Top 10 action flicks

1.)"Die Hard" (1988)\nIt doesn't get more rad than John McClane (Bruce Willis) swinging off the side of the Nakatomi Tower on a fire hose, or for that matter, doing a barefoot Irish jig on a bevy of broken glass. McClane's also got the best lines with "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker!" ranking most highly. As directed by John McTiernan ("The Hunt for Red October") and ably co-starring "Family Matters"'s Carl Winslow, a.k.a. Reginald Veljohnson, and Alan Rickman as the definitive Euro trash terrorist "Die Hard" is the epitome of '80s action cool.\n2.)"Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981)\nSteven Spielberg's stirring homage to the serials of the '40s and '50s couldn't be much cooler if it tried. Harrison Ford is the essence of big- screen hero in the role of Indiana Jones, an archeologist with a considerable chip on his shoulder. The sequence in which Indy vanquishes his sword-wielding nemesis with a nonchalant gunshot is hilarious, and besides, where else are you going to see a Nazi's face melt?\n3.)"First Blood" (1982)\nDisgruntled Vietnam vet John Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) was the ripped and bloodied action hero poster boy of the Reagan era, and for that reason alone his first foray into skull-cracking rightly earns its ranks upon this list. Perhaps not as viscerally entertaining as its sequel "Rambo: First Blood Part II" (1985), but certainly a more emotional and better-acted film, "First Blood" is a winner through and through.\n4.)Pretty much anything starring Arnold Schwarzenegger\nGranted "Red Sonja" (1985) and "Raw Deal" (1986) blew, but everything else the Austrian Oak touched during a vast majority of the "Me" decade was pretty sweet. "Conan the Barbarian" (1982) and "Conan the Destroyer" (1984) are some of the best albeit campy sword and sorcery epics ever committed to celluloid. "The Terminator" (1984) cast Arnold as a villain and solidified his macho rep. "Commando" (1985) will always be loved because of its tool shed massacre sequence, and "Predator" (1987) is one of the finest sci-fi, action, horror flicks of all time. Arnold ruled the '80s with an iron fist. It's just too bad that "The 6th Day" (2000) and "Collateral Damage" (2002) sucked so bad.\n5.)"Top Gun" (1986)\nSome classify this flyboy epic as a drama, but with its stunning aerial photography, "Top Gun" flies alongside the best action pics of the '80s. Despite having seen this flick like 20 times I still haven't "lost that lovin' feeling" for Maverick, Goose, Iceman, Slider and Charlie. Those with "the need for speed" need not look any further than here.\n6.)"Lethal Weapon 2" (1989)\nMany will cry foul with my inclusion of this underrated sequel preferring the original, but "Lethal Weapon 2" is superior. Joe Pesci enters the franchise in a winningly obnoxious fashion as Leo Getz. Danny Glover is strapped to a toilet wired with explosives within the first five minutes and later shoots a thug in the face with a nail gun. Mel gratuitously beds beautiful Brit Patsy Kensit (ex-wife of obnoxious Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher). In a decade personified by sequels, "Lethal Weapon 2" stands toe to toe with the best.\n7.)"Bloodsport" (1988)\nThis is Jean-Claude Van Damme before he starting sucking tremendously, and believe it or not he was "Damme" cool! Aside from "Hard Target" (1993), whose success can be attributed to director John Woo, "Bloodsport" is "The Muscles from Brussels"'s finest moment.\n8.)"Cobra" (1986)\nThe Italian Stallion re-united with his "Rambo: First Blood Part II" director George P. Cosmatos ("Tombstone") for this clichéd cop flick. But viewers have to love a hero by the name of Marion Cobretti (Stallone) who spouts lines such as, "This is where the law stops, and I start." And, "You're the disease, and I'm the cure." Plus Marion's got a really tight gun. Man, he's tough!\n9.)"Robocop" (1987)\nCertainly being offed while taking a whiz isn't the most triumphant moment for an action hero, but Alex Murphy/Robocop (Peter Weller) certainly ranks among the coolest of the litter. He's got sweet lines such as, "Come quietly or there will be... trouble" and "Dead or alive, you're coming with me!" Robot or not he's certainly not a dude to be mucked with. Paul Verhoeven's satirical and excessively violent futuristic action opus is a bonafide classic. And bonus props go out to Kurtwood Smith (Red on "That '70s Show") who portrays Clarence Boddicker, one of the most vicious heavies of all time.\n10.)"The Killer" (1989)\nHong Kong action maestro John Woo made his best film to date with this Asian import. This film more than any other was ripped off in abundance during the '90s, even by Woo himself. Incessant violence and beautiful choreography place "The Killer" among the best action offerings of the '80s -- also the flick practically made Chow Yun-Fat ("Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon") the badass he is today.