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. 11 +195

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  2. 18 +104

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 48 +183

    Timecop

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  4. 80 +141

    Terminal Velocity

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  5. 82 -32

    The Crow

    1994, in 3 top lists Check
  6. 126 +89

    Surviving the Game

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  7. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  8. 138 +98

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  9. 152 -79

    Drop Zone

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  10. 163 -15

    No Escape

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  11. 185 -148

    Chain of Command

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  12. 205 +5

    Street Fighter

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  13. 206 -168

    The Chase

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  14. 209 -12

    The Shadow

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  15. 237 -82

    On Deadly Ground

    1994, in 1 top list Check
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