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Solarbabies (1986) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Solarbabies
director: Alan Johnson actor: Richard Jordan / Jami Gertz …
other title: I guerrieri del sole / Solarfighters …
In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite good. It has given them a unity that transcends the attempts to bring them to heel by the government. Finding an orb of special power, they find it has unusual effects on them. They escape from the orphanage (on skates) and try to cross the wasteland looking for a place they can live free as the storm-troopers search for them and the orb.
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MouseHunt (1997)
MouseHunt
director: Gore Verbinski actor: Nathan Lane / Lee Evans …
other title: Un topolino sotto sfratto / Mus i eget hus …
Down-on-their luck brothers, Lars and Ernie Smuntz, aren't happy with the crumbling old mansion they inherit... until they discover the estate is worth millions. Before they can cash in, they have to rid the house of its single, stubborn occupant—a tiny and tenacious mouse.
July 20, 2026 watched
Fun farce, Nathan Lane & Lee Evans great together as brothers who inherit a house but have to deal with a mischievous mouse.

Watched in the late 90s, rewatched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon
GoreVerbinski NathanLane Comedy LeeEvans 1990s
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Death in Brunswick (1991) WikiData IMDb
Death in Brunswick
director: John Ruane actor: Sam Neill / Zoe Carides …
other title: Morte a Brunswick / Gesellschaft für Mrs. DiMarco …
A loser in need of a job, Carl Fitzgerald finds employment as a cook at a nightclub, where he meets waitress Sophie. Though it seems things are improving for Carl, an unexpected situation leads to the death of Mustafa, a shady coworker, and Carl must figure out how to cover up the incident.
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Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws 3-D
director: Joe Alves actor: Dennis Quaid / Bess Armstrong …
other title: Lo squalo 3 / Dødens gab 3 …
A giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
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Mr. Vampire (1985)
殭屍先生
8.3 (13 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.
July 17, 2026 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.

Rewatched again :D 16 July 2026 in the #Comedon watch party.
ActionHorror LamChingying HongKong 1980s HorrorComedy
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Gamera vs. Viras (1968) WikiData IMDb TMDB
ガメラ対宇宙怪獣バイラス
director: Noriaki Yuasa actor: Kōjirō Hongō / Tôru Takatsuka …
other title: Il mostro invincibile / Gamera gegen Viras - Frankensteins Weltraummonster greift an …
As alien invaders plot to conquer the Earth, two Boy Scouts steal a mini-submarine and discover Gamera in their midst. Transported to the alien's spaceship, the Scouts are menaced by the evil inhabitants, including Viras, a squid-like monster that grows to colossal size to battle Gamera.
July 14, 2026 watched
My 1st Gamera. Had good moments but unfortunately too much recycled footage & annoying moppets for my liking.

Watched in the #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon.
Monster WatchParty Gamera Turtle Japan
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Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
director: Philippe Mora actor: Jimmy Nail / Christopher Lee …
other title: Howling II - L'ululato / Das Tier II …
When a young journalist dies in violent circumstances, her brother soon learns, by way of the mysterious Stefan Crosscoe, that his sister has succumbed to the werewolf curse.
July 14, 2026 watched
Not as good as the original, with bland leads unredeemed by Christopher Lee or Sybil Danning's boobs (the true stars of the film judging by how many times they were reshown during the end credits).

