I've been pretty unlucky in picking films to watch over the past few weeks or so and felt really let down. I was wondering if there were some fun action genre pieces worth picking up. Something that is relatively well written and has solid choreography.
Posted Nov 26, 2021, 2:09 AM UTC
In Bruges is a brilliant and casual black comedy.
As I'm trying to think of things you might not have seen and reading, "solid choreography..."
DISTRICT B13 is a little thin on story, but it is WILD. It's basically a parkour action movie, directed by Pierre Morel before he truly blew up. It came out a couple years before CASINO ROYALE and I wouldn't be shocked if it inspired some of its action.
I kinda want to watch it again, now...
I actually don't watch a lot of film, I'm more of a book guy, but I've seen B13, because I'm also an international action fan. You don't need a big budget to do great stunts, and camera language is all its own.
Ironically the Rundown I haven't seen, though I've heard stunt professionals talk about it.
Good suggestions, both you and u/krayhayft.
The Rundown
So underrated!
High Heels and Low Lifes
Dredd
Con Air
Dredd is so badass.
Dredd 2012 was awesome! Loved Con Air, too!
The Nice Guys
CRANK
SHOOT 'EM UP
KNOCKAROUND GUYS
I just watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for the first time in years. Always a good time.
Also Running Scared was hella dope.
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If you can stomach gore, The Night Comes for Us. Its fights play like a cross between The Raid (which you should also check out if you haven't) and a Saw movie. Utterly bonkers stuff, and the director has impressed so much that he's prepping to shoot the US Train to Busan remake; he's the only reason I'm interested in that movie.
John Carpenter's Escape from New York is worth watching.
How It ends (2018) Legacy of Lies (2020) Close (2019) The Day (2011) indie, imo well done
Kung Fu Hustle
I’ve been in kind of the same rut. I’ve been looking to foreign films.
For Korean gangster flicks, I most recently enjoyed The Gangster, The Devil, the Cop. The Yellow Sea has a lot of awesome hatchet fight scenes (I remember it feeling very Guy Ritchie to me, as far as characters). I Saw the Devil also has extremely brutal fight scenes. In fact, the nice thing about a lot of Korean revenge dramas is that they don’t have as many guns, so it’s gangs of people with bludgeoning and cutting tools. Way more metal IMO
I don’t see it mentioned a lot, but the Chinese Gangster flick Drug War, is an all time favorite of mine (That one reminds me more of Tarantino).
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I mean there’s the Matrix, The Indiana Jones series, I happen to enjoy Speed
Here's a few of my favs to choose from:
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Smokin" Aces
Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Knight and Day
Watchmen
Hitman (2007)
Blade (1998)
Running Scared (2006) RIP Paul Walker
Kill Bill (1 & 2)
Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow
Sharky's Machine (1981)
Midnight Run
Con Air
The Island (2005)
Season 1 of Future Man. Trust me.
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The Krish trilogy or Bahubali
True Lies
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
The Nice Guys
I highly recommend Kiss Kiss Bang Bang