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First Blood (1982) TMDB IMDb Min reol Skybridge Eggplant.place Douban WikiData
First Blood
8.0 (263 ratings) director: 特德·科特切夫 actor: Sylvester Stallone / 理查德·克里纳 …
other title: 第一滴血 / 兰博 …
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Aug. 19, 2026 watched
I can narrow down the last time I watched First Blood to sometime between 1995 and 2002, so it's been a minute. There were a few moments I remember vividly, more that I'd forgotten about completely, and watching it in 4k was as though I was watching it anew all together.

As my good friend Jesse pointed out, it's a strikingly well shot movie - you can almost feel the damp cold PNW winter. (Merry Christmas to Rambo, by the way!)

But then you also get a great cat-and-mouse manhunt going on that evokes Southern Comfort (1981) (lensed by the same cinematographer, Andrew Laszlo!). It's also hard not to see how the beats of this movie may have inspired the pacing of the The Fugitive (1993), or how Eddington (2025) may have even taken a page out of the ending, here.

Everyone is great, but Dennehy and Stalone are on point! (I couldn't not tear up at Stalone's final moments alone with his Col.)
Aug. 19, 2026 Review A Review - a review of First Blood
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Wake in Fright (1971) IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Wake in Fright
8.3 (17 ratings) director: 特德·科特切夫 actor: 唐纳德·普利森斯 / 加里·邦德 …
other title: 内陆惊魂 / 假期惊魂 …
Awe-inspiring, brutal and stunning, Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundayabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney. But his one night stretches to five and he plunges headlong toward his own destruction. When the alcohol-induced mist lifts, the educated John Grant is no more. Instead there is a self-loathing man in a desolate wasteland, dirty red-eyed, sitting against a tree and looking at a rifle with one bullet left...
Aug. 12, 2026 watched
A guy trying to get back home from work for a holiday break descends into madness from being stuck in his own personal hell, a small town of some of the friendliest, sweatiest, smelliest roughneck folk that he just cannot escape.

There's a scene in the back half that probably goes just a little too far, but it was the early 70's in the Australian outback, who can really say what's right or wrong? (I mean, it's kinda wrong, but it certainly does bring everything to its tipping point.)

Great acting, beautiful scenery, nearly unintelligible men drinking and drinking and drinking.

I haven't stopped thinking about this one all day; one of those "no reason not to give it 5 stars" movies, for sure.
Aug. 12, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Wake in Fright
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Dogtooth (2009) IMDb Douban TMDB Fantastika Skybridge WikiData
Κυνόδοντας
7.5 (224 ratings) director: 欧格斯·兰斯莫斯 actor: 赫里斯托斯·斯泰尔伊约格卢 / 米歇尔·瓦利 …
other title: 狗牙 / Κυνόδοντας …
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his disobedience, the uber-controlling parents terrorize their offspring into submission.
Aug. 3, 2026 watched
Half-star bump up on rewatch.

I forgot how entirely messed up this is.
Aug. 3, 2026 Review Two Reviews - a review of Dogtooth
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Stop Making Sense (1984) Douban TMDB KevGa-NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Stop Making Sense
9.2 (41 ratings) director: 乔纳森·戴米 actor: 大卫·伯恩
other title: 别假正经 / 別假正經 …
A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album "Speaking in Tongues." The band takes the stage one by one and is joined by a cadre of guest musicians for a career-spanning and cinematic performance that features creative choreography and visuals.
Aug. 9, 2026 watched
Total, unbridled joy. An amazing performance that feels both big and intimate.
Aug. 10, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Stop Making Sense
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Doulos: The Finger Man (1962) IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Le doulos
7.8 (54 ratings) director: 让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔 actor: 让-保罗·贝尔蒙多 / 塞尔日·雷吉亚尼 …
other title: 眼线 / Le doulos …
1962 film by Jean-Pierre Melville
July 29, 2026 watched
A terrific and twisty (though not convoluted) crime drama. Who can you trust when you're surrounded by double-crossing, finger-pointing hat wearers? In the end, loyalty is secured, trust is regained, and then death comes for us all.

Some really great long takes of dialog spinning around a room, characters you cheer for (and against), and one incredible car...accident... make this one easy to watch. And easy to love.
July 29, 2026 Review Initial Review - a review of Doulos: The Finger Man
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Videodrome (1983) Douban WikiData Eggplant.place IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Videodrome
7.7 (169 ratings) director: 大卫·柯南伯格 actor: 詹姆斯·伍兹 / 索尼娅·史密茨 …
other title: Experiência Alucinante / Vidéodrome …
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewers. When he happens upon "Videodrome," a TV show dedicated to gratuitous torture and punishment, Max sees a potential hit and broadcasts the show on his channel. However, after his girlfriend auditions for the show and never returns, Max investigates the truth behind Videodrome and discovers that the graphic violence may not be as fake as he thought.
July 28, 2026 watched
A movie just bursting at the seams (metaphorically, but also kinda physically) with so many ideas about so many things - most of which aren't answered and only bring about more questions - and done so spectacularly well. Despite the leap in technology between what we have today and what's on display here, things grappled with 43 years ago (crazy!) feel just as fresh and relevant in the here and now.

