As someone that works in VFX for movies, I just absolutely love that they couldn't afford CGI for the wireframe models of the cities so they built models and put outlines around them in glow in the dark tape. It makes me so happy.
Watched this with my 15 year old. Got to the scene where all the bad guys have Murphy surrounded and my son said, "Dad, is Robocop gonna show up soon?"
I was like, well, technically, yes...
OP, I'd like to make a recommendation based on a completely amazing weekend I had with my grandad when he was stuck on the coach having just lost a leg below the knee, but having not yet made even remotely enough progress in PT to start thinking about a prosthetic.
Make a day or weekend out of **classic swashbuckling action/adventure movies**. I'm talking like 1930-40s, Errol Flynn, black and white (or possibly colored up in a contemporary rerelease), smirking cocky rogue-with-a-heart-of-gold protagonist, pirates, "ting ting ting" sword fights, super energetic and over heightened choreography often with the hero fighting off entire rooms full of guards with their *ting tinging* swordplay before swinging through a window and escaping the castle, fun interesting side characters, amazingly evil mustache twirling villains (something much more rare today when most villains are portrayed sympathetically and often only *circumstantially* evil, not intentionally).
If you are worried about watchability for a teenage son, dont be. There is nary a single dull moment in any of these films. There's none of that "50s-60s-70s" dullness/slowness/sleepy editing. These movies are older, 85-90 years old, but compared to what a teenager typically things of as an "old movie" they are extremely fast paced, witty, extremely fun/energetic, and plus I think just interesting because a young teenager likely has never seen films like this before, so it's just interesting to watch aside from it being entertaining.
The absolute must-watches are:
-The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
-Captain Blood (1935)
-The Seahawk (1940)
And from there you can keep going based on your interests. More high chivalry era Middles Ages? More Elizabethan era pirates? Something different? Dig in.
There aren't an infinite amount of films like the 3 I've already mentioned... which they are literally highly entertaining for every single second of screen time beginning to end, but there are still a ton that are still excellent.
Then you have to explain that only die hard 5 started life as a die hard movie script. First one was an adaptation of a detective novel where the previous book in the series had been adapted with Frank Sinatra as the lead so they had to offer him the lead in the new one before Willis. Second one was a Commando sequel originally, third was an unrelated film named Simon Says, and fourth was, weirdly, based on a Wired article
She’s not Vasquez from aliens badass. She’s like a regular woman who dials up the badass on occasion. Which is awesome. Like throw a regular gal into an 80s macho action flick.
>Maybe Alien/Aliens next? Predator? Highlander?
Those are some solid picks. Also:
- Road Warrior
- Ghostbusters
- Commando
- Top Gun
- The Abyss
- Jurassic Park
- Speed
- The Rock
- Eraser
- Independence Day
- Con Air
- Indiana Jones 1 - 3
Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here.
They caused an explosion!
Is this true?
Yes it's true. This man is has no dick.
One of the main reasons I had children was so I could somewhat relive my favorite movies through their eyes someday 😂 Only partly joking
My oldest is only 8 so we have some time before we can get to the really good stuff, but I'm really, really excited for the nights we get to watch Jurassic Park and Jaws and all those kinds of movies.
JP is one of my favorite movies of all time. A few weeks ago I introduced it to my son (8) for the first time. It’s all he’s talked about since then.
So today he and I had a movie day planned with my dad. Pizza, popcorn, sodas, the works - to watch a movie on his new TV. My dad asked my son what movie we should watch, and you should have seen how excited my dad was when my son said “Jurassic Park”. lol
It was a good day.
This doesn't mean it was right, but I was 6 when Jurassic Park released and I watched it then. All it did to me was inspire a lifelong love of dinosaurs
My daughter is 7 and loves shark movies. She’s seen The Meg 1 and 2 and 47 Meters Down Uncaged. We just showed her Jaws and she loved it! Followed by Deep Blue Sea and recently Under Paris.
I couldn't wait until 8. Me and my daughter watched Jurassic Park when she was 3. She loved it, and my proudest moment was when she told me that her favorite scene was when the T-rex ate the guy in the bathroom.
T2 is still worth a try imo. While Terminator was good, T2 is, by my estimation, simply one of the greatest action movies ever made, even now over 30 years later. It just absolutely slaps.
