Vengeance is Mine. Best Revenge Films

[Philip Marlowe]

The one that best represents this type of film for me would have to be Once Upon a Time in the West

The next films on the list that come to my mind are Rolling Thunder, the Killer Elite, The Bravados, Cape Fear (orginal), Naked Spur, Mad Max, Kill Bill Vol.1 and Kill Bill Vol.2. I'm missing a sleuth of films. There just not coming to me right now, but I know your guys will refresh my memory.

[TheJupiterCrash]

I think it's funny for a guy named Philip Marlowe to misuse the word Sleuth. But, that's OK.

Ain't nobody, in all of movie history and movie future, gonna top Charles-motherfucking-Bronson!

D.E.A.T.H. W.I.S.H.

The king of all revenge movies.

And remember Mr. Marlowe: "Dead men are heavier than broken hearts."

[PSU80]

What about Braveheart? In a sense it's sort of a revenge movie. As is Gladiator. My personal favorite revenge flick is Man on Fire.

[drago25]

Once Upon A Time In The West, Kill Bill, & Dead Man's Shoes come immediately to mind.

[ilovemovies]

In no particular order:

Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
The Patriot
Lucky Number Slevin
Memento
V for Vendetta
Mystic River
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Gangs of New York
The Mask of Zorro
Darkman
Trapped
Unforgettable
Big Fat Liar
John Tucker Must Die

A few questionable ones that I don't know if they'd count:

Road to Perdition
Star Trek: First Contact
RoboCop

[Shockwave]

My top 5 in no order-

KILL BILL COMPLETE ( Overall best revenge movie ever for me)

V FOR VENDETTA ( i thought for sure i would be the first one to list this! damn it!)

FIRST BLOOD ( Dont fuck with John Rambo! )


HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER ( One of my personal fav Eastwod movies)


CONAN: THE BARBARIAN ( Its got Darth Vader and The Terminator in the same movie. Rock on.)

[Cronos]

Oldboy
Sympathy For Mr Vengeance

[Shockwave]

FUCKITALLTOHELLANDBACKAGAIN!

I completely forgot about Oldboy!

Good pick Cronos.

[RandalGraves]

Gangs of New York
Memento
V for Vendetta
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
The Patriot
Die Hard With A Vengeance
Dead Man's Shoes
The Punisher
Conan the Barbarian
Collateral Damage
Commando
Rambo
Soldier

[Philip Marlowe]

I knew that I had forgetton quite a few but i'm still amazed that I didn't remember these ones at the very least.

TheJupiterCrash
Ain't nobody, in all of movie history and movie future, gonna top Charles-motherfucking-Bronson!
D.E.A.T.H. W.I.S.H.

WOW that's a glaring omission.

ilovemovies
Lucky Number Slevin
V for Vendetta
RoboCop

Spoliers even thou I got the twist in Slevin early on, that for me at least made it even more of a revenge film.

Shockwave
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER

I've always felt like "The Drifter" was some form/repsentation of his spirit brought back from the dead to exact vengeance and justice upon those who have wrong him. Like a spirit the can not rest until all have been payback. What a Fuckin pick defaintly a contender for spot #1.

Cronos
Oldboy

particularly cause I just resently watch this one. Pretty messed up if I do say so.


Another 2 BIG one's that I left out The Crow and Point Blank(Marvin).

[dennisv]

Everything you guys listed

adding "The Protector". Fun movie.


In a sense, The Godfather and Goodfellas are partly revenge in the flicks.

[SAI]

Of those not mentioned so far

http://files.myopera.com/VegaTheTerrible/blog/TCP_.jpg
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (AKA: They Call Her One Eye)
An inescapeable infulence on Kill Bill

[Brando @$$ Fat]

Unforgiven, I don't know if it would count but there is definitely a revenge element in there.

[dalomini]

Cape Fear, 100%.

[Sh8dy Milkman]

Kill Bill (both volumes)
Oldboy
V for Vendetta
Memento
Lucky Number Slevin

[Shockwave]

Wait,wait,wait, ive two good ones!

BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM!

BATMAN:RETURN OF THE JOKER UNCUT!

:D

(yeah, i know they are cartoons, but i was shocked at how dark they were! Mark will always be the Joker to me)

[Sh8dy Milkman]

Originally posted by Shockwave
Wait,wait,wait, ive two good ones!

BATMAN: MASK OF THE PHANTASM!

BATMAN:RETURN OF THE JOKER UNCUT!

:D

(yeah, i know they are cartoons, but i was shocked at how dark they were! Mark will always be the Joker to me)

I actually love those movies...the 90's Batman series is probably one of the best animated shows ever.

[outsyder]

Has no one mentioned the obvious Payback?

[tsay1616]

Gangs of New York
Lucky Number Slevin
Oceans 12
Kill Bill V. 1 & 2
Four Brothers
Sin City (Marv's story)
Dirty Work
Cruel Intentions

[dennisv]

Originally posted by outsyder
Has no one mentioned the obvious Payback?


We're talking about the best revenge films.

[chinton]

why doesnt anyone mention the original Get Carter with michael Caine.

[bigred760]

I liked Payback - has a cool level of kickass in it. Not my favorite, but definitely worth mentioning.

[outsyder]

Originally posted by dennisv
We're talking about the best revenge films.

It wasn't bad. Well stylized.

[Rick-James]

KILL BILL VOLUMES

[hail2theking]

All of the movies mentioned, plus:

Avenging Force
The Expert
Faust: Love of the Damned
Full Contact
Hard to Kill
Lady Dragon
Marked for Death
Out for Justice
The Perfect Weapon
The Punisher (old and new)
Spawn
The Substitute
Wake of Death
Zero Tolerance

[KillaMyers]

Gotta agree with most of the flicks that've been picked, but uh.... has anyone except Philip Marlowe seen THE CROW!! great fucking film(one of my all time favs) very surprised only 1 person has mentioned it yet. I think Straw Dogs definitely deserves a mention aswell.

