The Angry Red Planet
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Movie Reviews of The Angry Red Planet
Movie Review: Getchyaasstomarsgetchyaasstomarsgetchyaasstomars
Summary: 3 Stars
Mars is a lousy vacation spot when it's in a good mood(just ask Arnold Schwarzenegger), but when it's pissed, it's downright mean.
When a rocket is retrieved from a troubled Mars expedition, it's only coherent survivor(Naura Hayden) tells a tale of how upon landing, the crew is menaced by man(and woman)eating plants, a giant amoeba, a triclops, and that spider-bat monster from the Misfits' Walk Among Us album cover. Basically it's a subtle hint to Earth to leave Mars the hell alone!
Fairly typical 50s sci-fi silliness, so you know what your pretty much in for. The irritating thing about this film is the annoying red filter used for the scenes taking place on Mars' surface. I know this supposed to be snazzy looking, but....it's not! I think it was probably also used to mask the fakeness of the creatures to some degree, but fake is fake. Besides, we goofballs who like this stuff love the fake creatures!
Only fans of(bad) 50's sci-fi need apply.
Movie Review: Curiously overrated, but still fun
Summary: 3 Stars
Hey, I'm all about some nifty 50's and 60's cheesy sci-fi flicks. Heck, I LOVE 'EM! But I have to say I think ANGRY RED PLANET is a bit overrated. I never saw "Cinemagic" displayed on the Big Screen, but it's fairly headache-inducing on my 27-inch t.v.The plot has one decent gimmick, the framing device of using flashbacks (used to better effect in IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE) to tell the story. But really, the acting is atrocious, even for a B-grade sci-fi/monster flick.
On the plus side, the "batratspidercrab" thing is one of the more memorable beasties, strings and all. And the sets, though obviously painted backgrounds, are imaginative and just plain weird.
Picture and sound quality are what we've come to expect from MGM's Midnite Movies line: superb. So if this kind of film is your thing, you could do worse than ANGRY RED PLANET. But. . .you could also do a lot better.
Movie Review: Lounge Lizard Goes To Mars
Summary: 3 Stars
Yes it's true, Gerald Mohr(with slicked back hair and jumpsuit zipper pulled down to show his manly chest hair) looks and sounds like a Vegas lounge act that got booked for a trip to Mars. Using a red filter that makes everything look like a Pepto-bismol bottle that broke, this silly but fun blast from the past is an alright time killer.
The plot, a ship sent to Mars crashes upon it's return and one of the survivors has to explain what happened. As this is done we flash back and see everything unfold. Space Bats(or at least that is what they look like ) and other creatures await our group.
Like I said nothing Earth shattering, but campy fun to be had if you can get into it.
Movie Review: Warning from Mars: beings of the Earth: Don't visit us, let us live in peace!
Summary: 3 Stars
As part of a long process of decantation about the sci-fi genre that started with "The thing" and ended with "The invasion of the body snatchers", "The angry red planet" is a minor film, that must be seen by two main reasons: it employed the process of "Cinemagic" which tinged the screen of pink and being one of the few which approached about the aliens not as monsters but as enormous amebas, unicellular organisms.
The rest of the film is expendable and predictable. There are not notable special effects and the action is replaced by the reflection, which must have been a true anticlimax for the great audiences by then.
The nostalgical gaze...
Movie Review: A good B movie
Summary: 3 Stars
If you like the B movies of the 50's this one is a fun watch. Its pretty well acted the the special FX are pretty good for the time. I didnt quite like the "Cinemagic" used to make the Red Planet red but im sure it was pretty cool for its time. Dont pick this one apart (cause it will come apart quite easily) just sit back and enjoy some cool cheese of the 50's. My review is for the DVD version.