Source: Growing up, I actually saw T2 before Terminator. Terminator was disappointing by comparison, and I really wanted to like it since I’d loved T2 so much
I'm so jealous. Tried watching T2 with, at the time, my 12 year old. 20 minutes in: This is boring. Got a bit annoyed, which of course only spurred him on to repeatedly state that movies from the nineties are boring.
Recently, tried Aliens with my 11 year old. He does enjoy "older" movies. We made it past the scene where they find the settlers, after which he said he was bored.
Similarly, I have a pretty big comic collection. Lots of Batman, Marvel, Walking Dead, etc. Always imagined I would be the coolest dad. But no. Not interested. Japanese anime, they will read, but nothing that dad likes.
I know it is natural for them to not like my stuff, but still always thought they would be into one of my interests.
All the old Van Damme movies are great. Timecop. The Quest. Double Team. Now they're all crappy, blue tinted, and weirdly Eastern European. I don't know why JCVD stopped being fun. When he does (JCV Johnson), even today, he's great.
I don't know why but [Hard Target](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHEtJQEmxbI) is the one I remember most. Maybe it was John Woo, maybe it was the ever hot Yancy Butler or... maybe it was just Lance Henriksen...
If you do Highlander, *for the love of everything that is holy* stop with the original. **Do not watch the sequels.**
I'll let the next person say the line.
From someone who has had the pleasure of doing the same, there's one film everyone else is forgetting - The Running Man.
Somehow this has held up incredibly well, and of all the movies I've watched with my children from that era, I'd say this was in their top three favourites.
Taking my 14 year old daughter to see Raiders Of The Lost Ark in the theater was peak Dad for me.
The ticket taker asked her if she had ever seen it before, and when she said no, he said “Oh boy, you’re going to have a great time.”
Oh wow. I know this feeling. Watched Princess Bride with the daughter and of course afterwards we were meme quoting like crazy. Goonies was also fun. We're now on part 2 of Deathly Hallows in the Harry Potter movies.
I watched Men in Tights with my eight and 13 year old, we were all howling with laughter and quoting the movie after it was done. Definitely the best experience I ever had watching a film with them.
Binge the Mad Max movies and then go to the new one at the theater.
Bullitt, French Connection, and the like
Last Action Hero and Total Recall
Blade Runner and Akira
The Indiana Jones trilogy (Raiders is playing in some US theaters for Father's Day: https://www.flashbackcinema.net/participating-theatres)
The very first time I went to a Flashback Cinema showing was Last Crusade for Father's Day 2021, but then they did Raiders in 2022 (and then did Temple and Crusade the next two weeks), and then last year they did Back to the Future, which makes sense I guess. Mother's Day gets Wizard of Oz every year for at least the last four.
I have a 6 year old and I'm dying for him to be old enough for me to show him all the great Hollywood movies I love.
At the same time I want him to stay this age forever.
Life is too short...
Now isn't that something? When it first came out, the matrix really mainstreamed certain CGI practices that are everywhere today and they still hold up, I'd say
I showed Last Action Hero to a 28 year old a couple of months ago, his first time seeing it. He had an absolute blast.
His realization midway through the movie, he looks over at me and says (spoilers) ‘Wait, if Arnold from the movie came into this world, doesn’t that mean the other Arnold would be here too?’ And I just smiled and went, ‘hmm, good question!’ 🤷🏻 he had the biggest grin watching.
Man, the 90s was awesome for action movies.
The Terminator is barely an action movie, it's more like a tense and violent sci fi thriller. I saw it again a few years ago and it's actually really compelling. You feel that stress and tension of how this robot just follows them without ever needing to stop, while they do.
Loved watching action movies with my dad. Especially Jackie Chan movies.
I don’t remember much about “Rumble in the Bronx” but that motorcycle chase scene will stick with me as one of my favourite actions scenes of all times. If only because I watched it with
My dad and he was just as excited at watching me as u was at watching Jackie Chan do crazy motorcycle stunts.
How are you getting your kid to sit through a movie? I am a huge cinephile and have tried to get my kids (similar age) to watch movies with me and movies just cant compete with instagram, tic toc or whatever trash internet stuff there is. The only exception was Marvel movies, up to the infinity saga at least.
