it.

Anyway, appreciate any suggestions for a BBI'er who has to lay low this weekend.
Recently  
Skully88 : 12/15/2018 8:44 am : link
Saw The Hitman's Asassin, had some good action scenes and a comedic element to it.

Wait, no coffee yet  
Skully88 : 12/15/2018 8:47 am : link
The Hitman's Bodyguard, Samuel L and Ryan Reynolds. Also Heat is a classic, DeNiro and Pacino.
Upgrade  
Amazinz : 12/15/2018 8:49 am : link
Not sure if that's lesser-known, but I hadn't heard of it when it was recommended to me.

One of the best action movies I've seen in a while.
RE: Wait, no coffee yet  
Ned In Atlanta : 12/15/2018 8:50 am : link
In comment 14219229 Skully88 said:
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The Hitman's Bodyguard, Samuel L and Ryan Reynolds. Also Heat is a classic, DeNiro and Pacino.



Actually was going to watch heat last night. Was too tired to invest 2 hours and 50 minutes, but i'll to watch it today. As to the OP, I watched the Equalizer with Denzel this week and I enjoyed it.
I have something perfect for you.  
robbieballs2003 : 12/15/2018 8:50 am : link
Watch Happy!

Happy is a graphic novel and is made by the people who made Crank. It is a tv show on the SyFy Netwkrk but season one is on Netflix.
Thanks Skully  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 8:50 am : link
Hitman's Bodyguard goes on the list -- I definitely like a comedic element.

Heat was excellent. Michael Mann is great. Thief (James Caan) is great.

As far as older movies, I recently saw To Live and Die in LA. That was great.
RE: I have something perfect for you.  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 8:50 am : link
In comment 14219232 robbieballs2003 said:
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Watch Happy!

Happy is a graphic novel and is made by the people who made Crank. It is a tv show on the SyFy Netwkrk but season one is on Netflix.


Awesome! Thanks!
RE: Upgrade  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 8:51 am : link
In comment 14219230 Amazinz said:
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Not sure if that's lesser-known, but I hadn't heard of it when it was recommended to me.

One of the best action movies I've seen in a while.


Great -- thanks! Have not seen that one
I also really enjoyed Kingsmen. The first one was great. The second  
robbieballs2003 : 12/15/2018 8:52 am : link
was okay. But it has a similar feel to crank as well. The church scene was just insane.
Happy Season 1  
robbieballs2003 : 12/15/2018 9:01 am : link
trailer
Season 1 - ( New Window )
Happy Season 2  
robbieballs2003 : 12/15/2018 9:02 am : link
Spoilers for season 1 in there but they talk about how fucked up the show is and how they are even going past that in this season.
Season 2 - ( New Window )
Oh, season 2 hasn't started yet but it is coming out soon  
robbieballs2003 : 12/15/2018 9:03 am : link
I think
Here's my list of under rated action films  
NYG27 : 12/15/2018 9:12 am : link
1 Upgrade - Very fun original action film. If you liked this film, watch the big budget Venom, which is a comic book film but feels very similar.

2 Escape Plan - Sly and Arnold are much older now but great prison break action film.

3 Wanted - Very fun action film about a guild of assassins.

4 Deep Blue Sea - Genetically enhanced sharks start killing people. Fun film as though a bit cheezy and predictable in parts


Some Big Budget films that are great but still not alot of people have seen them

1 Edge of tomorrow - Excellent film, action version of Groundhog Day.

2 John Wick - Very cool vengeance action film.

3 Jack Reacher - Only the first one, sequel was crap

Payback was an adaptation of a novel, The Hunter  
Greg from LI : 12/15/2018 9:26 am : link
Point Blank, with Lee Marvin, was a better adaptation of the same book.
I was going to say Edge of Tomorrow as well  
Bobby Humphrey's Earpad : 12/15/2018 9:39 am : link
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The Bank Job, a British film with Jason Statham and  
Ira : 12/15/2018 10:32 am : link
The Italian Job with Mark Wahlburg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland - and Jason Statham are two of my favorite films about heists.
Get the Gringo  
TXRabbit : 12/15/2018 11:14 am : link
unconfirmed sequel to Payback.

Olympus Has Fallen is a good flick. London Has Fallen is fun but not as good.

