So in response to calls of heresy from my critic due to the assertion that Berry Gordy’s (Gordy Berry is the Motown guy, so I have doubts as to the guy’s real name here) The Last Dragon smelling of cheese in these latter days, I offer up the following. I will not go gently into the dark night. This would be an awesome marathon that Spike ought to run some day. Note that it is not exhaustive so please offer additions.
- Fight Club
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Die Hard
- Braveheart
- Face/Off
- Lethal Weapon
- The Rock
- Smokin’ Aces
- Collateral
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- The Matrix
- Sudden Impact
- The Bourne Identity
- Alien
- Scarface
- Pulp Fiction
- The French Connection
- Taxi Driver
- The Professional
- Batman Begins
Footnote I: Nick was terribly unimaginative by not picking just one flick when naming a series of them. His inclusion of Episodes I, II, and III from Star Wars is offensive to any Star Wars fan since we know the scripts that Lucas produced were horrendous and the dialogue both choppy and vacuous. With that said, I could watch the entire Die Hard series back-to-back with no problem. Best action movie franchise ever. Hands down.
Footnote II: Alien and The Matrix are technically sci-fi. But they must be included in a marathon like this due to the number of shells that are expended and the gratuitous body mutilations. Alien just gets on any list of mine regardless. I would find a way to put that on a romance movie list if I could.
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I agree with the Braveheart assessment. Much like the Godfather. They are all standalone (which is why Godfather 1 and 2 are not here).
I can go with Predator. I liked it. Maybe a marathon for Sci-fi/thrillers though? I would actually include Running Man or Total Recall there. They were based on decent books at least.
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A couple of things in response.
(1) I did not show a lack of imagination; only appreciation for great movie franchises. ;)
(2) You said: "I could watch the entire Die Hard series back-to-back with no problem. Best action movie franchise ever. Hands down."
Well hallelujah! At least you got one thing right! ;)
(2) When you listed Collateral (Tom Cruise), I thought you meant Collateral Damage (Arnold Schwarzenegger). I almost cursed out loud! :-P
(3) Braveheart is the greatest movie ever and in a class all its own. I don't know that it fits a category like "action flick." Perhaps "awesome flick" is more appropriate.
(4) Good call with Batman Begins, I forgot to include that on my list (to which I would add the original Batman and Batman Returns).
(5) Some sci-fi flicks cross over into the action genre, so The Matrix and Alien counts (so would Predator which is also an awesome movie!).
I could say much more but I will cut it off at the number of grace. :)
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