1990s
Red Sun Rising (1994) NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Red Sun Rising
director: Francis Megahy actor: Don Wilson / Terry Farrell
other title: Sole rosso sangue / Soleil rouge
Thomas Hoshino is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho. He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder. Soon they discover that Jaho is preparing a gang war and weapon smuggling ring. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers.
Aug. 13, 2025 watched
Don "The Dragon" Wilson stars as a Japanese cop who must overcome culture shock (i.e. US racism and cars much larger than back home) and learn the Power of the Laser Finger.

Not bad... for a Don "The Dragon" Wilson movie, if you know what I mean, and if you're a sucker for 90s action like I am.
Action BMovieBonanza MartialArts DonWilson 1990s
Street Asylum (1990) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Street Asylum
director: Gregory Dark actor: Wings Hauser / Alex Cord
other title: Ryder
In the bleak near future Los Angeles has become a dangerous war zone with cops pitted against assorted law-breaking lowlifes. Sergeant Arliss Ryder (well played with customary wired intensity by the always great Wings Hauser) has an electronic device put into his back that turns him into an out-of-control psychotic killer and put on the Strike S.Q.U.A.D. (an acronym for Scum Quelling Assault Urban Devision), which is a unit of crazed cops assigned by Captain Bill Quinton (a typically gruff Alex Cord) to rid the City of Angels of criminals by using any means necessary. The only problem is that Arliss discovers what's going down and decides to put a stop to all this madness.
Armageddon (1998) TMDB NeoDB WikiData Douban IMDb
Armageddon
5.7 (12 ratings) director: Michael Bay actor: Bruce Willis / Billy Bob Thornton
other title: Armageddon - Giudizio finale / Armageddon - Das jüngste Gericht
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
Enemy of the State (1998) NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Enemy of the State
5.6 (5 ratings) director: Tony Scott actor: Will Smith / Gene Hackman
other title: Nemico pubblico / Perigo Público
The life of labor lawyer and dedicated family man Robert Clayton Dean is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy while holiday shopping. Unbeknownst to Dean, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the trail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious NSA official named Reynolds. Using satellite surveillance, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves while also framing him for murder. With the help of the mysterious Brill, he attempts to throw the NSA off his trail and prove his innocence.
Pulp Fiction (1994) TMDB IMDb NeoDB Douban 兜伴 WikiData
Pulp Fiction
8.6 (44 ratings) director: Quentin Tarantino actor: John Travolta / Samuel L. Jackson
other title: Pulp Fiction: Tempo de Violência / 低俗小说
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Cinema of Vengeance (1994) IMDb TMDB
Cinema of Vengeance
director: Toby Russell actor: Cynthia Rothrock / Yuen Biao
other title: Le furie del cinema
A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favorite Chow Yun-Fat.
Nov. 23, 2025 watched
Fascinating (for us fans) documentary on the history & development of Hong Kong martial arts & action films, featuring interviews with the people who make the magic happen. And lots of great clips from movies! (Which I have put into a collection here:
https://eggplant.place/collection/69ChUBekkGbNHa0VeIGmSz

I'm sure watched this on VHS in the 90s. Rewatched in #KungFuSat #WatchParty on Mastodon.
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Hard Target (1993) IMDb WikiData TMDB
Hard Target
director: John Woo actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Arnold Vosloo
other title: Senza tregua / Perseguição Sem Tréguas
When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a wealthy sportsman who hunts homeless men as a form of recreation.
The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996) IMDb WikiData
The Long Kiss Goodnight
director: Renny Harlin actor: Geena Davis / Samuel L. Jackson
other title: Spy / A Profissional
Samantha Caine is a small-town schoolteacher and mom with no memory of her life before washing up on a beach eight years ago. After a car accident and a violent home invasion trigger flashes of her past, she discovers she used to be a deadly CIA assassin. Teaming up with a wisecracking private investigator, Samantha must return to her old ways to take down the people who tried to erase her.
Mutant Action (1993) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Acción mutante
director: Álex de la Iglesia actor: Antonio Resines / Álex Angulo
other title: Azione mutante / Aktion Mutante
Waging war against all things glamorous and beautiful, crippled terrorists Acción Mutante plot a series of attacks on society's elite, and attempt the kidnapping of a wealthy socialite at her elaborate wedding reception.
Alligator 2: The Mutation (1991) IMDb WikiData
Alligator 2: The Mutation
director: Jon Hess actor: Joseph Bologna / Dee Wallace
other title: Alligator 2 - Die Mutation / Alligator 2 - The Mutation
A giant mutated alligator runs riot in a small town after the sewer system washes it into a lake.
Nov. 17, 2025 watched
Sequel quite dull & slow in comparison to the first film

Watched in #MonsterMiru #WatchParty after #Monsterdon on Mastodon
USA RichardLynch Monster Alligator 1990s
Tai-Chi Master (1993) TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
太极张三丰
8.5 (6 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.
Double Team (1997) NeoDB Douban WikiData IMDb
Double Team
director: Tsui Hark actor: Jean-Claude Van Damme / Dennis Rodman
other title: Double Team - Gioco di squadra / Duplo Team
A CIA agent is interned for failing to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's family. Together they're a two-man arsenal... with enough voltage to rock the free world.
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
director: Rob Cohen actor: Jason Scott Lee / Lauren Holly
other title: Dragon - La storia di Bruce Lee / Dragon: Legenden om Bruce Lee
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.