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Well, I finally got to see "The Angry Red Planet"-1960 as an adult, my
childhood memories were so vague as to preclude clear evaluation until
now.
In spite of it's multitude of shortcomings, (for example, in the
acting department, Colonel O'Bannion's demeanor in the first half of
the film seemed more like that of a gigolo than a spaceship commander); I found it to be a delightfully entertaining film.
Very original and creative in some respects: the CineMagic red
filtering gives the Martian atmosphere and landscape an eerie, glowing
quality; the artwork, while evident, is impressive, especially the
Martian city across the lake; the giant Venus (I mean Martian!)flytrap
was just passable, but the bat-rat-spider-crab creature was cool and well-constructed, much more so than I had been led to
believe (compare to the dangling vulture in "The Giant Claw"-1958); the
giant ameoba with the rotating eyeball is an incredible, hilarious
sight - intended or not, it's got to be one of the most comically imaginative creatures ever conceived!
I would place "The Angry Red Planet" in the third tier of the
180+ sci-fi films made in that era - better than dozens of dull, boring, unimaginative low budget efforts in the fourth and bottom rung, but well below the second
tier ("When Worlds Collide";"This Island Earth" etc.) and the top
level,("Forbidden Planet"; "War of the Worlds",etc).
Perfect popcorn fodder for both die-hard 50's sci-fi fans and general family entertainment. - AH
Follow Ups:
Also check out the end credits theme - I bet this is where Danny Elfman got the basic melody for the Simpsons' theme from! Very similar.
-regards,Rich S.
I have not seen "Angry Red Planet" for a very long time, but I remember a line- I think by the woman ?- when they first look out of the port hole of their spaceship- you see a jungle - she says something like "Gawrsh- Do you think there's life out there ?". Was she blonde ?
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Cool post! Now I'm going to have to see that movie again. If you've got more reviews like this, please keep them coming.AudioHead (Mr. Head?), I too have been revisiting films from my childhood. I ravenously devoured sci-fi and horror movies, which didn't help much when I had to get something for my Mom from our dark basement.
As for horror movies, my next search is for George Romero's "Martin."
And on the obscure movies note, has anyone here seen Larry Cohen's
"God Told Me Too"? It's about a religious NYC cop investigating a series of seemingly unrelated murders. Every perpetrator, when asked why, replies "God told me to" and then they kill themselves. This flick goes on to one of the greatest plot twists, or "revelations" I've seen. Bloody odd, and a great "bad film."Rich H.
you go to www.imdb.com, type in "The Angry Red Planet" in the search
block, hit go; then find my review, click on my name and you will be
taken to a list of all my reviews, with the exception of "Taxi Driver", which was banned.(There is a review on this site, but it is
not in final form.) - AH
AH, thanks for the link. I enjoyed your reviews!Rich H.
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