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In Reply to: "You see, you see, your stupid minds...stupid...STUPID!"(nt) posted by TAFKA Steve on February 05, 2000 at 12:31:50:
"...That was too close!!!!"
"Plan 9 From Outer Space" is billed as "the worst film ever made"; however,
I don't think so; "Plan" does have redemming qualities, however unintentional - laughter is good for the soul. There are worst sci-fi
films, they are the ones that are also atrocious, but can't generate any
comic relief either. One of Woods earlier films, "Glen Or Glenda?", where he vociferously
espouses his liberal views on transvesticism, definitely qualifies for
that "total loser" category. - AH
I agree: "Plan 9" is entertaining while "Glen Or Glenda" just plain stinks and seems to never end. The latter is one of my Holy Trinity of Bad Films, the other two being "Mesa Of Lost Women" and "Manos, The Hands Of Fate". Close, but no cigar is the abysmal "Fat Guy Goes Nutzoid!!" from Troma Studios.
There's a film that Pam listed that I feel the same way about: "The Man
Who Fell To Earth" with David Bowie; Maltin rated it a whopping
***1/2 stars out of ****, citing its fresh, original script. Am I missing
something here? Was there supposed to be a dramatic story somewhere
or wasn't I looking hard enough? It seems never to end, dragging on and on and on, bored
the crap outta me, I actually became "The Man Who Fell Asleep" during
viewing.
Speaking of Troma, what did you think of "The Toxic Avenger" series?
-AH
Toxie I was better than II or III. Class of Nuke'Em High I was better than II (hey, the Smithereens RULE!). My favorite Troma film is "Tromeo and Juliet", good enough for the art house theaters and BRAVO, IMO. The one I never got into was "Troma's War", despite it being LLoyd Kaufman's favorite (enjoyed Kaufman's book on cheap filmmaking, BTW). As for "Femme Fontaine, Killer Babe for the CIA", it's like watching a rerun of Magnum, P.I. on late nite TV, except for the lesbian Nazis.I feel the same way about "Man Who Fell To Earth" that I do about "Liquid Sky". Spent a day with Bowie a few years ago and asked him about some of his film roles, but not THAT one. Figured he was still drinking his own urine at that time. "Walkabout" is a much better Roeg film.
I too enjoyd "TA-1" more than the last two; saw Kaufmann and crew in action
at the last televised Cannes Film Festival on E! Will have to see if I can
locate "Tromeo&Juliet", have not seen it, but saw it got a lot of favorable
reviews (even if by diehard fans) at the IMDb site. Your mentioning of "Femme Fountaine" brought memories of "Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS" for some reason. The high review
rating for "Walkabout" on IMDb indicates it must be more in the big
league. - AH
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