Poster for the film Duel to the Death. The image shows to swordsmen on a rock outcropping surrounded by fog.

Duel to the Death (1983)
Ching Siu-tung (director)

A beautiful piece of art.
A stirring soundtrack.
Existential character drama.
And precision perfect action set pieces.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Wuxia #Filmsky

Theatrical poster for Enter the Game of Death. It shows Bruce Le and lots of small images of kung-fu fighting.

Enter the Game of Death (1978)
Lee Tso-nam (director)

Hey! That tower idea was great, yeah? Let's just (re)make that one!
It's got Bruce Le. And Bolo Yeung, of course.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Bruceploitation #SeverinFilms #KungFu

Blu ray cover for the film All Men are Brothers. The art shows drawings of the main cast in dramatic poses, some with swords drawn. Behind the is a wide line-up of martial artists in the distance.

All Men are Brothers (1975)
Chang Cheh (director)
Wu Ma (co-director)

Sequel to Water Margin.
The lead stars are David Chiang and Ti Lung. The rest of the cast is stacked.
I love this movie.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #ChangCheh #KungFu

The poster for Godzilla Minus O e. It has the title in brush strokes, with Godzilla visible in the large G.

Godzilla Minus One (2023)
Takashi Yamazaki (director)

Well. I watched the Godzilla.
It didn't much like it.
Template action blockbuster characters didn't have much to draw me in.
This is the first Japanese Godzilla movie I didn't enjoy.
📽 #Godzilla #SaturdayNightActionMovie

Blu ray cover for the film The Duel. It's a stylized image of two men fighting, one appears to have been struck by a death blow.

The Duel (1971)
Chang Cheh (director)

I love love love this one!
Ti Lung and David Chiang are super cool. Really shows off Chang Cheh as the roots of heroic bloodshed.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #ChangCheh #Filmsky #KungFu

Blu ray cover for My Name is Pecos. The photos are a collage of western action images.

My Name is Pecos (1966)
Maurizio Lucidi (director)

Behold, a man called Pecos! 🎶
I have never seen this one.
Bought two Italian western boxes released by Arrow (mainly to get the Fulci films).
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Poster for the 1986 Hong Kong film Brotherhood. It shows the stars grappling against bars. There are other scenes and actors in smaller photo boxes.

Brotherhood (1986)
Stephen Shin (director)

Stephen Shin, director of Easy Money and the Black Cat films, brought us this heroic bloodshed police movie.
It has Danny Lee, Alex Man, and Shing Fui-On.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #HongKongCinema #Filmsky

Blu ray cover for Masked Avengers. It shows a red haired demon mask, split in two. Around it are various martial arts fighters in combat. One in the center is thrusting a golden spear outward toward you!

Masked Avengers (1981)
Chang Cheh (director)

Chang Cheh and the Venom Mob.
This one's a blood-soaked delight.
One of the darker kung-fu movies, with fights galore, all while uncovering a masked murder cult.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ChangCheh #ShawBrothers #Filmsky

Blu ray cover for the film Blind Woman's Curse. It shows Meiko Kaji with a sword, and an illustration of a black cat with menacing teeth.

Blind Woman's Curse (1970)
Teruo Ishii (director)

Time to end the night with some Ero Guro.
I've never seen this.
It has Meiko Kaji of the Stray Cat Rock, Female Prisoner Scorpion series, and Lady Snowblood.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Poster for the film Mr Vampire 2. The image shows a family of hopping vampires on a Hong Kong street at night.

Mr Vampire 2 (1986)
Ricky Lau (director)

Goofball fun that's more silly than the first entry.
Loads of great gags and inventive action.
Don't skip this one because you've heard they madenthis one for kids.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #HongKongCinema

Poster for the film Duel of Fists. It shows the cast in a collage of action poses.

Duel of Fists (1971)
Chang Cheh (director)

I love this movie.
Chang Cheh directing David Chiang and Ti Lung. Liu Chia-Liang doing fight choreography.
And David Chiang wears some fantastic clothes. Then beats everyone up.
Classic!
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #ChangCheh

Blu ray cover for the film Zero Woman Red Handcuffs. It shows a woman holding Handcuffs. There's also a woman handcuffed and appears to benmenaced by a man.

Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs (1974)
Yukio Noda (director)

Time for Pinky Violence.
Based on a manga.
Picked up the Neon Eagle blu ray. It has a Samm Deighan commentary.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #JapaneseCinema #PinkyViolence

Poster for the film Aces Go Places 2. It shows the stars looking pretty proud of themselves.

Aces Go Places 2 (1983)
Eric Tsang (director)

Hi-jinks and goofball antics ahead!
Yeah. This series is ridiculous, and I enjoy that.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #HongKongCinema

Poster for the film House of Traps. It shows the heroes, swords drawn, with various cages, spikes, spears, and the like surrounding them.

House of Traps (1982)
Chang Cheh (director)

Chang Cheh and the Venom Mob.
This movie rocks. Based on the novel 'The Seven Heroes and Five Gallants'.
Lots of intrigue and a stellar ending sequence.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #Wuxia

Blu ray for the Vinegar Syndrome 4k release of Southern Comfort. The art shows three military men rinning through water in the forest.

Southern Comfort (1981)
Walter Hill (director)

Interesting transposition of Vietnam War and American exploitation action.
One of those films that was always on HBO. Haven't seen it since those days.
Walter Hill directing a stellar cast.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie

Poster for the film Motorway. It shows Anthony Wong and Shawn Yue beside a police vehicle.

