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Ten cent movies: R.O.T.O.R.

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mac McEntire

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 Mac McEntire

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 Mac McEntire

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 Mac McEntire

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 Mac McEntire

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 Mac McEntire

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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Ten cent movies: Life Returns

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. This movie, Life Returns, was made in 1934. A disclaimer at the beginning of the film states that it … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Giant of Metropolis

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. The Giant of Metropolis is a horribly-dubbed Italian sword and sorcery movie from 1961, lacking in both swords and sorcery. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Powerless

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. With issue #39, we’re in the middle of a run of issues that are serialized, so prepare for cliffhangers and recaps. At the end of the last issue, after their fight with … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Evil Brain From Outer Space

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. A while back, I wrote about Invaders from Space, which was really two chapters of the Japanese matinee serial … Continue reading →

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