The 101 Action Movies brought me this Gary Cooper classic that is not only lots f fun, but has a lot of heart. It’s a tale of honor, duty, bravery and loyalty that has not dimmed at all with age. Gary Cooper plays Scotch-Canadian Lt. McGregor. I quite like the fact that he’s a Canadian…
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Captain Blood (1935) – Michael Curtiz
The 101 Action movies moves into the age of the talkies with this high-seas adventure starring Errol Flynn and Olivia De Havilland. Flynn plays Peter Blood, an Irish doctor who is wrongly convicted of treason against King James, and in lieu of hanging is shipped off to Port Royal in the Caribbean as a slave…
Safety Last (1923) – Fred C. Newmeyer & Sam Taylor
This silent film classic ends up being more of a comedy than an action film but the physicality of the gags and stunts make it a worthy addition to the 101 Action Movies list. Everyone, whether they have seen the film or not, is familiar with the image of Harold Lloyd hanging form a clock face…
The Perils of Pauline (1914) – Louis J. Gasnier & Donald MacKenzie
The serial. Without it, we wouldn’t have films like Star Wars or Raiders of the Lost Ark, which are filled with call backs to the serials of yesteryear. The 101 Action Movies brought me one of the first, The Perils of Pauline. Unfortunately, the entire serial no longer exists. It was apparently composed of 20…
The Great Train Robbery (1903) – Edwin Porter
So, as mentioned before, there is a new list of movies for me to work through, well two lists, but this is the introductory post to the 101 Actions Movies to See Before You Die. I’m gonna enjoy this list a lot, cause who doesn’t love a good action movie? It will probably see me…
The Others (2001) – Alejandro Amenabar
The 101 Horror Movies list is coming to an end, there’s like 8 left, 7 now! But not to fret, I was tended to during Christmas, and very shortly while the 101 Sci-Fi Movies list continues, we’ll be adding the 101 Action Movies to the rotation, as well as a slew of films from the…
First Blood (1982) – Ted Kotcheff
I came across First Blood when I was a kid, it showed up on my television screen on the now defunct but never forgotten First Choice or Super Channel. I was still a little squeamish at that age, and the film had already started, so the first thing I saw was a man (with a…
Lethal Weapon (1987)
I decided to revisit an action classic. (Edit: And again for the !01 Action Movies) Lethal Weapon, after 25 years, is still awesome. Directed by Richard Donner (Superman: The Movie) stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Gary Busey. It also boasts a script penned by Shane Black (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) who is returning to…
The Mind Reels 