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. 134 +71

    The Specialist

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  2. 106 -

    Hot Shots! Part Deux

    1993, in 2 top lists Check
  3. 119 +74

    Hung fan kui

    1995 — a.k.a. Rumble in the Bronx, in 3 top lists Check
  4. 224 -36

    RoboCop 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  5. 71 +72

    Mortal Kombat

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  6. 18 +104

    Léon

    1994 — a.k.a. Léon: The Professional, in 23 top lists Check
  7. 44 +147

    Romancing the Stone

    1984, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 170 +39

    Stone Cold

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  9. 155 -67

    Flesh+Blood

    1985, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 51 +188

    Universal Soldier

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  11. 90 +148

    Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  12. 89 +145

    Trancers

    1984, in 2 top lists Check
  13. 137 +96

    Toy Soldiers

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  14. 86 +139

    The Three Musketeers

    1973, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 205 +5

    Street Fighter

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  16. 122 +78

    Showdown in Little Tokyo

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  17. 120 +74

    Runaway

    1984, in 1 top list Check
  18. 167 +15

    Renegades

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  19. 79 +102

    Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins

    1985 — a.k.a. Remo: Unarmed and Dangerous, in 2 top lists Check
  20. 250 -71

    Red Scorpion

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  21. 75 +92

    Predator 2

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  22. 74 +86

    Passenger 57

    1992, in 1 top list Check
  23. 114 +45

    Out for Justice

    1991, in 1 top list Check
  24. 237 -82

    On Deadly Ground

    1994, in 1 top list Check
  25. 72 +75

    New Jack City

    1991, in 3 top lists Check
  26. 111 +35

    Never Say Never Again

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 218 -81

    Masters of the Universe

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  28. 109 +26

    Marked for Death

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  29. 158 -55

    Hard to Kill

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  30. 194 -125

    Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

    1974, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 191 -135

    Death Warrant

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  32. 189 -138

    Cutthroat Island

    1995, in 1 top list Check
  33. 215 -181

    Broken Arrow

    1996, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 98 -70

    Black Rain

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 142 -140

    Lionheart

    1990 — a.k.a. Leon, in 1 top list Check
  36. 143 -142

    Above the Law

    1988, in 1 top list Check
  37. 108 +18

    Licence to Kill

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  38. 226 -98

    The Living Daylights

    1987, in 1 top list Check
  39. 213 +27

    A View to a Kill

    1985, in 1 top list Check
  40. 112 +42

    Octopussy

    1983, in 2 top lists Check
  41. 104 -15

    For Your Eyes Only

    1981, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 21 +186

    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
  43. 175 -41

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    1974, in 1 top list Check
  44. 32 +32

    Diamonds Are Forever

    1971, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 113 +43

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
  46. 140 +109

    You Only Live Twice

    1967, in 2 top lists Check
  47. 210 +18

    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 35 +64

    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
  49. 63 +32

    From Russia with Love

    1963, in 4 top lists Check
  50. 151 -80

    Dr. No

    1962, in 7 top lists Check
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