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Subgenre Sampler
Die Hard (1988)
- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman… - Star–making role for Bruce Willis as an ordinary cop who runs into international terrorism at the top of a skyscraper on Christmas Eve. …
Moonwalker (1988)- Dir. Colin Chilvers, Jerry Kramer
Feat. Michael Jackson - Feature–length fantasy from the imagination of pop–prince Michael Jackson that combines sci–fi, adventure and plenty of…
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
- Dir. Stanley Kubrick
Feat. Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio… - Disturbing account of the recruitment, training and combat of young Americans in Vietnam. A powerful indictment of the senselessness of war, superbly…
Predator (1987)- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers - Big Arnie leads a SWAT team into the South American jungle only to be confronted by a faceless, hostile alien life–form. Solid sci–fi…
Robocop (1987)- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox… - Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
Untouchables, The (1987)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro - Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
Aliens (1986)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn… - Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell - High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Top Gun (1986)- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer… - Star–making film for Cruise, who goes through all the right motions to get millions of bums on seats. The routine plot is overcome by the…
Scarface (1983)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino - Sweat–breakingly violent portrait of a contemporary mobster with Pacino in top gear as the ruthless megalomaniac. Stunning, if you can hack…
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