Accion Mutante: (1992) Alex de la Iglacias' absolutely hilarious, dark, sci-fi/gorefest about a group of bumbling crippled terrorists who constantly botch their kidnapping jobs, often killing their hostages. A work of freakin’ genius loaded with cool FX, gore, twisted humor and even a hilarious musical number. One of the best of '92, if you don't like this one you're different and strange. All of your friends think it's great. Widescreen in Spanish with English subtitles. [B]
	Alienators: (1989) A.k.a. Shocking Dark, Terminator II. Bruno Mattei’s really cheesy Aliens knock-off about an evil corporation that has, under the guise of a philanthropic scientific experiment, has caused Italy to become submerged by water and the inhabitants to become mutant monsters. Sporting some incredibly heinous acting, staggeringly moronic dialogue and shoddy production values, this one is a minor classic of bad Italian cinema. In very good quality (if kinda dark in some scenes), In English with Japanese subtitles.
	Alien From the Deep: (1989) Antonio Margheriti's ecological knock-off of all of the US watery Alien knock-offs of the late '80s. On a remote island a military science installation is dumping radioactive sludge into an active volcano. A couple of treehuggers manage to smuggle themselves on to the base to videotape the illegal dumping and find that this toxic mess is being dumped on an alien who lives in the sea and is really pissed off about it. Charles Napier stars as the commanding officer of the base and Alan Collins as the head of the science division along with some really cheesy FX. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Bye-Bye Jupiter: (1983) Very rare English language print of this Epic Toho sci-fi outing. In the year 2140 Earth is massively overpopulated and is looking to colonize the stars. Unfortunately there isn't enough sunlight to go around and a black hole is threatening to swallow the Earth. A space project has been set up to "solarize" Jupiter, causing it to combust into a second sun providing much needed sunlight and at the same time throwing the black hole off course. Lots of production values here (for '83) and plenty of drama pathos and uhhh, some blood and gratuitous nudity for some reason as well (seems odd for such a straight space epic). The transfer is kind of dark looking, but it's damn rare and in English (with Greek subtitles), so no complaints here. [B]
	Crimes of the Future / Stereo: (1970/1969) David Cronenberg's weird, weird early student films. Very experimental stuff that is best described as cerebral, surrealist science fiction.
	Cy Warrior: (1989) Giantetto di Rossi tries his hand at writing and directing with this Terminator knock-off about a government-made "ultimate soldier," a mix of man and machine, who bails on his creators before his programming is finished and it’s up to Henry Silva to terminate him. I’d feel really guilty if I didn’t mention how this is yet another sterling example of why FX people should not be allowed to direct. The plot gets rather silly when our wannabe Terminator decides he’s a family man and moves in with a woman and her child and takes to wearing polo shirts and chinos! Aakkk! For fans of bad Italian cinema! In fair quality, in English with Dutch subs.
	The Fantastic Four: (1993) The permanently unreleased live-action movie based on the comic books with the origins of the F4 and Dr. Doom. Popular with fans of the comics, otherwise is it irredeemable, unless you are into really cheesy flicks that should be forced on Joel/Mike and the ‘bots by a pair of mad scientists (how’s that for honesty in advertising?). In good quality considering the rarity.
	The Final Combat: (1983) A.k.a. The Last Battle. Luc Besson's first film, before going on to create a variety of outstanding genre pics (The Fifth Element not withstanding) This cerebral post-apocalypse sci-fi pic is essentially a French Road Warrior where resources are scarce and the only way to stay alive is to kill one another. Besson regular Jean Reno stars as the villain who is determined to get into a fortified building inhabited by a doctor and a rather meek scavenger. Stylishly shot in b&w with no coherent dialogue, so the language barrier isn't much of a problem.
	Hardware: (1990) Uncut, letterboxed import print of Richard Stanley's awesome first film about the Mark 13 ("no flesh shall be spared"), a prototype government assassin robot who is unintentionally brought back to life in an artists apartment. Not only is this film stylish as hell with stunning camera-work, lighting and cool music it features cameos by Lemmy Kilmister and Iggy Pop! Great film with all of the splatter that was cut from the US release intact. [B]
	Heavy Metal: (1980) An amazing find! A very rough work print with lots of extra scenes and alternates. Most of the film is pencil test footage and story board inserts with all dialogue, but missing sound FX and most music. Lots of changes and additions and even a whole story that was dropped (sort of evolution of the Earth Fantasia kinda thing). This is not the same as the storyboard work print found on the special edition US DVD! This is much more complete and a must for fans!