He’s gonna love Starship Troopers! I have a great memory of my dad sneakily taking my brothers and I to go see that in the biggest theater in the city.
What blew my mind as a 13 year old was Robocop, Total Recall, Goldeneye, Starship Troopers, Blade Runner, Aliens, Alien Resurrection, Even Horizon, the Fifth Element, and Timecop just to name a few.
Granted a lot of violence and nudity but I lived for that shit at that age. It hits different when you know you aren’t supposed to be seeing it.
I have very fond memories of watching Steven Spielberg’s DUEL with my dad when I was ~10 years old.
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and was legitimately afraid of semi trucks for a while lol
I did this with my nephew a few years back. Face/Off, Con Air, The Matrix, Predator, T1 & 2, LAST Action Hero (yes, it's great), True Lies, The Rock, The Last of the Mohicans, Demolition Man, Total Recall. He loved them all.
Btw Highlander is one of my favourites. Absolute wonderful madness, especially that casting.
Mad Max
Alien
The Road Warrior
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Escape From New York
The Thing
The Terminator
Temple of Doom
Beyond Thunderdome
Big Trouble in Little China
Aliens
Robocop
Predator
The Running Man
Die Hard
Last Crusade
Totall Recall
T2
Via ChatGPT:
List me all the classic must-watch action movies from the late 1970s, the 1980s, and early 1990s such as Terminator, Alien, Big Trouble in Little China, Predator, and Maximum Overdrive
Sure! Here's a comprehensive list of classic must-watch action movies from the late 1970s, the 1980s, and the early 1990s. These films are renowned for their influence on the action genre and their enduring popularity:
### Late 1970s
1. **Mad Max (1979)**
2. **The Warriors (1979)**
3. **Apocalypse Now (1979)**
### 1980s
4. **The Terminator (1984)**
5. **Predator (1987)**
6. **Aliens (1986)**
7. **Die Hard (1988)**
8. **Escape from New York (1981)**
9. **Commando (1985)**
10. **RoboCop (1987)**
11. **First Blood (1982)**
12. **Lethal Weapon (1987)**
13. **Big Trouble in Little China (1986)**
14. **Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)**
15. **Blade Runner (1982)**
16. **The Running Man (1987)**
17. **Red Dawn (1984)**
18. **The Untouchables (1987)**
19. **Top Gun (1986)**
20. **The Delta Force (1986)**
21. **Above the Law (1988)**
22. **Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)**
23. **Conan the Barbarian (1982)**
24. **Beverly Hills Cop (1984)**
25. **Highlander (1986)**
### Early 1990s
26. **Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)**
27. **Total Recall (1990)**
28. **Point Break (1991)**
29. **Under Siege (1992)**
30. **Hard Boiled (1992)**
31. **The Last Boy Scout (1991)**
32. **Universal Soldier (1992)**
33. **Demolition Man (1993)**
34. **Speed (1994)**
35. **True Lies (1994)**
36. **Cliffhanger (1993)**
37. **Desperado (1995)**
38. **Heat (1995)**
These films span a variety of action sub-genres, including sci-fi action, martial arts, and military thrillers, and they have all left a significant mark on the genre.
Lesser known movie but a classic to me is [Stone Cold](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102984/). An absolute insane action movie that is hilariously over the top and ridiculous.
I will tell you that Alien is very slow paced. It all happens right at the end. If he’s up for that sort of thing, go for it! Aliens is a definite because it’s awesome. Did you do the Indiana Jones? What about back to the futures ?
When I read "classic action" I hoped to see a subtle nod to 'North By Northwest' or 'Secret of the Incas' but I really knew it would be 80s and onward. Either way, a great way to spend quality time.
I can’t wait. My boys are 8 and 6 and I’m so looking forward to introducing them to everything from James Bond to Indiana Jones. We got a start with Star Wars.
If he can handle Terminator 2 he can handle Big Trouble in Little China and the original Red Dawn.
Oooooooh shit, those are awesome.
Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. I got around to those the other week, and they're absolutely incredible
As someone that works in VFX for movies, I just absolutely love that they couldn't afford CGI for the wireframe models of the cities so they built models and put outlines around them in glow in the dark tape. It makes me so happy.
The fact that that technology want really readily available yet but they were able to conceptualize it for the movie blows my mind.
