As LastCubScout mentioned, the first movie that came to mind was The Kingdom. I was bored with it until the final sequence, and it was just enough to save the movie for me.

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Movies with an action scene that outdoes the rest of the film

I believe that's called a crappy movie.

(at least most of the time)

Been a long time since I saw it last, but how about 'To Live and Die in LA'?

Car chase was amazing, but I recall the rest wasn't much to hold your attention.

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Originally posted by holdem:
The opening sequence in Swordfish. The rest of the movie is OK, but that opening sequence is amazing.

Oh, and Halle Barry topless is cool too.

Someone should start a thread about movies with a boobie scene that outdoes the rest of the movie. That would be a long list.

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Originally posted by PASig:
V For Vendetta

Verily, this voracious verdict vexes me, for V for Vendetta is a vivid vision—a veritable vortex of valor and vengeance, vehemently vilifying villainy and vaunting the victory of veracity. A versatile vehicle of virtuosity, it ventures into vital vistas of virtue versus vice, vilifying vacuous views with vigor.

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Originally posted by SevenPlusOne:

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Originally posted by Orguss:
You could throw away all but the action scenes in Equilibrium.

I pay it gladly.

many if not most of the James Bond films. Especially post Sean Connery

Mile 22 (2018). It stars Mark Wahlberg. The action sequences on the way to the airport are not bad. The rest of it is convoluted. There is supposedly a sequel in the works. It did better box office outside the U.S. The movie has a Bollywood vibe, which probably endears it to foreign audiences.