[Philip Marlowe]

Originally posted by KillaMyers
Gotta agree with most of the flicks that've been picked, but uh.... has anyone except Philip Marlowe seen THE CROW!! great fucking film(one of my all time favs) very surprised only 1 person has mentioned it yet. I think Straw Dogs definitely deserves a mention aswell.

Straw Dogs, defaintly. They eruption of violence at the end is still haunting. Great choice.

As for Payback, I haven't seen it yet, but I did mention the film that it was remade from Point Blank starring Lee Marvin. And if you dug Mel in the role then you'll love Lee even more.

Get Carter is another premuim choice.

[Luke-Abbott]

Desperado
Maniac Cop
Kill Bill's Vol.1 & 2
Gladiator
Oldboy
The Crow
Payback
Die Hard with a Vengeance

[ilovemovies]

I can't believe I forgot about Payback and Four Brothers. Those are VERY solid flicks!

And Desperado would be on my list if it weren't for the rather disappointing and anticlimatic ending.

[chinton]

I personally loved Straw Dogs too but is it really a revenge film? David's not getting revenge for something at the end he's simply defending his home and whats right from an invasion.

[FilmKing2000]

A few that haven't been mentioned yet...

Munich
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Princess Bride

[Philip Marlowe]

Originally posted by FilmKing2000
A few that haven't been mentioned yet...

Munich
The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
The Princess Bride

All killer pics. Monte Cristo was great and the trailer made the film look so bad. I waited a long time before renting it and was more then pleasently surprised.

[Shockwave]

GODZILLA.

How am i the first to post this?

[CletusHorniblow]

Originally posted by SAI
Of those not mentioned so far

http://files.myopera.com/VegaTheTerrible/blog/TCP_.jpg
Thriller: A Cruel Picture (AKA: They Call Her One Eye)
An inescapeable infulence on Kill Bill

I've been meaning to check this out, but I've heard that it was ultimately a disappointment in the long run.

I don't feel like making a big list at the moment or repeating my favorites that others have already listed, so I'll just pleasantly add Falling Down to this list. Michael Douglas does a great job at playing a man who completely loses it and gets his revenge on society, itself.

Oh, and Kill Bill (as a whole: 1 + 2) is ultimately my favorite revenge movie ever...and my ultimate favorite flick of all time. With both movies together, it is nothing short of an epic that takes the best things about early revenge movies (especially from the Kung-Fu and Western genres) and exploitation flicks and glorified them beyond belief.


Originally posted by TheJupiterCrash

Ain't nobody, in all of movie history and movie future, gonna top Charles-motherfucking-Bronson!

D.E.A.T.H. W.I.S.H.

The king of all revenge movies.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y144/kingbatermaster/bronson.gif
I think you'll like this .gif.

[ilovemovies]

Holy fucking shit. How the hell could I have forgotten about The Count of Monte Cristo and Munich?!!! Shame on me for forgetting those!

[damien22]

Memento and Mystic River are at the top for me.

[zeppelin]

#2, 3, 6, and 10 on my list aren't based entirely on revenge-type plots, but it is an essential part of the movies, so I'll include them.

1. Once Upon a Time in the West
2. Boyz N the Hood
3. Sleuth
4. Memento
5. Kill Bill: Volume 2
6. 21 Grams
7. For a Few Dollars More
8. Sin City (Marv's story)
9. The Lion King
10. Mystic River

I probably could have counted Batman Begins, since vengeance is a huge motive in his becoming Batman in the first place, but I didn't for whatever reason.

And I'm pretty surprised no one has yet mentioned any version of Hamlet, since it's pretty much the revenge story that all other revenge stories are modeled after. But I personally haven't liked any movie version enough to include it on my list.

[SAI]

Cletus... here's a link to my review of Thriller. You really ought to check it out.
http://www.joblo.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=2180590#post2180590

[Gian-Sergio]

KILL BILL VOL.1 & VOL.2
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
GANGS OF NEW YORK
BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA
THE BAD SLEEP WELL
OLDBOY
THRILLER:A CRUEL PICTURE
ROLLING THUNDER
COFFY
LADY SNOWBLOOD
LAND OF THE DEAD(I would say the Zombies have vengeance)

[MidnightAngel]

Some revenge movies that haven't been mentioned.
1.I Spit on your Grave
2.Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
3.Revenge of the Ninja
4.Aurora
5.Ms. 45
6.Savage Streets
7.Vigilante
8.Fighting Back
9.Defiance
10.One Man's Justice
11.Ministry of Vengeance
12.The Exterminator 1 & 2
13.Silent Hunter

[ChemicalRomance]

Someone give me some good foriegn revenge films, not the obvious ones, but ones that have something heavy to say cinematically.

[damien22]

KILL BILL!!!!!
Just saw both of 'em, both 10's.

[m_burlock]

Originally posted by Gian-Sergio
KILL BILL VOL.1
THRILLER:A CRUEL PICTURE
LADY SNOWBLOOD
DESPERADO
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KAHN


Ditto.

[Cottonmouth]

http://www.matthewstamand.com/movie_night/images/coffy.jpg

http://www.jurassicdvd.com/catalog/images/ms45.jpg

[PSU80]

Originally posted by Brando @$$ Fat
Unforgiven, I don't know if it would count but there is definitely a revenge element in there.

Definitely a revenge element in Unforgiven, good call.

[RandalGraves]

Oldboy