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May 29th, 2012: Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)

May29 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Event Film, Family, Giant Apes, Independent, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good Tagged "Skippy the Wonder Dog", Canada, cash-in, dogs, double cross, Drive-In, frozen in ice, Gianfranco Parolini, industrial espionage, industrialist, Italy, Newfoundland, rip-off, scientists, suspended animation, teens, Toronto, Yeti

Konga (1961)

May12 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Revenge, So-Bad-It's-Bad, Horror, Kaiju, Mad Scientist, Full Reviews, Reviews, Giant Apes Tagged rip-off, cash-in, college, Britain, college students, gorilla suit, chimpanzees, Michael Gough, Merton Park Studios, teacher's pet, botanist, carnivorous plants, embiggened

April 25th, 2012: Psychomania aka The Death Wheelers

Apr25 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Crime, Cults, Horror, Independent, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, So-Bad-It's-Good, Uncategorized Tagged black magic, Britain, butler, cash-in, double cross, Drive-In, George Sanders, immortality, it's not over, low-budget, mother, mother-son relationship, motorcycle gang, Stonehenge, suicide, the declining years, toad, twist, undead

April 5th, 2012: It Conquered the World

Apr5 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Aliens, Black and White, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, War with Aliens Tagged "hell hath no fury", AIP, alien ultimatum, aliens as Communism allegory, allegory, bad special effects, Beverly Garland, burning, cash-in, cave, Charles B. Griffith, Cold War, Dick Miller, goofy monster suit, James H. Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, Lee Van Cleef, Lou Rusoff, low-budget, mind control, Peter Graves, rip-off, Roger Corman, Sally Fraser, Samuel Z. Arkoff, scientists, Venus

March 14th, 2012: Abby (1974)

Mar14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Horror, Possession, Movie of the Day, Independent, Blaxploitation, Demons Tagged Drive-In, insanity, exorcist, rip-off, cash-in, grindhouse, funeral home, low-budget, demon, before they were famous, archaeological dig, AIP, strip club, brothers, Samuel Z. Arkoff, William Girdler, product placement, Carol Speed, William Marshall, hearse, Austin Stoker, professors, father-in-law, brothel, father-son relationship, Terry Carter, archaeologist, reverend, funeral home director, sexy demon, Eishu, Kentucky Fried Chicken

February 12th, 2012: APE* aka Attack of the Giant Horny Gorilla

Feb12 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in 3D, Comedy, Event Film, Giant Animals, Giant Apes, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spoof Tagged actress, apes, bad special effects, before they were famous, cash-in, Drive-In, interspecies lust, kidnapping, Korea, low-budget, models, movie production, movie stars, rip-off, shark, sleazy movie producer

January 13th, 2012: Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Jan13 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sequel, Slasher Tagged Betsy Palmer, cash-in, Connecticut, counselors, Drive-In, final girl, Harry Manfredini, it's not over, low-budget, Paramount Pictures, Steve Miner, stock footage, summer camp, teens

January 7th, 2012: Flash Gordon (1980)

Jan7 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Aliens, Based on a Comic Strip, Camp, Comedy, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Music, Remake, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Good, Space Opera, Space Travel, War with Aliens Tagged Alex Raymond, before they were famous, Bernard Williams, Brian Blessed, Britain, cash-in, Deep Roy, Dino De Laurentiis, Dino De Laurentiis Company, Flash Gordon, George Harris, Howard Blake, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Max Von Sydow, Melody Anderson, Michael Allin, Mike Hodges, musical interlude, Ornella Muti, Peter Wyngarde, Queen, Richard O'Brien, Robbie Coltrane, rock opera soundtrack, Sam J. Jones, Timothy Dalton, Topol, Universal Pictures, William Hootkins

November 26th, 2011: The Mummy (1932)

Nov26 by professormortis

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3 Comments Posted in Black and White, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mummy, The Original Tagged Boris Karloff, Carl Laemmle Jr., cash-in, Edward Van Sloan, Jack P. Pierce, John L. Balderston, Karl Freund, lost love, Noble Johnson, punishment worst than death, reincarnation, rip-off, Universal Pictures

November 8th, 2011: The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Nov8 by professormortis

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5 Comments Posted in Adventure, Dracula, Martial Arts, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Sequel, So-Bad-It's-Good, The Original, Vampires Tagged Britain, cash-in, Cheh Chang, co-production, David Chiang, Hammer, Hong Kong, Julie Ege, low-budget, Peter Cushing, Roy Ward Baker, Shaw Brothers

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