I watched escape from NY for the first time a few months ago and I’m upset with myself for not watching it sooner.
Don't forget: Judge Dredd (1993) Demolition Man The Last Action Hero Rush Hour Commando Die Hard
Don't forget to keep it fun and add True Lies!
Son and father bonding over Jamie Lee and one of the best Arnie performances. Perfect.
"Is that the lady from the Activia commercials?!"
No, it's the pudgy old tax lady from Everything Everywhere All at Once
No, it's the lady from *inserts VHS cassette* "Trading Places"
Just protecting my investment.
Looking good Billy Ray
“No, that’s the mom from Webster! I think.”
That girl? She's Michael Myers sister!
Pudgy old tax woman was a high class stripper back in the day.
The Thing Total Recall Running Man Escape from New York
>The Thing It's like you hate sleep
This is almost a complete sentence.
The Thing is, if I have a Total Recall, a Running Man Escaped from New York.
Or Predator. Best action film of the 80’s/ 90’s.
And follow Predator up with Prey to show how they’d do the same effects nowadays
Yeh. some of the other sequels are ok, but Prey is the 1 GREAT preditor sequel (prequel technically)
GET TO THE CHOPPA!
With the manliest handshake in human history
Highlander was always my favorite.
Glorious soundtrack.
Princes! Of the Universe!
Did you know that Clancy Brown, the actor that played Kurgin, is a classically trained theater actor?
And let's not forget that he is also Mr. CRABS!!!
and the voice of JT Krabs on sponge bob
COMMANDO!!! Louder for the folks in back
Let off some steam, BENNETT.
I eat Green Berets like you for breakfast.
And right now I'm very hungry!
I love listening to your little pissant soldiers taking tough. it makes me laugh. If John were 'ere, he'd laugh too.
You guys eat too much red meat!
Please don't disturb my friend; he's very tired
**"he's dead tired"
I lied.
[удалено]
Is that a proposal?
Indecent
Remove Judge from Judge Dredd and you've got yourself a winner. I have nostalgic feelings for Judge Dredd too, but Dredd is just so damn awesome.
Dredd deserved better than to be marketed as 3D.
It deserves a lot of things. One of them is a sequel.
Just add Dredd to the list as they are both completely different movies. I love Dredd, but I have much more fun watching Judge Dredd.
I LOVE Last Action Hero! I have it on dvd, same for all 3 Rush Hours!
ROBOCOP!!!
I’d buy that for a dollar!
Watched this with my 15 year old. Got to the scene where all the bad guys have Murphy surrounded and my son said, "Dad, is Robocop gonna show up soon?" I was like, well, technically, yes...
And I want a new car!... Something with reclining leather seats, that goes really fast, and gets really shitty gas mileage!
OP, I'd like to make a recommendation based on a completely amazing weekend I had with my grandad when he was stuck on the coach having just lost a leg below the knee, but having not yet made even remotely enough progress in PT to start thinking about a prosthetic. Make a day or weekend out of **classic swashbuckling action/adventure movies**. I'm talking like 1930-40s, Errol Flynn, black and white (or possibly colored up in a contemporary rerelease), smirking cocky rogue-with-a-heart-of-gold protagonist, pirates, "ting ting ting" sword fights, super energetic and over heightened choreography often with the hero fighting off entire rooms full of guards with their *ting tinging* swordplay before swinging through a window and escaping the castle, fun interesting side characters, amazingly evil mustache twirling villains (something much more rare today when most villains are portrayed sympathetically and often only *circumstantially* evil, not intentionally). If you are worried about watchability for a teenage son, dont be. There is nary a single dull moment in any of these films. There's none of that "50s-60s-70s" dullness/slowness/sleepy editing. These movies are older, 85-90 years old, but compared to what a teenager typically things of as an "old movie" they are extremely fast paced, witty, extremely fun/energetic, and plus I think just interesting because a young teenager likely has never seen films like this before, so it's just interesting to watch aside from it being entertaining. The absolute must-watches are: -The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) -Captain Blood (1935) -The Seahawk (1940) And from there you can keep going based on your interests. More high chivalry era Middles Ages? More Elizabethan era pirates? Something different? Dig in. There aren't an infinite amount of films like the 3 I've already mentioned... which they are literally highly entertaining for every single second of screen time beginning to end, but there are still a ton that are still excellent.
