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. 92 +154

    Where Eagles Dare

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 118 +68

    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  3. 113 +43

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 138 +98

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 22 +228

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  6. 25 -19

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 13 +210

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 133 +57

    The Rock

    1996, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 139 +104

    Waterworld

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 111 +35

    Never Say Never Again

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  12. 108 +18

    Licence to Kill

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  13. 228 -216

    Assassins

    1995 — a.k.a. Day of Reckoning, in 1 top list Check
  14. 3 +62

    Die Hard

    1988, in 21 top lists Check
  15. 112 +42

    Octopussy

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 19 +164

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  17. 213 +27

    A View to a Kill

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  18. 83 +13

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  19. 157 -59

    GoldenEye

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  20. 234 -115

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  22. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  24. 73 +78

    North West Frontier

    1959 — a.k.a. Flame Over India, in 1 top list Check
  25. 102 -35

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  26. 64 +37

    Lat sau san taam

    1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check
  27. 104 -15

    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 65 +42

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  29. 93 -79

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  30. 184 -168

    Batman Returns

    1992, in 8 top lists Check
  31. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 221 -79

    Moonraker

    1979, in 3 top lists Check
  33. 182 +66

    Willow

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 98 -70

    Black Rain

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  36. 154 -73

    Escape to Athena

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  37. 175 -41

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  38. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  40. 59 +7

    Die Hard 2

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  41. 70 +63

    Magnum Force

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 20 +56

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 94 -79

    Batman Forever

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 38 +89

    Live and Let Die

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 79 +102

    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    1985 — a.k.a. Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 12 +196

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  47. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  48. 60 +12

    Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  49. 85 +107

    The Rookie

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  50. 144 -131

    Bad Boys

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
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