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Synopsis: In the year 1985, a spaceship crew consisting of Captain Neal Patterson, Lt. Mike Cruze and Lt. Larry Turner are ordered to escort Professor Konrad to a space station in Earth's orbit. While enroute, a mysterious beam destroys the station and causes damage to their ship that results in them landing on Venus. Believing the planet to be uninhabitable, they are surprised to discover it is populated by beautiful women under the rule of Queen Yllana. They learn the men have either been killed or imprisoned by Yllana following a war with another planet that left her disfigured and the queen plans to destroy Earth before it has a chance to declare war on her planet. Their only hope is a group of women who hope to overthrow the queen so they can be with men again. Who's in it? The movie stars Zsa Zsa Gabor , Eric Fleming , Laurie Mitchell , Lisa Davis and Dave Willock. Review: I've had Queen of Outer Space in my movie library for a couple months now and never found th...

Synopsis: Following World War II, a group of six ex-German soldiers are given the task of defusing unexploded bombs around Berlin. The pay and rations are good but the odds of being killed are high, so the group makes a pact to place half their wages in a pool as an additional financial reward for anyone who survives three months. Tensions soon begin to grow as their team quickly shrinks from exploding bombs and other hazards. Who's in it? The movie stars Jack Palance , Jeff Chandler , Martine Carol , Dave Willock and Robert Cornthwaite. Review: As often happens, I was scrolling through my library for one movie this morning only to be reminded about another one and choose that instead. In this particular case it ended up being Ten Seconds to Hell . I didn't regret calling the audible. I think the thing that impressed me most about this movie is the roller coaster of emotions it takes you on over the course of 94 minutes. There's action, suspense, drama and romance all se...