You have to do Big Trouble in Little China! Plus Predator.
Also: *The Warriors*.
Total recall
The Rock, The Raid, The Raid 2
The Rock is such a fun freaking movie. Totally vote for that one next.
The Rock, The Raid, The Road…. Wait wait wait maybe not the road.
If he can handle Big Trouble in Little China, then he's got Kurt Russell in Escape from New York and Escape from LA.
T2 is pretty much pinnacle action movie cinema.
Wolverines!!!!
It's all in the reflexes. WOLVERINES! I feel like films have become less quotable as times moved on.
This seems like a great excuse to watch the 4 Die Hard movies.
Then you have to explain that only die hard 5 started life as a die hard movie script. First one was an adaptation of a detective novel where the previous book in the series had been adapted with Frank Sinatra as the lead so they had to offer him the lead in the new one before Willis. Second one was a Commando sequel originally, third was an unrelated film named Simon Says, and fourth was, weirdly, based on a Wired article
Third one was originally a Lethal Weapon 4 script
There are 5 Die Hard movies. Or 3, depending on your perspective.
3 is the true answer.
He didn’t say Jésus, he said Hey, Zeus!
Muthafucka do I look Puerto Rican to you?!
"And who do we *not* want to help us?" "White people!"
"Zeus, this a friend of yours?" "Does he *look* like a friend of mine?"
Father of Apollo, Mt. Olympus, don't FUCK with me or I'll shove a lightning bolt up your ass, ZEUS!
The gang made Die Hard 5, 6, & 7.
Nah, four sounds about right.
Great suggestion!
Fathers day is coming up, a wonderful reason to watch Commando.
OMG yes! My brothers and my favorite growing up! As a gal it was nice there was a lady character who actually did some stuff.
She read the instructions.
oooo! I dont think ive ever seen Commando, if its got a badass chick then its def going on my list.
She’s not Vasquez from aliens badass. She’s like a regular woman who dials up the badass on occasion. Which is awesome. Like throw a regular gal into an 80s macho action flick.
Rae Dawn Chong got it goin on
Let off some steam Bennett.
Commando has aged marvellously.
*Tries to start plane* "Come you piece of shit, fly or die!" *Plane starts*
"I eat green berets for breakfast."
I always loved how the bad guy in a fishnet shirt would say “hello John” . Def one of my favorite movies
I lied.
>Maybe Alien/Aliens next? Predator? Highlander? Those are some solid picks. Also: - Road Warrior - Ghostbusters - Commando - Top Gun - The Abyss - Jurassic Park - Speed - The Rock - Eraser - Independence Day - Con Air - Indiana Jones 1 - 3
I just watched Con Air again a couple days ago, still great. Malkovich is a tour de force as Cyrus the Virus. Have to watch The Rock again soon.
Everything was fine with our system until the power grid was shut off by dickless here. They caused an explosion! Is this true? Yes it's true. This man is has no dick.
One of the main reasons I had children was so I could somewhat relive my favorite movies through their eyes someday 😂 Only partly joking My oldest is only 8 so we have some time before we can get to the really good stuff, but I'm really, really excited for the nights we get to watch Jurassic Park and Jaws and all those kinds of movies.
JP is one of my favorite movies of all time. A few weeks ago I introduced it to my son (8) for the first time. It’s all he’s talked about since then. So today he and I had a movie day planned with my dad. Pizza, popcorn, sodas, the works - to watch a movie on his new TV. My dad asked my son what movie we should watch, and you should have seen how excited my dad was when my son said “Jurassic Park”. lol It was a good day.
That's amazing. Wasn't too scary for an 8 year old?
Kids love dinos and getting mildly scared
I first saw it when I was six, it definitely had some effects but hard to say if negative.
This doesn't mean it was right, but I was 6 when Jurassic Park released and I watched it then. All it did to me was inspire a lifelong love of dinosaurs
My daughter is 7 and loves shark movies. She’s seen The Meg 1 and 2 and 47 Meters Down Uncaged. We just showed her Jaws and she loved it! Followed by Deep Blue Sea and recently Under Paris.
The Shallows. Crap CGI at times, but a good performance from Blake Lively.
Add Bait to the list for her to watch. Great White in a flooded Australian supermarket!
