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The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
director: Roy Ward Baker / Chang Cheh actor: Peter Cushing / David Chiang Da-Wei
other title: La leggenda dei 7 vampiri d'oro / Die 7 goldenen Vampire
Professor Van Helsing had been asked to help against the tyranny of skeletal creatures that are responsible for terror and death amongst the peasants in rural China. He is the only person qualified to deal with the cause of these phenomena, for the undead are controlled by the most diabolical force of all.... Count Dracula. But he is not alone- to aid him comes a mystical brotherhood of seven martial arts warriors.
Boiler Room (2000) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Boiler Room
director: Ben Younger actor: Giovanni Ribisi / Vin Diesel
other title: 1 km da Wall Street / O Primeiro Milhão
A college dropout gets a job as a broker for a suburban investment firm and is on the fast track to success—but the job might not be as legitimate as it sounds.
From Beijing with Love (1994) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB
國產凌凌漆
8.7 (9 ratings) director: Stephen Chow / Lee Lik-Chi actor: Stephen Chow / Anita Yuen Wing-Yee
other title: Liebesgrüße aus Peking / Bons baisers de Pékin
A Chinese secret agent travels to Hong Kong to reclaim a dinosaur fossil but experiences hilarious incidents because of his incompetence.
The Electric Horseman (1979) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban WikiData
The Electric Horseman
director: Sydney Pollack actor: Robert Redford / Jane Fonda
other title: Il cavaliere elettrico / Den lysende rytter
A former champion rodeo rider is reduced to using his saddle skills to promote a breakfast cereal in a gaudy Las Vegas show. When he's asked to perform with a $12 million horse, he discovers it is being doped to remain docile. He flees into the desert astride the beast in an act of defiance. A story-hungry female reporter gives chase.
12th Fail (2023) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
12th Fail
6.8 (5 ratings) director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra actor: Vikrant Massey / Medha Shankr
Based on the true story of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma, 12th Fail sheds limelight on fearlessly embracing the idea of restarting the academic journey despite the setbacks and challenges and reclaiming one's destiny at a place where millions of students attempt the world's toughest competitive exam: UPSC.
Oct. 22, 2025 watched
Drama about trying to succeed honestly in a system with pervasive corruption and extreme competition

#EuroKino #WatchParty on Mastodon
2020s EuroKino India WatchParty drama
Magic Crystal (1986) NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
魔翡翠
director: Wong Jing actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Andy Lau
other title: El cristal mágico / The Magic Crystal
Archaeologist Shum finds an antique jade with supernatural power in Greece. The stone is wanted both by KGB's agent Karoff and the Interpol. Shum asks his friend Nike for help. However, Shum is finally caught by KGB but the jade is slipped into the hands of a boy called Pan.
Pumpkinhead (1988) ReviewDB IMDb TMDB
Pumpkinhead
director: Stan Winston actor: Lance Henriksen / Jeff East
other title: 南瓜惡靈 / 南瓜恶灵
When a group of teenagers inadvertently kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of a backwoods witch to bring the child back to life.
The Frighteners (1996) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Frighteners
director: Peter Jackson actor: Michael J. Fox / Trini Alvarado
other title: Sospesi nel tempo / Agarrem-me esses Fantasmas
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
Death Warrant (1990) WikiData NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
Death Warrant
director: Deran Sarafian actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Robert Guillaume
other title: Colpi proibiti / Van Damme - Implacável
Canadian policeman Louis Burke is assigned in a jail to investigate the murders of prisoners and jailors. While there, Louis, using his outstanding martial arts skills, is able to save his life and make himself respected in this violent world.
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) TMDB IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Return of the Living Dead
7.3 (6 ratings) director: Dan O'Bannon actor: Clu Gulager / James Karen
other title: Il ritorno dei morti viventi / Ligene er ligeglade
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
The Brain-Stealers (1968) NeoDB Douban IMDb
諜海花
director: Umetsugu Inoue actor: Lily Ho / Peter Chen Ho
other title: 諜海花
A mad scientist wants to get his hands on a certain growth-accelerating serum developed by Hong Kong scientist Dr. Li Zong-Hua so that he can create an army of supermen and conquer the world.
Oct. 19, 2025 watched
Thought I was going to get giant super soldiers, but mainly Bond-esque gadgets and intrigue. And a gloriously over-the-top supervillain.

Watched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
1960s HongKong KungFuSat LilyHo SciFi
Shaolin Soccer (2001) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
少林足球
8.1 (8 ratings) director: Stephen Chow actor: Stephen Chow / Richard Ng
other title: Kung Fu Futebol Clube / Shaolin Kickers
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Doctor Mordrid (1992) IMDb ReviewDB TMDB
Doctor Mordrid
director: Albert Band / Charles Band actor: Jeffrey Combs / Yvette Nipar
other title: 超时空魔法师 / Invasori dalla IV dimensione
Bound by hate and a mystical amulet that holds the powers of life and death, two immortal wizards meet for the last time in an ancient struggle of good versus evil.
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
director: Abraham Polonsky actor: Robert Redford / Katharine Ross
other title: Ucciderò Willie Kid / Blutige Spur
While confronting the disapproving father of his girlfriend Lola, Native American man Willie Boy kills the man in self-defense, triggering a massive manhunt, led by Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper.
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
director: Alan Gibson actor: Christopher Lee / Peter Cushing
other title: I satanici riti di Dracula / Satan er løs...
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.
The Hunger (1983) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Hunger
director: Tony Scott actor: Catherine Deneuve / David Bowie
other title: Miriam si sveglia a mezzanotte / Hunger
Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.
Mr. Vampire (1985) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
殭屍先生
8.4 (7 ratings) director: Ricky Lau actor: Lam Ching-Ying / Ricky Hui Koon-Ying
other title: Mr Vampire / El señor de los vampiros
The planned reburial of a village elder goes awry as the corpse resurrects into a hopping, bloodthirsty vampire, threatening mankind. Therefore, a Taoist Priest and his two disciples attempt to stop the terror.
Oct. 13, 2025 watched
A fantastically enjoyable Sammo Hung-produced action/horror/comedy with the hopping undead (goengsi/jiangshi).

Loved and watched this film since ~1990

Rewatched (for the umpteenth time) 12 October 2025 in #MonsterMiru #WatchParty after #Monsterdon on Mastodon.
1980s ActionComedy ActionHorror ComedyHorror Goengsi
Deathstalker (1983) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Deathstalker
director: James Sbardellati actor: Rick Hill / Barbi Benton
other title: Deathstalker - O Guerreiro Invencível / Der Todesjäger
The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation - a chalice, an amulet, and a sword - lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, Deathstalker joins with other travelers going to the Big Tournament to determine the strongest warrior. The false king holds the true princess in captivity, and plots to have Deathstalker killed, and Deathstalker must fight to free the princess.