12 Badass Action Movies You Need To See Before You Die
Bone-blasting, spine-shattering entertainment.
No list of badass action movies could ever hope to be definitive because its such a wide-ranging genre, taking in everything from swashbucklers and Westerns to gung-ho 80s action flicks and movies backed by the WWE. And thats just the films that were made in America. Theres also the Spaghetti Westerns, the Asian martial arts films and the Philippines-shot exploitation movies, to name a few, and a list that aims at being definitive could fill a book. This is not that list, so apologies to anyone who bemoans the absence of a particular favourite. Some ground rules: in order to be considered badass, the movies cannot feature characters who possess superhuman abilities, wear a superhero costume or battle superhuman antagonists. Any bozo can interact with special effects, as youll know if youve seen John Carter. A true badass action movie focuses on individuals who find themselves trapped in a no-win situation and rise to the challenge by extricating themselves with charm, humour and an AK-47 in each fist. They can fly through the air in slow-motion, discharging both weapons simultaneously, but thats only half of it they also need a pithy zinger. Here then are the 12 coolest action films you need to see, the movies that, if they were people, would wear shades and walk in slo-mo to their very own theme song.