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Dance of Death (1980) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
舞拳
director: Chen Chi-Hwa actor: Angela Mao Ying / Paul Chun Pui
other title: Danse de la mort / 舞拳
An orphan boy seeks revenge upon a villainous kung-fu sect that killed his friends. He chances upon two old kung fu masters who are fighting to determine who's the better fighter; one is a drunk, the other puffs constantly on a pipe. Fei Fei convinces them to teach him kung fu, and then he'll fight using both of their techniques and will discover which is superior. So Fei Fei ends up fighting his way up the ranks of the evil sect with the two old men trailing after him, evaluating the battles and counting how many of their individual moves Fei Fei uses. The final battle with the white-haired master of the sect, using new kung fu moves inspired by dancers in a brothel, is amazingly gymnastic. --Bret Fetzer
Sept. 14, 2025 watched
Angela Mao plays a beggar boy (yes) who gets a drunken master & doped master to teach her their techniques so she can get revenge on an evil kung fu school.

With Jackie Chan on action choreography, we get plenty of fun among all the fighting, and Angela is a delight!

Seen as part of #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon
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The Limey (1999) NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
The Limey
director: Steven Soderbergh actor: Terence Stamp / Lesley Ann Warren
other title: L'inglese / O Falcão Inglês
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
The Last Boy Scout (1991) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Last Boy Scout
director: Tony Scott actor: Bruce Willis / Damon Wayans
other title: L'ultimo boy scout - Missione: sopravvivere / Last Boy Scout
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Sept. 13, 2025 watched
Great action from Tony Scott, great lines from Shane Black, great performances from Bruce Will et al.
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Hook, Line and Sinker (1930) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Hook, Line and Sinker
director: Edward F. Cline actor: Bert Wheeler / Robert Woolsey
Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the rich. Their advertising succeeds too well, and many complications soon arise.
Sept. 12, 2025 watched
Some screwball moments in one of the earliest full talkies, but I suspect the missing live / recorded musical score would have helped fill the many moments of dead air.

Seen in #Comedon #WatchParty on Mastodon
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Startup.com (2001) NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Startup.com
director: Chris Hegedus / Jehane Noujaim actor: Kaleil Isaza Tuzman / Tom Herman
other title: Startup.com - Vom Aufstieg und Ende eines amerikanischen Traums
Friends since high school, 20-somethings Kaleil Isaza Tuzman and Tom Herman have an idea: a Web site for people to conduct business with municipal governments. This documentary tracks the rise and fall of govWorks.com from May of 1999 to December of 2000, and the trials the business brings to the relationship of these best friends. Kaleil raises the money, Tom's the technical chief. A third partner wants a buy out; girlfriends come and go; Tom's daughter needs attention. And always the need for cash and for improving the site. Venture capital comes in by the millions. Kaleil is on C-SPAN, CNN, and magazine covers. Will the business or the friendship crash first?
Sept. 10, 2025 watched
Fascinating fly-on-the-wall doc showing two best friends starting a web business during the dotcom boom and bust, and what that does to their relationship.

Seen in #VCRparty #WatchParty
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American Samurai (1992) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
American Samurai
director: Sam Firstenberg actor: David Bradley / Mark Dacascos
When a father passes on the traditional family sword to one of his two adopted sons, the other--in a fit of jealous rage--joins a yakuza drug smuggling mob. When the other son decides to find him and set things straight, things don't seem to go as smoothly as he planned, and a misunderstanding leads the stepbrothers into a Turkish arena to battle swordsmen from around the world.
Sept. 9, 2025 watched
It's often hard to give a review of a film watched as part of a watch party, because bad films can cause lots of funny comments & laughter. This was one whose badness led to lots of fun for us watching.

It was cool seeing a young Mark Dacascos.

Seen in #MondayActionMovie #WatchParty on Mastodon
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Space Freaks from Planet Mutoid (1995) NeoDB IMDb TMDB
Space Freaks from Planet Mutoid
director: Dionysius Zervos jr. actor: Denis Adam Zervos / Henry Coleman
From a galaxy further than far, far away, comes a movie of solar proportions with a stella soundtrack. Tyler hates life - his rock band are going nowhere, the world is collapsing and girls don't take him seriously. BUT all of that is about to change when a sexy space siren seeks Tylers singing to snuff out the growing stream of violence. Adding fuel to the fire is Freaky Fiend fixed on frying our planet - it's up to Tyler and his musical troupe to turn the tables and restore the name of rock and roll.
Sept. 8, 2025 watched
So bad it's hilarious, especially the musical parts.

The star/producer/writer/director also sings, and every time he did, I cracked up laughing.

