Best Action Blockbusters

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Best ACTION Blockbusters(with a contemporary or futuristic setting)This is pretty self-explanatory -- these are the movies that make the money. High-profile, high-excitement movies, often with a high-tech twist; improbable characters and crazy departures from the day-to-day, what more is there to say?[Contemporary] or [Classic] ?*Contemporary Selections for Best Action Blockbusters

1975	*Three Days of the Condor*
1976	*Logan's Run*
1977	*Star Wars*
1978	*Superman*
1979	*Apocalypse Now*
1980	*Superman II*
1981	*Escape from New York*
1982	*Superman II*
1983	*Wargames*
1984	*Ghostbusters*
1985	*Back to the Future*
1986	First Choice: *Top Gun* Second Choice: *Aliens*
1987	First Choice: *Robocop* Second Choice: *The Running Man*
1988	*Die Hard*
1989	First Choice: *Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade* Second Choice: *Back to the Future II* Also worth watching: *The Abyss*
1990	First Choice: *Total Recall* Second Choice: *The Hunt for Red October*
1991	First Choice: *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* Second Choice: *Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country* Also worth watching: *Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves*
1992	First Choice: *Patriot Games* Second Choice: *Under Siege*
1993	First Choice: *The Fugitive* Second Choice: *Jurassic Park*
1994	First Choice: *True Lies* Second Choice: *Drop Zone*
1995	First Choice: *Batman Forever* Second Choice: *Waterworld*
1996	First Choice: *The Rock* Second Choice: *Eraser* Also worth watching: *Star Trek: First Contact*
1997	First Choice: *Face/Off* Second Choice: *Air Force One* Also worth watching: **Absolute Power, The Game, The Saint**
1998	First Choice: *Deep Impact* Second Choice: *The Negotiator* Also worth watching: *Soldier, Enemy of the State*

*(No Classic Selections Reviewed)
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