The Punisher - War Zone

DREDD - Best underrated action flick in the last decade (opinion)


2008's Rambo  
jnoble : 12/15/2018 11:36 am : link
The last 15 minutes is the greatest most violent shootout I've ever seen. Its almost like a parody of the parody seen in Hot Shots Part 2
RE: Get the Gringo  
jnoble : 12/15/2018 11:39 am : link
In comment 14219338 TXRabbit said:
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unconfirmed sequel to Payback.

Olympus Has Fallen is a good flick. London Has Fallen is fun but not as good.

The Punisher - War Zone

DREDD - Best underrated action flick in the last decade (opinion)



Good call on Dredd. I liked it too. And the scowl on the lead actors face as Dredd like he was constantly smelling dog shit I found unintentionally hilarious
" say when"  
gtt350 : 12/15/2018 11:48 am : link
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It's been a long time since I've seen it  
Gman11 : 12/15/2018 12:08 pm : link
Face/Off with John Travolta and Nicolas Cage (I think). If I can recall the story was kind of ... let say out there... but the action was good.
John Wick  
Larry in Pencilvania : 12/15/2018 12:10 pm : link
Feel Better
The Raid: Redemption  
UConn4523 : 12/15/2018 12:12 pm : link
it’s Indonesian and one of the best action movies made, IMO.
.  
ghost718 : 12/15/2018 12:12 pm : link
Sorcerer..remake of the Wages Of Fear

Eastwood..The Gauntlet,The Eiger Sanction

Frankenheimer..The Challenge,Dead Bang

Walter Hill..Trespass,Undisputed

Some others..Death Hunt,The Outfit,True Romance(haven't seen this talked about much on here),The Last Boy Scout
Just looked up  
Gman11 : 12/15/2018 12:14 pm : link
Face/Off on rotten tomatoes. Got a 92%. I didn't realize it was so critically acclaimed.
It's an action romcom...  
Milton : 12/15/2018 12:25 pm : link
But if you haven't seen The Electric Horseman it's one of the most underrated movies of all time (one man's opinion).
Electric Horseman trailer - ( New Window )
Depending on how long you're recovering  
Phil in LA : 12/15/2018 12:39 pm : link
You might want to check out the John Woo Cop Movies from the early `90s. Also there are worlds of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest Kung Fy/Wuxia flicks. Iron Monkey is fun way in.

face off was great. hear great things about that del toro border movie  
mattlawson : 12/15/2018 12:57 pm : link
My faves have been over the years

True lies
Die hard
Die hard with a vengeance
Jack reacher
Matrix
Bourne
Speed
Heat
Scarface
The fugitive
The game
Braveheart
Apocolypto
Avatar
The revenant

I’m sure there are others but those come off the top. Not all are “action” but
Also  
Phil in LA : 12/15/2018 1:11 pm : link
there are tons of great westerns you can watch, and you can group them by Directors: Ford, Leone, Hawks, Boetticher, and Mann. There are some great ones, like Shane that aren't by those 5's, but they did the heavy lifting in the genre.
Raoul Walsh and Michael Curtiz  
Phil in LA : 12/15/2018 1:15 pm : link
also made some great Westerns.
RE: John Wick  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 3:18 pm : link
In comment 14219398 Larry in Pencilvania said:
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Feel Better


Just watched it! HOLY SMOKES!!!

Gonna do JWII before some of the others. Thanks, fellas!
RE: Payback was an adaptation of a novel, The Hunter  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 3:19 pm : link
In comment 14219250 Greg from LI said:
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Point Blank, with Lee Marvin, was a better adaptation of the same book.


I have seen Point Blank and just ordered the Hunter. I kind of like Mel Gibson version better. Loved James Coburn "That's just mean!"

Plus I have the huge hots for Lucy Liu
RE: RE: Get the Gringo  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 3:20 pm : link
In comment 14219371 jnoble said:
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In comment 14219338 TXRabbit said:


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unconfirmed sequel to Payback.

Olympus Has Fallen is a good flick. London Has Fallen is fun but not as good.

The Punisher - War Zone

DREDD - Best underrated action flick in the last decade (opinion)





Good call on Dredd. I liked it too. And the scowl on the lead actors face as Dredd like he was constantly smelling dog shit I found unintentionally hilarious


REally liked Dredd.

