that are alive you are coming with me
this is the era when guns never seem to
run out of bullets
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
action movies of the 1980s
these are the films from the 80s that
delivered particularly memorable and
iconic thrills when it came to action
sequences turned into a great career and
just to be clear we’ve taken all genres
of action into consideration for this
list us whole us whore number 10
commando this one’s got Arnold
Schwarzenegger a whole lot of war paint
and huge rocket launchers I think she’s
got something for mando follows retired
Delta Force strongman John matrix on his
search for mercenary blood after the
kidnap of his daughter Arne takes on
hordes of bad guys in unstoppable style
seriously no matter how many guys shoot
at him he just doesn’t get hit
and what is an 80s action flick without
cheesy send offline little some steam
Bennett
number nine above the law Dunaway
Steven Seagal plays yet another martial
arts expert but this one’s attempting to
lead a quieter life as a Chicago cop
after his grisly past in Vietnam look I
can make you disappear
but when some arrests go sour and his
beloved church falls victim to a bombing
Segal seeks revenge
the result is nonstop action with
Segal’s hands as deadly weapon at one
point he even strangles a guy while
riding on the roof of a car Hills yes
number eight first blood when Vietnam
vet John Rambo is left angry and
confused by a disgruntled Sheriff’s
Department
he takes shelter in a nearby forest this
makes way for a battle royal as the
officers attempt to force Rambo out of
the woods but with his expert survival
skills it ain’t easy I got it
makeshift booby traps improvised
weaponry and a hefty dosage of Stallone
groaning I’ll make this movie an
action-packed classic those Green Berets
they’re real badasses and what the
hell’s the matter with you guys he’s one
man wounded readings from the amongest
the Lord humungus
number seven the warrior of the
wasteland Mad Max – the road warrior
yeah kuna have a record Rhoda a
post-apocalyptic wasteland combatant
vehicles and a healthy portion of 80’s
cheese are served up in this Mel Gibson
vehicle come on get out of here Mad Max
2 follows Australian road warrior max
who becomes the hero of a group of
survivors when he defeats a herd of
gasoline bandits and how do you think
you’d do it I mean look at you
you couldn’t even drive a wheelchair
thanks to plenty of desolate desert the
flick hosts numerous high-speed chases
featuring some of the most unusual
vehicles
kind of different from the down-and-out
shoot-’em-ups of the same era
number six predator if it bleeds they
can kill it when a rescue mission takes
a strange turn a group of special force
operatives headlined by Schwarzenegger
yet again finds themselves the prey of
an extraterrestrial super soldier
whether by ripping out their spines or
blowing off their limbs this predator
picks them off one by one let’s remember
this is Ahnold we’re talking about
what’s the matter
the CIA got to pushing too many pencils
so you can expect one hell of an arm
wrestle and enough make it easy on
yourself Dutch number five Robocop this
80s action flick brought mainstream
violence to a whole new level
good cop Alex J Murphy is left fighting
for his life after a gruesome attempted
execution he selected to become a cyborg
super cop otherwise known as Robocop to
bring order to the dystopian streets of
Detroit serve the public trust protect
the innocent Apolo the law with
superhuman strength disturbing acid
baths and blood splattering gun battles
Robocop will surprise even the most
seasoned action fan
oh you sure art is his son of a bitch
I think Oh crazy number four lethal
weapon you want to see crazy okay this
is Mel Gibson at his crazy best hey
no God no jujitsu just bring him down
rotten what ten-four Oh
when seasoned cop Murtagh is paired with
Gibson’s suicidal cop rigs to stop some
drug smugglers their personalities clash
big time no bush you want to kill
yourself
oh right shut up yes and no you want to
die but with Riggs hands-on approach to
crime solving come on let’s do it
weather by throwing himself off a
rooftop or going deep undercover we get
some high octane thrills but don’t get
us wrong Murtaugh can kick some ass when
he has to put it in your mouth bullet
might go through your your ear not kill
ya number three The Terminator
this James Cameron movie gave the words
I’ll be back
the real power they deserve you ask when
a killer cyborg is sent back to kill
Sarah Connor in order to put a stop to
the future human resistance out of you
too sweetheart
we get ultra violence time travel and
bloody scenes of well bloodiness between
Schwarzenegger persona as an eerie
killer mean machine and his non-stop
assault and destructiveness anyone will
be put on edge let’s get at it
get out
number two aliens here’s yet another
James Cameron blend of intense action
and original sci-fi flair when Astro
most survivor Ellen Ripley returns to
the now colonized alien planet on a
Search and Destroy mission with an elite
group of soldiers it’s guns versus space
invaders
unlike the original alien film aliens
has way more of the evil blighters to
blow away this means there is more gore
more nervous dispositions and of course
more battles before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
eager to see too well
number one die hard
New York cop John McClane finds himself
in Nakatomi Plaza as German criminals
seize control traffic ticket police you
won’t hurt me yeah why not because
you’re a policeman there are rules for
policemen yeah so my captain keeps
telling me we watch as he covertly takes
out each of the acting terrorists one by
one in an attempt to rescue hostages
violently executing them slithering
through vents and even teasing the bad
guys with some festive cheer aah machine
gun oh oh oh this tense shooter set the
foundations for numerous sequels and
gave us one of the most memorable
send-off lines ever Happy Trails Hans do
you agree with our list because a mother
what’s your favorite action-packed 80s
flick you’re hit you’re bleeding man I
ain’t got time to lose for more lock and
loaded top tens published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com it’s over
nothing is over nothing