And a beautiful 4K transfer from Criterion makes it just so easy to see how the screen truly is the retina of the mind's eye.
July 28, 2026 Review "Initial" Review - a review of Videodrome
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) IMDb TMDB Min reol Skybridge WikiData Eggplant.place Douban
Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo.
9.2 (585 ratings) director: Sergio Leone actor: Clint Eastwood / Eli Wallach …
other title: 黄金三镖客 / Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. …
While the Civil War rages on between the Union and the Confederacy, three men – a quiet loner, a ruthless hitman, and a Mexican bandit – comb the American Southwest in search of a strongbox containing $200,000 in stolen gold.
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Excalibur (1981) Douban TMDB Eggplant.place IMDb WikiData
Excalibur
7.3 (12 ratings) director: 约翰·保曼 actor: 尼吉尔·特瑞 / 海伦·米伦 …
other title: 黑暗时代 / 神剑 …
A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur" chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately, his death.
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For a Few Dollars More (1965) TMDB Douban IMDb KevGa-NeoDB Skybridge WikiData
Per qualche dollaro in più
8.5 (313 ratings) director: 赛尔乔·莱昂内 actor: 克林特·伊斯特伍德 / 李·范·克里夫 …
other title: 석양의 건맨 / 夕陽のガンマン …
Two bounty hunters both pursue a brutal and sadistic bandit El Indio who has a massive bounty on his head.
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A Fistful of Dollars (1964) TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Per un pugno di dollari
7.9 (431 ratings) director: 赛尔乔·莱昂内 actor: 克林特·伊斯特伍德 / 吉安·玛丽亚·沃隆特 …
other title: 荒野大镖客 / Per un pugno di dollari …
The Man With No Name enters the Mexican village of San Miguel in the midst of a power struggle among the three Rojo brothers and sheriff John Baxter. When a regiment of Mexican soldiers bearing gold intended to pay for new weapons is waylaid by the Rojo brothers, the stranger inserts himself into the middle of the long-simmering battle, selling false information to both sides for his own benefit.
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Virus (1980) Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Virus
director: 布鲁诺·马泰 actor: Margit Evelyn Newton / 佛朗哥·加罗法洛 …
other title: 地狱活死人 / 可怕的地方 …
A rat causes a chemical leak at a Papua New Guinea research facility, leading a group of eco-terrorists to demand the closure of all facilities. When a team of Interpol commandos are enlisted to eliminate the terrorists, they find themselves embroiled in a zombie outbreak.
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The Goonies (1985) Douban IMDb Min reol Skybridge WikiData TMDB
The Goonies
6.7 (37 ratings) director: 理查德·唐纳 actor: 西恩·奥斯汀 / 乔什·布洛林 …
other title: 구니스 / グーニーズ …
A young teenager named Mikey Walsh finds an old treasure map in his father's attic. Hoping to save their homes from demolition, Mikey and his friends Data Wang, Chunk Cohen, and Mouth Devereaux run off on a big quest to find the secret stash of Pirate One-Eyed Willie.
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Possession (1981) Douban TMDB Eggplant.place Skybridge WikiData IMDb
Possession
8.1 (407 ratings) director: Andrzej Żuławski actor: 伊莎贝尔·阿佳妮 / 山姆·尼尔 …
other title: Possessão / La posesión …
A young woman left her family for an unspecified reason. The husband determines to find out the truth and starts following his wife. At first, he suspects that a man is involved. But gradually, he finds out more and more strange behaviors and bizarre incidents that indicate something more than a possessed love affair.
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Bob the Gambler (1956) Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Bob le flambeur
6.9 (42 ratings) director: 让-皮埃尔·梅尔维尔 actor: 罗杰·杜切斯尼 / 伊莎贝拉·科瑞 …
other title: 赌徒鲍伯 / Bob le flambeur …
In Paris, Bob Montagne is practically synonymous with gambling -- and winning. He is kind, classy and well-liked by virtually everyone in town, including police inspector Ledru. However, when Bob's luck turns sour, he begins to lose friends and makes the most desperate gamble of his life: to rob the Deauville casino during Grand Prix weekend, when the vaults are full. Unfortunately, Bob soon learns that the game is rigged and the cops are on to him.
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Darkman (1990) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Darkman
5.8 (19 ratings) director: 山姆·雷米 actor: 连姆·尼森 / 弗兰西斯·麦克多蒙德 …
other title: 变形黑侠 / 魔侠震天雷(台) …
Dr. Peyton Westlake is on the verge of realizing a major breakthrough in synthetic skin when his laboratory is destroyed by gangsters. Having been burned beyond recognition and forever altered by an experimental medical procedure, Westlake becomes known as Darkman, assuming alternate identities in his quest for revenge and a new life with a former love.
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The Terminator (1984) Skybridge TMDB Douban 书影音游数据库 Bangumi IMDb Min reol WikiData
The Terminator
7.9 (660 ratings) director: James Cameron actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger / Michael Biehn …
other title: 터미네이터 / ターミネーター …
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Feb. 24, 2026 watched
Big Jim used to really know how to make a movie.
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Rats: Night of Terror (1984) IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
Rats - Notte di terrore
6.4 (7 ratings) director: Bruno Mattei actor: Ottaviano Dell'Acqua / Geretta Geretta …
other title: 人肉鼠餐 / Rats - Notte di terrore …
One hundred years after a nuclear war has devastated the planet, society has been reborn into two factions; the underground society and the scavangers above in the wastelands. A group of scavangers on bikes come across a town infested with flesh eating rats, and soon the gore is spilling everywhere.