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I caught this by accident on Sky's new Horror channel.
I don't particularly like black and white horror films from the 1960s, but this one really grabbed me, mainly because one of the girls, Jill Banner, was so sexy and so full-blooded in her acting of the part as a crazed teenager.
There's enough craziness in this film to make it a cult classic, but it's also got pace and a mad inner logic that makes it hold together.
The comments on this film on ImDb are well worth reading to help you make your mind up, but it's certainly worth your attention.
I don't particularly like black and white horror films from the 1960s, but this one really grabbed me, mainly because one of the girls, Jill Banner, was so sexy and so full-blooded in her acting of the part as a crazed teenager.
There's enough craziness in this film to make it a cult classic, but it's also got pace and a mad inner logic that makes it hold together.
The comments on this film on ImDb are well worth reading to help you make your mind up, but it's certainly worth your attention.
I'm in two minds about this film. (Pun intended.)
After the first ten minutes I wanted to switch it off because I couldn't get into it. Puppets? Who cares about puppets? I hate puppets!
And animals too!
However, I stuck with it and I'm kind of glad I did.
Why?
Well, apart from Catherine Keener, who I thought was knockout in every way, the concept was really interesting and as soon as John Malkovich appeared on the screen in the flesh it became riveting.
It's so good to see a major star being prepared to make fun of himself and his status (Charlie Sheen too -- loved the combover!), and I really wanted to know how the story would be resolved.
However, I'm not sure I liked the way it developed. It became an uneasy mix of satire and science fiction, and I think one of those genres would have been better than two.
I also like it when I can identify a theme in an art movie -- this one was presumably about identity and knowing who you are -- but the message got lost in the medium. (But then didn't some producer like Sam Goldwyn say that if you want to send a message, use Western Union?)
So like I say I'm in two minds about it. You need to see it yourself if you want to make up your mind(s).
After the first ten minutes I wanted to switch it off because I couldn't get into it. Puppets? Who cares about puppets? I hate puppets!
And animals too!
However, I stuck with it and I'm kind of glad I did.
Why?
Well, apart from Catherine Keener, who I thought was knockout in every way, the concept was really interesting and as soon as John Malkovich appeared on the screen in the flesh it became riveting.
It's so good to see a major star being prepared to make fun of himself and his status (Charlie Sheen too -- loved the combover!), and I really wanted to know how the story would be resolved.
However, I'm not sure I liked the way it developed. It became an uneasy mix of satire and science fiction, and I think one of those genres would have been better than two.
I also like it when I can identify a theme in an art movie -- this one was presumably about identity and knowing who you are -- but the message got lost in the medium. (But then didn't some producer like Sam Goldwyn say that if you want to send a message, use Western Union?)
So like I say I'm in two minds about it. You need to see it yourself if you want to make up your mind(s).
I didn't expect much from this but I was pleasantly surprised.
I didn't think the effects were all that brilliant (the aliens were great but never seen in enough detail, unlike in "Alien"), but I liked the characters, especially those played by Radha Mitchell and Vin Diesel.
It started really badly -- in fact, I had to replay the DVD three times to understand the voiceover, but the spaceship crash was spectacular and the realisation of the planet was excellent.
Diesel made the film for me. He is massively calm and he brought some complexity to his character.
The lighting of the film was marvellous and created a sense of a real alien landscape, much better than the Paramount lots in the "Star Trek" movies.
Mitchell was in "Phone Booth" and seems to be getting a lot of parts. I'm booking "xXx" to see Diesel again.
I didn't think the effects were all that brilliant (the aliens were great but never seen in enough detail, unlike in "Alien"), but I liked the characters, especially those played by Radha Mitchell and Vin Diesel.
It started really badly -- in fact, I had to replay the DVD three times to understand the voiceover, but the spaceship crash was spectacular and the realisation of the planet was excellent.
Diesel made the film for me. He is massively calm and he brought some complexity to his character.
The lighting of the film was marvellous and created a sense of a real alien landscape, much better than the Paramount lots in the "Star Trek" movies.
Mitchell was in "Phone Booth" and seems to be getting a lot of parts. I'm booking "xXx" to see Diesel again.