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Michelangelo wrote:

Goldie, you do like your complex polls and questions don't you?

For me, the best action sequences came from

Episode III [the entire film was loaded with some pretty special action sequences, but nothing we hadn't really seen before]
War of the Worlds [the best action sequence in the year was easily the "arrival" in WOTW]
Mr and Mrs Smith [i think the gunfight at the end was one of the better things ive seen in an action movie ever]
Elektra [because Jennifer Garner knows her way around sais - too bad they all died as soon as she stabbed them]

movies35 wrote:

Just about all of the movies on the above list sucked :hahaha:

Goldie wrote:

movies35 wrote:

Just about all of the movies on the above list sucked :hahaha:

OK, if you say so.

neo_wolf wrote:

When the first tripod appears and causes havok in WOTW,that scene was the best scene ive seen this year.

Gunslinger wrote:

I thought THE ISLAND had amazing action sequences, with the standout being the scene with Ewan and Scarlett holding onto the huge, swinging sign. Amazing.

I was disappointed by FANTASTIC FOUR's action. Such great superpowers at their disposable and not one moment was inspired or fascinating or exciting.

Killuminati510 wrote:

How deep do you want me to dig to find the true meaning of the plot? Cause man im digging so much I must be down to hell by now :tongue:

Comparing Shakespseare to the screenplay of RotS is pushing it a bit dont you think?

Gunslinger wrote:

I thought THE ISLAND had amazing action sequences, with the standout being the scene with Ewan and Scarlett holding onto the huge, swinging sign. Amazing.

Ahmed Johnson wrote:

As if you've seen it you fraud.. :lol:

Author:	Goldie [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:37 am ]
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With Kong/Narnia coming, what so far has given us the best action scenes of the year - the final race in Herbie - the horse race in Dreamer - Jessica Simpsons swaying breasts in The Dukes of Hazzard Just joking ******************************* so where did it come from - the years best action What gave us the best action scenes What actions scenes that were suppose to be BIG disappointed or bored you *********************************** here's a listing of some of the years movies Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith War of the Worlds Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Batman Begins Mr. & Mrs. Smith The Longest Yard Fantastic Four The Dukes of Hazzard Constantine Sin City Sahara Sky High Cinderella Man Red Eye Kingdom of Heaven The Legend of Zorro Transporter 2 The Island Hostage Stealth A History of Violence Doom Zathura XXX: State of the Union Serenity Unleashed Elektra George A. Romero's Land of the Dead Assault on Precinct 13

Author:	Michael. [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 11:49 am ]
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Goldie, you do like your complex polls and questions don't you? For me, the best action sequences came from Episode III [the entire film was loaded with some pretty special action sequences, but nothing we hadn't really seen before] War of the Worlds [the best action sequence in the year was easily the "arrival" in WOTW] Mr and Mrs Smith [i think the gunfight at the end was one of the better things ive seen in an action movie ever] Elektra [because Jennifer Garner knows her way around sais - too bad they all died as soon as she stabbed them]

Author:	Goldie [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:08 pm ]
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Michelangelo wrote: Goldie, you do like your complex polls and questions don't you? For me, the best action sequences came from Episode III [the entire film was loaded with some pretty special action sequences, but nothing we hadn't really seen before] War of the Worlds [the best action sequence in the year was easily the "arrival" in WOTW] Mr and Mrs Smith [i think the gunfight at the end was one of the better things ive seen in an action movie ever] Elektra [because Jennifer Garner knows her way around sais - too bad they all died as soon as she stabbed them] sigh > what is complex about this question? What gave us the best action scenes ? What actions scenes that were suppose to be BIG disappointed or bored you? sigh.

Author:	BennyBlanco [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:20 pm ]
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War of the Worlds wasn't exactly packed with action scenes, but the ones it gave us were spectacular. In particular the set-piece at the intersection with the emergence of the tripod is one of the most amazing suspense/action sequences I've ever seen and easily dwarfs anything else this year. Spielberg is a master at this kind of stuff. Unleashed also delivered the goods, with plenty of well choreographed and brutal fights and Kingdom of Heaven had one hell of a city seige. Disappointments would be any of the hyped up action sequences from Revenge of the Sith. The opening space battle and light-sabre duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan come to mind. The worst action was found in Transporter 2 and The Island.

Author:	movies35 [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:42 pm ]
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Just about all of the movies on the above list sucked

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Author:	Goldie [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 12:46 pm ]
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movies35 wrote: Just about all of the movies on the above list sucked OK, if you say so.

Author:	Goldie [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 1:27 pm ]
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Goldie wrote: movies35 wrote: Just about all of the movies on the above list sucked OK, if you say so. or maybe were you noting the obmission of Aeon Flux from my original list.

Author:	Goldie [ Sun Dec 04, 2005 2:47 pm ]
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after seeing the trailers for KONG or in your King Kong reviews, does anybody have a feeling on how great, good, average or bad, the action will be in the upcoming King Kong. I hope, hope, hope, it is close to great!!!! I want the BIG WOW.

