Underrated Action Movies that don't get alot of Praise?

[OmegaK2099]

Recommend some. For starters I'd recommend "Streets of Fire". Another unsung classic imo by Walter Hill. I had heard this movie was actually the inspiration for Final Fight. Don't know how true that rumor is but I love this flick. The soundtrack, the atmosphere and the action are all on point.



Speaking of the soundtrack that song is definitely iconic 80s pop

 

[Neuromancer]

I feel like the Film room doesn't talk about Shaft (1971) as a serious action movie and it is.

 

[Take It In Blood]

Also I'm calling first dibs on Venom 2 code next week

 

[Neuromancer]

Recommend some. For starters I'd recommend "Streets of Fire". Another unsung classic imo by Walter Hill. I had heard this movie was actually the inspiration for Final Fight. Don't know how true that rumor is but I love this flick. The soundtrack, the atmosphere and the action are all on point.



Speaking of the soundtrack that song is definitely iconic 80s pop

Wasn't Streets of Rage based on this movie?

 

[OmegaK2099]

I feel like the Film room doesn't talk about Shaft (1971) as a serious action movie and it is.

Shaft is a fantastic film. Richard Roundtrees charisma is off the charts as Shaft.

 

[OmegaK2099]

Wasn't Streets of Rage based on this movie?

It might have been, I heard final fight because the plots are similar. The movie does have classic beatem up vibes tho

 

[Take It In Blood]

 

[OmegaK2099]

Also I'm calling first dibs on Venom 2 code next week

Everyone swore up and down this movie ripped off the matrix


I got you tho, I actually enjoyed Venom 2

 

[Neuromancer]

Shaft is a fantastic film. Richard Roundtrees charisma is off the charts as Shaft.

I recently watched all the shaft movies out of order but the series as a whole is really good, the last one that came out was misadvertised as a comedy when it was an action family drama with some comedy in it.

 

[Neuromancer]

It might have been, I heard final fight because the plots are similar. The movie does have classic beatem up vibes tho

Yeah I heard it inspired both. Final Fight first of course.

 

[Take It In Blood]

Not sure if this counts, ppl hate on it but the fight scenes are better than any other comic book film I've ever seen

 

[Neuromancer]

Not sure if this counts, ppl hate on it but the fight scenes are better than any other comic book film I've ever seen

It was a good action film just not a good Superman film. As a comic movie it's fine.

 

[Take It In Blood]

 

[OmegaK2099]

I recently watched all the shaft movies out of order but the series as a whole is really good, the last one that came out was misadvertised as a comedy when it was an action family drama with some comedy in it.

Classic Soundtracks on all of them too, Shaft’s Theme in particular is a track I regularly listen to even outside the context of the film. My favorite version was the theme done by Ska legend Byron Lee and the Dragonaires




Gotta thank blunted in the bomb shelter for that one

 

[Neuromancer]

Classic Soundtracks on all of them too, Shaft’s Theme in particular is a track I regularly listen to even outside the context of the film. My favorite version was the theme done by Ska legend Byron Lee and the Dragonaires

Oh shyt let me check this out.