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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5 +73
Enter the Dragon
1973, in 14 top lists Check -
18 +104
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
22 +228
Zulu
1964, in 8 top lists Check -
27 -18
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
1987, in 1 top list Check -
28 +3
Blue Thunder
1983, in 1 top list Check -
42 +133
Rapid Fire
1992, in 1 top list Check -
54 -34
Ying hung boon sik
1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check -
55 -33
Tang shan da xiong
1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check -
60 +12
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
1993, in 1 top list Check -
61 +18
Eraser
1996, in 3 top lists Check -
62 +24
Jing wu men
1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check -
64 +37
Lat sau san taam
1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check -
67 +44
Ivanhoe
1952, in 2 top lists Check -
72 +75
New Jack City
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
73 +78
North West Frontier
1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check -
76 +95
Rage and Honor
1992, in 1 top list Check -
78 +99
Red Dawn
1984, in 3 top lists Check -
84 +33
Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
91 +154
Wedlock
1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check -
97 -71
Hak mau
1991 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 1 top list Check -
99 -69
Bloodsport
1988, in 1 top list Check -
100 -51
Convoy
1978, in 1 top list Check -
103 -33
Double Impact
1991, in 1 top list Check -
109 +26
Marked for Death
1990, in 1 top list Check -
110 +29
Missing in Action
1984, in 1 top list Check -
118 +68
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
121 +74
Runaway Train
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
124 +79
Sniper
1993, in 1 top list Check -
131 -34
The Gauntlet
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
132 +36
The Protector
1985, in 1 top list Check -
134 +71
The Specialist
1994, in 1 top list Check -
135 +112
The Wild Geese
1978, in 1 top list Check -
137 +96
Toy Soldiers
1991, in 1 top list Check -
142 -140
Lionheart
1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check -
143 -142
Above the Law
1988, in 1 top list Check -
145 -126
Best of the Best II
1993, in 1 top list Check -
149 -105
Code of Silence
1985, in 1 top list Check -
153 -78
El mariachi
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
155 -67
Flesh+Blood
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
158 -55
Hard to Kill
1990, in 1 top list Check -
161 -32
Lone Wolf McQuade
1983, in 1 top list Check -
163 -15
No Escape
1994, in 1 top list Check -
167 +15
Renegades
1989, in 1 top list Check -
168 +21
RoboCop 3
1993, in 1 top list Check -
170 +39
Stone Cold
1991, in 1 top list Check -
171 +40
Street Knight
1993, in 1 top list Check -
176 -23
The Octagon
1980, in 1 top list Check -
177 -16
The Perfect Weapon
1991, in 1 top list Check -
179 +51
Timebomb
1991, in 1 top list Check -
182 +66
Willow
1988, in 2 top lists Check
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