Motorway (2012)
Cheang Pou-soi (director)

Produced by Johnnie To. Action by Chin Ka-lok.
Slick and deliberate, with fantastic car action in the last third.
Very worth checking out.
Earned Cheang a Best Director nomination.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie ##HongKongCinema #Filmsky

Poster for the film Deadly Duo. It shows Ti Lung and David Chiang with their weapons drawn.

Deadly Duo (1971)
Chang Cheh (director)

A lean 81 minutes of bloody weapons fighting, intrigue, and heroics.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Wuxia #ShawBrothers

Blu ray cover for the Eureka release of Black Mask. It shows the titular character suspended above the ground by using his feet to wedge himself between two walls.

Black Mask (1996)
Daniel Lee (director)

Next up, a Jet Li action film that a heck of a good time.
It's got that hectic Yuen Woo-ping action choreography.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #JetLi

Poster art for the film The Black Lizard. The painted image shows a large black lizard along the left side. The three stars faces are at top center. Below them are small images of people fighting and a row of hooded figures. At the bottom are images of swordsmen perhaps fighting.

The Black Lizard (1981)
Chor Yuen (director)

Starting off tonight's movie lineup with this great wuxia mystery film with lightly spooky trappings.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #Wuxia

Poster for the film No One Can Touch Her. It shows the cast in various martial arts poses.

No One Can Touch Her
[aka- Against the Drunken Cat Paws] (1979)
Ting Shan-Hsi (director)

I don't think I've seen this.
It's a bonus feature on the @goldninjavideo.bsky.social blu ray of Revengeful Swordswoman.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Blu ray cover for the film Conan the Barbarian. It shows a painted image of Conan, sword held high. There's a blonde woman next to him with her sword pointed down into the ground.

Conan the Barbarian (1982)
John Milius (director)

Do I even need to mention what this is? It's 42 years old.
Co-written by Oliver Stone. The best thing he was ever involved with.
Bought this 4k UHD disk because it is a five-star classic.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Poster for the film The Anonymous Heroes. It shows a black and white illustration of the heroes under the bold red and blue title.

The Anonymous Heroes (1971)
Chang Cheh (director)

David Chiang and Ti Lung.
Decent war heist action film.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #ChangCheh #Filmsky

Poster for the film Savage Three. It shows Joe Dallesandro and a guy hung upside-down with blood on his stomach and a rat next to him.

Savage Three (1975)
Vittorio Salerno (director)

Poliziotteschi with Joe Dallesandro as one of the three who go on a brutal crime spree.
Bought the Years of Lead box set and this is the first film. I've not seen it.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Poliziotteschi #Filmsky

Poster art for the film Legend of the Fox. It shows the cast members' faces while depicting a battle atop the film's title.

Legend of the Fox (1980)
Chang Cheh (director)

Based on the Jin Yong novel 'Young Flying Fox'.
Stars some of the Venom Mob.
Probably saw this, but I don't remember. It would've been on TV in the '80s it I did.
📽 #ShawBrothers #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ChangCheh #Wuxia

Arrow video blu ray cover for Four of the Apocalypse. It's a painted art image that shows a sitting man with a rifle and three faces in a circle above him.

Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
Lucio Fulci (director)

Fulci!
Every week, a Fulci!
Saw this in the '90s. A bit hazy on the details, so it's way past time to rewatch.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #LucioFulci #Filmsky

Gold Ninja Video blu ray cover for Revengeful Swordswoman. It shows the title character with a skull un the background.

Revengeful Swordswoman (1979)
Chou Ya-tsu (director)

I don't think I've seen this one.
Watching the Gold Ninja Video release, which is a 2k scan of a beaten up grindhouse print. I'm loving this method for these releases.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Blu ray cover for the film Vengeance. It's painted art shows David Chiang, Ti Lung, and Wang Ping.

Vengeance! (1970)
Chang Cheh (director)

One of my favorites.
David Chiang and Ti Lung.
This one escalates to a fever pitch of furious bloodshed.
Essential for anyone interested in action films.
📽 #SaturdayNightActionMovie #ShawBrothers #Filmsky

Shaw Brothers logo screen.

Poster art for the film The Heroic Ones. It shows the cast with dramatic expressions on their faces. 13 silhouettes line the top.

The Heroic Ones (1970)
Chang Cheh (director)

Kung-fu epic loosely based on historical events.
One of the action choreographers is Lau Kar-leung.
The supporting cast is a who's who of future stars.

📽 #ShawBrothers #SaturdayNightActionMovie #Filmsky

Poster for the film A Life of Ninja. The background is a Ninja's face, only the eyes visible. In the center are the stars, with fighting weapons.

A Life of Ninja (1983)
Lee Tso-nam (director)

Taiwanese modern day (of 1983) ninja action thriller.
Saw this ages ago and it was really fun.
Will I still think that? Probably!
It's got Yasuaki Kurata.
And the subtitles call them "Nin Za"
📽 #Filmsky #SaturdayNightActionMovie

Blu ray cover for Blue Jean Monster. The art shows star Shing Fui-On with electricity coming from his hand. There's a woman behind him and also a masked man holding a gun to another man.

Blue Jean Monster (1991)
Ivan Lai Kai-ming (director)

Next up-
The only starring role for Shing Fui-On!?
Horror, action, sci-fi, comedy... a bit of everything.
A cop is killed, is reanimated, and needs electricity to keep going.

📽 #Filmsky #SaturdayNightActionMovie #HongKongCinema