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With the Civil War now over, a former member of the Texas Militia named "Daniel" (Dylan Hobbs) becomes a bounty hunter to make money. With a legal warrant in hand, he rides into a nearly deserted town looking for an outlaw named "John Dooling" (Tom Zembrod) as his next target. Unfortunately, when he enters the saloon, the bartender "Tellie" (Whit Kunschik) cannot provide any helpful information. Surprisingly, her teenage nephew "Parker" (Bailey Roberts) is eager to help, since John Dooling killed both of his parents some time ago. Not eager to accept help from someone so young, Daniel turns to a former preacher named "Isaac" (Andy Anderson), who agrees to find John Dooling and deliver a message. The problem is, John Dooling is a ruthless outlaw who, once he hears what Daniel has to say, murders Isaac in cold blood and sends men to kill Daniel. What John Dooling doesn't realize is that Daniel is more than capable of defending himself, and that's when things get really violent. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say this was one of those low-budget Westerns that have seemed to multiply in the last 15 years or so, all sharing similar faults, with the acting, script, and action sequences being the most obvious. As far as this particular film was concerned, the action scenes weren't that plentiful, and much of the movie consisted of people talking bluntly or threatening one another. Be that as it may, although this wasn't a good Western by any means, it wasn't terribly bad either, and I have rated it accordingly.

This film opens with an elderly man named "Dr. John Garth" (Boris Karloff) on trial for the murder of another man because a serum he had developed failed to work correctly. After receiving the death penalty, Dr. Garth accepts the sentence but also tells the courtroom that his serum was meant to extend life, not to take it. Nonetheless, after comforting his adult daughter, "Martha Garth" (Evelyn Keyes), he is taken to prison, where he is scheduled to be hanged within 30 days. Not long after arriving at the prison, "Warden Thompson" (Ben Taggart) asks him if he would like to continue his research while imprisoned. Although he knows his death sentence remains in effect, Dr. Garth gladly accepts the offer, and along with the prison doctor, "Dr. Ralph Howard" (Edward Van Sloan), they work as quickly as possible to improve the serum before his execution. Then, just hours before his scheduled execution, Dr. Garth finally completes his work and, since there are no human volunteers, he injects the serum directly into himself. Ironically, right after doing so, the warden arrives and informs him that his death sentence has been changed to life in prison instead. Days later, after taking ill due to his serum, he is allowed to continue his work with Dr. Howard. What he doesn't realize, however, is that the serum he injected into himself has a side effect that creates a murderous rage he cannot control, and he unleashes it on those closest to him. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a relatively short film (about 62 minutes), but Boris Karloff performed in his usual solid manner and kept things interesting. Admittedly, I would have preferred more suspense here and there, but even so, I enjoyed this movie for the most part and rate it accordingly.

This film opens with a man named "Darren" (Somon Manley) trying to convince his wife, "Lina" (Sophie Juge), not to file for divorce. Unfortunately, his words go unheard, and she goes ahead with the divorce anyway. Shortly afterward, Darren buys a cyber bride who looks just like Lina. However, instead of treating her well, he uses her to vent his frustrations and even beats her at least once. Moments later, she kills him. The scene then shifts to a married couple, "Rick" (Andrew Hollingworth) and "Angelique" (Rebecca Finch), who are very much in love. Sadly, while searching for their car in an underground parking lot, Rick is knocked unconscious by a mugger, and Angelique dies of a heart attack from the shock. Time passes, and Rick happens to see another man living in the same apartment complex, "Barry" (Peter Cosgrove), who bought a cyber bride named "Joanna" (Claudine-Helene Aumord), and he recommends that Rick do the same. Eventually, Rick orders a cyber bride that looks exactly like Angelique. The problem, however, is that although she looks the same and has all her mannerisms, something is wrong with her programming, leading to disastrous consequences for Rick and everyone he cares about. I won't reveal more, but this low-budget film had several issues, including a weak script and generally poor acting, with only Andrew Finch delivering a solid performance. Likewise, the plot was somewhat predictable. That being said, while I don't consider this to be a terrible science fiction movie, these obvious flaws were hard to ignore, and I rated it accordingly.