Gonna check out Get the Gringo later this weekend. Thanks!
Hell or High Water  
FredDryer89 : 12/15/2018 5:13 pm : link
Wind River
Equilibrium  
Hsilwek92 : 12/15/2018 5:33 pm : link
Christian Bale before Batman shoots a lot of people.
Angie Dickinson >>> Lucy Liu  
Greg from LI : 12/15/2018 5:34 pm : link
It's science.
Good selections Fred  
Bill2 : 12/15/2018 5:40 pm : link
I second the motion
Killing Them Softly  
Hsilwek92 : 12/15/2018 5:42 pm : link
One of th most brutally violent movies you’ll ever watch.

It’s brilliant.
Mandy  
Hsilwek92 : 12/15/2018 5:46 pm : link
With Nicholas Cage.

It’s like watching Nick Cage in an acid fever dream and there’s chain saws.
I was bored one night and am NOT a Keanu Reaves Fan but...  
Larry in Pencilvania : 12/15/2018 6:02 pm : link
I watched John Wick on cable for the hell of it and when did Keanu become a damn bad ass??? He is the boogeyman
Sorcerer  
lugnut : 12/15/2018 6:09 pm : link
Late 70s, Friedkin - guy who directed The Exorcist. It’s not all bang-bang, so maybe you’re not interested, but it’s a great film.

Hard to beat The Road Warrior for straight-up action, but I bet you’re aware of it.
Try these  
Jeever : 12/15/2018 6:14 pm : link
"The Equalizer"
"Limitless"
"Nightcrawler"
RE: I was bored one night and am NOT a Keanu Reaves Fan but...  
Larry in Pencilvania : 12/15/2018 6:16 pm : link
In comment 14219611 Larry in Pencilvania said:
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I watched John Wick on cable for the hell of it and when did Keanu become a damn bad ass??? He is the boogeyman


I mean he killed three guys in a bar with a fuckin' pencil! Who does that??
The first "Equalizer"  
since1925 : 12/15/2018 6:25 pm : link
Is pretty good.

"Magnum Force," the second Dirty Harry movie will show how Clint Eastwood earned his rep as action star.
RE: Mandy  
jpkmets : 12/15/2018 7:07 pm : link
In comment 14219604 Hsilwek92 said:
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With Nicholas Cage.

It’s like watching Nick Cage in an acid fever dream and there’s chain saws.


i saw that. What an odd film!
Bloodfather  
LauderdaleMatty : 12/15/2018 7:39 pm : link
W Gibson want too bad.

Also Boobdock Saints if you missed that one
Boondock  
LauderdaleMatty : 12/15/2018 7:39 pm : link
Saints Not Boob. Though who k owe what u night get if you google that
1000 times better than Boondock Saints  
santacruzom : 12/16/2018 12:36 am : link
Is Overnight, the documentary about the asshole who made it.
Just saw the latest Mission Impossible and Fast and Furious movies  
glowrider : 12/16/2018 1:10 am : link
On the plane. I really like most of the MI movies, great action, some comedy, and epic locations. Of course you must suspend all belief with F and F, but it was a “fun” action movie. Really great stunts, locations, cars, weapons, etc. Deadpool and Deadpool 2 were also fun action movies.

Inglorious Basterds, the Ocean’s 11 remake and Ocean’s 13 are always on my iPad. Feel better!
If you want to check out some  
jtfuoco : 12/16/2018 2:01 am : link
Underrated Action movies I recommend the following

Upgrade (best action movie of 2018)

Blue Ruin (A revenge story I will leave it at that)

The Raid (about a team of Indonesian cops fight there way out of High rise full of killers on every floor)

The Purge Anarchy (The second in the series and well done shootouts with crazies)
The Baytown Outlaws  
RickJames : 12/16/2018 4:29 am : link
and Hell Ride are both under the radar gems.

The Boondock Saints is a classic

I liked Upgrade a lot  
santacruzom : 12/16/2018 6:17 am : link
But felt it could have benefitted from a few more set pieces. It really seemed to fly by.
Momento? Is that considered an action film?  
PatersonPlank : 12/16/2018 11:46 am : link
Also agree on Edge of Tomorrow (with Cruz and Emily Blount)
mentinoed before  
mdc1 : 12/16/2018 4:16 pm : link
raid redemption
and
the second was full of action as well.
RE: I liked Upgrade a lot  
jtfuoco : 12/16/2018 10:09 pm : link
In comment 14219908 santacruzom said:
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But felt it could have benefitted from a few more set pieces. It really seemed to fly by.


I agree it did it had the potential of being an amazing film if it expanded just a little more.
The Night comes for us  
KevinBBWC : 12/19/2018 7:32 pm : link
on Netflix. If you liked the Raid movies you will like this.
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