Watched as part of the #Monsterdon afterparty on Mastodon.
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The Man from Planet X (1951) TMDB IMDb
The Man from Planet X
director: Edgar G. Ulmer actor: Robert Clarke / Margaret Field
other title: L'uomo dal pianeta X / Der Mann von Planet X
While watching for a planet that may collide with earth, scientists stationed in Scotland are approached by a visitor from outer space.
The Street Fighter (1974) TMDB IMDb Douban WikiData
激突! 殺人拳
director: Shigehiro Ozawa actor: Sonny Chiba / Etsuko Shihomi
other title: Den sorte drage / Der Wildeste von allen
Takuma Tsurugi takes on the government, the police, the mafia and an international ring of kidnappers who aim to dispossess a beautiful young heiress of her millions.
Sept. 7, 2025 watched
All-out, practically non-stop action! With the displays of violence I thought only existed in The Story of Ricky, like an X-ray view of a punch smashing a guy's skull, or ripping off a rapist's genitals and showing them to the camera.

X Rated
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The Hit (1984) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
The Hit
director: Stephen Frears actor: John Hurt / Terence Stamp
other title: Vendetta / O Traidor
Ten years after ratting on his old mobster friends in exchange for personal immunity, two hit men drive a hardened criminal to Paris for his execution. However, while on the way, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong.
Sept. 6, 2025 watched
Great building of tension, especially as the characters are never quite what you expect.

And beautifully shot.
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Polyester (1981) TMDB IMDb
Polyester
director: John Waters actor: Divine / Tab Hunter
Blessed with a keen sense of smell and cursed with a philandering pornographer husband, a parasitic mother, and a pair of delinquent children, the long-suffering Francine Fishpaw turns to the bottle as her life falls apart -- until deliverance appears in the form of a hunk named Todd Tomorrow.
Eliminators (1986) NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData
Eliminators
director: Peter Manoogian actor: Andrew Prine / Denise Crosby
other title: Destroyers / Decapitron
A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.
Sept. 4, 2025 watched
The plot, the acting, the effects, the pacing... none of them were anywhere near as bad as I was expecting. They were often downright good. Is this movie... kind of great???
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Blue Thunder (1983) IMDb WikiData NeoDB Douban TMDB
Blue Thunder
director: John Badham actor: Roy Scheider / Warren Oates
other title: Tuono Blu / Operação Thor
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Tank Girl (1995) NeoDB TMDB Douban WikiData IMDb
Tank Girl
director: Rachel Talalay actor: Lori Petty / Naomi Watts
other title: Tank Girl - Detonando o Futuro
After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head of the powerful and evil Water & Power Corporation, the de facto government, has taken control of the water supply. Unwilling to cower under Kesslee's tyrannical rule, a pair of outlaws known as Tank Girl and Jet Girl rise up, joining the mysterious rebel Rippers to destroy the corrupt system.
Grizzly II: Revenge (2020) IMDb WikiData NeoDB
Grizzly II: Revenge
director: André Szöts actor: Steve Inwood / Louise Fletcher
other title: Grizzly II: The Predator / Grizzly II: El concierto
Grizzly II: Revenge (sometimes stylized Grizzly II. Revenge, also known as Grizzly II: The Predator and Grizzly II. The Concert) is a 1983 American action thriller horror film that was not properly released until 2020. It was directed by André Szöts and is a sequel to the 1976 film Grizzly directed by William Girdler and David Sheldon. The film is about a giant grizzly named Tawanda who seeks revenge after her cub is killed by poachers.
Wheels on Meals (1984) TMDB Douban NeoDB
快餐車
director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Jackie Chan / Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
other title: Il mistero del conte Lobos / Wheels On Meals
Cousins Thomas and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket.
American Sniper (2014) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
American Sniper
6.6 (5 ratings) director: Clint Eastwood actor: Bradley Cooper / Sienna Miller
other title: Sniper Americano / El francotirador
U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle takes his sole mission—protect his comrades—to heart and becomes one of the most lethal snipers in American history. His pinpoint accuracy not only saves countless lives but also makes him a prime target of insurgents. Despite grave danger and his struggle to be a good husband and father to his family back in the States, Kyle serves four tours of duty in Iraq. However, when he finally returns home, he finds that he cannot leave the war behind.
Aug. 30, 2025 watched
The Thursday Murder Club (2025) IMDb ReviewDB NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
The Thursday Murder Club
6.3 (30 ratings) director: Chris Columbus actor: Helen Mirren / Pierce Brosnan
other title: Il club dei delitti del giovedì / Torsdagsmordklubben
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
Aug. 27, 2025 watched