Action movies, you love em or hate em. The hero is thrown into events that involve violence and stunts. The hero overcomes incredible odds and life-threatening situations, a dangerous villain, or a pursuit which ends in victory for the hero.
The Ark of the Sun God (Italian: Sopravvissuti della città morta : Survivors of the Dead City) or is an Italian adventure / action film from 1984 directed by Antonio Margheriti. Starring David Warbeck.The film was partly filmed and produced in Turkey. Plot In Istanbul, a Rick Spear (David Warbeck) is a master cracksman and […]
China White is a 1989 Hong Kong action crime film directed by Ronny Yu and starring Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Alex Man, Russell Wong, Billy Drago and Dutch kickbox champion Saskia van Rijswijk. Plot Brothers Bobby Chow and Danny Chow want control of Amsterdam’s Chinatown for their drug trade. Italian crime lord Scalia (Drago) wants […]
Ninja III: The Domination is an American martial arts action horror film from 1984 directed by Sam Firstenberg. Starring Sho Kosugi, Lucinda Dickey, Jordan Bennett, and James Hong. It is the third film in Cannon Films’ Ninja Trilogy anthology series. Plot Ninja III: The Domination Christie Ryder (Dickey), a telephone operator and aerobics instructor, is […]
10 to Midnight is an American crime-horror-thriller film from 1983 directed by J. Lee Thompson. Starring Charles Bronson in the lead role with a supporting cast that includes Lisa Eilbacher, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis, Geoffrey Lewis, and Wilford Brimley. Plot In Los Angeles, the rookie Detective Paul McAnn teams up with the veteran Detective Leo […]
Akira (アキラ) is a Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. It was based on Otomo’s 1982 manga of the same name. Plot Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, a leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle […]
The Challenge is an American movie from 1982 directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Scott Glenn and Toshirō Mifune. Plot A katana, one of a pair known as “The Equals”, was an heirloom of the Yoshida family, passed down through the generations before being lost during World War II. It was finally tracked down and recovered […]
Crocodile is a creature feature from Thailand made in 1979 by director Sompote Sands. Starring Nat Puvanai, Ni Tien, Angela Wells and Kirk Warren. The international version was produced by Dick Randall. Plot Crocodile Two doctors working in Bangkok are overworked and want to spend a weekend on vacation in Pataya with their wives. There […]
1990: The Bronx Warriors (Italian: 1990: I guerrieri del Bronx) was one of the three science fiction films Enzo G Castellari made with producer Fabrizio De Angelis. The films are influenced by Mad Max 2 (1981), The Warriors(1979), and Escape From New York (1981). Plot In the year 1990 the Bronx is officially declared No Man’s Land. […]
Street Law with its original Italian title Il cittadino si ribella is a 1974 poliziotteschi film from Enzo G. Castellari. Starring Franco Nero and Barbara Bach. Plot Street Law Carlo Antonelli (Franco Nero) is an engineer who is mugged by a gang of badguys. After the police drop their investigation, he decides to take justice into his own […]
Cobra against ninja is a ninja exploitation film made in HongKong from 1987 directed by Joseph Lai and Godfrey Ho. Starring Stuart Smith and Richard Harrison. Plot Cobra, a Ninja, is making high stake bets on ninja duels involving Gordon “The Red Champion”. Gordon has trained four men who after returning to civilian life end […]
