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Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1984. Show all posts

Thursday, August 31, 2017

One More Shot (1984)




















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After Tap-Tap, a known criminal, is released from prison, he sets out on a revenge mission against former boxer, Johnny Tough, who was responsible for his incarceration.

Teaming with his friend, Fly, a scum-bag crime boss involved in human trafficking, they set a trap for Johnny by kidnapping his lawyer friend’s beautiful daughter, with the intention of selling her into slavery to a man known as the “Arab”.

But Johnny isn’t called Tough for nothing, and together with his Chinese pal, they systematically take down the syndicate before finally reuniting father and daughter.

Monday, May 29, 2017

Go Tell It on the Mountain (1984)



















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This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.  

Friday, May 12, 2017

Zombie Island Massacre (1984)


















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Americans on vacation in the Caribbean take a tour of a nearby island at night and watch a local voodoo ritual. Soon after, they find themselves stranded on the island and under attack by unseen foes. One by one they meet violent ends.