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. 22 +228

    Zulu

    1964, in 8 top lists Check
  2. 140 +109

    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 54 -34

    Ying hung boon sik

    1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check
  4. 182 +66

    Willow

    1988, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 135 +112

    The Wild Geese

    1978, in 1 top list Check
  6. 92 +154

    Where Eagles Dare

    1968, in 7 top lists Check
  7. 91 +154

    Wedlock

    1991 — a.k.a. Deadlock, in 1 top list Check
  8. 139 +104

    Waterworld

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 87 +155

    The Warriors

    1979, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 180 +61

    Warlords of Atlantis

    1978 — a.k.a. Warlords of the Deep, in 1 top list Check
  11. 213 +27

    A View to a Kill

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  12. 51 +188

    Universal Soldier

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  13. 90 +148

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  14. 50 +187

    Under Siege

    1992, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 138 +98

    True Lies

    1994, in 5 top lists Check
  16. 211 +24

    Trespass

    1992 — a.k.a. Looters, in 1 top list Check
  17. 89 +145

    Trancers

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 137 +96

    Toy Soldiers

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  19. 49 +183

    Total Recall

    1990, in 8 top lists Check
  20. 48 +183

    Timecop

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  21. 179 +51

    Timebomb

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  22. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 86 +139

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 178 +48

    The Three Musketeers

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  25. 136 +88

    They Live

    1988, in 7 top lists Check
  26. 13 +210

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991, in 27 top lists Check
  27. 14 +208

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 80 +141

    Terminal Velocity

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  29. 128 +92

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    1990, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 241 -23

    Tank Girl

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 127 +90

    Tango & Cash

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 55 -33

    Tang shan da xiong

    1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 244 -28

    The Taking of Beverly Hills

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  34. 126 +89

    Surviving the Game

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  35. 125 +89

    Sudden Impact

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 240 -27

    Sudden Death

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  37. 239 -27

    Striking Distance

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  38. 171 +40

    Street Knight

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  39. 205 +5

    Street Fighter

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  40. 170 +39

    Stone Cold

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  41. 19 +164

    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    1983, in 18 top lists Check
  42. 20 +56

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  43. 12 +196

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  44. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  45. 11 +195

    Speed

    1994, in 9 top lists Check
  46. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  47. 216 -171

    The Soldier

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  48. 124 +79

    Sniper

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  49. 123 +79

    Smokey and the Bandit

    1977, in 2 top lists Check
  50. 187 -147

    Sing si lip yan

    1993 — a.k.a. City Hunter, in 1 top list Check
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