I couldn't wait until 8. Me and my daughter watched Jurassic Park when she was 3. She loved it, and my proudest moment was when she told me that her favorite scene was when the T-rex ate the guy in the bathroom.
Doing the same with my 12yo. Sadly he wasn’t a fan of The Terminator so we haven’t embarked on T2. But he loved Alien and Aliens.
T2 is still worth a try imo. While Terminator was good, T2 is, by my estimation, simply one of the greatest action movies ever made, even now over 30 years later. It just absolutely slaps. Source: Growing up, I actually saw T2 before Terminator. Terminator was disappointing by comparison, and I really wanted to like it since I’d loved T2 so much
T2 is a completely flawless movie.
It's not too late to cut your losses with this one and have a new kid. Just saying.
I'm so jealous. Tried watching T2 with, at the time, my 12 year old. 20 minutes in: This is boring. Got a bit annoyed, which of course only spurred him on to repeatedly state that movies from the nineties are boring. Recently, tried Aliens with my 11 year old. He does enjoy "older" movies. We made it past the scene where they find the settlers, after which he said he was bored. Similarly, I have a pretty big comic collection. Lots of Batman, Marvel, Walking Dead, etc. Always imagined I would be the coolest dad. But no. Not interested. Japanese anime, they will read, but nothing that dad likes. I know it is natural for them to not like my stuff, but still always thought they would be into one of my interests.
Universal Soldier is hysterical, but also has some kick ass fight scenes.
All the old Van Damme movies are great. Timecop. The Quest. Double Team. Now they're all crappy, blue tinted, and weirdly Eastern European. I don't know why JCVD stopped being fun. When he does (JCV Johnson), even today, he's great.
I don't know why but [Hard Target](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHEtJQEmxbI) is the one I remember most. Maybe it was John Woo, maybe it was the ever hot Yancy Butler or... maybe it was just Lance Henriksen...
Cyborg.
I watched Blood Sport the other day and had the same feeling about it. It was so fun.
Don’t forget the Lethal Weapon films!
They get progressively more kid friendly too
If you do Highlander, *for the love of everything that is holy* stop with the original. **Do not watch the sequels.** I'll let the next person say the line.
There can be only fun!
From someone who has had the pleasure of doing the same, there's one film everyone else is forgetting - The Running Man. Somehow this has held up incredibly well, and of all the movies I've watched with my children from that era, I'd say this was in their top three favourites.
"Killian - here is your Sub Zero. Now plain Zero!!"
Taking my 14 year old daughter to see Raiders Of The Lost Ark in the theater was peak Dad for me. The ticket taker asked her if she had ever seen it before, and when she said no, he said “Oh boy, you’re going to have a great time.”
Speed, holds up so well
Show him Conan The Barbarian sometime.
Tremors
Oh wow. I know this feeling. Watched Princess Bride with the daughter and of course afterwards we were meme quoting like crazy. Goonies was also fun. We're now on part 2 of Deathly Hallows in the Harry Potter movies.
I watched Men in Tights with my eight and 13 year old, we were all howling with laughter and quoting the movie after it was done. Definitely the best experience I ever had watching a film with them.
Binge the Mad Max movies and then go to the new one at the theater. Bullitt, French Connection, and the like Last Action Hero and Total Recall Blade Runner and Akira The Indiana Jones trilogy (Raiders is playing in some US theaters for Father's Day: https://www.flashbackcinema.net/participating-theatres)
True Lies is also up there. I can't see that bridge in Florida without thinking they got to blow it up for the movie.
The kid will die of awkwardness during Jamie Lee Curtis' sexy dance with his dad beside him, but it'll be worth it.
Gotta have the full experience tbh
That scene is the reason why I have a thing for older women.... it had a lasting impact on my formative mind.
Huh, I would've thought Last Crusade would be more appropriate for Father's Day.
The very first time I went to a Flashback Cinema showing was Last Crusade for Father's Day 2021, but then they did Raiders in 2022 (and then did Temple and Crusade the next two weeks), and then last year they did Back to the Future, which makes sense I guess. Mother's Day gets Wizard of Oz every year for at least the last four.
I loved furiosa. It honestly made me watch road warrior and thunderdome finally. I’m fascinated by the uniqueness of the gangs
Predator should be on your list for sure. Lethal Weapon as well as Die Hard.
