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. 24 -20

    Adventures of Don Juan

    1948, in 1 top list Check
  2. 1 +4

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 25 -19

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 26 -18

    American Ninja

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  5. 93 -79

    Batman

    1989, in 9 top lists Check
  6. 94 -79

    Batman Forever

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  7. 95 -78

    Battle Beyond the Stars

    1980, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 81 -63

    The Beastmaster

    1982, in 3 top lists Check
  9. 96 -73

    Big Trouble in Little China

    1986, in 3 top lists Check
  10. 231 -199

    Braddock: Missing in Action III

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  11. 146 -113

    Breaker! Breaker!

    1977, in 1 top list Check
  12. 215 -181

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  13. 206 -168

    The Chase

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  14. 15 +27

    Cliffhanger

    1993, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 2 +44

    Commando

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 57 -10

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 150 -102

    Conan the Destroyer

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  19. 207 -147

    The Delta Force

    1986, in 1 top list Check
  20. 58 +3

    Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection

    1990 — a.k.a. Delta Force 2: Operation Stranglehold, in 1 top list Check
  21. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  22. 102 -35

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    1995 — a.k.a. Die Hard with a Vengeance, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 151 -80

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 152 -79

    Drop Zone

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  25. 154 -73

    Escape to Athena

    1979, in 1 top list Check
  26. 183 -100

    An Eye for an Eye

    1981, in 1 top list Check
  27. 34 +53

    Flash Gordon

    1980, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 104 -15

    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  30. 195 -104

    Forced Vengeance

    1982, in 1 top list Check
  31. 63 +32

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  32. 83 +13

    The Fugitive

    1993, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 157 -59

    GoldenEye

    1995, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 35 +64

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  35. 36 +69

    Highlander

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  36. 65 +42

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    1989, in 16 top lists Check
  37. 17 +91

    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    1984, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 67 +44

    Ivanhoe

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 174 -62

    The Jewel of the Nile

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  40. 198 -85

    Joshua Tree

    1993, in 1 top list Check
  41. 249 -131

    King Solomon's Mines

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  42. 225 -21

    Laser Mission

    1989 — a.k.a. Soldier of Fortune, in 1 top list Check
  43. 234 -115

    Last Action Hero

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 108 +18

    Licence to Kill

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  45. 38 +89

    Live and Let Die

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  47. 129 -119

    Lung hing foo dai

    1986 — a.k.a. Armour of God, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 39 +91

    Mad Max

    1979, in 13 top lists Check
  49. 8 +123

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  50. 217 -85

    Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    1985, in 1 top list Check
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