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Animal Crackers (1930) IMDb TMDB
Animal Crackers
director: Victor Heerman actor: Groucho Marx / Harpo Marx …
other title: Det tossede hus / Os Galhofeiros …
The well-known explorer and hunter Captain Spaulding has just returned from Africa, and is being welcomed home with a lavish party at the estate of influential society matron Mrs. Rittenhouse when a valuable painting goes missing. The intrepid Captain Spaulding attempts to solve the crime with the help of his silly secretary Horatio Jamison, while sparring with the anarchic Signor Emanuel Ravelli and his nutty sidekick The Professor.
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Turkey Shoot (1982)
Turkey Shoot
director: Brian Trenchard-Smith actor: Steve Railsback / Olivia Hussey …
other title: Fangejagten / Insel der Verdammten …
In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
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Throne of Blood (1957)
蜘蛛巣城
8.5 (8 ratings) director: Akira Kurosawa actor: Toshirō Mifune / Isuzu Yamada …
other title: Il trono di sangue / Blodets trone …
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
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FantastiCozzi (2016) WikiData IMDb TMDB
FantastiCozzi
director: Felipe M. Guerra actor: Luigi Cozzi / Caroline Munro …
A feature-length documentary about the life and career of Italian director Luigi Cozzi and his obsession with Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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One, Two, Three (1961)
One, Two, Three
8.2 (13 ratings) director: Billy Wilder actor: James Cagney / Horst Buchholz …
other title: Uno, due, tre! / Cupido Não Tem Bandeira …
C.R. MacNamara is a managing director for Coca Cola in West Berlin during the Cold War, just before the Wall is put up. When Scarlett, the rebellious daughter of his boss, comes to West Berlin, MacNamara has to look after her, but this turns out to be a difficult task when she reveals to be married to a communist.
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The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead (2015) WikiData IMDb
The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead
director: Wes Orshoski actor: Dave Vanian / Captain Sensible …
other title: The Damned: Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead
From Lemmy filmmaker Wes Orshoski comes the story of the long-ignored pioneers of punk: The Damned, the first U.K. punks on wax and the first to cross the Atlantic. This authorized film includes appearances from Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones (The Clash), Lemmy and members of Pink Floyd, Black Flag, GNR, the Sex Pistols, Blondie, Buzzcocks, and more. Shot around the globe over three years, the film charts the band's complex history and infighting, as it celebrated its 35th anniversary and found its estranged former members striking out on their own anniversary tour, while still others battle cancer.
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Peking Opera Blues (1986)
刀馬旦
8.1 (7 ratings) director: Tsui Hark actor: Brigitte Lin / Sally Yeh …
other title: Peking Action Blues / Peking opera blues
In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.
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The Killer Elite (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Killer Elite
director: Sam Peckinpah actor: James Caan / Robert Duvall …
other title: Killer Elite / Assassinos de Elite …
Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the CIA, and while on a case for them one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
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Lake Placid (1999) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Lake Placid
5.8 (5 ratings) director: Steve Miner actor: Bill Pullman / Bridget Fonda …
other title: Lake Placid - Il terrore corre sul lago / Pânico no Lago …
When a man is eaten alive by an unknown creature, the local Game Warden teams up with a paleontologist from New York to find the beast. Add to the mix an eccentric philanthropist with a penchant for "Crocs", and here we go! This quiet, remote lake is suddenly the focus of an intense search for a crocodile with a taste for live animals...and people!
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Come Drink with Me (1966)
大醉俠
7.2 (9 ratings) director: King Hu actor: Cheng Pei-Pei / Elliot Ngok Wah …
other title: Le implacabili lame di rondine d'oro / O Grande Mestre Beberrão …
Golden Sparrow is a fighter-for-hire who has been contracted by the local government to retrieve the governor's kidnapped son. Holding him is a group of rebels who are demanding that their leader be released from prison in return for the captured son. After a brief encounter with the gang at a local restaurant, Golden Sparrow is joined by an inebriated wanderer Drunken Cat who aids her in her mission.
