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| Laughing Gravy | Aug 16 2008, 09:00 AM Post #1 |
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Earth's populace has been decimated by a mysterious force, and in a small village in England, a few survivors band together to battle killer robots from outer space, and if THAT'S not enough movie for ya, the robots have the ability to bring the dead back to life to shuffle around and serve as their puppets. 62 minutes of fun directed by Hammer's Terence Fisher, although the movie isn't as good as you'd think based on my description. It's kinda a cross between Village of the Damned and Target Earth, with some pre-Night of the Living Dead zombies thrown in. Frankly, I'd never heard of this movie until a few months ago, when it suddenly showed up on one of those Midnite Movies double-feature DVDs, paired with Chosen Survivors, another movie I'd never heard of, either. The robots are guys in space suits with faces that make them look like a Mr. Potato Head that somebody has stuck Legos into rather than eyes or lips. The cast (including Willard Parker, Virginia Field, and Dennis Price) is mainly out-of-shape, dowdy middle-aged people, which is kind of a nice twist, actually. One of the guys looks just like Rip Taylor, but if you're waiting for him to toss a handful of confetti in the air, forget it. As mentioned, the film's barely an hourly long, but it's a quite pleasant hour with some good scary moments. Produced in England by Robert Lippert. The DVD image and sound are both excellent, and a trailer and still gallery is included. |
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| AndyFish | Apr 29 2010, 08:02 AM Post #2 |
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I got this the other day not having any idea what to expect. People all over the world start dropping dead, and this causes all kinds of problems because a lot of them are driving cars, buses or trains when it happens-- but it's not as bad as you think because the people with them are also dead. Essentially, the whole world is dead. Well, that would end most movies, but not this one. You see there's a handful of survivors who were either flying a test plane, sitting in an oxygen tent or just running around holding their breath-- so they weren't subjected to the invisible undetectable poison gas that killed just about everyone else. Luckily for us they all happen to be within two blocks of each other because the film only runs 62mins so we need to keep things moving. Big tough American bloke Jeff Nolan is a take charge kind of guy-- and he pretty much gets the survivors together and starts working out the details, but before he can convince the others that it's men from space, men from space show up and start walking around the town. Nolan is played by Willard Parker who is a big tough old guy-- kind of like Charlie Bickford-- he's middle aged but he still gets it done, and he knows better than to run after these big metal guys but of course some of the others don't listen, leading to tragic results. These robot men walk really slowly, so unless you're the kind of person who constantly looks behind you while you're running from someone you should be able to get away pretty much with a slow jog-- but unfortunately most of the cast seems afflicted with the turn and stumble running technique that seems to happen only in movies. Most of my mispent youth involved running from something or someone, and I can say proudly I think I only got caught once, using the don't look back method of booking it. The robot men bring the dead back to life to help them-- and they are downright creepy when they come back-- what with their blank white eyeballs. Not really clear how shooting a dead guy has any effect but maybe I missed something. Overall a very entertaining little picture that feels like a British episode of THE OUTER LIMITS. |
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| The Batman | Apr 29 2010, 08:21 AM Post #3 |
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Sounds like a cool little flick, Andy. I need to see this, is it available? |
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| Don Diego | Apr 29 2010, 01:46 PM Post #4 |
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I ordered this on Amazon some time back - it was one of those Midnight Matinee deals with two movies - I can't remember the title of the other flic but as I recall it was another end of the world type with selected individuals in an underground bunker and a surprise ending that isn't much of a surprise. |
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| AndyFish | Apr 29 2010, 02:56 PM Post #5 |
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It IS indeed part of the Midnight Matinee series, and available from Netflix as well as ClassicFlix (My new favorite video store). |
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| The Batman | Apr 30 2010, 05:28 AM Post #6 |
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Thanks, guys! A copy is on its way to Wayne Manor! |
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| Laughing Gravy | May 4 2010, 03:22 PM Post #7 |
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What, ya think I hadn't reviewed this? |
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| AndyFish | May 5 2010, 06:45 PM Post #8 |
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Hey Gravy- I didn't see your review-- and I looked for it-- but I think sometimes my Mac doesn't like zetaboards. Sorry for stepping on your paws. |
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| Laughing Gravy | May 6 2010, 09:33 AM Post #9 |
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No prob, I had even forgotten having seen this movie. |
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| The Batman | Jun 7 2010, 05:51 AM Post #10 |
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This was a solid little end-of-the-world flick. Really enjoyed it, thanks for the recommendation, Andy! |
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