So we looked around, trying to find that perfect Halloween movie. Well, this one was the best I could do. It's not all that good, certainly isn't scary, and it just lacks that certain something. But it does have a monster in it. The US has flown a top secret mission to Venus, retained a lifeform from the planet, and has come back home... only to be hit by a meteor so they crash land in the Mediterranean off the coast of Sicily.
That is pretty incredible isn't it? It only gets better (or worse) from there. Only one man Col. Robert Calder (William Hopper) survives. Him and the alien lifeform. Which starts out as an egg, hatches, and then quickly becomes King Kong sized in a manner of days.
The monster reminds me of the krusher. It was a toy that you could smash and it would "magically" come back to life. It involved an air bladder, simple really. You can see one here.
Anyway, if you are in a bad mood, or you can't stand old movies because they don't have the realism you're used to, don't even try to watch this. It's classic B movie stuff. And really, the monster doesn't even try to kill anybody. But if boredom strikes you and you want to waste an hour and a half, I could think of worse (and much better too) things to do.
It's not a Halloween movie, but at least I tried.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Classic Film Friday: 20 Million Miles to Earth
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A decent movie for it's time....even though it's made in ITALY.
We DO get to see all of "our" WW2 surplus at any rate.
And Harryhausen does a respectable job (as always).
Not all that scary.
But if you want scary, how about FAIL SAFE...or THE 27th DAY, or even ON THE BEACH.
Scary in a "different" way.
B.G.
(has his own take for H'ween)
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