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May 15th, 2014: Kaijû Sôshingeki aka Destroy All Monsters (1968)

May15 by Professor Mortis

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3 Comments Posted in Action, Aliens, Dinosaurs, Event Film, Giant Animals, Giant Insects, Kaiju, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Sequel, War with Aliens Tagged "New York", Akira Ifukube, Akira Kubo, alien ultimatum, Angillas, astronauts, Baragon, Drive-In, futures past, Ghidorah, Godzilla, Ishiro Honda, island, Japan, Kenji Sahara, Minilla, Moscow, Mothra, Paris, prison island, Rodan, scientists, Spigas, Takeshi Kimura, Toho, Tomoyuki Tanaka

September 6th, 2013: B13 aka District 13 (2004)

Sep6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Dark Future, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "race against time", "You will self destruct in 24 hours", blackmail, Canal+, cops, corrupt cops, double cross, France, futures past, homage, hostage, Luc Besson, maverick, maverick cops, neutron bomb, Paris, Parkour, revenge, slums, street gang, undercover

April 5th, 2013: Teenage Caveman (1958)

Apr5 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Apocalypse, Black and White, Coming of Age, Drama, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "And I would have gotten away with it...", "it was the future all along", adults playing teens, AIP, bad special effects, before they were famous, cave, cavemen, Drive-In, futures past, it's not over, James H. Nicholson, Jonathan Haze, low-budget, Malibu Pictures, Robert Vaughn, Roger Corman, Samuel Z. Arkoff, teens, terrible bear suit, twist

January 16th, 2013: Escape from New York (1981)

Jan16 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Dark Future, Independent, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged "but I get results", "New York", "You will self destruct in 24 hours", Adrienne Barbeau, Air Force One, airplane, arena, Avco Embassy Pictures, Bob Minor, bridge, Britain, Charles Cyphers, co-production, Donald Pleasence, double cross, Drive-In, Ernest Borgnine, futures past, George "Buck" Flower, glider, Harry Dean Stanton, helicopter, hostage, Isaac Hayes, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, John Diehl, Kurt Russell, land mines, low-budget, musical interlude, New York City, plane crash, President of the United States, prison, prison warden, prisoner, rescue mission, scientists, Tom Atkins, veteran, World War Three

January 12th, 2013: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Jan12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Event Film, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, Speculative Sci-Fi, The Original Tagged A.I., Arthur C. Clarke, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, evil computer, futures past, Keir Dullea, MGM, Stanley Kubrick, The Moon

Condor

Jan6 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Action, Crime, Detective, Made for TV, Quick Reviews, Reviews, Robots, Sci-Fi, So-Bad-It's-Bad Tagged "They got Manny", androids, before they were famous, cash-in, Craig Stevens, drone, extortion, failed pilot, futures past, helicopter, informant, James Avery, laser, Los Angeles sewers, Orion, paramilitary group, Phil Fondacaro, ransom, Ray Wise, reused props, rip-off, scientists, sewers, stun setting, terrorists, TV actors, Virgil W. Vogel

March 7th, 2012: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Mar7 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Arthouse, Based on a Book, Black Comedy, Crime, Dark Future, Juvenile Delinquent, Movie of the Day, Satire, Sci-Fi Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Film Editing Nominee, Best Picture Nominee, brain washing, Britain, cops, corrupt cops, David Prowse, double cross, futures past, it's not over, Malcolm McDowell, Nazis, Patrick Magee, political group, priest, prison, rape, scientists, Stanley Kubrick, street gang, Warner Brothers

May 29th, 2011: Death Race 2000 (1975)

May29 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Based on a Short Story(ies), Black Comedy, Chase, Dark Future, Event Film, Independent, Movie of the Day, Racing, Satire, Spoof, Sports, The Original Tagged Best Adapted Screenplay Nominee, Charles B. Griffith, David Carradine, Drive-In, Fred Grandy, futures past, groupies, Ib Melchior, low-budget, Martin Kove, Mary Woronov, mobsters, New World Pictures, Paul Bartel, revolution, Roberta Collins, Roger Corman, Sylvester Stallone, The Real Don Steele, totalitarian society, twist

January 12th, 2011: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Jan12 by Professor Mortis

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Leave a comment Posted in Adaptation, Movie of the Day, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, Speculative Sci-Fi Tagged A.I., Arthur C. Clarke, Best Art Direction Set Decoration Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Effects Best Visual Effects, Best Original Screenplay Nominee, evil computer, futures past, Keir Dullea, MGM, Stanley Kubrick, The Moon

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Jul26 by Professor Mortis

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1 Comment Posted in Aliens, Black and White, Full Reviews, Horror, Monster, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Space Travel, The Original Tagged B-Movie, degenerate aliens, futures past, Mars, rip-off, United Artists

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