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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12 +196
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
20 +56
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
19 +164
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
1983, in 18 top lists Check -
25 -19
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
9 +163
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981 — a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, in 29 top lists Check -
65 +42
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989, in 16 top lists Check -
17 +91
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984, in 11 top lists Check -
93 -79
Batman
1989, in 9 top lists Check -
35 +64
Goldfinger
1964, in 15 top lists Check -
151 -80
Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
39 +91
Mad Max
1979, in 13 top lists Check -
49 +183
Total Recall
1990, in 8 top lists Check -
102 -35
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check -
8 +123
Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
1 +4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938, in 17 top lists Check -
157 -59
GoldenEye
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
96 -73
Big Trouble in Little China
1986, in 3 top lists Check -
63 +32
From Russia with Love
1963, in 4 top lists Check -
210 +18
Thunderball
1965, in 4 top lists Check -
38 +89
Live and Let Die
1973, in 2 top lists Check -
21 +186
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977, in 4 top lists Check -
94 -79
Batman Forever
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
104 -15
For Your Eyes Only
1981, in 2 top lists Check -
113 +43
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969, in 3 top lists Check -
140 +109
You Only Live Twice
1967, in 2 top lists Check -
32 +32
Diamonds Are Forever
1971, in 2 top lists Check -
175 -41
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974, in 1 top list Check -
108 +18
Licence to Kill
1989, in 1 top list Check -
221 -79
Moonraker
1979, in 3 top lists Check -
112 +42
Octopussy
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
213 +27
A View to a Kill
1985, in 1 top list Check -
83 +13
The Fugitive
1993, in 8 top lists Check -
133 +57
The Rock
1996, in 5 top lists Check -
226 -98
The Living Daylights
1987, in 1 top list Check -
217 -85
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985, in 1 top list Check -
36 +69
Highlander
1986, in 2 top lists Check -
116 +57
Rambo: First Blood Part II
1985, in 4 top lists Check -
77 +97
Rambo III
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
57 -10
Conan the Barbarian
1982, in 4 top lists Check -
2 +44
Commando
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
92 +154
Where Eagles Dare
1968, in 7 top lists Check -
118 +68
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
139 +104
Waterworld
1995, in 3 top lists Check -
34 +53
Flash Gordon
1980, in 5 top lists Check -
128 +92
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
1990, in 3 top lists Check -
182 +66
Willow
1988, in 2 top lists Check -
111 +35
Never Say Never Again
1983, in 2 top lists Check -
234 -115
Last Action Hero
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
121 +74
Runaway Train
1985, in 2 top lists Check -
45 +153
Shogun Assassin
1980, in 2 top lists Check
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