Boys and Toys: Ulitmate Action-Adventure Movies

Capa
Citadel Press, 2003 - 326 páginas
Loaded with stills that give a sweeping presentation of what guys like, this is the perfect book for downtime, college campus, the bar, late-night poker games, pizza parties or the chronically dateless. Here are all the top film picks, along with a brief description of each and how they are rated. Performers such as Willis, Segal, Cruise, Ford, Schwarzenegger, Washington, Stallone, Connery, Brando, Wayne, Clooney, Eastwood, Gibson, Bronson, Nicholson and McQueen are featured in this comprehensive list of every type of action-adventure movie.

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Índice

The Name of Action
1
Into the New Millennium
14
Action Stars of the Nineties and Beyond 24
24
The Shape of Things to Come
39
Legendary OneLiners
44
The Nineties
51
Stars Who Swing both Ways
65
Action Films to Watch with Your Kids
81
The Great Fight Scenes
207
The Sixties
211
The Vietnam War on Film
226
The BMovie Boys
231
Best of the Bs
250
Classic Fight Films
259
The Korean Conflict on Film
265
The Fifties
270

The Eighties
86
Worlds Greatest Action Stars 19601995
100
Classic Action Scenes
127
The Seventies
133
The Disaster Films
149
The RunnerUp Tier of Action Stars
155
Forgotten Action Films to Remember
182
The Women of Modern Action
191
The Racers
284
Predecessors to the Modern Action Stars
287
World War II on Film
305
A Career Tribute to John Wayne
316
Index
320
About the Author 326
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