Media Madness #06 - What is the Greatest Action Film of All-Time?
About this episode
The episode features a knockout tournament to determine the greatest action film of all time.
Die Hard or Mad Max: Fury Road? Terminator 2 or Raiders of the Lost Ark? Aliens or The Matrix? Heat or John Wick? People have been arguing about the greatest action film ever made since cinema first discovered that explosions, car chases and impossible heroes could pack audiences into theatres. Even now, nobody can quite agree which film deserves the crown. Joined by some of our Friends of the Podcast – Ariannah, JDG, Aashrey, Paul Komorowski and the horseshoe himself, JDG – we've loaded up 32 of the greatest action films ever made into one winner-takes-all knockout tournament. Expect impossible choices, heartbreaking upsets, blockbuster heavyweight clashes, a few controversial calls, and enough gunfire, one-liners and practical explosions to level an entire city as we crown the Best Action Film of All Time.
People in this episode
Guests: Ariannah, JDG, Aashrey, Paul Komorowski
Topics covered
- action films
- film debate
- movie tournament
- cinema history
- blockbuster films
Keywords
- action film
- knockout tournament
- Die Hard
- Mad Max: Fury Road
- Terminator 2
- Raiders of the Lost Ark
- Aliens
- The Matrix
- Heat
- John Wick
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Die Hard, Mad Max: Fury Road, Terminator 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Aliens, The Matrix, Heat, John Wick
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