4.6????? How can anyone give this anything higher than a 1?
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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."
