Greatest action movies: Honorable Mentions

Scarface (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Rambo (2008)
True Lies (1994)
Commando (1985)
Face Off (1997)
The Fugitive (1993)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Sudden Impact (1983)
Rambo: First Blood Part Two (1985)
Taken (2008)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Kill Bill (2003/2004)

Top 10 Action Movies of All Time

I cut out period pieces (Gladiator, 300), Spy movies, and Sci Fi. They all have their own separate categories.

1. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
2. Die Hard (1988)
3. Dirty Harry (1971)
4. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
5. First Blood (1982)
6. Bullit (1968)
7. Heat (1996)
8. The French Connection (1971)
9 The Road Warrior (1981)
10. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Greatest Movie Villains: #1-10

1. Hannibal Lector (Anthony Hopkins)
2. Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen, James Earl Jones, David Prowse)
3. The Joker (Heath Ledger)
4. Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins)
5. Alex De Large (Malcolm McDowell)
6. Dracula (Bela Lugosi, Christopher Lee)
7. Kahn (Ricardo Montalban)
8. Mrs. John Iselin (Angela Lansbury)
9. Hal 2000 (Himself)
10. Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman)

Greatest Movie Heroes: #1-10

10. Spartacus (Kirk Douglas)
9. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill)
8. Dirty Harry (Clint Eastwood)
7. Moses (Charlton Heston)
6. George Bailey (Jimmy Stewart)
5. Superman (Christopher Reeves)
4. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
3. James Bond (Sean Connery, Roger Moore, et al)
2. Will Kane (Gary Cooper)
1. Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart)

Greatest Movie Heroes: Honorable Mentions

This is the first of three posts with my list of greatest movie heroes. These are the honorable mentions!

Jefferson Smith (Jimmy Stewart)

The Omega Man (Charlton Heston)

Han Solo (Harrison Ford)

James T Kirk (William Shatner, Chris Pine)

Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster)

Robin Hood (Errol Flynn)

William Wallace (Mel Gibson)