	The Humanoid: (1979) Super-cool (if super silly), big-budget Luigi Cozzi sci-fi outing modeled after Star Wars, Dune and a host of other US classics with a stellar cast and crew including Richard Keil, Barbara Bach and Ivan Rassamov working along side Enno Morricone, Enzo Castellari, Antonio Margheritti and Sergio Stivaletti (can you beat that?). Plot concerns a mad scientist (a wonderfully out of control Arthur Kennedy) who is out to make the perfect warriors for his dark lord (who bears an uncanny resemblance to another sci-fi villain), who wishes to conquer Earth and get revenge for being imprisoned. Lots of cheesy but cool space battles, costumes, sets and FX.
	The Killing Edge: (1984) Lindsay Shonteff’s obscure-as-hell (aren’t they all?) SOV post-apocalyptic flick. Made on something less than a shoe-string, when an average ex-army schmoe gets caught in a tunnel during a nuclear holocaust, he begins a long trek home. Through radiation fields, psychotic killers and government “terminators” who only exist to kill survivors. One man, his guns… and his teddy bear. Yes, teddy bear. Not the pinnacle of Shonteff’s career to be sure, but you gotta enjoy scenes like the one where our hero is contemplating suicide, but is going to put a bullet in “Ted” first. [B]
	Master of the World: (1983) A.k.a. Conqueror of the World. Uncut, widescreen version of this exploitative rip-off of Quest for Fire and Clan of the Cave Bear. Since, in the tradition of the two aforementioned titles, there is no dialogue (except for the opening narration), there is little subtlety (and no Greek subs); clans war against each other, heads are cut off, the skulls smashed in and the brains eaten. Grunting, fur-wearing Neanderthals fall in love, have babies and then die by having their heads cut off, skulls smashed in and their brains eaten. What more do ya want out of a movie? [B, 18+]
	Metropolis: (1926) 139 minute cut of Fritz Lang's science-fiction masterpiece. This is the longest print in existence and is not the crappy tinted Georgeo Moroder version that was such a big deal back in '84 (with Loverboy and Pat Benetar on the soundtrack), which ran only 120 minutes.
	Nirvana: (1997) Excellent cyberpunk thriller written and directed by Gabriele Salvatores and starring Christopher Lambert. In a future where multi-national corporations own everything, including people, Lambert plays a computer programmer who's latest virtual reality adventure game, Nirvana, has been infected with a virus that makes the main character sentient. Because of this, the game won't make the Christmas deadline and the corporation sends an extermination team after him while he ties to find a way to erase the Nirvana program. Not nearly as cheesy as I just made it sound, this is a very well produced slice of cyberpunk that is more William Gibson than William Gibson has been in years. Top notch acting, cool FX, great retro-future sets that are somewhat reminiscent of Blade Runner and a cool involved plot. The best thing Lambert has done in years. Highly recommended. Full-frame in English or widescreen in Italian with English subtitles. [B]
	RoboWar: (1988) Infamous master of cheese, Bruno Mattei helms this poverty-row Predator knock-off about a group of mercenaries (headed up by Reb Brown) on a top-secret mission in the jungle, who are being stalked by a high-tech, seemingly invisible foe. This time out he’s the army’s ultimate killing machine (betcha never heard that one before) and not an alien life-form. Not quite on the level of Mattei’s classic of bad cinema Alienators (Shocking Dark), but ripe with unintentional hilarity all the same. In English with Greek subtitles. [B]
	Sakuya Yokaiden: (2001) A.k.a. Demon Hunter. Eye-popping Japanese live action anime from the FX crew behind the Gamera films! In 1707 mount Fuji violently erupts allowing demons to rush forth in a tidal wave of flame and invade Japan. The daughter of a samurai who was killed fighting a particularly nasty demon, takes up a sacred sword and goes to Mt. Fuji to fight the demons. With her two of her father's right hand men she slices and dices through everything from undead samurai to giant felines and in the end a massive 5 mile tall Queen tree/spider bitch who destroys entire villages at a glance. The special effects are nothing short of jaw-dropping: demons explode into green flame when killed, fireballs rain down from the skies obliterating temples in spectacular fashion, and much more. Includes trailer. Widescreen in Japanese with no subs or widescreen in Chinese with English subtitles. [B]
	Space Island: (1987) A.k.a. Treasure Island in Outer Space. Very cool Antonio Margheriti sci-fi version of Treasure Island with a helluva cast! Originally made as a mini-series for Italian TV, this is the movie version that runs almost two and a half hours and stars Anthony Quinn (as Long John Silver no less), David Warbeck, Ernest Borgnine, John Morghen and Bobby Rhodes! Great use of the sci-fi setting along with some wonderfully cheesy touches (Blind Pew has an electronic cane that also serves as a motion detector and a welding torch!) and some cool sets – like the dinosaur graveyard. [B]
	The Story of Riki-Oh: (1989/90) This is the first two installments of the Japanimated series that inspired the live-action Golden Harvest production. The first episode has Riki incarcerated and tearing the hell out of the prison bosses, and the second veers off into left field, set in the future with Riki forced to battle cyborgs for the military. Mucho violence and bloodshed. In Japanese with Chinese subs.