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Magnificent ButcherMagnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) (1979)
Dir. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen
Peak Samo Hung martial artistry, collaborating here with with action legend Yuen Woo Ping for a tale based on the true–life exploits of Lam Sai…
MeteorMeteor (1979)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden
Clumsy disaster movie with the USA and the USSR forming an unlikely alliance during the Cold War to prevent a giant asteroid from destroying the…
MoonrakerMoonraker (1979) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Roger Moore, Richard Kiel, Lois Chiles
Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series. Memorable scenes…
Resurrection of Golden WolfResurrection of Golden Wolf (1979)
Dir. Toru Murakawa
Feat. Yusaku Matsuda, Sonny Chiba
A moderately subversive actioner which revolves around an apparently mild–mannered 'salary man' (Matsuda), who by night sheds wig and glasses…
Rocky IIRocky II (1979)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
First sequel to the boxing smash–hit, sees a straight rematch between Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Apollo Cread. Final fight scene is a…
Shaolin TempleShaolin Temple (1979)
Dir. Cheung Hsin Yen
Feat. Jet Li
Martial Arts superstar Jet Li’s debut film, as a Shaolin–trained fighter who exacts revenge upon an evil warlord, already displaying the…
The Concorde: Airport '79The Concorde: Airport '79 (1979)
Dir. David Lowell Rich
Feat. Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner
The final gasp of the AIRPORT series of disaster thrillers, which still attracted top stars right up to this nadir. Here, the titular supersonic…
Warriors, TheWarriors, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Michael Beck, James Remar
NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…
Zulu DawnZulu Dawn (1979)
Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels
Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana. 
AvalancheAvalanche (1978)
Dir. Corey Allen
Feat. Rock Hudson, Mia Farrow, Robert Forster
It's Rock (Hudson) against mountain in this Roger Corman–produced cash–in on the Disaster Movie craze of the 1970s about winter…

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