[swiss tony]

i would categorise an action movie as a movie that uses all standard components of movie making as a vehicle to emphasise the 'action'. i suspect that some action movies are made in reverse ie. they work out the action first then think of a story to put it in context. the story almost always involves vigilanteism and revenge. also, i don't see how you can have an action section as its too loose a description. all genres have their action movies eg. you should never find alien, saving private ryan or bad boys on the same shelf. ps.good question posh!:)