The Food of the Gods
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Movie Reviews of The Food of the Gods
Movie Review: Looks better than it should
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember this being the first horror movie I asked my mother to take me to see. She gave me the choice of Snow White or Food of the Gods. I had seen the ads on TV (this was the mid 70's) and so off we went. I remember having to leave the theater at least twice, scared out of my six year old mind, but each time I was able to convince my mother I was going to be ok to sit through the rest of the movie. What I remember was shock, terror and sympathy for the characters being bitten or eaten alive. I was too young to realize the special effects were so bad. Years later, I found it again when I was 13 or 14 in a local video store (before big chains). That's when I realized how bad the movie was. I thought about this movie from time to time since then and now, at 38, finally found they have released it on DVD. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it, as this was a piece of my youth that has had a lasting impression on me and allowed me what I think of as a virtue to appreciate movies for what they are. They don't all have to be great to be good and millions spent cannot polish a turd. Most young people nowadays don't have that instilled in them, and that's sad. I love a good movie and can appreciate one that's poorly made but still fun in it's execution.
I watched this DVD on a 65" projection screen and was happily surprised with how good the picture was. I made my wife sit through this and could feel her stares of unbelief and eye rolls of "I can't believe you're making me watch this" as I laughed in all the inappropriate places and reminisced about that trip to the movies.
Highly recommended film to lovers of bad horror and terrible special effects. The scenes I remember that day in the theater don't look the same through 38 year old eyes, but this movie changed my perspective forever and am proud to list this as one of my favorite childhood memories.
Thanks mom.
You ruined my life.
Movie Review: Rat-astrophe...
Summary: 5 Stars
Legendary mega-star, Marjoe Gortner headlines this tale of vermin gone colossal. Based (extremely loosely) on the H.G. Wells story of the same name, FOOD OF THE GODS is another nature-strikes-back movie w/ giant grubs, titanic chickens, humongous wasps, and hippo-sized rats! All these creatures have been dining on grain soaked in a strange substance that bubbles up from beneath the ground. Ida Lupino (The Devil's Rain) is the farmer's wife who knows what's going on. Pamela Franklin (Legend Of Hell House, Satan's School For Girls) and Belinda Balaski (Piranha, Gremlins, The Howling) also star. Watch for the giant chicken encounter, as it is fabulously hysterical! The swarms of terribly filmed wasps are great as well! As for the rats, I actually felt sorry for the hordes of rodents that were shot, burned, blown up, and drowned! I so wanted them to eat Gortner's head! Oh well...Movie Review: TOTALLY GOD-AWFUL GREAT!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a movie that requires total and complete suspension of disbelief! And it's not just because of the god-awful special effects, either! The acting is completely off kilter with the story line of giant mutated creatures. Marjoe Gortner is quite possibly one of my all time favorite baaad actor of the 70's and his casual shoulder-shrugging, oh-well approach to the mutations is absolutely hysterical! No one else in the film seems to be too bothered by the giants so I guess why should he?! I loved this movie when it was first released but I was also 9 years old! If you have 90 minutes or so of your life to waste one evening, pop this sucker in the DVD player, grab some Jiffy Pop, sit back and relax. Enjoy!!!! :DMovie Review: The Classic Monster Movie of the 70's!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Food of the Gods is a classic from beginning to end. The
story is well written, acted and directed. The special
effects are awesome. Giant chicken, bees and Rats! The
Rats swarm a house and it's just fantastic. If you like
well done horror movies and not just gore [there is some]
but it's done very well then buy this movie. I saw this
in the theater and I was blown away and I bought the
import version years ago as I couldn't wait to see it
again in widescreen. They don't make them like this no more!
Movie Review: CLASSIC Food For Thought
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie shook the country to the core when it was first released. This is the real deal - - a movie with a conscience. If I may use a Neil Young line, "mother nature was on the run in the 1970's." She is still running today - so this movie still has appeal. Marjoe Gortner and Pamela Franklin are wonderful and it is good to see them. View this as a somber tome to the plight of nature vs humankind and you will be moved quite deeply. It is an environmental classic!!