Author:	Goldie [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:43 am ]
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and seeing some more clips from Narnia last night, it looks to have some nice action.

Author:	neo_wolf [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 2:24 pm ]
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When the first tripod appears and causes havok in WOTW,that scene was the best scene ive seen this year.

Author:	Goldie [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 3:16 pm ]
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neo_wolf wrote: When the first tripod appears and causes havok in WOTW,that scene was the best scene ive seen this year. that was a good one.

Author:	David [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 5:01 pm ]
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I thought THE ISLAND had amazing action sequences, with the standout being the scene with Ewan and Scarlett holding onto the huge, swinging sign. Amazing. I was disappointed by FANTASTIC FOUR's action. Such great superpowers at their disposable and not one moment was inspired or fascinating or exciting.

Author:	Goldie [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 9:21 pm ]
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Gunslinger wrote: I thought THE ISLAND had amazing action sequences, with the standout being the scene with Ewan and Scarlett holding onto the huge, swinging sign. Amazing. I was disappointed by FANTASTIC FOUR's action. Such great superpowers at their disposable and not one moment was inspired or fascinating or exciting. I thought that both the island and F4 had ups and downs. On F4, the bridge scene was good, the rocket scene was very good and I didn't like the ending scene.

Author:	Joker's Thug #3 [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:16 pm ]
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WotW has a few memorable scenes Island had some pretty damn good ones BB's end was very exciting Probably would have to give it to RotS at the end of it though, I mean the action and special effect is what made the movie, it would suck if you just leave the story and acting. Constantine's action bored me the most, I would say Kingdom of Heaven but that had some nice scenes in it, it's just the rest of the movie that bored me.

Author:	Darth Indiana Bond [ Mon Dec 05, 2005 11:24 pm ]
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By far Sith, but WotW a good healthy second Killuminati510 I must protest in saying the storyline "sucked", for I felt it was complex in its own formation and specting from, yes if you view it lightly then yes it is rather simplisistic, as most civilians do, but those who dig into the humane emothions, appeal and conflict, there is no possible standing point to agrue against this. To say the storyline is weak, then you would say MacBeth contained a weak storyline, for both ustilize the same storyline, so you are basically saying Shakespseare was a terrible writer, not implying that Lucas could write great dialogue midn yuou, but you should understand my reasonings.

Author:	Goldie [ Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:51 am ]
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in seeing the tv commercial for KONG, I hope Kong is so good that it goes to the top of my list!!! ************************** EDIT based on something I just saw ************************ the following copied from xiayun in another thread ******************************* Definitely (and probable win) Visual effects (may as well give Kong this award now) Sound effects editing (utterly amazing) Sound Probable nominations Art Direction (30's New York at its most romanticized and an amazingly otherworldly Skull Island) Make up (creepy Skull Island natives) Costume (period costumes) Score Maybe's: Cinematography (utterly beautiful but digital grading may hurt its chances?) Best Actress Anyway, those looking forward to this have nothing to worry about. "Kong" delivers and in spades. This movie will be BIG!**

Author:	STEVE ROGERS [ Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:57 pm ]
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DEFINITELY ROTS since I've seen KONG now and while both feature there share of action, SITH takes it with the amount of battles going on while KONG has action spread out with more Melodrama taking center stage.. Both are good, but SITH wins by a landslide.. It doesn't surprise me though that KONG has 40% and voted by folks who haven't even seen the movie cause it's associated with Jackson.. Nice..

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Author:	MadGez [ Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:06 am ]
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WOTW and Sith. Fantastic Four wasnt too bad in that regard.

Author:	Goldie [ Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:15 am ]
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a new poll to see how will Kong rate? ********************** so what will give us the years best's action King Kong > Based on the trailers and early reports, it will be King Kong It will be Narnia based on the trailers War of the Worlds Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Batman Begins Mr. & Mrs. Smith Fantastic Four Sin City The Island another movie not listed above - please list it *********************************

Author:	Goldie [ Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:16 pm ]
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Looks like the rest, so far, is between Kong and War of the Wars

Author:	The Dark Shape [ Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:56 pm ]
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Gunslinger wrote: I thought THE ISLAND had amazing action sequences, with the standout being the scene with Ewan and Scarlett holding onto the huge, swinging sign. Amazing. Really? I barely remember the film's action sequences -- in fact, I remember actually being bored by them. And my vote goes to Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan rules all.

Author:	Ahmed Johnson [ Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:32 am ]
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As if you've seen it you fraud..

Author:	STEVE ROGERS [ Thu Dec 08, 2005 4:08 am ]
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Ahmed Johnson wrote: As if you've seen it you fraud.. YES, I've seen it.. Have you?? Apparently not, but believe what you want.. I've seen the movie and it's good, but not this gushingly great and it's only a matter of time before you see it and realize this, but then again, your a ######## LOTR/Jackson fan, so it's gonna be shocking if you honestly give this movie anything under an "A".. Hell, I'll admit, several months back, I said this would suck, but after seeing it, I gave it a "C+" and admit it's better than what I thought it would be, but that's not enough for some folks...