The Complete List of Greatest Movie Scenes of all Time

1. Statue of Liberty- Planet of the Apes (1968)

2. D-Day Invasion- Saving Private Ryan (1998)

3. La Marseillaise- Casablanca (1942)

4. Stuff that dreams are made of- Maltese Falcon (1941)

5. Russian Roulette- The Deer Hunter (1978)

6. I love the smell of napalm in the morning-Apocalypse Now (1979)

7. Chariots- Ben Hur (1959)

8. Stirling Speech- Braveheart (1995)

9. Horses Head- Godfather(1972)

10. My name is Gladiator- Gladiator (2000)



11. The Showdown- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966)

12. Jumping -Butch and Sundance (1969)

13. Wanna have a catch?- Field of Dreams (1989)

14. Atlanta burns- Gone with the Wind (1939)

15. Patton and the flag- Patton (1970)

16. The Red Sea Parts-The Ten Commandments (1956)

17. Two Hills of beans/Into the Myst- Casablanca (1942)

18. The Chase- Bullitt (1968)

19. Baptism by Fire-The Godfather (1972)

20. Bank Heist Shootout- Heat (1995)



21. The Chase- The French Connection (1971)

22. The fight- The Quiet Man (1952)

23. I Don’t give a damn!- Gone with the Wind (1939)

24. Let‘s Go Home- The Searchers (1956)

25. Are you looking at me?-Taxi Driver (1976)

26. Kissing Fredo- Godfather II (1974)

27. Boom-The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

28. Superman saves Lois- Superman (1978)

29. Death Star blows-Star Wars (1977)

30. The Desert Chase-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)



31. Showdown- High Noon (1952)

32. John Wayne Closeup- Stagecoach (1939)

33. Stella!- A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

34. We need a bigger boat- Jaws (1975)

35. Mommy Kisses- The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

36. Wayne goes down- The Shootist (1976)

37. Oz goes color- The Wizard of Oz (1939)

38. It’s Alive!- Frankenstein (1931)

39. Rocky runs- Rocky (1976)

40. The Ecstasy of Gold- The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1967)



41. Put your lips together and blow-To Have and Have Not (1944)

42. A boulder- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

43. The parachute- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

44. Laser- Gold finger (1964)

45. The Indianapolis- Jaws (1975)

46. The Conversation: Pacino meets De Niro- Heat (1995)

47. The Battle- Gladiator (2000)

48. Win one for the Gipper- Knute Rockne: All American (1940)

49. Fredo goes fishing- Godfather II (1974)

50. Kong vs. airplanes-King Kong (1933)



51. Who’s on First?-The Naughty Nineties (1945)

52. Apes to Man-2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

53. The Funeral Oration- Julius Caesar (1953)

54. The filibuster-Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

55. I’m Melting/Ding Dong the witch is dead-The Wizard of Oz (1939)

56. Girls don’t float-Frankenstein (1931)

57. The Speech-The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

58. What is your major malfunction Private Pyle - Full Metal Jacket (1987):

59. Here’s Johnny!- The Shining (1980)

60. The question- Dirty Harry (1971)



61. Head in a box: Seven (1995)

62. Butch and Sundance vs. an army: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

63. Lector meets Clarice: Silence of the Lambs (1991)

64. I never drink wine: Dracula (1931)

65. They call me Mr. Tibbs- In The Heat of the Night (1967)

66. The Shower- Psycho (1960):

67. Get your stinking paws: Planet of the Apes (1968):

68. Don‘t Stop at the Tollbooth : Godfather (1972):

69. Bonnie and Clyde eat lead: Bonnie and Clyde (1967):

70. Eastwood rides into hell: Unforgiving (1992):



71. The Catina: SW (1977)

72. My Kingdom for a Horse: Richard III (1995)

73. Stewart’s Nightmare: Vertigo (1958) (LSD trip)
74. Hal can read lips: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

75. The Overdose: Pulp Fiction (1994)

76. The Stateroom- A Night at the Opera (1935)

77.Ol Lang‘s Eye- It‘s a Beautiful Life (1946)

78. The Dance- Reservoir Dogs (1992)

79. I’ll be back-The Terminator (1983)

80. Bruce Willis is dead- The Sixth Sense (1999)



81. I’m Your Father- ESB

82. Make my day-Sudden Impact (1983)

83. Truck chases bike- T2

84. Blowing up the roof-Die Hard (1988)

85. Say hello to my little friend-Scarface

86. I’m a Comedian?-Goodfellas (1990)

87. Redford bleeds-The Natural (1984)

88. Band of Brothers- Henry V

89. Ripley in the suit-Aliens (1986)

90. The Twist- Pulp Fiction (1994)



91. Asteroids- ESB (1980)

92. I’m Batman- Batman (1989)

93. Hoth-The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

94. Communication (Close Encounters)

95. It’s a trap!-Return of the Jedi (1983)

96. Sadism- A Clockwork Orange

97. You Came Back-Why- Mag 7

98. The Enterprise-Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

99. Zed’s Dead- Pulp Fiction

100. The Walk-Reservoir Dogs (1992)



101. The Pencil Trick: The Dark Knight (2008)

102. Lector gets loose: Silence of the Lambs (1991)

103. There’s Character: Glory (1989)

104 Phone Home: ET: The Extraterrestrial (1982)

105. Pickett’s Charge: Gettysburg (1993)

106. Khan and his pets-Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

107. Old friend for dinner- Silence of the Lambs

108. Helm’s Deep-LOR: The Two Towers (2002)

109. The dentist- Marathon Man

110. Bogart vs. Robinson- Key Largo (1948)



111. Anchor fight- Ron Burgundy (2004)

112. The nanny hangs-The Omen (1976)

113. What we do in life, echoes in Eternity-Gladiator (2000)

114. Nuclear Rodeo- Dr Strangelove (1964)

115. Hackman grabs Rooker by the balls (Miss. Burning) (1988)



116. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan -Sith (2005)

