Men'sHealth's list description: As long as there are movies, there will be action movies. Why? Because no young girl or boy grows up pretending to be a damsel in distress or a sidekick. They all want to punch, draw swords, and run toward the danger. They are the heroes and the future directors, choreographers, and performers who bring these imaginations to life.
And to the incredulity of your father (who insists no movie will ever top First Blood) the action genre hasn't slipped on it's roundhouse kick. If anything, we are now experiencing another golden age of ass-kicking cinema. While there are obvious developments in VFX technology, which have allowed for larger set pieces and more realistic thrills, much of what makes a great action film a great action film hasn't changed: painstaking choreography, fearless stunt performers/actors, and clear cinematography (and not that Taken fence jumping bullshit.)...
