First media texts I will be using

I have also watched the three Alien films as part of this research study. These provide an interesting talk subject as the main protagonist is a woman, who is portrayed as strong and heroic. This is very dissimilar to the common view of a woman as a 'damsel in distress', or simply as an object representing sex and romance.

Starting Points on Films to Watch

Top rated action adventure films: (good places to look at)
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• John Woo’s Hard Target
• Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander
• Richard Donner’s Lethal Weapon
• Craig Baxley’s Stone Cold
• James Cameron’s The Terminator
• Mel Gibson’s Braveheart
• Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano’s Sonatine
• Robert Rodriguez’s Desperado
• Luc Besson’s The Professional
• John McTiernan’s Die Hard

Using Google

I found these websites on google relating to my chosen topic of: Women in Action Adventure films. To search for this material I used the following search method. I typed in the search bar: "women in action adventure films".

• http://www.filmsite.org/actionfilms.html
• http://www.filmreference.com/encyclopedia/Academy-Awards-Crime-Films/Action-and-Adventure-Films-CRITICAL-PERSPECTIVES-NATION-GENDER-AND-RACE.html

Doesn't seem to be much information on the internet for this topic, however I have borrowed a book from the library which contains some useful material.