These days, the old man with a gun character type in movies is old hat, but back when Charles Bronson first came to play in the Death Wish movies, it was a really exciting idea. The Death Wish movies were one of a kind at the time. These movies are part exploitation, part revenge, part drama, all with... "attempts" at really deep and heavy character moments, then wrapped up with a funked-out soundtrack and massive body counts. Nobody's here to cry over the tragic backstory of Bronson's character Paul Kersey, we're here to watch him mow down a ton of truly bad bad guys. These are seriously some of the strongest action movies that you can find, even with an older protagonist at the center. This series started out simple, and as they progressed in entries, only got more ridiculous... but maybe they're better for that? In short, Death Wish rocks.