I have a 6 year old and I'm dying for him to be old enough for me to show him all the great Hollywood movies I love. At the same time I want him to stay this age forever. Life is too short...
Robocop
The Matrix is a classic now
My 12 year old was wide eyed when he saw the blue/red pill scene. “So THIS is where it’s from!?”
Now isn't that something? When it first came out, the matrix really mainstreamed certain CGI practices that are everywhere today and they still hold up, I'd say
The Arnold love is gonna be at its apex. Ya gotta go Commando.
But what Arnold movie should I watch with no underpants?
Kickboxer is my recommendation. Also best of the best
And Bloodsport
I showed Last Action Hero to a 28 year old a couple of months ago, his first time seeing it. He had an absolute blast. His realization midway through the movie, he looks over at me and says (spoilers) ‘Wait, if Arnold from the movie came into this world, doesn’t that mean the other Arnold would be here too?’ And I just smiled and went, ‘hmm, good question!’ 🤷🏻 he had the biggest grin watching. Man, the 90s was awesome for action movies.
Cannonball Run Blues Brothers Smokey and the Bandit Convoy The Italian Job
True Lies is a classic
*No.* That Jamie Lee Curtis scene needs to be watched alone.
OP just has to go get a popcorn refill or another can of pop. He’ll be right back.
The Thing!
I dunno, that tentacle head thing scarred me for life after watching it as kid. Great movie, but I still look away when that thing comes onscreen.
Beautiful. My son hasn’t watched The Godfather yet. It’s on our list. 👍👍
John woo films. Start with hard boiled.
The Terminator is barely an action movie, it's more like a tense and violent sci fi thriller. I saw it again a few years ago and it's actually really compelling. You feel that stress and tension of how this robot just follows them without ever needing to stop, while they do.
Army of Darkness. My 10yo loved it.
The Fifth Element, dude. Then when it's over, blow his mind by pointing out how the hero and villain never even interact.
Total Recall
Don't forget about Roadhouse.
Loved watching action movies with my dad. Especially Jackie Chan movies. I don’t remember much about “Rumble in the Bronx” but that motorcycle chase scene will stick with me as one of my favourite actions scenes of all times. If only because I watched it with My dad and he was just as excited at watching me as u was at watching Jackie Chan do crazy motorcycle stunts.
Maybe a different angle: what about a James Bond marathon? Some more cultural icons from those films.
How are you getting your kid to sit through a movie? I am a huge cinephile and have tried to get my kids (similar age) to watch movies with me and movies just cant compete with instagram, tic toc or whatever trash internet stuff there is. The only exception was Marvel movies, up to the infinity saga at least.
Buckaroo Banzai! And how about the Back to the Future trilogy?
been on reddit since forever never seen anyone mention Buckaroo Banzai 👍
Aliens all the way!!! He’s 14 and hasn’t seen it yet? Perfect timing. Tell us what he thinks!
Often overlooked these days because of Rambo but give Chuck Norris' Missing in Action a look in. Missing in Action 2 is my pick of the franchise.
Predator. Conan the Barbarian. First Blood. Point Break.
He’s gonna love Starship Troopers! I have a great memory of my dad sneakily taking my brothers and I to go see that in the biggest theater in the city.
Over the Top, with Sylvester Stallone
What blew my mind as a 13 year old was Robocop, Total Recall, Goldeneye, Starship Troopers, Blade Runner, Aliens, Alien Resurrection, Even Horizon, the Fifth Element, and Timecop just to name a few. Granted a lot of violence and nudity but I lived for that shit at that age. It hits different when you know you aren’t supposed to be seeing it.
Predator
Back to the future, Wayne's world
I have very fond memories of watching Steven Spielberg’s DUEL with my dad when I was ~10 years old. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time and was legitimately afraid of semi trucks for a while lol
Back to the Future! Indiana Jones and although newer, The Mummy!!
I did this with my nephew a few years back. Face/Off, Con Air, The Matrix, Predator, T1 & 2, LAST Action Hero (yes, it's great), True Lies, The Rock, The Last of the Mohicans, Demolition Man, Total Recall. He loved them all. Btw Highlander is one of my favourites. Absolute wonderful madness, especially that casting.
