THE PHANTOM PLANET, 1961 B&W
Spaceship is damaged by a meteor that suddenly appears in front of them. Astronaut Chapman is drawn toward an asteroid and lands. Stepping onto the surface he passes out. When he comes to he is faces with very tiny humans, a few inches tall. Lilliputian, one might say. And better yet, when his helmet gets accidentally opened, he shrinks to...
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Not sure if these aren't as amusing, or I'm just not in a funny mood. Anyway...
THEY CAME FROM BEYOND SPACE, 1967 color
Groovy soundtrack starts us off. A group of 7 meteorites land in a V formation on Earth, apparently from the Moon. When scientists strike a meteor, something takes control of the scientific group. All except for one, Temple, who has a silver...
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Today’s movies are brought to you by the letter ‘W’, for Women.
THE WILD WOMEN OF WONGO, 1958 color (Pathecolor, specifically)
As the song goes, If loving you is Wongo, I don’t want to be Wrighto. Or something like that. Apparently Mother Nature and Father Time tried an experiment, then blamed the resulting mess on the Wild Women of Wongo. Seriously, opening lines. So here’s...
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Been sick for a while so I got behind on the reviews.
BLOOD TIDE, 1982 color (though mostly really dark nights)
Going by the title, I’m guessing lots of people die in the ocean. Let’s see, stupid American couple looking for guy’s sister, Madelaine (who’s become a bit loony), find her working with an American “archaeologist”, Frye (James Earl Jones! Ahhh, that voice….). As in,...
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SNOWBEAST, 1977 color
Watch out Colorado! Some sort of beast that likes snow has come to town! As anticipated, there is lots of 70’s music and slow-motion skiing montages. Lots of interpersonal drama. Carnival at a ski lodge. So much fun, until the bodies start piling up. Jennifer is apparently torn apart by the creature, leaving searchers to find only her skis and parts of...
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THE ASTRAL FACTOR, 1976 color
We start at the California State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, so we know this isn’t going to go well for somebody. Inmate Roger turns himself invisible (by just concentrating?) and escapes. Then he goes to his mother’s gravestone and has a fight with her? Even though she’s dead. He starts stalking women and strangling them. Creepy…he calls each one...
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FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS, 1960 color
Rock found in Gobi Desert shows that the Tunguska Blast was really a spaceship from Venus that crashed, leaving behind a data record. We have a lunar base, but have never gone to investigate Venus. Seems an oversight. So Earth sends a spaceship to Venus. On the way they face the dangers of a meteor swarm…oh wait, never mind,...
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THE SONS OF HERCULES
Or
SON OF HERCULES: THE LAND OF DARKNESS
Or
HERCULES THE INVINCIBLE, 1963, color
Apparently they could not decide on the title, nor even if it was Hercules or his son Argolese. But they are certain it was in The Land of Darkness! Dun dun dun dunnnnnn.
Hercul…Argolese saves Telca from a lion attack. Turns out she is the King’s daughter,...
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WHITE PONGO, 1954 B&W
What is White Pong? Why is it white? And what other colors does Pongo come in? None of these questions will be answered to anyone’s satisfaction, is can guarantee, but let’s roll the footage anyway.
Wow, looks like we actually answered one question, the White Pongo is a white gorilla that is the missing link. So…Pongo means…gorilla? Anyway, we organize an...
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Monday Funday!
KILLERS FROM SPACE, 1954 B&W
Scientist Doug Martin is investigating the results of an atomic bomb test when his plane crashes and he disappears. Later he shows up at a military base and remembers nothing of the crash. After he steals documents and is chased, he crashes. He regains consciousness in a hospital and is immediately given truth serum (thanks doc) and begins...
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