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Deep Space

Deep Space (1988) starring Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Ron Glass, Julie Newmar The question is not, is Deep Space a cheesy rip-off of Aliens? — because, of course, it is. The question is, how did these actors get into a movie this bad?

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Journey to the Seventh Planet

Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) starring John Agar, Greta Thyssen Synopsis of Journey to the Seventh Planet Journey to the Seventh Planet is a campy science fiction movie. It’s set in the “distance future” of 2001. In this utopia, the United Nations now rules the planet. And poverty and...

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The Land Unknown

The Land Unknown (1957) starring Jock Mahoney, Shirley Patterson, William Reynolds, Henry Brandon, Douglas Kennedy The Land Unknown is one of those science fiction movies where good acting is undercut by truly terrible special effects. At its heart, it’s The Lost World – but with several interesting twists, including a very different character stranded...

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The Retaliator

The Retaliator, aka. Programmed to Kill (1987) starring Robert Ginty, Sandahl Bergman Synopsis of The Retaliator A female, middle eastern, terrorist is captured by the CIA in Greece after an attack on a marketplace. Transported back to the USA, the terrorist undergoes an operation. She is transformed into a cybernetic...

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The Time Machine 2002

movie review of The Time Machine (2002) starring Guy Pierce, Samantha Mumba, Jeremy Irons Movie review of the 2002 version of H.G. Wells novel, “The Time Machine” written by a fan of the original George Pal version of the story. Surprisingly, I found that I enjoyed the new...

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Message from Space

Message from Space, starring Vic Morrow, Mikio Narita, Sonny Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Philip Casnoff, Philip Casnoff Synopsis of Message from Space From a captive planet two million light years away, came a desperate message from space… Help us! On the verge of annihilation, Kido, the leader of the persecuted Jillucians, sends his beautiful granddaughter,...

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The Day the Earth Caught Fire

The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1962), starring Edward Judd, Leo McKern, Janet Munro, by Val Guest Synopsis of The Day the Earth Caught Fire British reporters and a weatherwoman get the facts after U.S./Soviet same-day nuclear tests.

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Spaceflight IC-1

Spaceflight IC-1 (1965) starring Bill Williams, Norma West, John Cairney, Linda Marlowe Spaceflight IC-1 seems to be about mankind’s first attempt at interstellar colonization. It also appears to be an attempt at mutiny that goes wrong. Both of those are true, but only on the surface. The movie is actually about life...

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Logan’s Run

Logan’s Run (1976) starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Richard Jordan, Peter Ustinov Synopsis of Logan’s Run Imagine a future world where everyone is young and beautiful, and can have anything they could ever want. Except the freedom to leave. And everyone faces mandatory death at the age of 30. Logan is a member of...

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Master of the World

Master of the World, starring Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Henry Hull, Mary Webster, David Frankham Synopsis of Master of the World In Master of the World, four individuals use a lighter-than-air craft to investigate strange activity from a mountain. They fear a volcano. Instead, they find Robar, master of the...

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