Queen of Outer Space
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Movie Reviews of Queen of Outer Space
Movie Review: zsa zsa, you were so bad, you were good!
Summary: 3 Stars
i saw this movie when i was a teen-ager. this movie started popping up on television in the nineties. what it is basically about is a group of women who gets tired of the queen's crulty and decides to rebel.
then on the other side of the universe, a group of men, headed up by eric fleming's character, is assigned an unwelcome duty that they feel are best suited for "space jockeys" even though they get to take the trip with a renown scientist.
this movie is so bad, it is good. the first thing that is readily noticed are the sets. can we say "forbidden planet?" even the costumes were from "forbidden planet." okay! first, the dialogue is terrible: "why don't you girls knock off all of this gestopo stuff and try to be alittle friendlier." and what is up with this word: "beautiflier." this is not a word.
and according to zsa zsa, in her biography, all of the females in the movie were all miss america beauty queens. i don't doubt it. but that shouldn't have equated to silly nonsensical dialogue like: "ha deed." and did anyone miss a beat when zsa zsa's scarf was "magically fixed" in the scene when she goes to visit the "prisoners?" her scarf is coming undraped. then they cut to the captain {played by eric fleming} then back to zsa zsa, standing there posing in a very beautiful red, cut very high on one thigh, dress. and bingo, that scarf is all straightened out.
and did anyone notice how the spaceship leaving earth was different from the one which landed on venus? even i had to laugh about that.
and there was other atrocious stuff too, like, larry wrestling with a very unrealistic looking plastic spider, the girlfriend whom he was kissing was to near where the spaceship was, which blew dust and dirt all over her when it took off. if she had of actually been standing that close to a launching pad, she would have been disintegrated. this movie was to short and it had to many holes in the story.
i did like the costume that was worn by anne francis on zsa zsa's character's friend better. zsa zsa did wear some very beautiful, classy clothing. the queen wore very beautiful clothing too. but all in all this is one of the best/worse B flicks i have ever seen. and oh yes. i would definitely buy this one so i can laugh my behind off at all of the goofies this movie has to offer.
Movie Review: Must Be Seen To Be Believed.
Summary: 3 Stars
Before I viewed this as part of a collection called CULT CAMP CLASSICS - VOL 1, I had not seen QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE in over 40 years. I first saw it on TV in black and white without realizing that it was originally shot in color and in Cinemascope. Even as a kid I could see that it was less than stellar. Seeing it now restored to all of its 1950s glory (or as much as a DVD can show), I am amazed at how good it looks. The use of color is bold, the photography is well done, the use of sound is imaginative and the sets are.. well they look better in color even though the cheapness is impossible to disguise.
I was amazed at the incredibly sexist dialogue. If there is a hell for feminists, this is the movie that would be shown. I believe the film is meant to be a comedy as would be indicated by having comedy director Edward Bernds (THE THREE STOOGES, THE BOWERY BOYS) helm the project. If it is a comedy then someone forgot to tell leads Eric Fleming and Zsa Zsa Gabor that. Fleming plays it straight and with Zsa Zsa you can't tell the difference. As the Venusian Queen, Laurie Mitchell gives the best performance. it's also a plus to have her along for the guest commentary on the DVD.
How you react to QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE will be entirely up to you. It must be seen to believed. I can see many people being offended by the dialogue and the film's storyline that a woman who banishes men in order to maintain peace is an evil despot. Of course they do have her wanting to destroy the Earth so that's it OK to overthrow her. The film does have great camp value and it is great to look at in this restored edition but I'm sure that Messrs Bernds & Co. would be amazed that what was considered disposable in 1958, is still talked about after 50 years.
Movie Review: Zsa Zsa Gaboring
Summary: 1 Stars
The only reason I own a copy of this movie is because it is part of a set of Cult Classics that included ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN and THE GIANT BEHEMOTH. It was cheaper to buy the set than any two of the movies in it separately, and besides, the set came with a snazzy slipcase. So, having purchased this movie, even if only indcidentally, I decided to have a look at it.
The movie stars early 50's beauty queen Zsa Zsa Gabor. You may remember her from PICTURE MOMMY DEAD whence she played Mommy. In this picture, she just plays dead. Zsa Zsa had no talent as an actress. She had more talent for finding men with money and/or fame to marry her. There was one of the Hiltons and George Sanders and Prince what's-his-face of some country that no one ever heard of, among many other husbands and paramours. The kind of talent that Zsa Zsa had couldn't be filmed legally "back in the day". So, she became a talk show clown. Remember the Johnny Carson Story? Oh well, we won't go there. Remember when she slapped a cop? You try that and see what happens. As punishment, they should have deported Zsa-Zsa to that so-called country that her husband is a so-called prince of.
This movie looks like it was filmed on a back lot at Desilu with cardboard sets left over from Star Trek. I guess the other actors and actresses in the movie didn't want to show up their star, so they ALL gave lousy performances. With a script as cliche-ridden and amateurish as this one, there is no way anyone could come out of this affair looking good. The only interesting detail in this movie is the fact that they re-used Walter Plunkett's and Helen Rose's costumes from FORBIDDEN PLANET. That's it!
Camp Classics all have one factor in common. In spite of the bad scripts, bad effects and bad acting, they are fun to watch. This one's pure tedium from beginning to end. It's not worth sitting through 90 minutes of this claptrap to see the costumes. Watch FORBIDDEN PLANET instead. And.. if you buy the super-deluxe version of FORBIDDEN PLANET in the tin case, you get a miniature ROBBY the ROBOT! Cool!
I am a great fan of ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN and THE GIANT BEHEMOTH. Those two get a thumbs-up from me. I should re-sell my copy of THE QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE but then, the movies wouldn't fit neatly in the slip-case. One star... only because they won't let me give it a zero.