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Omega Syndrome (1986) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Omega Syndrome
director: Joseph Manduke actor: Ken Wahl / George DiCenzo …
other title: Omega Syndrom / 欧米茄综合症
An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.
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The Dunwich Horror (1970)
The Dunwich Horror
director: Daniel Haller actor: Sandra Dee / Dean Stockwell …
other title: Le vergini di Dunwich / Altar do Diabo …
Dr. Henry Armitage, an expert in the occult, goes to the old Whateley manor in Dunwich looking for Nancy Wagner, a student who went missing the previous night. He is turned away by Wilbur, the family's insidious heir, who has plans for the young girl. But Armitage won't be deterred. Through conversations with the locals, he soon unearths the Whateleys' darkest secret — as well as a great evil.
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The Fog (1980)
The Fog
6.4 (9 ratings) director: John Carpenter actor: Adrienne Barbeau / Tom Atkins …
other title: Fog / Tågen …
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
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God of Gamblers (1989)
賭神
8.0 (14 ratings) director: Wong Jing actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Andy Lau …
other title: Les Dieux du jeu
Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter and realizes that he has a penchant for gambling.
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Buddhist Fist and Tiger Claws (1981) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
용호의 사촌들
director: Lee Hyuk-soo actor: Han Yong-cheol / Hwang Jang-Lee …
other title: Yonghoui sachondeul / Yong-Ho's Cousins …
A woman has half of a map that will lead her to a treasure trove of gold ingots that she and and her brother want to deliver to the Korean Independence Army. However, several other factions are searching for the gold and all are experts at deadly forms of martial arts.
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Forbidden City Cop (1996)
大內密探零零發
7.3 (14 ratings) director: Stephen Chow / Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu actor: Stephen Chow / Carina Lau …
An imperial agent gets ridiculed for his various inventions, until his supportive wife encourages him to attend a conference, which's actually a trap to kill all the doctors serving the emperor, where his crazy inventions come in handy.
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Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II (1994) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
director: Steven Lovy / Robert Lovy actor: Vernon Wells / Deborah Shelton …
other title: Conductor mortal / Circuitry Man …
In the backdrop of Earths polluted future a female FBI agent removes Danner, a pleasure android from an asylum in order to coerce him into helping her hunt down the criminal psychopath Plughead. But Plughead who has tangled with Danner before has his own plans as he is forcing a female scientist to help him manufacture life extending longevity chips which he intends to sell to rich and powerful clients.
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Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
Guyver 2: Dark Hero
director: Steve Wang actor: David Hayter / Kathy Christopherson
other title: 强殖装甲：暗黑英雄 / Guyver 2: Dark Hero …
Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil.
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The Guyver (1991)
The Guyver
director: Steve Wang / Screaming Mad George actor: Jack Armstrong / Mark Hamill …
other title: O Guyver / Mutronics - Invasion der Supermutanten …
FBI agent Max Reed witnesses Dr. Tetsu Segawa - a researcher for the mysterious Chronos Corporation - being murdered. Dr. Segawa had stolen an alien device known as "The Guyver" from Chronos. College student Sean Barker, whose girlfriend's father was Dr. Segawa, finds the Guyver's hiding spot while watching the forensic team investigating the crime scene.
Aug. 31, 2026 watched
Some really impressive practical FX. "But what about plot, dialog, acting etc?" Yep, those sure were some impressive FX.

Watched in #Monsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
Monster MartialArts HorrorSciFi Action SciFi
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.4 (11 ratings) director: Don Siegel actor: Kevin McCarthy / Dana Wynter …
other title: L'invasione degli ultracorpi / De stjålne kroppe …
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Aug. 31, 2026 watched
I much prefer the 1978 version but this still had its moments of tension.

Watched in the #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
SciFi Horror HorrorSciFi WatchParty 1950s
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The King of the Kickboxers (1990) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The King of the Kickboxers
director: Lo Yuen-Ming actor: Loren Avedon / Billy Blanks …
other title: Il re dei kickboxers / O Rei dos Kickboxers …
Jake, a New York policeman poses as an actor to expose the making of martial-arts death movies in Thailand.
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Cleopatra Jones (1973)
Cleopatra Jones
director: Jack Starrett actor: Tamara Dobson / Bernie Casey …
other title: Cleopatra Jones: licenza di uccidere / Ein Fall für Cleopatra Jones …
After federal agent Cleopatra Jones orders the burning of a Turkish poppy field, the notorious drug lord Mommy vows to destroy her.
Aug. 28, 2026 watched
Fun action flick that doesn't take itself too seriously

Watched in #Comedon watch party on Mastodon
Comedon USA Action 1970s Crime
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
director: Andrew Dominik actor: Brad Pitt / Casey Affleck …
other title: L'assassinio di Jesse James per mano del codardo Robert Ford / Mordet på Jesse James af kujonen Robert Ford …
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status.
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Mutant Hunt (1987) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mutant Hunt
director: Tim Kincaid actor: Rick Gianasi / Mary Fahey …
other title: Guerre di Mutanti / Robot Killer
In New York City sometime in the near future, Z, the evil chairman of the Inteltrax Corporation, has taken a small army of cyborgs designed to perform hazardous tasks and altered them to kill humans for pleasure. The inventor of the cyborgs, Dr. Paul Haynes, is held captive, and his sister Darla seeks the aid of Matt Riker, an expert in high-tech weaponry and martial arts.
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Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus
director: Gabrielle Beaumont actor: Marc Singer / Tony Todd …
other title: Beastmaster - L'occhio di Braxus / Beastmaster - Das Auge des Braxus …
Before he died, Dar's father gave a mysterious amulet to Tal, Dar's younger brother who is now king. Dar, while wandering with his animal companions, chances to meet and rescue a family who seek the help of King Tal against Lord Agon, a sorcerer who has conquered their land. Dar obtains an audience for them with Tal, who rallies his troops to march against Agon in the morning. Alas, the young king is captured by Agon's crimson warriors during the night.
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The Stuff (1985) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Stuff
director: Larry Cohen actor: Michael Moriarty / Andrea Marcovicci …
other title: Stuff - Il gelato che uccide / A Coisa …
Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!
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The War of the Gargantuas (1966) WikiData IMDb TMDB
フランケンシュタインの怪獣 サンダ対ガイラ
director: Ishirō Honda actor: Kenji Sahara / Kumi Mizuno …
other title: Kong, uragano sulla metropoli / Frankenstein - Zweikampf der Giganten …
Gaira, a humanoid sea beast spawned from the discarded cells of Frankenstein's monster, attacks the shores of Tokyo. While the Japanese military prepares to take action, Gaira's Gargantua brother, Sanda, descends from the mountains to defend his kin. A battle between good and evil ensues, leaving brothers divided and a city in ruins.
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Xanadu (1980) WikiData IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Xanadu
director: Robert Greenwald actor: Olivia Newton-John / Gene Kelly …
other title: 仙樂都 / 仙乐都
Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.
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In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place
director: Nicholas Ray actor: Humphrey Bogart / Gloria Grahame …
other title: Il diritto di uccidere / Matar ou Não Matar …
A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.