A comprehensive guide to action movies and stars from the last 50+ years. This massive study on action movies and stars from around the world, from the 1960s to the present, is filled with more than a thousand in-depth movie reviews that cover every action star who's crossed over from the world of martial arts, sports, professional wrestling, and stunt work. Exploding with beautiful images, exclusive interviews, and a thorough action star index, this one-of-a-kind movie reference book and comprehensive fan guide features reviews by the author, Zack Carlson ( Destroy All Movies!!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film ), Vern ( Seagalogy: A Study of the Ass-Kicking Films of Steven Seagal and Yippie Ki-Yay Moviegoer! ), Mike McBeardo McPadden ( Heavy Metal Movies and Going All the Way: The Ultimate Guide to Teen Sex Comedies of the VHS Era ), and several others. This book is a quintessential tribute to the men and women who have left their mark in the action and martial arts film genres. each fan should still come away rating the book highly and recommending that solid action fans get hold of it. It will not only educate you on a lot of films you may have yet to see, but take you down that sweet paradise called memory lane with people a team of writers and interviewees who themselves have lived and loved it. David J Moore, Filmwerk.co.uk --Filmwerk.co.uk That being said, The Good, the Tough & the Deadly is a celebration amongst action fanatics like myself, as it is more or less the ultimate love letter to all things action and bad ass cinema. As I write this review, I still have not been able to take in every single piece of text within the book, as it is that overwhelming and comprehensive. I cannot recommend a purchase enough, as the book will last any action fanatic weeks from cover to cover. From now on, when action movie lovers go on to Amazon and type in action movies book, Moore s bible to all things action and the action star will always be the one that pops up, and rightfully so. --Zach Nix, cityonfire.com david j. moore is the author of World Gone Wild: A Survivor's Guide to Post-Apocalyptic Movies . He has written articles for magazines and websites around the world and works as a freelance film journalist.