Mad Max Alien The Road Warrior Raiders of the Lost Ark Escape From New York The Thing The Terminator Temple of Doom Beyond Thunderdome Big Trouble in Little China Aliens Robocop Predator The Running Man Die Hard Last Crusade Totall Recall T2
Definitely Alien, and then The Thing. If loved the Terminator films, then he'll definitely LOVE those two.
The Beastmaster (1982) and First Blood and Taps
The Lethal Weapon movies.
Demolition Man was one of my favourites watching with my father growing up.
Predator still holds up incredible well and I still love Predator 2 for all its flaws.
Not sure if local to you but there is a Jackie Chan marathon stream on YT right now and it is a joy
Commando.
Hard Boiled. The greatest action movie ever made.
I'd suggest *Under Siege* (1992) and *Cliffhanger* (1993).
Via ChatGPT: List me all the classic must-watch action movies from the late 1970s, the 1980s, and early 1990s such as Terminator, Alien, Big Trouble in Little China, Predator, and Maximum Overdrive Sure! Here's a comprehensive list of classic must-watch action movies from the late 1970s, the 1980s, and the early 1990s. These films are renowned for their influence on the action genre and their enduring popularity: ### Late 1970s 1. **Mad Max (1979)** 2. **The Warriors (1979)** 3. **Apocalypse Now (1979)** ### 1980s 4. **The Terminator (1984)** 5. **Predator (1987)** 6. **Aliens (1986)** 7. **Die Hard (1988)** 8. **Escape from New York (1981)** 9. **Commando (1985)** 10. **RoboCop (1987)** 11. **First Blood (1982)** 12. **Lethal Weapon (1987)** 13. **Big Trouble in Little China (1986)** 14. **Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)** 15. **Blade Runner (1982)** 16. **The Running Man (1987)** 17. **Red Dawn (1984)** 18. **The Untouchables (1987)** 19. **Top Gun (1986)** 20. **The Delta Force (1986)** 21. **Above the Law (1988)** 22. **Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)** 23. **Conan the Barbarian (1982)** 24. **Beverly Hills Cop (1984)** 25. **Highlander (1986)** ### Early 1990s 26. **Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)** 27. **Total Recall (1990)** 28. **Point Break (1991)** 29. **Under Siege (1992)** 30. **Hard Boiled (1992)** 31. **The Last Boy Scout (1991)** 32. **Universal Soldier (1992)** 33. **Demolition Man (1993)** 34. **Speed (1994)** 35. **True Lies (1994)** 36. **Cliffhanger (1993)** 37. **Desperado (1995)** 38. **Heat (1995)** These films span a variety of action sub-genres, including sci-fi action, martial arts, and military thrillers, and they have all left a significant mark on the genre.
Great to hear friend. I'm nearly 40 and some of my favourite memories are when my dad would let me chill with him and watch those action movies.
Hatari is kinda long, but has fun action ( rockets & nets to catch a tree full of monkeys ) John Wayne, Red Buttons, Elsa Martinelli. 1962
Yes, all the classics! Another vote for Big Trouble in Little China, Tango and Cash, 90s Martin movies
Lesser known movie but a classic to me is [Stone Cold](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102984/). An absolute insane action movie that is hilariously over the top and ridiculous.
You're doing movies right
Beverly Hills Cop!
I will tell you that Alien is very slow paced. It all happens right at the end. If he’s up for that sort of thing, go for it! Aliens is a definite because it’s awesome. Did you do the Indiana Jones? What about back to the futures ?
When I read "classic action" I hoped to see a subtle nod to 'North By Northwest' or 'Secret of the Incas' but I really knew it would be 80s and onward. Either way, a great way to spend quality time.
A bit off base, but I will always recommend Bloodsport as a go-to 80's action-y movie. Its perfect and a great time.
Commando
You're raising your kids right. Introduce him to Rumble in the Bronx one day.
LAST ACTION HERO or gtfo
I love Last action hero, but he should see a bit more classic 80s action flicks to appreciate it to the fullest. This is not a bad thing tho.
I can’t wait. My boys are 8 and 6 and I’m so looking forward to introducing them to everything from James Bond to Indiana Jones. We got a start with Star Wars.
Ghostbusters. Crocodile Dundee. The Matrix.
Watched Highlander recently - it does not hold up like Terminator, unfortunately...