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M (1931)
M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Mörder
8.4 (15 ratings) director: Fritz Lang actor: Peter Lorre / Ellen Widmann …
other title: M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf / Matou …
In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.
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The Amsterdam Kill (1977) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Amsterdam Kill
director: Robert Clouse actor: Robert Mitchum / Richard Egan …
other title: Poliziotto privato: un mestiere difficile / Der Tiger aus Taipeh …
Former DEA Agent Quinlan, removed from the force some years earlier for stealing confiscated drug money, is hired by Chung Wei, a leader in the Amsterdam drug cartel, who wants out of the business. Quinlan's job is to use Chung's information to tip DEA agents to drug busts, thereby destroying the cartel. But when the first two "tips" go awry, resulting in murdered DEA officers, the feds must decide whether to trust Quinlan further...
March 3, 2026 watched
Robert Mitchum wants to show he's still got it, and Golden Harvest gave him the chance. But it comes off as a so-so TV movie.

Watched in the #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon
RobertMitchum LeslieNielsen KeyeLuke GeorgeCheung 1970s
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Hercules (1983) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Hercules
director: Luigi Cozzi actor: Lou Ferrigno / Sybil Danning …
other title: Herkules / Hercule …
Hercules, a semi-divine being, squares off against King Minos, who is attempting to use science to gain power and take over the world. With the help of a benevolent sorceress, Circe, Hercules tries to save his beloved Cassiopeia from being sacrificed by Minos, and struggles against laser-breathing creatures and an evil sorceress.
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers
8.8 (8 ratings) director: John Landis actor: Dan Aykroyd / John Belushi …
other title: The Blues Brothers - I fratelli Blues / Blues Brothers …
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
March 1, 2026 watched
One of my all time faves!

Seen multiple times over the decades. This latest watch (28 February 2026) was of the extended version (2hrs 28mins), which I missed in the #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
Musical Comedon USA 1980s Soul
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The Mysterious Heroes (1978) IMDb TMDB
南龙北凤西山虎
director: Shao-Peng Chen actor: Polly Shang-Kuan Ling-Feng / Chin Kang …
other title: 南龙北凤西山虎
Mysterious Heroes centers around Lau Tien, master of the deadly 13-Sword Style. Thrown into prison by a group of jealous enemies, the 13-Sword Style is rarely spoken of, let alone seen, until 20 years later, when a second swordsman going by the name of Lau Tien proves to be the world's second 13-Sword expert. Action-packed martial arts chaos ensues when the enemies of the original Lau Tien vow to destroy his successor.
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Tai-Chi Master (1993)
太极张三丰
8.2 (8 ratings) director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Jet Li / Michelle Yeoh …
other title: Batalha de Honra / Tai Chi …
Falsely accused for cheating in a martial arts competition, two boyhood friends are banished from their Shaolin Temple and go their separate ways. As adults, they join opposing sides in a civil war. When one betrays the other, they settle their differences mano-a-mano.
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Snakes on a Plane (2006)
Snakes on a Plane
director: David R. Ellis actor: Samuel L. Jackson / Julianna Margulies …
other title: Snakes On A Plane / Serpentes a Bordo …
FBI agent Neville Flynn boards a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, escorting a key witness to testify against a mob boss at an upcoming trial. An on-board assassin releases a crate full of hundreds of deadly venomous snakes in an attempt to eliminate the witness. Flynn and a host of frightened passengers and crew must band together to survive the slithery threat.
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Cooley High (1975) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Cooley High
director: Michael Schultz actor: Glynn Turman / Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs …
In the mid-1960s, a group of high school friends who live on the Near North Side of Chicago enjoy life to the fullest...parties, hanging out, meeting new friends. Then life changes for two of the guys when they are falsely arrested in connection with stealing a Cadillac. We follow their lives through to the dramatic end of high school.