In honor of Jason Statham returning to the mindles action genre this Wednesday with Transporter 3, Joel Massie examines the 10 greatest Mindless Action Flicks (that are actually pretty good movies).
10. Under Siege: A ship full of heavily-armed terrorists are no match for the quiet Navy SEAL chef who teams up with a Playmate for some mind-numbing revenge and bloody violence against a still-crazy, but not quite Two-Face-crazy Tommy Lee Jones. More fun ensues on a train in the even less plausible sequel.
9. Jurassic Park 3: While the first one’s a classic and the second seemed like more of the same, the third Jurassic Park really just felt like an excuse to show big dinosaurs chasing tiny people. Which never really gets old.
8. Waterworld: Costner as a web-footed vigilante and Hopper as a one-eyed pirate? Really? What’s even more surprising is that this big-budget action extravaganza is actually quite fun if you remember not to think too hard during it.
7. Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines: Almost the epitome of mindless action, Terminator 3 abandons the clever time-altering plotlines of its predecessors and focuses squarely on the thrills. But action alone can’t save this one – though to be fair how do you top Terminator 2?
6. Equilibrium: Far better than most critics are willing to admit, Kurt Wimmer’s 1984-ish thriller can astonishingly hold its own in several scenes against its oft-compared action compadre, The Matrix. Gun-fu never looked so good.
5. Demolition Man: The big daddy of all Stallone movies (sorry, Dredd) finds Sly taking on a futuristic army of ultra-violent baddies led by Wesley Snipes. Hardcore action and a still-cute Bullock upped the fun factor. Though Dennis Leary as an underground rebel leader really tried to drag this one down at times.
4. Die Hard 2: John McClane is back and better than ever. But this time he’s unencumbered by a plot. Die Hard 2 had plenty of high-flying heroism and not much else, but with this much action, it’s hard to complain. See Live Free or Die Hard for an even larger dose of plotless action.
3. Goldeneye: Though few Bond films actually had a coherent plot, all had plenty of action. But with exploding trains, planes, and automobiles (and the deliriously cool tank chase through St. Petersburg) this one just did it better.
2. Speed: A bus that will blow up if it travels under 55 mph? Pure action genius! Throw in Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Dennis Hopper (why are they all on this list so much?) and you’ve got an action movie equivalent of…well, speed.
1. The Matrix Reloaded: This one IS the epitome of mindless action. Does anyone really know what the hell the Architect was blathering about at the end? No, but who cares when you get to witness Neo take on an army of Agent Smiths, battle albino dreadlocked twins, and smash semis into each other in a jaw-dropping highway chase? I think you know the answer.
- Joel Massie
More Recent News Articles:
OMG JOEL I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES!!!!!
Dennis Hopper and Keanu Reeves are on this list twice each! Their movies rock! 
Why isn't Beverly Hills Cop, Blade, Blue Streak or Sweet Sweetback's Baddasssss Song on here? Someone's neglecting some color.
Dennis Hopper played a one-eyed pirate in Waterworld?! Dang! I totes need to watch that movie again.
This list rocks!! Glad to see Speed on there. 
you awesome Joel.
No way !! Die Hard 2 was really good, a decent sequel
the others are crappy as hell.
and Goldeneye, was the best of Brossman Films