How are you going to remake the only film to have the great Dick Miller as the lead, and NOT cast him as a cameo? He’s DICK MILLER! Cameos are what he does!
I was not aware that Showtime and Roger Corman collaborated in the 90’s to create a series of films for the network. Almost 30 films were made, with some of them (like this) being remakes of Corman classics. This updated remake remains surprisingly accurate to the original,…
Did I know that this would somehow become my favorite film of all time when I first discovered it oh so many years ago?
Of course not.
Am I glad it has?
Absolutely!
Just when you thought it was safe to prune the garden.
Having recently finished the original 1951 novel, I was interested in how accurately they translated it to film and the word I’d use is… loosely.
It’s got the skeleton of the novel in there, there’s semi-familiar characters and locations, with certain segments included in the film. They obviously keep the triffids and the entire world is still blinded by a meteor shower, but they strip so much of this…
It takes balls to ripoff the ripoff king himself, Roger Corman. Then to make your ripoff sleazier and full of nudity? Corman would’ve been proud.
It’s The Little Shop of Horrors but the flower/ahem… “bush” ratio is considerably more skewed. I’m saying there’s a lot of unshaven pussy in this. Like, more than I was expecting. I’ve seen some of producer Harry Novak’s other sexploitation flicks, so I knew this was going to bare all. I just wasn’t ready to…
One of the greatest scams of my generation.
I still remember suffering through this as a very young child, so young I’m kinda amazed I have memories of this. That’s how bad this sucked, it became a defining memory for me.
I remember getting excited to watch it, I was a big fan of Scooby even then, but that excitement vanished pretty quick once SCOOBY FUCKING LEAVES THE FILM FOR 30 MINUTES! I even remember my…
Easily the best ninja film out of De Soto, Missouri!
It’s hard to hate these regional films, especially ones that have as much fun as this one. The town of De Soto put their heart and soul into this classic tale of “Ninja vs Corrupt Cops” and the result is a charming and action-packed caper.
Our hero isn’t the titular ninja, but he is the owner of a karate school, so he gets his time to shine in fights. But…
Japan and H.P. Lovecraft should crossover more. They seem well suited together.
I mean, even within the constraints of a tv film they managed to make a pretty cool adaptation with solid fishmen effects and some occasional atmosphere. It’s nothing theater worthy, but it’s an appreciated addition.
The film’s biggest fault is that even with a 55 minute runtime it still doesn’t have enough going on to adequately fill that time. They make up for some of it with some moody…
Jet Jaguar gets his own Gigan scythes and rocket-punches one of them into Ghidorah’s chest. What a Chad.
Godzilla continues to beat the shit out of former foes in these little annual shorts. It’ll never get old, watching Godzilla land a right hook on Ghidorah’s head is worth it alone.
Both G-man and Jet Jaguar get to whoop ass, and get their asses whooped. Ghidorah ain’t no bitch, and even though his suit requires more…
Not a bad film in the bunch of them. Star Trek is so much better than Star Wars.
We say goodbye to the OG crew as they complete their final journey: escorting the Klingon ambassador to peace talks. Things go horribly wrong, mayhem ensues, and Kirk is forced to face his hatred of Klingons for killing his son. Plus Kirk fights Kirk. It great.
They go full 70’s conspiracy thriller with a compelling mystery, political intrigue, twists, betrayals, and coverups.…
I’ve always championed odd films, and just like I thought, I genuinely enjoyed this much maligned film.
It’s messy, without a doubt. The tone keeps fluctuating, the pacing is iffy, there’s odd choices made, and it’s hampered by a rushed production. But even with all those issues, there’s a solid film here.
It’d be easy and lay all the blame for the films many issues solely at William Shatner’s feet. Say it was his ego or something. But looking behind…
Maybe one of the most uplifting and whimsical films to ever exist? Shatner’s eyes are fucking sparkling throughout this, there’s something magical about how damn happy it all is.
This was my first Star Trek too. Wild now that I think about it. I don’t think I was filled in about the previous films, and it picks up immediately afterwards. I had no idea what was happening, but by the end I remember being bewildered by how much fun I…
Why does no one talk about this one?
It’s got Christopher Lloyd as a manic Klingon and he’s simply a blast to watch. The dude’s got an alien dog and a kickass Spaceship too!
Hell, all the ships look particularly good in this. That extends to all the other practical and lighting effects, this was great to look at.
Shatner is still undefeated in hand-to-hand combat, there’s a rapidly aging planet as a plot point (I think it’s a cool idea), and the sequence where Kirk and the crew kidnap Bones and highjack the Enterprise is pure cinematic bliss.
It’s fun, I had fun dammit