{"id":27753,"date":"2021-06-12T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-12T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27753"},"modified":"2021-06-12T09:18:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T13:18:49","slug":"the-all-time-greatest-action-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27753","title":{"rendered":"The All-Time Greatest Action Movies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Matthew Jackson, at Mental Floss, posted his list of The <\/a>30 Greatest Action Movies of All-Time<\/a>. I took Jackson’s list and compiled my top ten (using just choices from his 30 greatest).\u00a0 Here are how things shook out.\u00a0 (Jackson’s list is by year and mine is alphabetical — they’re all great action movies.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Jackson<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Zablo<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>THE WAGES OF FEAR <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1953)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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1. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>DIE HARD <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1988)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>SEVEN SAMURAI <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1954)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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2. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>ENTER THE DRAGON <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1973)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>GOLDFINGER <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1964)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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3. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>FIRST BLOOD <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1982)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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4. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>SHAFT <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1971)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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4. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>JOHN WICK <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(2014)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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5. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>ENTER THE DRAGON <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1973)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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5. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>MAD MAX: FURY ROAD <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(2015)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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6. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>THE DRIVER <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1978)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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6. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>THE MATRIX <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1999)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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7. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1981)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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7. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE \u2013 FALLOUT <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(2018)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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8. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>FIRST BLOOD <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1982)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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8. POINT BREAK <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1991)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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9. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>ROBOCOP <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1987)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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9. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1981)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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10. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>DIE HARD <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1988)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n

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10.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span>TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>(1991)<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n

There are 4 in his top 30 that I haven’t seen: THE WAGES OF FEAR <\/em>(1953); DRUNKEN MASTER II <\/em>(1994), BATTLE ROYALE<\/em> (2000) and THE VILLAINESS<\/em> (2017). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are two on his list that I saw and didn’t like much at all: CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON<\/em> (2000) and ONG-BAK: THE THAI WARRIOR<\/em> (2003).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some movies that didn’t make Jackson’s list but would have made mine: Predator; Casino Royale, Atomic Blonde; Aliens; <\/em>and Army of the Dead<\/em>. (And those are just off the top of my head!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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