117. Euthanized (Soylent Green) (1973)

118. Punching out of a coffin- Kill Bill (2004)

119. Missing Breakfast- Falling Down (1993)

120. Beatles on the Run: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)



121. Order 66- Revenge of the Sith (2005)

122. The president goes ape shit: Escape from New York (1981)

123. Train Wreck: The Greatest Show on Earth

124. The quest: Excalibur (1981)

125. Hello Cleveland: This is Spinal Tap (1984)

126. Zipper Scene: There’s Something About Mary (1998)

127. The mine shaft gap: Dr. Strangelove (1964)

128. The Inquisition: History of the World (1981)

129. The bride vs. The Crazy 88s: Kill Bill Vol.1 (2003)

130. Frank vs. Bud and Lou and Wolfman vs. Dracula: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)



131. Space is a disease: Star Trek (2009)

132. The Dark Knight: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

133. Bill Murray vs. Gopher: Caddyshack (1980)

134. Whistle Dixie: The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

135. Stay Puft Marshmellow Man: Ghostbusters (1984)

136. Jimmy cleans house: Goodfellas (1990)

137. Motorcycle vs. Joker: Dark Knight (2008)

138. Capone plays baseball: The Untouchables (1987)

139. Stonehedge: Spinal Tap (1984)

140. Dueling banjos: Deliverance (1972)



141. The exploding stomach trick: Alien (1979)

142. Always look on the bright side of life: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979)

143. You Look Like: A Hard Day’s Night (1964)

144. The War is Over: Josey Wales (1976)

145. The Vendetta Ride: Tombstone (1993)

146. Attica! Attica!: Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
147. Mexicans attack the Alamo: The Alamo (1960)

148. Superman appears: Superman II (1980)

149. Tank goes through wall: Goldeneye (1995)

150. White House Blows Up: Independence Day (1996)

Greatest Movie Scenes of all Time #11-30

11. The Showdown- The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly (1966): A very different type of showdown. It takes forever for the characters to draw which leads to heightening of tension.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoYGWXRT7O0

12. Jumping -Butch and Sundance (1969): This scene sums up the buddy flick. Newman and Redford at their best. The fall will probably kill you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck6vqsOt-Pc

13. Wanna have a catch?- Field of Dreams (1989): One of a handful of movie scenes where guys are allowed to cry.

14. Atlanta burns- Gone with the Wind (1939): They deserved it.

15. Patton and the flag- Patton (1970): George C. Scott channels Patton and the American right in this scene and movie.

16. The Red Sea Parts-The Ten Commandments (1956): Don’t mess with Charlton Heston. In real life, the Egyptians were either hit by high tide or a tsunami.

17. Two Hills of beans/Into the Myst- Casablanca (1942): Rick’s true colors come out at the end. Bogart is the classic anti-hero.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3odtrWWc2A

18. The Chase- Bullitt (1968): Probably the first major movie car chase scene. Starts slow and picks up. Metallica copied it in a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-7IEPTAoTg

19. Baptism by Fire-The Godfather (1972): Wacking the heads of the families while attending a baptism. Classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O789amyaMvw

20. Bank Heist Shootout- Heat (1995): Intense!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9rOCGRlCo4

21. The Chase- The French Connection (1971): Unlike many chase scenes, the main character’s car is smashed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu3GmRQ-U9k

22. The fight- The Quiet Man (1952): Greatest movie fight ever…even had a beer break in it.

23. I Don’t give a damn!- Gone with the Wind (1939): Scarlett was such a bitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ7z6hpO57c

24. Let‘s Go Home- The Searchers (1956): Wayne’s humanity overcomes racism and Natalie Wood goes home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4BAO63mxnc

25. Are you looking at me?-Taxi Driver (1976): Great scene. Too bad it influenced John Hinkley Jr.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e9CkhBb18E

26. Kissing Fredo- Godfather II (1974): Fredo, Fredo…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcFlp6kl508

27. Boom-The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957): Obi Wan realizes his mistake at the end and the bridge is blown. In real life, the bridge still stands today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9A4-jHsYg

28. Superman saves Lois- Superman (1978): Iconic 70s movie moment. Love the pimps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yejwYSZQPsg

29. Death Star blows-Star Wars (1977): Like Luke was going to miss…

30. The Desert Chase-Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981): This might be the most exciting scene in movie history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy6hIJZS7oI

Movie Scenes: #81-85

81. I’m Your Father: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): This has become rather iconic. At the time, shocking. It had the whole country talking.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vdc7v4vkbJI

82. Make my day: Sudden Impact (1983): We need more Dirty Harrys in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6-Snl4a1RI

83. Truck chases bike: Terminator 2 (1991): It captured the feeling of a mouse being chased by a mountain lion.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ETNeeZBe4

84. Blowing up the roof: Die Hard (1988): Three parts to this. 1. John McClane (Bruce Willis) jumps off the roof of a skyscraper. 2. He is tethered by a fire hose and has to shoot a window open to avoid being dragged down to the pavement. 3. He swings in and then is dragged toward the window. He is able to untie himself, but has to contend with the broken glass without shoes.

85. Say hello to my little friend: Scarface (1983): Nothing like the drug trade. Another iconic 80s scene. Al Pacino is besieged by assassins. He decides to go out in style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M59I8eShAr8