Since we have a 'top 5 80s action flicks' I thought it would be sweet to have a list of your favorite action flicks when they really started to become excellent, IMO. But anyway, here's my pics, off the top of my head...

5. Hard Target
4. Batman Returns
3. Mission Impossible
2. Braveheart
1. Terminator 2

I have a gut feeling that acouple people's pics will remind me of better flicks, so I'll change my list acouple of times.
:D

Hard Boiled

...and then there's everything else.

1. Backdraft

2. Starship Troopers

3. Die Hard With A Vengeance

4. Independence Day

5. Saving Private Ryan

brave heart is not an action movie, well my list goes.

Starship Troopers action sci-fi

Sniper best tom Berenger movie

Terminator 2 amazing visual effects for the time

That is all I can think of right now, will update later

I would think it is, given the two massive battle scenes.

1. Terminator 2
2. Saving Private Ryan
3. Independence Day
4. The Matrix
5. The Fugitive

Terminator 2

The Matrix

Saving Private Ryan

The Professional

and I'm throwing Gladiator in there because I saw it in 1999 as a special preview.

Terminator 2... Uh... Escape From LA? I guess you could call Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels an action movie.

The Matrix
I liked it, but I cannot now remember some other.

1. Terminator 2
2. Escape From L.A
3. Independence Day
4. Die Hard With A Vengeance
5. Starship Troopers

Fyi guys, I don't think Saving Private Ryan should count as an action film. The point of action films is to provide high octane action, it's the kind of action meant to please, however Saving Private Ryan really condemns all the fighting that's going on in the film, during the D-Day invasion it doesn't try and make sense through the battle with it's camera angles, it often pans off showing various people being killed, wounded, most of it having nothing to do with the central group. That was Speilberg's way of showing how senseless all the fighting and violence was, it's a film that had people crying. It was even a film so shockingly realistic that some World War 2 veterans had to leave the theater because it brought back too many bad memories.


1. The Matrix- Great fighting scenes, really interesting overall concept and it's philosophy is always fun to talk about. Keeanu isn't the greatest actor, but neither are the likes of Bruce Willis(Not exactly true, he's a good actor, but there just isn't much room for amazing acting in the Die Hard films, he does good with what he's given).

2. Goldeneye- Pierce Brosnan's last good Bond movie. Great action, decent enough plot, a good combination between a sudo realistic plot, tries to steer away from the general cheeseball nature of Bond, it found a good balance.

3. Desperado- Amazing action scenes, the combat is always a joy to watch and in true Rodriguez nature is doesn't take itself seriously. Steve Bushemi has a pretty awesome supporting role, it's just an really entertaining film.

4. The Boondock Saints - One of the various cult classics of the 90s. Awesome gun fighting scenes and hilarious dialogue coupled with a slew of interesting characters.

5.The Fifth Element- One of the most over the top cheeseball crazy ass movies you'll ever see. Very entertaining and you can just take it with a grain of salt while watching. It had amazing special effects back in the day and it's still a treat to watch.

My list:-

5. Terminator 2.
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4. The Rock.
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3. Mission Impossible
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2. Matrix.
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1. The Crow.

Terminator 2
Deep Impact
Matrix
Rush Hour
Deep Rising

The Matrix
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Starship Troopers
Independence Day
Goldeneye

There seems to be a general consensus with most of these films. Maybe they're just that awesome.

Rush Hour
T2
Braveheart
Gladiator [Some people say it was released in late 1999, near 2000 but i will count it in]
Braveheart

Actually Gladiator was released in 2000.
http://imdb.com/title/tt0172495/releaseinfo

Mine would be:
T2
Mission Impossible
The Fifth Element
Eraser
The Last Action Hero

Independence Day
Matrix
T2
Last Action Hero (Now that was a funny film)
Lock Stock and Two Smokin Barrells (Snatch was better but that was 2001 I think)

Gladiator was officially released in 2000 but many people including me got a viewing in 1999 which is why I added it there.

1 - The Crow
2 - waynes world
3 - Shawshank Redemption
4 - The Matrix
5 - Forrest Gump

I have many more favs lol

The matrix
The crow
Escape from L.A
Escape from newyork
Highlander