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1.Journey to the Center of the Earth starring: James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl, Diane Baker, Thayer David directed by: Henry Levin January 02, 1996
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one of the best movies out there. if you love sci-fi then this one is for you.

2.The Amazing Colossal Man starring: Glenn Langan, Cathy Downs, William Hudson, Larry Thor, James Seay directed by: Bert I. Gordon June 21, 1994
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This old horror classic from the 50's brings back childhood memories, when I got to stay up late with my Dad and watch all the great Old horror flicks...

3.The Day the Earth Stood Still starring: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray directed by: Robert Wise June 30, 1998
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Not a sci-fi movie for todays generation which is a shame. Gore, violence and explosions traded in for acting, atmosphere and great story telling. One of my favorite movies. And as for the "editorial review", Gort didn't destroy Washington. Get it right and get this movie.

4.First a Girl (Hollywood Gold Volume 15) starring: Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale, Anna Lee, Griffith Jones, Alfred Drayton directed by: Victor Saville November 28, 2000
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This little British-made gem of a film was one of the last movies to be released exclusively on VHS format. Too bad it wasn't one of the first to be released on DVD. It is similar in storyline to Victor/Victoria, but it is different enough that you can watch both and enjoy the comparisons without feeling that you have just watched the same film twice. Elizabeth (Jessie Matthews) is a British shop girl working in a fashion boutique that caters to the wealthy. She dreams of being a famous entertainer. One rainy day - while wearing the fancy clothes she is supposed to be delivering - she runs into Victor, aspiring Shakespearean actor and actual female impersonator who works the bawdy music halls of London. He is down to his last shilling when he gets a one-time engagement to work ... Read More

5.Fantastic Voyage starring: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Edmond O'Brien, Donald Pleasence, Arthur O'Connell directed by: Richard Fleischer February 11, 1997
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If you have ever visited EPCOT Center at Disney World in Florida, you might have visited the pavilion where one of the favorite rides allows visitors to take a trip, not to outer space but to the inner space of the human body. This movie provides a rare view to the circulatory and respiratory systems of our anatomy. The plot starts with a scientist arriving in the USA to deliver the secret formula for a weapon that would give us the edge in the race for technological power. The enemy tries to murder him and he falls into a coma because a blood clot is lodged in the brain and may kill him. Our scientists set out to save his life and through miniaturization they are injected into the blood stream to travel towards the blood clot. You will enjoy a very young Raquel ... Read More

6.Time Machine (1960) starring: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot, Tom Helmore directed by: George Pal September 20, 1999
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Everyone has his/hers favorite movie, but The Time Machine has to rank way up there on many people's list. Based on H.G. Wells eerily dark vision of the future, George Pal's Time Machine is science fiction at it's best. Inventor George Wells (Rod Taylor) has invited his friends over for dinner at his house. His friends are impatient, as George is late for his own dinner. George soon manages to show up, but his clothes are torn, and his body bruised. His friends sit him down, and George tells the story of what has happened to him. George reminds his friends of the meeting they had five days earlier, in which George demonstrated to them a prototype contraption he had built, which could travel in time. His friends didn't believe George, and when they left, George tested out the full version, sending himself years ... Read More

7.Deadly Mantis (1957) starring: Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph, Pat Conway directed by: Nathan Juran May 26, 1994
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For my money, The Deadly Mantis is one of the better American monster movies of the 1950s. I really don't know why it is overshadowed even by the clearly inferior likes of Attack of the Giant Leeches, The Killer Shrews, and Giant Gila Monster (B&W). The Deadly Mantis follows the standard script, but it held off from showing the monster for over half an hour, allowing the military brains and scientists ample time to come up with a theory as to just what they were facing. Perhaps more importantly, the giant praying mantis looks pretty impressive - I'm not saying that people left the theatre believing that a giant mantis might pop up at any minute, but he's about one hundred times more realistic than the likes of the giant grasshoppers from Beginning of the End (Special Edition), even when he's climbing a national monument. ... Read More

8.Conqueror Worm starring: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Hilary Heath, Robert Russell directed by: Michael Reeves June 06, 2000
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Seriously, this movie is not worth the more than 3 stars many people give it. Yes, give credit to Price for playing a vile character sans the usual "camp" factor, but that praise on its own makes neither his acting nor the whole of this film great. I found myself fast forwarding through several sections that would have offered nothing more if I let them play at normal speed. This type of "self-editing" we do on occasion with movies at home just goes to show some professional editing should have been done in the first place. In fact, I'd go as far as to say it should have been edited to the degree of a whole new film, that would better serve Price's resume and our viewing pleasure. Some complain they don't know how this is categorized as "horror" -- I don't know where or if it is, but I don't think it was intended to ... Read More

9.Invasion of the Body Snatchers starring: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan, Carolyn Jones directed by: Don Siegel August 31, 1999
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Fete of Death At or, at least, near the top of the list of the scariest movies I have ever seen, this is the first and by far the best version of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers." Don Siegel's direction is sparse and pulls no punches. It is aided by a tense score, but it's the story more than anything else that stands out in this film. Paranoia is rampant throughout this terrifying sci-fi tale. The scariest scene occurs when Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter, who are the only two humans left in Santa Mira, flee the pod people and take refuge in an abandoned mine just outside of town. Hidden under some wooden planks that cover a trench that they are lying in, McCarthy and Wynter successfully evade their pursuers. Later, after the pod people have left the cave, McCarthy relaxes with relief for the first time since his ... Read More

10.Tarantula (1955) starring: John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Ross Elliott directed by: Jack Arnold May 26, 1994
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A man is lost in a desert, he collapses and scratches the sand. The background shows life in those days. The doctor returns and is called by the Sheriff to look at a corpse. Professor Deemer indentifies the body and the disease. Eric Jacobs was his best friend. Back at his house Professor Deemer continues with his tests; is there something strange going on? There is a struggle with a creature. The bus arrives in town and young woman goes to the hotel. She wants to go to the Deemer place. A 4x5 Speed Graphic is used for pictures. Professor Deemer tells of his plans for an expanding population. Can more food be produced in less time by the use of synthetic compounds? [Hormones or steroids?] The desert there was once the bottom of the ocean. A sudden fall of rocks alarms the doctor and Steve. Dr. Hastings asks to see the rabbits; ... Read More

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