Lights, Camera, Action.
Kill Bill Volumes 1&2starUma Thurmanas the instantly iconic for both design and demeanor, Bride.
in 1989’sThe Abyssthe director continued his experimentation with full CGI characters, to mixed results.

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By the tail end of the 1980s, action movies had somewhat lost their luster and respect.
Martial arts movies deliver action in possibly its purest form.
The espionage thrillerNorth by Northwestis simply put, one of the most homaged and referenced films of all time.

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The film’smost known and action-packed set-piece sees Grant pursued through a field by an airplane.
There is DNA ofThe Great Train Robberyin nearly every action movie that follows it.


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