Best Action Movie 1991-2010: Round 1 Voting (this time with poll)

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The nominations are in!

A few movies that I deemed dramas or talky action movies or war movies were dropped. My apologies to fans of Gladiator, Leon, Kill Bill: Volume 2 and others.

For Round 1, vote for any and all titles that you believe are “The Best Action Movies of 1991-2010.” The highest vote getters (likely the top 15, perhaps more or less if there’s a clear divide between the biggest votegetters) will move on to the one vote-one winner Round 2.

Voting closes on Friday at Noon.

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And by Friday at Noon, I mean Saturday at Noon.

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There were several good movies that I skipped over, in favor of the ones I considered actually great. I enjoyed all the superhero movies on the list, for instance, but none of the others was really on the same level as The Dark Knight.

I waffled over The Fifth Element, but ultimately, it’s really much better enjoyed as a comedy than as an action movie (even though I’m pretty sure that’s not what was intended).

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Well, crap, I voted before noting that multiple selections were allowed, so if I weren’t such a nincompoop I would have nominated T2: Judgement Day, The Matrix, Ronin, and Snatch in addition to my top pick, Inception.

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In retrospect, I’m surprised Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon wasn’t nominated - I’d have given it a vote in the prelim round, though I doubt it would have gone all the way. Also forgot to click on T2, but oh well, it seems to be doing okay.

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It was nominated. It was DQed under the “not really an action movie because it’s actually a drama” rule.

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I don’t much want to argue your criteria, but how the heck are you giving Braveheart a pass while disallowing Gladiator?

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I know. I realized that after the poll went live. But Braveheart is struggling in the voting already, so it probably won’t even make the finals.

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At this stage it looks like 9-12 films will make it to the next level. Using a 20-25% or better criterion. Even fewer if you’re more picky.

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Thanks for including Hero, though. It’s the better film, IMHO, and deserves a vote for the arrow scene alone.

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Oops. I did the same thing!

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I actually prefer Mummy II to the first movie.

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Has anyone nominated The Last Boy Scout? Is it too late?

I love that movie!

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Here’s how things look after 48 voters with the obvious lag-behinds stripped off



View Poll Results: Best Action Movie 1991-2010  
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)    25 52.08% 
The Dark Knight (2008)               19 39.58% 
True Lies (1994)                     18 37.50% 
The Bourne Identity (2002)           18 37.50% 
Iron Man (2008)                      17 35.42% 
The Fifth Element (1997)             16 33.33% 
The Matrix (1999)                    15 31.25% 
Independence Day (1996)              13 27.08% 
Casino Royale (2006)                 13 27.08%
Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)            12 25.00% 

Speed (1994)                         10 20.83% 
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) 10 20.83% 
The Rock (1996)                      10 20.83% 
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)    10 20.83% 

Ronin (1998)                          8 16.67% 
300 (2007)                            8 16.67% 
Inception (2010)                      8 16.67% 

Braveheart (1995)                     7 14.58% 
Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)      7 14.58% 
Heat (1995)                           7 14.58% 
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)        7 14.58% 
Spider-Man 2 (2004)                   7 14.58% 

Starship Troopers (1997)              6 12.50% 
Snatch (2000)                         6 12.50% 
The Transporter (2002)                6 12.50% 

Demolition Man (1993)                 5 10.42% 
The Mummy (1999)                      5 10.42% 
X2: X-Men United (2003)               5 10.42% 

Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 48
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O.K., seriously, people who haven’t seen Shoot 'em Up need to see it and watch it 100 times.

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Righteous movie! I’m in love with Monica Bellucci!

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I can’t believe that Speed is getting so few votes. I know it’s been a while since it came out, but it’s a great movie. It’s not T2 or anything, but it’s really very good.

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True, and while we’re at it, not a single shot of love for Timecop? Damn, people.

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I didn’t vote for Demolition Man because it’s more of a comedy lightly satirizing action flicks, but for the record, it is the greatest movie of our time, nay, all time. I consider it a classic of the Saturday Afternoon Movie genre (see also, Galaxy Quest and Big Trouble in Little China).

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Speed is moving up in the world (I know I voted for it), but Timecop is still lagging behind with a 0. Equilibrium is the only other 0 (and well deserved in my opinion, it blew).