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Untouchables, TheUntouchables, The (1987) Recommended
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…
Wanted Dead or AliveWanted Dead or Alive (1987)
Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume
Hauer stars as a bounty hunter coming to grips with Middle Eastern terrorism. Explicitly violent, with a knock–out finale.
AliensAliens (1986) Aro Favourite
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…
Armour of GodArmour of God (1986)
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan blows a bigger budget than usual for this crazy quest for some relics of a Crusader's armour in Eastern Europe. Drab stretches are…
Better Tomorrow, ABetter Tomorrow, A (1986)
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun–Fat stars in the high–octane gangster flick that literally changed the face of the genre. A cop becomes ostracized by the force…
Big Trouble in Little ChinaBig 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.
Black Moon RisingBlack Moon Rising (1986)
Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn
Tommy Lee Jones is hired by the government to steal a data tape from a criminal organisation, which he hides inside a futuristic prototype car, which…
CobraCobra (1986)
Dir. George P. Cosmatos
Feat. Sylvester Stallone
Gruesome post–RAMBO vehicle for Sly Stallone as a tough city cop.
Delta Force, TheDelta Force, The (1986)
Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Chuck Norris, Lee Marvin, Martin Balsam
Typically explosive Cannon Films production that marked the last box office hit for the martial–artist–turned–film–star Chuck…
Eastern CondorsEastern Condors (Dung fong tuk ying) (1986)
Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
A Hong Kong riff on THE DIRTY DOZEN, in which 12 Chinese convicts accept a mission into Vietnam to destroy an abandoned American weapons…

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