This is a very difficult topic and really made me think for 2 days to pick up the 5 films which I really liked, but still not sure these r on the top of my list , bcoz there r so many of them and I really couldnt deicde as to which of the following r the best .(But before u proceed lemme tell u these r the list of movies I like rather than just action flicks…)
CLASSICS:
The Great Escape:
This is one of ’’da best ’’movie , which unlike the following film ’ve watched only once , but was enough to leave an unforgettable impression , which I vividly remember even today.In nutshell , this is based on a true story , of a mass breakout of nearly some 70-80 Allied POW’s from one of the highly guarded Nazi camp. The meticulous precise elobarate planning involving nearly hundreds of men over a period of one year, the heroic daredevilry effort on part of each of those involved in the escape, the effort put in to highlight the minutest of the details, the tragic ending (nearly 50 of them r executed as a mark of retaliation), the pace with which the movie progresses to the nerve wracking ending , the justice to each one of the roles in the film, really makes this film an all time great.I dont remmeber all the actors but some r Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen and Producer-Director was John Sturges.I cant believe such a film could ’ve been produced in 60’s !!!!! Some of the classics which I just cant help leaving out like Benhur, Cleopatra, GodFather, Gentlemen prefer Blondes etc etc….
WESTERNS:
The Good, the bad and the ugly:
This is another movie , which I dont know how many times I ’ve watched in my house and still not bored to watch once more.It’s a film that glorified the wild American west and a film always remembered whenever there is a mention of Clint Eastwood.A film by Sergio Leonne , based on a theme for the quest for a fortune worth nearly two hundred thousand dollars of gold and the means used by 3 persons to find it, which meanwhile brings out the true charecter in them , with good played by C.Eastwood, the bad played by Lee van Cleef and the ugly played by Eli Wallach .This film has all the shades of a human nature , oppurtunism, greed, cut throatedness etc .But what makes this film charismatic , besides the story r the cool dialogues (’’When u want to shoot, shoot, dont talk’’ ), evergreen haunting tunes by Ennio Morricone, the wicked, angry, cool expressions, the famous stylish cowboy postures of C.Eastwood with cigar in his mouth , the famous gun fights (especially the unforgettable one in the last scene ).Another fav of mine and a must see movie (and a must hear soundtrack).
SOCIAL DRAMA:
American Beauty:
The latest one which needs no review and still fresh in everybody’s mind. It really makes one introspect deeply into the chaos of the present day society and what a touching film it is!! If u haven’t seen it , make it a point not to miss it. These are the kind of movies I just luv watching alone in VCR rather than in a movie hall, on a pretty laid back day .Some movies like Notting Hill just captives me no end .These movies have a thin story line just floating around , allowing u to think and finally u wish the movie never ends. Pretty Woman , Indecent proposal etc etc r some of the sweet elegant movies
ACTION:
Matrix:
Man this is an awesome movie , which is a sin if u don’t happened to see it in theatres.(Please , pls don’t watch such flicks in videos).Its something like Ripleys Believe-it-or-not kind of a movie , with a very futuristic mindboggling concept , slick actions , and modern sci-fi technolgy squeezed out to stun the audience rather than give that funny feeling like in Star trek (which I hate).
For other action stuff , Hollywood is full of ‘em ‘n maybe I can say Fugutive, btw does Basic Instinct fit in here??? Apart from these I luv martial flicks of Van Damne (maynot the movies tho’), a bit of barbaric side of Arnie….those James Bond stuff ….hmmm ..I will stop here.