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Rebirth of Mothra (1996) TMDB WikiData IMDb
モスラ
director: Okihiro Yoneda actor: Megumi Kobayashi / Sayaka Yamaguchi …
other title: Mothra - Das Siegel der Elias / モスラ …
A new Mothra takes to the air and battles against Desghidorah to save all of humanity.
May 25, 2026 watched
I never expected a silly little monster movie for kids to make me *care* about the beasties. Or have battle scenes better than 90% of the action movies I've watched.

Watched in the #ReMonsterdon watch party on Mastodon.
Japan Monster ReMonsterdon Mothra WatchParty
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King of Robbery (1996) WikiData IMDb
悍匪
director: Billy Chung Siu-Hung actor: Simon Yam / Roy Cheung Yiu-Yeung …
other title: 悍匪
After robbing countless Hong Kong jewelery shops, Ye Kuan (Simon Yam) sets out on a murderous rampage killing everything in his path. Police informants, criminals and members of the public — nobody is safe from the Hong Kong Thug.
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Insomnia (1997) TMDB IMDb
Insomnia
director: Erik Skjoldbjærg actor: Stellan Skarsgård / Maria Mathiesen …
other title: Insomnia - Todesschlaf
Detectives Jonas and Erik are called to the midnight sun country of northern Norway to investigate a recent homicide, but their plan to arrest the killer goes awry, and Jonas mistakenly shoots Erik. The suspect escapes, and a frightened Jonas pins Erik's death on the fugitive. Jonas continues to pursue the killer as he seeks to protect himself; however, his mounting guilt and the omnipresent sun plague him with an insomnia that affects his sanity.
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Assault on Dome 4 (1996) IMDb WikiData
Assault on Dome 4
director: Gilbert Po actor: Bruce Campbell / Joseph Culp …
other title: Sfida nello spazio / Dome 4 …
In this science-fiction action opus, intergalactic extremist Alex Windham has seized control of Dome 4, a scientific outpost on another planet, after escaping from a penal colony on Mars. Windham is forcing the staff of Dome 4 to construct new weapons that he can use to destroy his enemies, but what he doesn't know is that one of his captives is the wife of interstellar lawman Chase Moran.
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The Replacement Killers (1998) IMDb WikiData
The Replacement Killers
director: Antoine Fuqua actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Mira Sorvino …
other title: Costretti ad uccidere / Assassinos Substitutos …
Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.
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Iron Monkey (1993) NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
黃飛鴻之鐵馬騮
director: Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Yu Rongguang / Donnie Yen …
other title: O Macaco de Ferro / El mono de hierro (Iron Monkey) …
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
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Yonggary (1999) IMDb WikiData
용가리
director: Shim Hyung-rae actor: Dan Cashman / Bruce Cornwell …
other title: Reptilian / 용가리
A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?
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Johnny Stecchino (1991) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Johnny Stecchino
director: Roberto Benigni actor: Roberto Benigni / Nicoletta Braschi …
other title: Zahnstocher-Johnny / Johnny Palillo …
Good hearted but not very wordly-wise, Dante is happy driving the school bus for a group of mentally handicapped children, while feeling he is somehow missing out on life and love. So he is very excited when after nearly being knocked down by her car he meets Maria, who seems immediately enamoured of him. He is soon invited to her sumptuous Palermo villa, little suspecting that this is part of a plot. He bears an amazing likeness to Maria's stool-pigeon gangster husband and it would be convenient for them if the mobster, in the shape of Dante, was seen to be dead and buried.
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One Eight Seven (1997) TMDB IMDb WikiData
One Eight Seven
director: Kevin Reynolds actor: Samuel L. Jackson / John Heard …
other title: Codice omicidio 187 / 187 …
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).
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The Full Monty (1997) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Full Monty
director: Peter Cattaneo actor: Robert Carlyle / Mark Addy …
other title: Full Monty - Squattrinati organizzati / Det' bare mænd …
Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.
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Ashes of Time (1994) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban TMDB
東邪西毒
7.5 (14 ratings) director: Wong Kar-Wai actor: Leslie Cheung / Brigitte Lin …
other title: Ashes Of Time / Les Cendres du temps …
Ouyang Feng is a heartbroken and cynical man who spends his days in the desert, connecting expert swordsmen with those seeking revenge and willing to pay for it. Throughout five seasons in exile, Ouyang spins tales of his clients' unrequited loves and unusual acts of bravery.
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Check Your Head Douban NeoDB
Beastie Boys genre: Pop
release date April 21, 1992 publisher: Capitol
Digitally remastered for the first time by the band. Features original album plus a bonus disc of b-sides and rarities which has also been remastered. Original artwork has been restored in this 8 panel eco-friendly 2 CD set with fold-out poster/lyric sheet. Originally released in April 1992, "Check Your Head" was a milestone for Beastie Boys on multiple levels and on the strength of now-classic singles and videos 'So What'cha Want', 'Pass The Mic', 'Gratitude' and 'Jimmy James', "Check Your Head" stormed the U.S. Top 10, ultimately returning Beastie Boys to hard-touring, platinum-selling status, and setting the band up for the pop cultural dominance it would achieve in the decade to come.
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Hercules Returns (1993) IMDb WikiData
Hercules Returns
director: David Parker actor: David Argue / Michael Carman …
other title: O Retorno de Hércules
When Brad gets fired from his job, he goes to reopen an old cinema, he enlists his frends to help him show the last film the cinema aired before it closed... Only they don't know, the film is in Italian. With everyone sitting ready they begin to dub the movie... on the fly!
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On Tour (1990) IMDb WikiData
Turné
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Laura Morante …
other title: Turné / Nosotros tres
Two actors leave on a theatrical tour, but there is a matter to be settled: one has become the lover of the other's girl-friend and since they are very good friends, cannot bring himself to tell him.
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Puerto Escondido (1992) IMDb WikiData
Puerto Escondido
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Valeria Golino …
Mario works in a Milan bank. His daily routine is shattered when he witnesses a murder committed by a deranged police commissioner. To save his life, he flees to Puerto Escondido, Mexico. When he runs out of money he teams up with Alex and Anita, a couple of Italians that will lead him on to a series of adventures and encounters with drug dealers, corrupt police officers and other weird characters.
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Mediterraneo (1991) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Mediterraneo
director: Gabriele Salvatores actor: Diego Abatantuono / Claudio Bigagli …
other title: Mediterráneo / Jeg elsker soldater
WWII: When a group of Italian soldiers washes up on a Greek island after the Allies sink their ship, the men initially believe that the region is deserted. However, they discover that the islanders have been in hiding, and the soldiers, winning the trust of the locals, gradually become part of the community. As the Italians ease into an idyllic existence, they begin to forget about war and pursue romance with the lovely women of the island.
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Sister Act (1992) IMDb TMDB WikiData Douban NeoDB
Sister Act
6.6 (11 ratings) director: Emile Ardolino actor: Caryn Elaine Johnson / Maggie Smith …
other title: Sister Act - Una svitata in abito da suora / Halløj i klostret …
A Reno singer witnesses a mob murder and the cops stash her in a nunnery to protect her from the mob's hitmen. The mother superior does not trust her, and takes steps to limit her influence on the other nuns. Eventually the singer rescues the failing choir and begins helping with community projects, which gets her an interview on TV—and identification by the mob.
April 24, 2026 watched
Some light fun and nice songs

Thought I'd seen it years before but no, turns out this was my first watch. Watched in #Comedon watch party on Mastodon.
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