Monthly Archives: June 2013

Fantastic Friday: Lo!

Posted on June 22, 2013 by

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #43 is the conclusion to this long-winded multi-part tale, in which the FF are in danger of splitting up, and the Frightful Four take advantage. When we last left our heroes, … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies wrap-up: The best and worst

Posted on June 20, 2013 by

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion, for five bucks. That added up to ten cents per movie. I went and watched all of them. Here are the highlights: Favorite speculative spectacle: Battle Beyond the Sun takes … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion for five bucks. That adds to up to cents per movie. We’re finally at movie number 50, the Jesse Ventura-led space epic Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe. Here’s what happens: … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: R.O.T.O.R.

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-fi Invasion for five bucks. That adds to up to cents per movie. Today it’s a trip back to 1989 for the Terminator/Robocop ripoff, R.O.T.O.R. Here’s what happens: Heroic police captain Barrett … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Everybody fights everybody

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #42 finds us still in the middle of a multi-part story in which the Frightful Four turn the Thing against the rest of the team. Hope you like fighting. Enraged and … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Silver Needle in the Sky

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Can you believe I’m almost done with this series? Only a few movies left to go. Here’s our third … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Betrayal

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Issue #41 starts right where the last one left off, with the Thing declaring that he’s leaving the team. This is hardly the first time one of the group has been at … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Death Machines

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Time for some martial arts action with 1976’s Death Machines. Here’s what happens: A sinister crimelord has a group … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Battle!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. At the end of the last issue, our heroes were in bad shape. They’d lost their super powers, the evil Dr. Doom had taken over their headquarters and used their weapons against … Continue reading →

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