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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128 +92
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
53 -42
Army of Darkness
1992, in 6 top lists Check -
144 -131
Bad Boys
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
96 -73
Big Trouble in Little China
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
136 +88
They Live
1988, in 7 top lists Check -
234 -115
Last Action Hero
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
106 -
Hot Shots! Part Deux
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
44 +147
Romancing the Stone
1984, in 4 top lists Check -
178 +48
The Three Musketeers
1993, in 1 top list Check -
69 +51
The Last Boy Scout
1991, in 2 top lists Check -
123 +79
Smokey and the Bandit
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
119 +74
Hung fan kui
1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check -
127 +90
Tango & Cash
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
23 +70
48 Hrs.
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
40 +122
Ging chaat goo si
1985 — a.k.a. Police Story, in 10 top lists Check -
181 +63
Meng long guo jiang
1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check -
29 +26
Death Race 2000
1975, in 4 top lists Check -
174 -62
The Jewel of the Nile
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
204 -26
Red Heat
1988, in 1 top list Check -
16 +58
Jui kuen
1978 — a.k.a. Drunken Master, in 9 top lists Check -
241 -23
Tank Girl
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
141 +86
3 Ninjas
1992 — a.k.a. 3 Ninja Kids, in 1 top list Check -
162 -18
Loaded Weapon 1
1993, in 1 top list Check -
235 -94
Money Train
1995, in 1 top list Check -
214 -190
Bird on a Wire
1990, in 2 top lists Check -
165 -2
Ging chaat goo si juk jaap
1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check -
189 -138
Cutthroat Island
1995, in 1 top list Check -
115 +49
Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat
1992 — a.k.a. Police Story 3, in 4 top lists Check -
85 +107
The Rookie
1990, in 1 top list Check -
86 +139
The Three Musketeers
1973, in 2 top lists Check -
129 -119
Lung hing foo dai
1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check -
122 +78
Showdown in Little Tokyo
1991, in 1 top list Check -
249 -131
King Solomon's Mines
1985, in 1 top list Check -
79 +102
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
1985 — a.k.a. Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, in 2 top lists Check -
52 -49
Action Jackson
1988, in 1 top list Check -
232 -148
Fair Game
1995, in 1 top list Check -
95 -78
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980, in 2 top lists Check -
187 -147
Sing si lip yan
1993 — a.k.a. City Hunter, in 1 top list Check -
164 -6
Our Man Flint
1966, in 2 top lists Check -
172 +47
If Looks Could Kill
1991 — a.k.a. Teen Agent, in 1 top list Check -
230 -205
Black Belt Jones
1974, in 1 top list Check -
154 -73
Escape to Athena
1979, in 1 top list Check -
88 +141
Lo foo chut gang
1988 — a.k.a. Tiger on Beat, in 2 top lists Check -
105 -5
Gunmen
1993, in 1 top list Check
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