Is the match boring? There’s plenty of action in these movies

The players are playing, the fans are cheering, but not everyone is following the European Football Championships taking place in Germany so closely. For those who are looking for other entertainment, every day we recommend something that we have watched, read or listened to, and we think is worth recommending to others. And if you are now in a football frenzy, save these texts for the second half of July, after Euro 2024. Just in time for the holidays.

In the flood of football, tennis, star dances and talent shows, timeless classics have virtually disappeared from television. These titles used to appear almost every week with deadly efficiency, and we would sit and watch with bated breath as Commissioner John McClane eliminated criminals after criminals. Today, you no longer have to wait for the TV schedule to kindly include your favorite films from years ago in the program between one reality show and another speech by the president, marshal and prime minister. We check what and where you can watch the best action films from years ago – instead of a match.

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77 dead bodies, 101 minutes and one Keanu Reeves. Yes, it must be “John Wick“. The first film is from 2014, but it has already become one of the best and deadliest in the minds of viewers. Wick kills without blinking an eye, has a perfect motive that will appeal to every animal lover, and Keanu’s role resembles revered by fans of “The Matrix” Neo – in 2014 we didn’t know yet that there would be another part, so for many people the character of John Wick was a perfect return to the Wachowski trilogy. If you really need hectoliters of blood and creative ways to kill in an exceptionally aesthetic way, then ” John Wick” and its subsequent parts are waiting for you Amazon Prime Video.

At the turn of the 1990s and 2000s, the first parts ofDie Hard” appeared on TV with absolute regularity. On average, once every six months, John McClane went on a mission, sometimes on Polsat, now on TVN, then again on TVP. This fantastic cinema has become a bit outdated, but watching Bruce Willis is not only a duty , but also pleasure. “Die Hard” allows you to go back to the extremely gray 90s – watching this series back then was a touch of the unattainable West and even our mafia skirmishes between Wołomin and Pruszków paled in comparison to what Commissioner McClane was able to do with subsequent groups of terrorists. All parts of “Die Hard” are available at Disney Plus.

And since there is “Die Hard”, it cannot be missing “A deadly weapon“. Crazy Riggs, counting down the months until retirement Murtaugh, and absurd Leo Getz are a perfect trio. In the 1990s, you could be sure that if there was no “Die Hard” broadcast during the week, one of the “Lethal Weapon”. And no wonder – Mel Gibson and Bruce Willis were considered for the main roles in both productions. If juicy and fast wit (and even faster shots) from those years are your thing, tune in to “Lethal Weapon”. Amazon Prime Video.

We return to the world of numerous corpses and go far into the past. “300” with Gerard Butler was a groundbreaking murderer in epic clothes, pretending to have links with ancient Greece. Today, the film has long had cult status. It is difficult to count how many Persians King Leonidas and his unit killed, but at least 600 on-screen deaths were counted in the production itself. Theatrical the panache, characteristic palette of colors and the spirit of mythology hover over “300” even today. You can remember the production without any major problems, because it is available on the platform Netflix.

While we’re on the topic of dead bodies, consider turning on instead of a match “From dusk to dawn“Yes, it’s a movie about zombies, and we know that not everyone is a fan. But it’s a completely different production than classic movies with zombies. It’s a lot of jokes, great action, shooting, Salma Hayek (that dance with the snake was improvised), absurdity … You can watch “From Dusk Till Dawn” at Amazon Prime Video.

Since we’re talking about Quentin Tarantino, it’s hard to choose one specific movie to watch instead of the match. As a fan ofKill Bill” I would recommend this production, but on Netflix you will see most of the films directed by him. Is it worth it? What else? As an additional advantage, as if the name itself was not enough of an attraction, over the years Tarantino has made films about both World War II and the 1960s. , and about the 80s and 90s. In short – choose your favorite era or title and check out Netflix.

And finally – since these are action films, Jason Statham cannot be missing. I propose here “The killer“, because the latest “Beekeeper” is currently available only in the VOD system. Jason Statham is a master of demolition, a genius of the lack of facial expressions, every movie with him is great fun (certainly better than any match). And most importantly, in “The Killer” Jet Li is also played by the best in the world – no one plays ruthless killers like him. And you can see him on Netflix.