Top 3 action movies of the past 10 years

      Going by what we cover on this here Uncultured Swine you would think that we rarely watch anything this side of 1994, and six days out of the week you would be correct, but on rare occasions I get into tiny spastic  fits of cinematic conformism. I answer these sudden impulses with only the best in action movies, a mostly unscathed genre that still retains some of its past awesome, unlike the current comedies and what we call horror movies these days, also the copious amounts of exploding vehicles and bare breast justify my 20 dollar medium soda at the theatre. Let me make one thing clear, most current action movies are pretty much garbage(with very few exceptions), they are labeled thusly in my book because of lack of originality and an over all lame feeling that goes with any movie heartthrob toting a gun. So here is a selection from the vast Uncultured Swine DVD library of the best action films of the past ten years....

                        Chocolate(2008)
When you combine autism, a dying mother, and the accumulation of debt over a long period time in the real world you would get a sad fucking story....but in the made up world known as Thailand you get the movie "Chocolate". When Zen, an autistic girl with an ailing mother has to collect money that people owe her mother, she uses her ability to mimic body movements to her advantage. She masters several fighting in the course of the movie combined this with well placed comedy and awesome choreography makes this a must watch for any kung fu fan. Also, there is something very charming about a cute little girl kicking so much gangster ass on the big screen...picture Tony Jaa as a 3rd grade school girl.

Oldboy(2003)
When a man is released after being locked up for 15 years without knowing what for , he must find his captors and find out why he was locked up for in five days time. He must fight his way through hordes of  street thugs by any means necessary. Aside from the initial "rampaging revenge" thing Oldboy has goin on it is a very deep and thought provoking story, which is based on a Manga by the same name. Following the ever present theme, when on the path of revenge, you must start by digging two graves... and what a bloody sloppy road it is, armed with only a hammer, pure rage and no training to speak of, Oldboy appeals to the everyman who dreams of the day that his boiling point is reached and the consequences we dream to carry out on our foes. A very memorable storyline and one of my favorite fight scenes ever...its the hallway fight by  the way.  I recommend to watch this pretty soon, it is getting a
Hollywood remake directed by Spike Lee, don't want the remake leaving a bad taste in your mouth if you haven't seen the OG.

                                                                                                              Drive(2011)
 Drive can only be described a  Spaghetti crime movie, combining the gore and over exaggeration of westerns and the harsh subject matter of the crime genre in the 80's. It truly felt like I was watching a saturday movie rental from the dollar bin, only that this one was shot with a decent production value. It might be my little crush on Ryan Gosling that this movie makes my list...well maybe, but it could be that this movie is very reminiscent of an old 80's staple of the soft spoken hero that is willing to get his hands dirty. Combining haunting imagery and creeping soundtrack all add up to a brilliant homage to a forgotten movie genre that would even make Tarantino proud.