Agreed, and two other HK action category nominees.

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Audiohead posted a similar challenge a while ago for the non-warfare film with the most gunfire: his pick was "The Gauntlet". I nominated "Hard Boiled" in response and noted that it probably had more ammunition than "Saving Private Ryan". It is hard to imagine making a commercial film with more gunfire than "Boiled". It is also impossible for American filmmakers to duplicate it (without CGI); American actors are protected from hazardous situations involving squibs, explosives, and blanks, that HK actors wouldn't bat an eye at (ahhh, the power of litigation). Just look at all the flying shrapnel and explosion fire that Tony Leung has to avoid in the warehouse scene. John Woo makes a cameo appearance in the film as the drummer/nightclub owner backing up Tequila during the opening.

A couple of action film nominees of my own:

Best Swordfighting: "The Blade" ("Dao"), Tsui Hark's period epic of an orphan's revenge has a final duel that you just have to see to believe (again, I think people were injured during the making of this film).

Best Martial Arts (hand to hand): "Fist of Legend" with Jet Li, just released on DVD. Chen Zhen's battle with Fumio Funakoshi is a visual "Master's thesis" on combining many fighting styles. If you liked "Enter The Dragon", you're gonna love this politically-correct remake of "Fist Of Fury".

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Topic - Your vote for best "Shoot-em-Up" Action Film Scenes of All Time - Scott 08:18:18 03/10/00 (16)

Re: Your vote for best "Shoot-em-Up" Action Film Scenes of All Time - Tom Brennan 13:11:40 03/12/00 (0)

I'm not much into gunfire, but I'll have to agree w/ "late" - Mart 16:42:42 03/11/00 (7)

"are you ready for a war!!!" - late 18:01:55 03/11/00 (6)

LOL - Mart 21:35:26 03/11/00 (5)

left, right, left right, tennn hut! - late 06:03:41 03/12/00 (4)

btw, - late 06:54:18 03/12/00 (3)

we have a pulse - Mart 20:24:46 03/12/00 (2)

Bernie - late 06:11:10 03/13/00 (1)

I enjoy different POVs - Mart 07:12:52 03/13/00 (0)

Forgot to mention "A Better Tomorrow 2". - TAFKA Steve 04:18:22 03/11/00 (0)

Agreed, and two other HK action category nominees. - TAFKA Steve 16:01:01 03/10/00 (4)

Good points and good choices! - Scott 11:44:14 03/13/00 (0)

my current favorite is.... - late 17:25:49 03/10/00 (2)

Re: my current favorite is.... - TAFKA Steve 04:12:49 03/11/00 (1)

Re: my current favorite is.... - Scott 11:47:53 03/13/00 (0)

Oh no, not another top-list! [nt] - Stephen Hayes 08:22:54 03/10/00 (0)

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Agreed, and two other HK action category nominees. - TAFKA Steve 16:01:01 03/10/00 (4)

Good points and good choices! - Scott 11:44:14 03/13/00 (0)

my current favorite is.... - late 17:25:49 03/10/00 (2)

Re: my current favorite is.... - TAFKA Steve 04:12:49 03/11/00 (1)

Re: my current favorite is.... - Scott 11:47:53 03/13/00 (0)

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