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Hudson Hawk (1991) TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
Hudson Hawk
director: Michael Lehmann actor: Bruce Willis / Danny Aiello …
other title: Hudson Hawk - Il mago del furto / Hudson Hawk: Mestertyven …
Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.
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Laserhawk (1997) TMDB WikiData IMDb
Laserhawk
director: Jean Pellerin actor: Jason James Richter / Melissa Galianos …
250 million years ago, a carnivorous species 'planted' a crop of humans on an uninhabited planet known as Earth. Now, the alien life form has returned to harvest its yield. With total destruction looming just moments away, a futuristic warrior and a prophetic mental patient join forces against the creatures, but with mortal weapons no match for the superior alien technology, the duo's only hope for victory lies in finding a 250 million year-old spaceship known as Laserhawk. The future of the world depends on it.
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The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box (2013) IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box
director: Jonathan Newman actor: Aneurin Barnard / Michael Sheen …
other title: The adventurer - Il mistero dello scrigno di Mida / O Aventureiro: A Maldição da Caixa de Midas …
Seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artefact that grants limitless wealth — but also devastating supernatural power. With the fate of his world, and his family at stake, Mariah will risk everything to unravel the Curse of the Midas Box.
July 21, 2026 watched
A rather limp affair, a mash-up of every orphan tale ever made with some "light plagiarism" of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Fortunately, made bearable by the folks in the #MondayActionMovie watch party on Mastodon.
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Gamera vs. Viras (1968) TMDB IMDb WikiData
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.

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Close Range (2015) TMDB IMDb WikiData
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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Runaway (1984) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Runaway
director: Michael Crichton actor: Tom Selleck / Cynthia Rhodes …
other title: Døden løber løbsk / Runaway - Spinnen des Todes …
In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots... and his son becomes a target.
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Lavalantula (2015) IMDb WikiData Skybridge TMDB
Lavalantula
director: Mike Mendez actor: Steve Guttenberg / Nia Peeples …
other title: Lavalantula - Angriff der Feuerspinnen / Lavalántula …
Giant lava breathing tarantulas – Lavalantulas – erupt out of ancient volcanos in the Santa Monica Mountains, raining death and destruction upon Los Angeles. With the City of Angels on the verge of incineration, only a washed up ‘90s action hero actor stands in the way of this monstrous swarm of bloodthirsty creatures who burn their victims alive.
May 26, 2026 watched
As cynical commercial exploitation flicks full of cheap CGI & fanservice go ... this one's a blast!

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Assault on Dome 4 (1996) IMDb TMDB 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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Kid Cannabis (2014) IMDb WikiData
Kid Cannabis
director: John Stockwell actor: Jonathan Daniel Brown / Kenny Wormald …
other title: Cannabis Kid
An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.
April 21, 2026 watched
Went into it with very low expectations but it grew from a Temu Seth Rogen stoner comedy into a halfway decent drama.

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The Octagon (1980) IMDb TMDB Skybridge WikiData
The Octagon
director: Eric Karson actor: Chuck Norris / Larry D. Mann …
other title: Mænd uden nåde / A Fortaleza Secreta …
Scott James, a veteran martial arts expert, is recruited as the protector of the wealthy and beautiful Justine after she becomes the target of a ninja clan. When Scott finds out that his ruthless arch-nemesis, McCarn , is involved with the stealthy and dangerous criminals, he is eager to settle old scores. Soon Scott is facing off against McCarn and the entire ninja horde in an effort to take them all down.
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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!

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Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987) IMDb WikiData TMDB Skybridge
Hard Ticket to Hawaii
director: Andy Sidaris actor: Ronn Moss / Dona Speir …
other title: Agguato alle Hawaii / Hawaii Raiders …
A Molokai-based civilian pilot and an undercover DEA agent intercept a delivery of diamonds intended for druglord Seth Romero. Seth, his henchmen, and other island undesirables launch a full-scale assault on the duo. If they're going to survive, they'll need the help of agent Rowdy Abilene and his partner/kickboxing expert Jade.
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Dreamscape (1984) IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
Dreamscape
director: Joseph Ruben actor: Dennis Quaid / Max von Sydow …
other title: Dreamscape: fuga nell'incubo / A Morte nos Sonhos …
In order to diagnose the psychic traumas suffered by his patients, Dr. Paul Novotny gets young Alex Gardner to enter their dreams.
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Prom Night (1980) TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Prom Night
director: Paul Lynch actor: Leslie Nielsen / David Gardner …
other title: Non entrate in quella casa / Blodig midnat …
At a high school senior prom, a masked killer stalks four teenagers who were responsible for the accidental death of a classmate six years prior.
Feb. 24, 2026 watched
A slasher that takes a long time to get to the slashing. And not enough disco dancing!

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Millennium (1989) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Millennium
director: Michael Anderson actor: Kris Kristofferson / Cheryl Ladd …
other title: Milénio / Millennium - Die 4. Dimension …
An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.
Feb. 3, 2026 watched
Cheryl Ladd is a time-travelling David Bowie impersonator who screws up all time by screwing Kris Kristofferson.

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Assassin (1986) IMDb TMDB WikiData
Assassin
director: Sandor Stern actor: Robert Conrad / Karen Austin …
other title: Special Terminator C.I.A. / Asesino
A retired agent from an Intelligence Agency is contacted by the Agency in order to stop an ultra-secret robot who is killing some government officials. That will be not an easy task, because the robot looks human and it was specifically built to be an efficient killer, not to mention that it is almost invulnerable.