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The Doc's 10 Favorite Action/Adventure MoviesJan 11 '06 (Updated Jan 14 '06) Write an essay on this topic.The Bottom Line The Bottom Line don't make things difficult. That's the way they get, all by themselves. Hi. Me again. With yet another list. This time I decided to tackle the Action/Adventure genre... although quite a few of these do happen to cross over the genre lines, I guarantee you they have plenty of action. And Adventure. heh. As usual, here are my top ten picks, but in no particular order: Independence Day ~ Yeah bite me. I adore Will Smith and this is one of my favorites with him. Here we have an alien attack with lots of big names trying to save the Earth. Improbable premise? Yeah yeah... so what. Some very humorous moments, especially in the form of Randy Quaid's character, a drunken crop duster who had at one point been taken by aliens (so he believes) and gets recruited to battle the mother ship. Nice bit, that. Pirates Of The Caribbean ~ Tis about a treasure, ye see...and pirates, and a maiden who needs rescued. Jack Sparrow is a bumbling fool of a pirate who used to captain the Black Pearl (the most dreaded pirate ship to ever sail the seas). The ship got hi-jacked by his first mate (damned pirates! Just can't trust em!) and then became cursed by a treasure chest of coins... cursed to never die, but not be alive either. Errr Johnny Depp in a pirate get-up. That's what I'm talkin' about! Die Hard ~ Bruce Willis is just damn manly in this action flick as he deals with terrorists on Christmas. Lots of thrills here, folks. Alexander Godunov is a chilling bad guy in the first (not to mention how excellent Alan Rickman is); Franco Nero (Lancelot from Camelot) appears in the second one to my delight; and the third in this trilogy tosses in Samuel L. Jackson to give it that extra oomph. Raiders Of The Lost Ark ~ Harrison Ford in his sexiest role ever as archeologist Indiana Jones, who just happens to be trying to beat those nasty Nazis to the Ark of the Covenant. The humor here puts this one above many others into the top ten. I mean, this bumbling professor committing all this daring-do... priceless... and just tons of great one-liners throughout. You Americans, you're all the same. Always overdressing for the wrong occasions. The Lord of the Rings ~ This trilogy (and it's predecessor, The Hobbit) is second in sales only to the Bible. That's quite an accomplishment! A book of such massive popularity is bound to be hard to bring to film, and it was. There have been previous attempts to do it via animation, but they just didn't cut it at all. This time, they got it right. Peter Jackson took an all-star cast and really brought this tale of MiddleEarth to life. Gladiator ~ Russell Crowe shows what he's made of in this 2000 action/adventure dealing with the life of Maximus, a Roman general who ends up a slave. Joaquin Phoenix turns in an excellent performance as the wussy-boy new king, and Oliver Reed is unbeatable in the role of Proximo. The battle scenes are very well done in this one, and the costuming! Wonderfully researched, that. Not to mention how good Crowe looks in a Roman skirt. hubba-hubba. The Princess Bride ~ This shows up on many of my favorites lists for a reason. It's high in action, adventure, swashbuckling, fun, and just damn brilliant. Seems we have this young lad by name of Westley who is ever so maaaadly in love with some wench name of Buttercup. Now, bein' he's a lowly farm hand and all, our young scalawag doesn't think himself worthy of Buttercup and goes off to seek his fortune (and a really cool black eye patch). heh. Typical male, aye? Saying he left onacounta he looves her? What kinda logic is that anyway? Cary Elwes rawks hard. Braveheart ~ Say what you will about Mel Gibson... He may be a bit off at times, but this one is truly a classic. Set in beautiful Scotland, Gibson plays historical figure William Wallace to perfection. I don't see how anyone can watch this one and remain unmoved. Besides, there's more than enough kilts in this one to please us all. Seriously. Kilts everywhere. On gorgeous males. I have to admit that the appearance of a wind machine would have been a most welcome site here and there... Brotherhood of the Wolf ~ This one is about things being amiss in 17th century France. Very amiss. Folks are being torn apart by a mysterious beast. Things initially point to a wolf, and may lead you to believe there might be a werewolf running about the countryside... don't bet on it! The Chevalier de Fronsac and his blood-brother Mani are sent by the King to see and to gather clues and make sketches and such..and to prepare the body of the beast for keeping once it is killed. Action-packed with wonderful performance by Samuel Le Bihan, Mark Dacascos, and Vincent Cassel. The movie that proves that the French do not suck at everything... Lethal Weapon ~ Mel Gibson again, this time teamed up with Danny Glover. They play two hilarious cops romping through the city while kickin' serious ass & takin' names. Kinda of a mitch-matched pair who manage to not get killed... but only barely. Lots of fun and action in this 4 movie series. One of Hollywood's most classic scenes can be found here too... Glover getting blown up while sitting on the toilet. It's a screamer. ~~~~The Other Contenders~~~ Jewel of the Nile Blade Runner Total Recall They Live! The Game The Negotiator  |
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