Marshall Julius's Action! The Action Movie A-Z
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The "250 key movies" rated and reviewed in the book Action! The Action Movie A-Z (1997) by Marshall Julius.
Author's ratings:
1-14 *****, 15-22 ****½, 23-51 ****, 52-92: ***½, 93-140: ***, 141-182: **½, 183-211 **, 212-226 *½, 227-244 *, 245-250 ½
"Vengeful cops and car chases, lunatic villains and martial arts masters, male-bonding, gun fights and super secret agents, swords and sorcerers, wartime Nazi-bashing, boys' own adventures, casual destruction and general death-defiance... this is what we want to see, and if you feel the same way, "Action!" is for you, a fan's guide to the wackiest genre of 'em all, with 250 key movies rated and reviewed" -Introduction
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12 +196
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
20 +56
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
18 +104
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
9 +163
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
13 +210
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991, in 27 top lists Check -
19 +164
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
3 +62
Die Hard
1988, in 21 top lists Check -
65 +42
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989, in 16 top lists Check -
25 -19
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
14 +208
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
17 +91
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, in 11 top lists Check -
93 -79
Batman
1989, in 9 top lists Check -
49 +183
Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
41 +125
Predator
1987, in 9 top lists Check -
10 +177
RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
53 -42
Army of Darkness
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
184 -168
Batman Returns
1992, in 8 top lists Check -
83 +13
The Fugitive
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
102 -35
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check -
11 +195
Speed
1994, in 9 top lists Check -
82 -32
The Crow
1994, in 4 top lists Check -
133 +57
The Rock
1996, in 5 top lists Check -
35 +64
Goldfinger
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
8 +123
Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
4 +64
Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
136 +88
They Live
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
138 +98
True Lies
1994, in 5 top lists Check -
157 -59
GoldenEye
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
96 -73
Big Trouble in Little China
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
87 +155
The Warriors
1979, in 8 top lists Check -
6 +79
First Blood
1982, in 5 top lists Check -
39 +91
Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
5 +73
Enter the Dragon
1973, in 14 top lists Check -
59 +7
Die Hard 2
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
7 +116
Lethal Weapon
1987, in 5 top lists Check -
33 +47
Escape from New York
1981, in 5 top lists Check -
1 +4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
128 +92
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
31 +32
Desperado
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
118 +68
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
139 +104
Waterworld
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
64 +37
Lat sau san taam
1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check -
151 -80
Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
63 +32
From Russia with Love
1963, in 4 top lists Check -
84 +33
Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
37 +87
Lethal Weapon 2
1989, in 4 top lists Check -
36 +69
Highlander
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
2 +44
Commando
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
30 +32
Demolition Man
1993, in 1 top list Check -
94 -79
Batman Forever
1995, in 3 top lists Check
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