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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  1. 229 -208

    Miao tan shuang long

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  2. 97 -71

    Hak mau

    1991 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 1 top list Check
  3. 171 +40

    Street Knight

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  4. 185 -148

    Chain of Command

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  5. 76 +95

    Rage and Honor

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  6. 248 -166

    Excessive Force

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  7. 179 +51

    Timebomb

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  8. 244 -28

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  9. 222 -72

    No Retreat, No Surrender 2: Raging Thunder

    1987 — a.k.a. No Retreat, No Surrender 2, in 1 top list Check
  10. 216 -171

    The Soldier

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  11. 186 -147

    China O'Brien

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  12. 227 -220

    American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  13. 195 -104

    Forced Vengeance

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  14. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  15. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  16. 180 +61

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  17. 243 -44

    The Shooter

    1995 — a.k.a. Hidden Assassin, in 1 top list Check
  18. 200 -64

    Martial Law

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  19. 105 -5

    Gunmen

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  20. 225 -21

    Laser Mission

    1989 — a.k.a. Soldier of Fortune, in 1 top list Check
  21. 88 +141

    Lo foo chut gang

    1988 — a.k.a. Tiger on Beat, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 167 +15

    Renegades

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  23. 198 -85

    Joshua Tree

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  24. 177 -16

    The Perfect Weapon

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  25. 154 -73

    Escape to Athena

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  26. 230 -205

    Black Belt Jones

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  27. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  28. 183 -100

    An Eye for an Eye

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  29. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  30. 223 -66

    Only the Strong

    1993 — a.k.a. Street Fighters, in 1 top list Check
  31. 212 -122

    A Force of One

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  32. 203 -38

    Posse

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  33. 147 -112

    1990: I guerrieri del Bronx

    1982 — a.k.a. 1990: The Bronx Warriors, in 1 top list Check
  34. 172 +47

    If Looks Could Kill

    1991 — a.k.a. Teen Agent, in 1 top list Check
  35. 148 -107

    Cleopatra Jones

    1973, in 1 top list Check
  36. 170 +39

    Stone Cold

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  37. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  38. 132 +36

    The Protector

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  39. 145 -126

    Best of the Best II

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  40. 231 -199

    Braddock: Missing in Action III

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  41. 245 -218

    Black Eagle

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  42. 42 +133

    Rapid Fire

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  43. 149 -105

    Code of Silence

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  44. 91 +154

    Wedlock

    1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check
  45. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  46. 164 -6

    Our Man Flint

    1966, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 159 -38

    The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

    1974 — a.k.a. The Seven Brothers Meet Dracula, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 187 -147

    Sing si lip yan

    1993 — a.k.a. City Hunter, in 1 top list Check
  49. 58 +3

    Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

    1990 — a.k.a. Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, in 1 top list Check
  50. 211 +24

    Trespass

    1992 — a.k.a. Looters, in 1 top list Check
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