Advantage: Sci-Fi-athon 2008 Horror Movie Review

The Atomic Brain
An obsessed elderly woman pays a fortune to a mad scientist to transfer her brain into a younger woman s body. To find a host body and test subjects, the elderly woman hires three women as housekeepers. They are completely clueless to the true motive of their employment - until the experiments begin. Soon, the tables turn on the elderly woman and her accomplice as they receive the ultimate punishment. A.K.A. “Monstrosity” 64 Minutes - NR

The Incredible Petrified World
When the cable to an underwater diving bell snaps, four adventurers accidentally get lost in the depths of the ocean, where they discover a network of underwater caverns, a volcanic vent that supplies oxygen, and a shipwreck survivor who has lived below sea level for 14 years because there is no way out. 64 Minutes NR

Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
A rocket composed of two astronauts and a robot is sent to Venus six months after the collision of a meteor and previous rocket explosion. But when their communication to Earth gets lost, another ship is sent to the rescue. The mission is hindered when they are attacked by a flying reptile that is worshiped like a god by Venusian women. Will any of them survive this hostile planet and return home to Earth safely? 85 Minutes NR

Killers from Space
While on a reconnaissance mission following a nuclear test, atomic scientist and pilot, Doug Martin, crashes and goes missing. After showing up at the base later and being suspected of espionage activities, he is given sodium pentathol, Truth Serum . But now, no one believes him as he relates that he was captured by aliens who plan on conquering Earth by using giant animals and insects. 71 Minutes - NR

First Spaceship on Venus
In the very near future, an international crew of scientists is dispatched to Venus to investigate a mysterious message sent from the supposedly uninhabited planet. This film is a truly intriguing East German-Polish sci-fi drama based on Stanislaw Lem’s novel, The Astronauts, and stars Guenther Simon and Yoko Tani. 78 Minutes - NR

The Amazing Transparent Man
Joey Faust, an expert safe cracker, is sprung from prison by Major Paul Krenner and is provided with a unique opportunity. Krenner has developed a potion for invisibility, which he uses on Faust so he can steal radioactive materials that will allow Krenner to create an invisible army. 58 Minutes - NR

The Day the Sky Exploded
A spaceship from earth crashes into the sun, sending a swarm of meteors towards the earth. Tidal waves and climatic changes across the globe may spell doom for the human race, unless the major world powers can be convinced to combine their atomic arsenals to destroy the meteors. 82 Minutes - NR

Assignment: Outer Space
This high-camp Italian space opera is centered on a band of astronauts who are attempting to avert a deadly radiation disaster which threatens to wipe out civilization. Featuring Gabriella Farinon and Rik Van Nutter. 79 Minutes - NR