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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18 +104
Léon
1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check -
4 +64
Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
10 +177
RoboCop
1987, in 15 top lists Check -
151 -80
Dr. No
1962, in 7 top lists Check -
210 +18
Thunderball
1965, in 4 top lists Check -
21 +186
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977, in 4 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 -
108 +18
Licence to Kill
1989, in 1 top list Check -
221 -79
Moonraker
1979, in 3 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 -
31 +32
Desperado
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
5 +73
Enter the Dragon
1973, in 14 top lists Check -
160 -35
Lethal Weapon 3
1992, in 3 top lists Check -
64 +37
Lat sau san taam
1992 — a.k.a. Hard Boiled, in 12 top lists Check -
84 +33
Dip huet seung hung
1989 — a.k.a. The Killer, in 16 top lists Check -
130 -53
The Enforcer
1976, in 2 top lists Check -
173 -120
The Dead Pool
1988, in 1 top list Check -
30 +32
Demolition Man
1993, in 1 top list Check -
153 -78
El mariachi
1992, in 4 top lists Check -
55 -33
Tang shan da xiong
1971 — a.k.a. The Big Boss, in 4 top lists Check -
144 -131
Bad Boys
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
181 +63
Meng long guo jiang
1972 — a.k.a. The Way of the Dragon, in 7 top lists Check -
47 +149
The Running Man
1987, in 1 top list Check -
165 -2
Ging chaat goo si juk jaap
1988 — a.k.a. Police Story 2, in 6 top lists Check -
69 +51
The Last Boy Scout
1991, in 2 top lists Check -
23 +70
48 Hrs.
1982, in 3 top lists Check -
127 +90
Tango & Cash
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
224 -36
RoboCop 2
1990, 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 -
168 +21
RoboCop 3
1993, in 1 top list Check -
54 -34
Ying hung boon sik
1986 — a.k.a. A Better Tomorrow, in 10 top lists Check -
131 -34
The Gauntlet
1977, in 2 top lists Check -
192 -135
Death Wish
1974, in 3 top lists Check -
98 -70
Black Rain
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
228 -216
Assassins
1995 — a.k.a. Day of Reckoning, in 1 top list Check -
188 -145
Cobra
1986, in 1 top list Check -
119 +74
Hung fan kui
1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check -
204 -26
Red Heat
1988, in 1 top list Check -
48 +183
Timecop
1994, in 1 top list Check -
68 +46
Judge Dredd
1995, in 1 top list Check -
85 +107
The Rookie
1990, in 1 top list Check -
143 -142
Above the Law
1988, in 1 top list Check -
51 +188
Universal Soldier
1992, in 1 top list Check -
134 +71
The Specialist
1994, in 1 top list Check -
72 +75
New Jack City
1991, in 3 top lists Check -
156 -64
Fortress
1992, in 1 top list Check -
196 -94
Hard Target
1993, in 2 top lists Check -
158 -55
Hard to Kill
1990, in 1 top list Check
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