Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2197 Films to Buy & Rent
Rocky V (Rocky 5) (1990)
- Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young…
- Final, agonising round in the ROCKY series, has the Italian Stallion return to the 'old neighbourhood' to coach various new prospects.
Ronin-gai (Roningai: Street of the Samurai) (1990)
- Dir. Kazuo Kuroki
Feat. Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Kanako Higuchi
- Samurai drama set in the 19th century near the end of the Japanese civil war, following several disgraced and listless ronin who attempt to regain…
Rookie, The (1990)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen
- A low–point for Eastwood before his meteoric come–back. His veteran cop teams with straight–laced Sheen, who reluctantly rely on…
She Shoots Straight (Huang jia nu jiang) (1990)
- Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Joyce Godenzi, Sammo Hung
- Taut and melodramatic, this HK policier concerns a decorated and ultra–competent female police officer (Godenzi) who arouses jealousy in her…
Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon (Shou hu fei long) (1990)
- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Sammo Hung, Liu Chia Liang, Carrie Ng
- Amusing action spoof starring the incomparable Samo Hung as one of a pair of bumbling cops who go on the hunt for drug traffickers in Hong Kong, but…
State of Grace (1990)
- Dir. Phil Joanou
Feat. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris
- Penn returns to his Irish mob roots in New York's Hell's Kitchen to find tenuous–at–best relations with the neighbouring Mafia. Oldman…
Swordsman (1990)
- Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Jacky Cheung, Man Cheung, Sam Hui
- A good–natured swordsman from Ming Dynasty China, gets involved in a scramble for a priceless book. Excellent special effects but confusing…
Wrong Bet (1990)
- Dir. Sheldon Lettich
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Van Damme deserts the foreign legion and becomes a professional streetfighter.
Young Guns 2 (1990)
- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland…
- The long–neglected Western finds popularity with a new generation with an all–star youthful cast.
Around the World in 80 Days (TV Mini-series) (1989)
- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov…
- Mostly delightful version of Jules Verne's light adventure yarn, in which Phileas Fogg (Brosnan) attempts the titular feat for a bet. More complete…