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The Black Scorpion

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In The Black Scorpion, volcanic eruptions in Mexico free giant scorpions from underground who start terrorizing the people. Fortunately they attack each other until only one is standing … And that one is going to be killed in the stadium of Mexico City!

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Mighty Joe Young (1949), starring Terry Moore, Robert Armstrong

Mighty Joe Young

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Mighty Joe Young (1949), starring Terry Moore, Robert Armstrong

On an expedition to Africa, show business promoter Max O’Hara meets Jill Young. She has raised her pet gorilla, Joe, since she was a child. And the promoter wants to use Mighty Joe Young to promote his nightclub. What could possibly go wrong?

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The Giant Behemoth (1959) starring Gene Evans, Andre Morrell

The Giant Behemoth

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The Giant Behemoth (1959) starring Gene Evans, Andre Morrell

The Giant Behemoth begins when radioactive waste dumped in the Atlantic Ocean awakens a prehistoric monster. A creature that can project electric shocks and radiation. After the beast terrorizes the English coast, officials decide against attacking the creature with conventional weaponry. It would scatter thousands of radioactive pieces across London, creating more damage than the creature could. Meanwhile, the monster approaches London…

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King Kong

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King Kong (1933) starring Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong

To be clear, this is the original King Kong movie, not the 1976 remake, or the more recent remake by Peter Jackson. Both remakes are enjoyable in their own right although I strongly prefer Jackson’s.  This is the original, a movie that is still watched more than 80 years after its original release. There are good reasons for that.

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