this is the era when guns never seem to
run out of bullets
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
action movies of the 1980s
these are the films from the 80s that
delivered particularly memorable and
iconic thrills when it came to action
sequences turned into a great career and
just to be clear we’ve taken all genres
of action into consideration for this
list us whole us whore number 10
commando this one’s got Arnold
Schwarzenegger a whole lot of war paint
and huge rocket launchers I think she’s
got something for mando follows retired
Delta Force strongman John matrix on his
search for mercenary blood after the
kidnap of his daughter Arne takes on
hordes of bad guys in unstoppable style
seriously no matter how many guys shoot
at him he just doesn’t get hit
and what is an 80s action flick without
cheesy send offline little some steam
Bennett
number nine above the law Dunaway
Steven Seagal plays yet another martial
arts expert but this one’s attempting to
lead a quieter life as a Chicago cop
after his grisly past in Vietnam look I
can make you disappear
but when some arrests go sour and his
beloved church falls victim to a bombing
Segal seeks revenge
the result is nonstop action with
Segal’s hands as deadly weapon at one
point he even strangles a guy while
riding on the roof of a car Hills yes
number eight first blood when Vietnam
vet John Rambo is left angry and
confused by a disgruntled Sheriff’s
Department
he takes shelter in a nearby forest this
makes way for a battle royal as the
officers attempt to force Rambo out of
the woods but with his expert survival
skills it ain’t easy I got it
makeshift booby traps improvised
weaponry and a hefty dosage of Stallone
groaning I’ll make this movie an
action-packed classic those Green Berets
they’re real badasses and what the
hell’s the matter with you guys he’s one
man wounded readings from the amongest
the Lord humungus
number seven the warrior of the
wasteland Mad Max – the road warrior
yeah kuna have a record Rhoda a
post-apocalyptic wasteland combatant
vehicles and a healthy portion of 80’s
cheese are served up in this Mel Gibson
vehicle come on get out of here Mad Max
2 follows Australian road warrior max
who becomes the hero of a group of
survivors when he defeats a herd of
gasoline bandits and how do you think
you’d do it I mean look at you
you couldn’t even drive a wheelchair
thanks to plenty of desolate desert the
flick hosts numerous high-speed chases
featuring some of the most unusual
vehicles
kind of different from the down-and-out
shoot-’em-ups of the same era
number six predator if it bleeds they
can kill it when a rescue mission takes
a strange turn a group of special force
operatives headlined by Schwarzenegger
yet again finds themselves the prey of
an extraterrestrial super soldier
whether by ripping out their spines or
blowing off their limbs this predator
picks them off one by one let’s remember
this is Ahnold we’re talking about
what’s the matter
the CIA got to pushing too many pencils
so you can expect one hell of an arm
wrestle and enough make it easy on
yourself Dutch number five Robocop this
80s action flick brought mainstream
violence to a whole new level
good cop Alex J Murphy is left fighting
for his life after a gruesome attempted
execution he selected to become a cyborg
super cop otherwise known as Robocop to
bring order to the dystopian streets of
Detroit serve the public trust protect
the innocent Apolo the law with
superhuman strength disturbing acid
baths and blood splattering gun battles
Robocop will surprise even the most
seasoned action fan
oh you sure art is his son of a bitch
I think Oh crazy number four lethal
weapon you want to see crazy okay this
is Mel Gibson at his crazy best hey
no God no jujitsu just bring him down
rotten what ten-four Oh
when seasoned cop Murtagh is paired with
Gibson’s suicidal cop rigs to stop some
drug smugglers their personalities clash
big time no bush you want to kill
yourself
oh right shut up yes and no you want to
die but with Riggs hands-on approach to
crime solving come on let’s do it
weather by throwing himself off a
rooftop or going deep undercover we get
some high octane thrills but don’t get
us wrong Murtaugh can kick some ass when
he has to put it in your mouth bullet
might go through your your ear not kill
ya number three The Terminator
this James Cameron movie gave the words
I’ll be back
the real power they deserve you ask when
a killer cyborg is sent back to kill
Sarah Connor in order to put a stop to
the future human resistance out of you
too sweetheart
we get ultra violence time travel and
bloody scenes of well bloodiness between
Schwarzenegger persona as an eerie
killer mean machine and his non-stop
assault and destructiveness anyone will
be put on edge let’s get at it
get out
number two aliens here’s yet another
James Cameron blend of intense action
and original sci-fi flair when Astro
most survivor Ellen Ripley returns to
the now colonized alien planet on a
Search and Destroy mission with an elite
group of soldiers it’s guns versus space
invaders
unlike the original alien film aliens
has way more of the evil blighters to
blow away this means there is more gore
more nervous dispositions and of course
more battles before we unveil our top
pick here are a few honorable mentions
eager to see too well
number one die hard
New York cop John McClane finds himself
in Nakatomi Plaza as German criminals
seize control traffic ticket police you
won’t hurt me yeah why not because
you’re a policeman there are rules for
policemen yeah so my captain keeps
telling me we watch as he covertly takes
out each of the acting terrorists one by
one in an attempt to rescue hostages
violently executing them slithering
through vents and even teasing the bad
guys with some festive cheer aah machine
gun oh oh oh this tense shooter set the
foundations for numerous sequels and
gave us one of the most memorable
send-off lines ever Happy Trails Hans do
you agree with our list because a mother
what’s your favorite action-packed 80s
flick you’re hit you’re bleeding man I
ain’t got time to lose for more lock and
loaded top tens published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com it’s over
nothing is over nothing
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