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Ministry of Vengeance

Mar2 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Espionage, Full Reviews, Independent, Revenge, Reviews, So-Bad-It's-Good, Thriller Tagged "I'm Done Fighting", airport, attempted rape, cash-in, child death, Concorde Pictures, double cross, flashback, George Kennedy, hard ass seargant, hostage, Italy, James Tolkan, John Schneider, last stand, Lebanon, low-budget, Middle East, military training, minister, Ned Beatty, post traumatic stress disorder, pushed too far, Rome, terrorists, the declining years, torture, training sequence, TV actors, twist, under siege, Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, Yaphet Kotto

February 26th, 2013: The Last Man on Earth (1964)

Feb26 by professormortis

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2 Comments Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Apocalypse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Dark Future, Horror, Independent, Last Man on Earth, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Survival, The Original, Vampires, Zombies Tagged co-production, Drive-In, Italy, kid vampire, low-budget, plague, Richard Matheson, Samuel Z. Arkoff, scientists, troubled production, twist, vampire hunter, Vincent Price

5 Dolls for an August Moon aka Island of Terror

Feb9 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Giallo, Mystery, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged chemical formula, chemist, double cross, Drive-In, freezer, grindhouse, inventors, island, isolation, it's not over, Italy, low-budget, MacGuffin, Mario Bava, murder, private island, rip-off, scientists, teens, twist, William Berger

November 14th, 2012: She (1982)

Nov14 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Adventure, Apocalypse, Based on a Book, Buddy Flick, Comedy, Dark Future, Fantasy, Independent, Movie of the Day, Remake, Road Trip, Sci-Fi, Slapstick, So-Bad-It's-Good, Spoof, Sword and Sorcery Tagged barbarians, brothers, cash-in, Drive-In, gladiators, gods, Italy, low-budget, mutants, psychic, rip-off, Sandahl Bergman, telepaths, Trans World Entertainment

September 23rd, 2012: Hercules (1983)

Sep23 by professormortis

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1 Comment Posted in Adaptation, Based on Myths, Event Film, Fantasy, Movie of the Day, Robots, So-Bad-It's-Good, Stop Motion Animation, Sword and Sandals, Sword and Sorcery Tagged bad animation, bad narration, bad rear projection, bad special effects, bear, Cannon, cash-in, Classical Mythology, Drive-In, gods, Hercules, Italy, killer robots, Lou Ferigno, low-budget, Luigi Cozzi, Menahem Golan, quest, quotably bad dialogue, rip-off, Sybil Danning, terrible bear suit, Yoram Globus

September 16th, 2012: Lion of the Desert (1981)

Sep16 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Based on a True Story", Adaptation, Campaign History, Epic, Event Film, Guerrillas, Independent, Movie of the Day, Period Film, Propaganda, War Movies Tagged Anthony Quinn, Colonialism, double cross, execution, Fascists, Guerrillas, Italy, Libya, Maurice Jarre, Moustapha Akkad, Mussolini, Oliver Reed, Raf Vallone, rip-off, Rod Steiger, United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)

August 29th, 2012: Profondo Rosso aka Deep Red aka The Hatchet Murders (1975)

Aug29 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Giallo, Horror, Movie of the Day, Mystery, Old Dark House, Thriller, Whodunnit Tagged Claudio Argento, creepy children's music, Daria Nicolodi, Dario Argento, David Hemmings, feral child, flashback, Goblin, grindhouse, insanity, Italy, past event drives plot, psychic, rip-off, Rizzoli Film, traumatized children, twist

August 11th, 2012: Demons (1985)

Aug11 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Demons, Horror, Independent, Movie of the Day, Zombies Tagged "terror in the aisles", Berlin, Billy Idol, children of famous people, cursed objects, Dario Argento, demon, dirt bike, gore, grindhouse, homage, it's not over, Italy, Lamberto Bava, mask, Motley Crue, movie theater, pimp, pop soundtrack, punks, Rick Springfield, samurai swords, teens, twist

August 8th, 2012: Nights of Cabiria

Aug8 by professormortis

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Leave a comment Posted in "Foreign Film", Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black and White, Drama, Movie of the Day, The Original Tagged "hooker with a heart of gold", Best Foreign Language Picture, Dino De Laurentiis, Federico Fellini, Giulietta Masina, Italy, Pier Paolo Pasolini, prostitutes, Rome

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

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