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9 Unlikely Movie Titles

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By Dan Goodswen published 23 February 2011

Cowboys & Aliens has nothing on this lot...

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Kittens & Nazis

Kittens & Nazis

Plot: 1944, and the Nazis are experimenting on kittens in an effort to develop weapons so adorable that you'll literally die from cuteness overload... but the kittens fight back.

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Page 1 of 9
Robots & Clowns

Robots & Clowns

Plot: When robots from the future travel to present day Las Vegas to destroy the world as we know it, only the International Clown Convention can stand in their way...

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Page 2 of 9
Pirates & Unicorns

Pirates & Unicorns

Plot: A band or pirates sail to the ends of the Earth to capture a mythical unicorn, but no-one has ever manged to capture one for good reason... they were too busy being slaughtered.

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Page 3 of 9
Skellingtons & Indians

Skellingtons & Indians

Plot: The Native Americans had successful killed off any would be conquerers for centuries, but they made one fatal mistake - they laid their enemies to rest in Indian burial grounds. Tonight, the invasion begins again.

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Page 4 of 9
Demons & Lumberjacks

Demons & Lumberjacks

Plot: A ragtag group of lumberjacks in the Alaskan wilderness just cut down the wrong tree, now they must fight for survival before they get cut down to size.

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Page 5 of 9
Knights & Mummies

Knights & Mummies

Plot: A group of Knights Templar quest to Egypt in search of a hiding place for the grail, the enemy hot on their trail. Seeking a secure place to hide, they break open the entrance to a Pyramid, and awaken the evil inside... (you know, Mummies).

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Page 6 of 9
Conquistadors & Wizards

Conquistadors & Wizards

Plot: Invading Spanish mercenaries make their way deep into Peru, and lay claim to the lost Incan city they find there. But this is a place of magic, and there is now room for men of God.

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Page 7 of 9
Vikings & Ninjas

Vikings & Ninjas

Plot: A tribe of fearsome Vikings sail in search of new lands to pillage. But when they land on an island in the East, it turns out the peaceful looking natives are only bloody NINJAS! Bet you weren't expecting that...

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Page 8 of 9
Mermaids & Zombies

Mermaids & Zombies

Plot: After an earthquake releases a strange gas from the Earth's crust, Atlantis comes under seige from the walking dead...

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Page 9 of 9
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