1970s
The Arena (1974) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Arena
director: Steve Carver actor: Pam Grier / Margaret Markov
other title: La rivolta delle gladiatrici / La Révolte des gladiatrices
Female gladiators fight to the death. Inspired by the story of Spartacus, follow the adventures of a bevy of slave girls who, upon finding themselves thrust into the gladiator ring, mount a vicious rebellion to fight their way to freedom.
Big Bad Mama (1974) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Big Bad Mama
director: Steve Carver actor: Angie Dickinson / Tom Skerritt
other title: F.B.I. e la banda degli angeli / Krudt, knald og kællinger
Circumstances force a mother and her two daughters to get into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country pursued by the law.
Starship Invasions (1977) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB
Starship Invasions
director: Ed Hunt actor: 罗伯特·沃恩 / 克里斯托弗·李
other title: Invasion der Raumschiffe / L'Invasion des soucoupes volantes
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol located in the Bermuda Triangle, the League of Races. LOR leaders warn Rameses that he's breaking galactic treaty rules. The alien villain responds by launching an invasion which telepathically drives Earthlings to suicide. The LOR implore UFO expert Professor Duncan to help them. Eventually, the two alien forces battle. Will the Earth be saved?
Slaughter in San Francisco (1974) TMDB IMDb WikiData
黃面老虎
director: Lo Wei actor: Don Wong Tao / Chuck Norris
other title: Massacro a San Francisco / Yellow Faced Tiger (aka Slaughter In San Francisco)
A Chinese-American cop, skilled in martial arts, battles the most powerful criminal gang in San Francisco that is responsible for the death of his partner.
March 24, 2026 watched
Poor dialogue but good pacing & plenty of fights. But too much Chuck Norris body hair!

Watched in #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) IMDb TMDB WikiData
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
director: Gordon Hessler actor: John Phillip Law / Caroline Munro
other title: Il viaggio fantastico di Sinbad / Sinbads gyldne rejse
Sinbad and his crew intercept a homunculus carrying a golden tablet. Koura, the creator of the homunculus and practitioner of evil magic, wants the tablet back and pursues Sinbad. Meanwhile, Sinbad meets the Vizier who has another part of the interlocking golden map, and they mount a quest across the seas to solve the riddle of the map.
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu (1978) NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
招半式闖江湖
director: Chen Chi-Hwa actor: Jackie Chan / James Tien Chun
other title: Karate Bomber / Le Protecteur
A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.
Demon Pond (1979) IMDb WikiData TMDB
夜叉ヶ池
director: Masahiro Shinoda actor: Tamasaburō Bandō V / Gō Katō
other title: L'Étang du démon / El estanque endemoniado
When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Dracula A.D. 1972
director: Alan Gibson actor: Christopher Lee / Peter Cushing
other title: 1972: Dracula colpisce ancora! / Dracula 1972
Set in London in the early 1970's, supposedly for teen thrills, Johnny organises a black magic ceremony in a desolate churchyard. The culmination of the ritual, however, is the rejuvenation of Dracula from shrivelled remains. Johnny, Dracula' s disciple, lures victims to the deserted graveyard for his master's pleasure and one of the victims delivered is Jessica Van Helsing. Descended from the Van Helsing line of vampire hunters her grandfather, equipped with all the devices to snare and destroy the Count, confronts his arch enemy in the age-old battle between good and evil.
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974) TMDB IMDb
Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter
director: Brian Clemens actor: Horst Janson / John Cater
other title: Capitan Kronos - Cacciatore di vampiri / Captain Kronos - Vampirjäger
When several young girls are found dead, left hideously aged and void of blood, Dr. Marcus suspects vampirism. He enlists the help of the Vampire Hunter. Mysterious and powerful, Kronos has dedicated his life to destroying the evil pestilence. Once a victim of its diabolical depravity, he knows the vampire's strengths and weaknesses as well as the extreme dangers attached to confronting the potent forces of darkness.
The Dragon and the Tiger Kids (1979) IMDb WikiData
龍虎門
director: Tony Lou Chun-Ku / Tony Wong Yuk-Long actor: Meng Yuen-Man / Mang Hoi
other title: Kung Fu - Sturmstaffel der Hölle / The Hell's Wind Staff
Two young kung fu experts are terrorized by an evil warlord whose weapon is known as the Hell's Wind Staff. With the aid of an old rival of the warlord, they train in the Dragon Hands and the Rowing Oar to face off against the deadly Hell's Wind Staff.
Siembra Discogs
Willie Colón / Ruben Blades genre: Latin / Funk / Soul
March 7, 2026 listened
Salsa masterpiece - shake your ass AND your mind, as Willie & Rubeń explore themes like media fakery, crime & urban decay, Latin American unity, and having a good time. Pedro Navaja (their reimagining of The Threepenny Opera/Mackie Die Messer) is the only song I know of that has a film adaptation. (I don't mean a music video, I mean someone made a feature-length film based on the song!)
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The Amsterdam Kill (1977) WikiData TMDB IMDb
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
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The Mysterious Heroes (1978) IMDb
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.
Cooley High (1975) WikiData IMDb
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.
The Killer Elite (1975) TMDB IMDb WikiData
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.
Avanti! (1972) Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Avanti!
director: Billy Wilder actor: Jack Lemmon / Juliet Mills
other title: Che cosa è successo tra mio padre e tua madre? / Avanti - kom ind!
A successful businessman travels to Italy to arrange for the return of his tycoon father's body, only to learn that dear old dad died with his longtime mistress.
March 23, 2026 watched
Romcom spiced up with a little middle-aged nudity but still pretty mild and rather long.

Watched in #SundayFunnies watch party on Mastodon.
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