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Best Action Movie by a First-Time Director?
When it comes to action cinema, it's typical that a director with a lot of experience is brought on board who can be trusted to helm the complicated stunts, fights, chases, explosions, pratfalls and what have you that make up the genre. Just occasionally, however, we get to see a filmmaker come right out of the gate with an action movie and, if not always a classic, it's pretty much guaranteed to be a fascinating watch. Which is the greatest action debut?
ElMaruecan82
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Banlieue 13 (Pierre Morel)
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vgamerdc
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That's an interesting question, as directors like Chad Stahelski and David Leitch had been heavily involved as stunt coordinators on dozens of previous productions, and Michael Bay had done dozens of music videos. And Bruce Lee is Bruce Lee.
They're not like Andrew Patterson who has zero experience whatsoever and just decides to make a movie, The Vast of Night, and it's actually really good! Not an action movie, but it's a solid sci-fi with some Spielberg like camera and chases.
Would Ridley Scott's The Duellists count? Not a traditional action movie, but several sword fighting scenes.
Didn't know Demolition Man was from a first time director, so I'd say that or Mad Max (impressive for such low budget and little experience). Still haven't seen New Jack City, otherwise might comment on that.
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V for Vendetta, first film by James McTeigue
Crank, first film of both Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine
Extraction, first film by Sam Hargrave
Layer Cake, first film by Matthew Vaughn
Dean of Thieves, first film by Christian Gudegast
Brick, first film by Rian Johnson
Harry Brown, first film by Daniel Barber
A Wednesday, first film by Neeraj Pandey
El mariachi, first film by Robert Rodriguez
Executive Decision, first film by Stuart Baird
The Replacement Killers, first film by Antoine Fuqua
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