RECOMMENDED: Full guide to the 100 best movies of all timeĬast: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Bill Paxton Written by Eddy Frankel, Eddy Frankel, Joshua Rothkopf, Trevor Johnston, Ashley Clark, Grady Hendrix, Tom Huddleston, Keith Uhlich, Dave Calhoun, Phil de Semlyen & Dave Calhoun And if we’ve missed something, drop a bomb in our comments. Critics and experts have weighed in, too. We’ve polled over 50 experts in the field, from essential directors like Die Hard’s John McTiernan to the actual folks in the line of fire, such as Machete himself, Danny Trejo.
And when we arrived at action’s ’80s movies heyday, when Hollywood stars ruled the roost, our research was euphoric. With crucial contributions from Hong Kong and France, the genre has a global richness that sneaks up on you like a swarthy henchman with a knife clenched between his teeth. Preferably accompanied by catchphrases and squealing electric guitars.
Truth be told, no one can live solely on Martin Scorsese movies or animation alone. They get a bad rap from snobs, but don’t mess with action movies-they’re pumped up, loaded with ammo and in your face like Arnold Schwarzenegger on a bad day.
