Looking for a summer blockbuster to watch at home? We chose five action films on Netflix that are perfect to watch in the summer.
The best kind of summer blockbuster is an action movie. There’s something about a highly-choreographed fight, thunderous explosion, or electrifying chase scene that pairs well with summer. Why is that? LiveScience conducted a study and found that escapism, special effects, and the hero’s journey are three elements audiences want in their summer blockbusters. What genre contains all three of those components? Action.
While you travel to your local theater to see Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer, and Barbie (even if it’s not an action film), there are different ways to fill that need for a blockbuster at home, thanks to Netflix. The streaming giant is home to hundreds of action films, which can be overwhelming when it’s time to sit down and choose a movie. Luckily, we narrowed the list and selected five action movies to watch this summer.
All movies are currently streaming on Netflix.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
If action is what you desire, why not watch a film in the conversation for the greatest sequel of all time? Seven years after The Terminator, James Cameron returned to co-write and direct his superior sequel, Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The year is 2029, and Skynet is still wreaking havoc on humans. The artificial intelligence organization send a new, advanced Terminator, the T-1000 (Robert Patrick), back to 1995 to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong). In response to Skynet, the resistance sends an older, reprogrammed Terminator, the T-800 (FUBAR‘s Arnold Schwarzenegger), to protect John and ensure he goes on to be the great leader that he will eventually become.
Upon arrival, the T-800 thwarts an assassination attempt by the T-1000 to kill John. With the T-800 by his side, John breaks his mother, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton), out of prison, and the trio eludes the T-1000. The action-packed adventure features some of the best visual effects you’ll see in a film, as it influenced a reliance on CGI in future films. Schwarzenegger is still at the top of his game as an action hero as he gets to fight a formidable villain in Patrick. Filled with mystifying chase sequences and fiery explosions, blockbusters don’t get much better than T2.
