4.6????? How can anyone give this anything higher than a 1?
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elgatony — 15 years ago(November 14, 2010 04:47 PM)
I can't believe this was on Turner Classic Movies last night! I want to meet the programmer for TCM Underground and buy him a beer because they've shown some really interesting stuff in their brief history.
OK, it's a B-Movie and the ending made me go "huh? That's IT?" But aside from that, watching the characters get picked off and the way they happen is pretty entertaining, esp for a movie from 1981. Within the first 10 minutes you realize this is a B-Movie and, at least IMO, you can let my guard down a bit, remove your thinking cap and have some fun. I wouldn't be surprised if people started yelling back at the screen when this was in theaters. In fact, I saw this in theaters as a kid and one lady in the audience said in a really tiny but audible voice "Run, Joanie, Run!"
Which brings me to my second point: Galaxy of Terror is damn fascinating because of the people involved. If you're a movie producer try paying Robert Englund, Sid Haig, Zalman King, Ray Walston (well, he's dead but he was a known commodity), Erin Moran, James Cameron & Bill Paxton these days. Erin would probably be the only one to come cheap and yet here they all are working for schlock-meister Roger Corman and Cameron wasn't even the director! There's something intrinsically cool about that.
This whole thread reminds me of the Simpsons episode where John Waters tries to explain the concept of "camp" to Homer as "something so bad it's good" and all he hears are crickets. There's lot of fun "bad" movies especially from the 50s & 60s and I enjoy them all for their uniqueness. This is where "Hollow Man" et al fall short. They took themselves too seriously and were marketed as such therefore they come across as disappointments when really it should've been fun. If that makes me insane for appreciating this movie then get my strait-jacket ready.
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SoTyred — 15 years ago(December 14, 2010 06:36 PM)
I think you're being kind. I just rented this because usually when something is a 'cult classic', there's something substantial there. And to hear the 'Making of' people talk as if they had made some legendary film..sickening. This is what MST3K has made a lot of movie 'lovers' into.
Horrible actingHORRIBLE.the people in Plan 9 deserve Oscars compared to this crap.
Corman-and don't get me wrong, I love me some classic Corman (Piranha{original},Death Race 2000, Battle Beyond the Stars, Grand Theft Auto, Capone, Little Shop of Horrors{original}along with a few others of his 50s/early 60s stuff where he actually directedMan with the X-Ray Eyes for example) -must have been off his rocker.
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LightningLad — 15 years ago(December 22, 2010 08:57 AM)
Fans of a b-movie are the last people who need it pointed out that it's bad. But so often the movies are more entertaining than mainstream films, for reasons intentional and otherwise. Most mainstream movies are pasteurized for as broad an audience as possible, and are smart but not too smart; while b-movies are frequently made by inspired nutcases, and are just more interesting to intelligent, imaginative audiences.
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sunphoenix_72 — 11 years ago(May 08, 2014 10:35 AM)
I have to say I agree with everyone else other than Phantasmda {no offense meant} cause 'haters' gonna hate'. I'm actually only reading everyone else's comments, Phantasmda is only reiterating his hatred of the movie in all his posts {I get you don't like the movie I'd rather read about what positive things other noticed about it sorry}. I totally agree that taken in the context of the time the movie was made, the miniscule budget it had compared to blockbusters of today it was a milestone in Sci-fi horror genre that is a touchstone for latter advances in filmography. I will also not call GoT a 'good' movie but for its time and budget it was indeed deserving of some regard for it bold attempt and great atmosphere!
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poyzun — 11 years ago(December 26, 2014 07:37 PM)
I keep reading posts that refer to this movie as an "Alien ripoff". I don't understand that; alien was a real creature, where in GOT the "creatures" were manifestations of what the people were most fearful of. If GOT takes after any other movie, there are some out there, and "Forbidden Planet" comes to mind first.
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sunphoenix72 — 11 years ago(December 26, 2014 09:50 PM)
Exactly! This movie was a milestone for its time, and though elements of the Alien movie were evident.. it can by no means be called a total 'rip-off'! What it lacked in budget it certainly made up for in atmosphere! And yeah Taaffe O'Connell was a real hottie! I wish her career as an actress could have been more fullfilling as opposed to always being known as the "worm-rape girl."