Watched in the #MonsterMiru watch party on Mastodon after Monsterdon.
Sequel 1980s MonsterMiru WatchParty SybilDanning
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Wolfen (1981) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Wolfen
5.6 (5 ratings) director: Michael Wadleigh actor: Albert Finney / Diane Venora …
other title: Wolfen - La belva immortale / Cidade em Pânico …
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
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Sleeper (1973) IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB
Sleeper
director: 伍迪·艾伦 actor: 伍迪·艾伦 / 黛安·基顿 …
other title: 傻瓜大闹科学城 / Il dormiglione …
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
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Swift Sword (1980) IMDb TMDB Douban
情俠追風劍
director: Ho Meng-Hua actor: Wong Yu / Nau Nau …
other title: 情俠追風劍
Starring a menagerie of established Shaw Brothers' talent like kung-fu comedienne, Wang Yu, female kung-fu fighter Hui Ying-hung (the lady Michelle Yeoh tries to emulate) and perennial bad guy Lo Lieh, it's a movie about cross people and crossed swords where our heroes discover that gold is not as precious as friendship.
July 12, 2026 watched
I've dealt with some confusing plots in kung fu films, but way too often in this I found myself thinking "who the hell are these people and what the hell is going on???"

Watched in #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon
HongKong KungFuSat WatchParty MartialArts ShawBrothers
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Jaws 2 (1978)
Jaws 2
4.2 (5 ratings) director: Jeannot Szwarc actor: Roy Scheider / Lorraine Gary …
other title: Lo squalo 2 / Dødens gab 2 …
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
July 11, 2026 watched
Reminds me of the old Russian joke. Two old friends bump into each other in December. One asks: "How was your year?" The other replies. "So-so. Worse than last year, but better than the next!"

This entry in the Jaws franchise was definitely not as good as the 1st one, but will better than the ones to come! :D

Rewatched (for the first time in decades) in "Jaws July" in the #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon.
FridayThrillerClub 1970s Horror Sequel Jaws
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The Sheep Detectives (2026)
The Sheep Detectives
7.0 (64 ratings) director: Kyle Balda actor: Hugh Jackman / Emma Thompson …
other title: Pecore sotto copertura / Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi …
George is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they can't possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
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Close Range (2015) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Close Range
director: Isaac Florentine actor: Scott Adkins / Nick Chinlund …
other title: Close Range - Vi ucciderà tutti / Perigo Extremo …
A rogue soldier turned outlaw is thrust into a relentless fight with a corrupt sheriff, his obedient deputies, and a dangerous drug cartel in order to protect his sister and her young daughter.
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Earth vs. the Spider (1958) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Earth vs. the Spider
director: Bert I. Gordon actor: Ed Kemmer / June Kenney …
other title: La vendetta del ragno nero / Die Rache der schwarzen Spinne …
Teenagers from a small town and their high school science teacher join forces to battle a giant mutant spider, living in a cave nearby and getting hungry.
July 6, 2026 watched
For what it is, it wasn't too bad!

I watched it *before* the #Monsterdon watch party because of the World Cup match.
Kaiju BertIGordon 1950s USA Spider
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A Working Man (2025)
A Working Man
5.4 (11 ratings) director: David Ayer actor: Jason Statham / Jason Flemyng …
other title: Um Trabalhador Implacável
Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.
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Electric Dragon 80000V (2001)
ELECTRiC DRAGON 80000V
director: Gakuryu Ishii actor: Tadanobu Asano / Masatoshi Nagase …
other title: Electric Dragon 80.000 Volt / ELECTRiC DRAGON 80000V
A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.
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The Chinese Mack (1974) IMDb TMDB
絕招
director: Ta-Chuan Hsu actor: Michael Chan / Lee Fung-Lan …
other title: 絕招
Real-life Triad leader and Hong Kong action star Chan Wai-Man headlines The Chinese Mack, a fight-filled martial arts slug-fest from the golden year of 1974! In the scenic countryside, an expert kung fu student is taught the deadly art of the “death blows.” With his schooling finished, he heads to the big city to earn his fortune. But when he’s seduced by the sins of the flesh, he’ll have to battle his way out of the darkness.
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The Transporter (2002)
The Transporter
6.2 (9 ratings) director: Corey Yuen / Louis Leterrier actor: Jason Statham / Shu Qi …
other title: Correio de Risco / Le Transporteur …
Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.
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Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
6.9 (18 ratings) director: Roland Emmerich actor: Will Smith / Bill Pullman …
other title: Dia da Independência / Dia de la independencia
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.