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An entertaining film, marred by a ridiculous ending. What's
that you say? Hmmmm...let's make like the parasitic aliens and
tune in on Sam's thoughts: "Yeah Dad, I'll obediently comply with
your orders and go off to stoke my relationship with Mary, while
ignoring that I had only recently, and of necessity, fired a bullet
into you, and then to effortlessly eradicate any pressing concern
for your welfare as attendants cart you off to the hospital, in
inexplicable contrast to what I had experienced emotionally a few
minutes earlier as you lay on the ground bleeding and me thinking
that you might possibly be dead. And I so wish you could be here
now, watching me and Mary walk down the street as One in the final
shot".
But what the heck, I liked this movie for the most part - as
I did "Predator" with it's absurd ending. "The Puppet Masters", as
Maltin has said, had lost some of it's potential edge due to it's
well-worn theme (intially made in 1958 via the low-budget, unauthorized film "The Brain Eaters"), but it's nicely paced, with
good performances, convincing, if revolting special effects, and a
script at least moderately faithful to the Robert A. Heinlein 1950
classic novel bearing the same title.
Maltin awarded "The Puppet Masters" with 2&1/2 stars out of a
possible 4. Me too. - AH
Follow Ups:
It seems kind of pulpy and un-PC now, but the action is non-stop, the characters are very engaging, the romance is sweet, the plot makes sense, and it's an incredibly quick read. A definite sci fi classic.- Dave
nt
Actually I liked this quite a bit and have watched it more times than I want to admit. The "girl", (I'm sorry her names escapes me at the moment) is for some reson incredibly sexy; maybe because she is so cool and matter of fact about her sexuality.
Anyway, good pacing and action, never gets boring.Another you might like : "The Hidden" - FOUR HUGE STARS !!!!
Absolutely non stop action and so well made like the Puppet Masters.Try it, you'll like it.
Have seen ¨The Hidden¨ and enjoyed it. A couple of other 80´s
sci-fi flicks I recommend are ¨Scanners¨ and ¨Dreamscape¨, two of
my favorites. - AH
nt
I wonder what happened to her?
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