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. 49 +183

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 58 +3

    Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

    1990 — a.k.a. Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, in 1 top list Check
  3. 59 +7

    Die Hard 2

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 75 +92

    Predator 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  5. 85 +107

    The Rookie

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  6. 109 +26

    Marked for Death

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  7. 128 +92

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  8. 142 -140

    Lionheart

    1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check
  9. 158 -55

    Hard to Kill

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  10. 186 -147

    China O'Brien

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  11. 191 -135

    Death Warrant

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  12. 200 -64

    Martial Law

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  13. 201 -56

    Navy Seals

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  14. 214 -190

    Bird on a Wire

    1990, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 224 -36

    RoboCop 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
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