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. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  2. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  3. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  4. 62 +24

    Jing wu men

    1972 — a.k.a. Fist of Fury, in 8 top lists Check
  5. 123 +79

    Smokey and the Bandit

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 176 -23

    The Octagon

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  7. 187 -147

    Sing si lip yan

    1993 — a.k.a. City Hunter, in 1 top list Check
  8. 194 -125

    Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 214 -190

    Bird on a Wire

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  11. 236 -84

    Nowhere to Run

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  12. 246 -210

    Bulletproof

    1987, in 1 top list Check
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