Top 10 Action Movies of All-Time
By Fred Topel, Special to Hollywood.com
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008
The success of Wanted has brought in another reinvention of the action movie genre, in which assassins can bend bullets and do some mean tricks with cars. In honor of such feats, perhaps it is time to cite the 10 best action movies of all time, to put Wanted in context of what it must live up to. This list may veer off the beaten path, but we’ve taken a look at advances--both in classic silent films to today--that have taken the genre to the next level…
10. Goldfinger
Most of the James Bond movies would probably deserve a place on this list, but to narrow it down, Goldfinger sets the standard. It is the third film in the franchise, but it establishes the pattern of a great action sequence (and some other kind of action as well; see above picture). The film also creates the first megalomaniacal villain with a super-powered henchman, a great title song and gadget-filled vehicles and accessories.