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the land unknown (1957)

"Life has no meaning when you have nothing to wait for."
Cmndr. Roberts (Jock Mahoney) leads a navel expedition mapping Antarctica that gets into difficulties and crashes into a crater, finding themselves in a prehistoric world.
Entertaining lost world flick, that deserves a wider audience.

from hell it came (1957)

"Science doesn't have all the answers yet."
A prince of a south seas tribe (Chester Hayes) is murdered, for fraternising with some American scientists, and is promptly reincarnated as Tabanga, a killer spirit (looking suspiciously like a walking tree trunk), to avenge himself on those that killed him. Ironically the native's only hope are the American scientists (Tod Andrews & Tina Carver) they are so suspicious of.
Another in a line of atomic creature features, this time with a mythical monster twist. A grade z-flick, enhanced with the addition of alcohol.

the curse of the aztec mummy (1957)

aka La maldición de la momia azteca.
"There are things to do, so I'll be going."
Flora (Rosa Arenas), the reincarnation of an Aztec princess, is hypnotised by the evil genius Dr. Krupp aka The Bat (Luis Aceves Castañeda), into revealing the location of the Aztec mummy, whose armour holds the key to a fortune in jewels. A fortune that only Flora's boyfriend, Dr. Almada (Ramón Gay), can decipher. But fortunately superhero The Angel (Crox Alvarado) is determined to stop Krupp from finding them, as is the revived Aztec Mummy.
Sequel to 1957's Aztec Mummy, which introduced the world to the masked wrestler/luchador hero.

jackie chan's the medallion (2003)

aka The Medalion. Highbinders.
"I'm sure that there is a perfectly rational explanation for this."
Whilst on the trail of a vicious gang, Eddie (Jackie Chan) suffers a fatal accident. Fortunately the accident involves a mystical child and a healing medallion which transforms him into an a superhuman warrior.
Not one of Jackie's better movies, relying on some unconvincing wire work, whilst also wasting the comic talents of co-star Lee Evans.