Is what I kept asking myself during this mind-numbing blight on homemade film making, Lucio Fulci and all other things holy in this world. Mike Martinez, a smart and creative man with decent knowledge about cinema (though you would never believe it just based on this feature) drags out a non-entity of a story from a should-have-been five minute short into a 55 minute epic assault on senses and intelligence. Let's get the first major atrocity out of the way first: acting. I sympathize with no-budget, homemade film makers as I am one myself, forced to use uninterested family members and friends to perform, but c'mon Mike. These silly idiots laugh, giggle, eye the camera IN EVERY EFFING SHOT, and basically make me feel better about myself as a struggling and insecure thespian. There was absolutely NO EFFORT involved. NONE. ZERO. I would have fired these morons the first day, but I guess they were nice enough to help you out. I understand how it goes. I don't know what editing program was used (I'm hoping dual VCRs) because it is plain bad. So bad, I'm not even going to dignify it with a witty dismissal. Tip: When someone fires a gun, the bullet takes about 1/100 a second to reach its target, not one full minute. Also, people do not pause longer than two seconds when speaking a line of dialog to each other. Got that Mike? You're not David Lynch, you're not Jean-Pierre Melville, and you're not foolin' me. Special effects? Awful. One character who is supposed to be holding up a decapitated head, gleefully swings around an empty mask. You mean to tell me you can't put a pillow or sweater in there? You guys wreck your parents' hardwood floors with fake blood and throw juice all over their bathroom, but stuffing a mask with a T-shirt is too much work? OK, so it's funny, but it's obviously a result of incompetence and not clever writing. There's a divider between campiness and plain stupidity, a line these people fail to recognize. Wrting and directing is just as bad with dialog apparently written by second graders raised on early-80s Halloween rip-offs. The worst part is hearing Mike direct DURING the takes he used to edit. David Wood was shameless enough to credit himself as a fight choreographer, which may be the funniest thing about this mess (that or the HEINOUS mop haircut). Sorry, Mike. I know you have *some* talent as I saw in Chimera. I guess we have to crawl before we can walk.
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Hilarious.. really!
Angrbotha19 July 2002
Okay, I'm probably biased, being the director's sister (but remember that doesn't mean I like him..), and the star of this film (spaceworm #1 and random zombie). I just have to say that filming it was great fun. I got to crawl in a car window and devour one of my friends (whose body somehow remained untouched...) which is great fun when you are hopping around in mud wearing a sleeping bag, plus I got to devour my own brother and one of his friends. I'm not saying it's a Great movie. but it is fun. especially trying to spot the mistakes. Like all the scenes filmed in the Girl Scout building (you see david wood burst out of it when he runs to arkansas), the 1987 dodge caravan that is EVERYBODY'S ride of choice, the random weather, holiday and location changes, and the cheesy gunfire that you can pretty much dance to. but my favorite scenes: "Stop playin' them games Mary-Lou! Stop playin' them games!" and, the end, where david is in the basement, and thanks to the 'borrowed' sound effects he suddenly sounds like a woman.
Space Worms, Zombies and A-Bombs
OH MY!!!
artstar0421 May 2005
Space Worms, Zombies and A-Bombs
OH MY!!!
I'm not entirely sure how I came upon this little low-brow film on IMDb but I did. For about a month now I've been madly intrigued by midnight movies and the title caught my eye. Two weeks later I had a DVD copy of the film in my b-movie-loving hands. I placed into the DVD player and let the good times role. I wasn't sure what I was in store for as I watched it and I'm still quite not sure upon finishing it. It was obviously made by teens but since I do the same thing, I understood their motivations easily. I'd like to call this movie Golden Sh*t, and I mean that with the utmost respect. I loved every minute. From the space worms (a.k.a. kids in sleeping bags) to the zombies (I loved the Nirvana hat) to the clips from cult classic horror films. Above all the cheesiness was great. I thought it was very clever to put space worms and zombies in the same movie. When I heard that there were zombies as well I thought it was probably just a "hey, lets put zombies in here too!" but the space worms inhabiting the bodies of the dead and using them to attack was very, very clever. Some of the acting is flat but I run into that in my films all the time. Some of the editing is flawed but it adds to the cheesy greatness. Overall an 8/10. The camera quality at times was low but at the same time good. I loved this film and would totally recommend it to anyone who loves midnight cinema. The ending is a bang!
I'm not entirely sure how I came upon this little low-brow film on IMDb but I did. For about a month now I've been madly intrigued by midnight movies and the title caught my eye. Two weeks later I had a DVD copy of the film in my b-movie-loving hands. I placed into the DVD player and let the good times role. I wasn't sure what I was in store for as I watched it and I'm still quite not sure upon finishing it. It was obviously made by teens but since I do the same thing, I understood their motivations easily. I'd like to call this movie Golden Sh*t, and I mean that with the utmost respect. I loved every minute. From the space worms (a.k.a. kids in sleeping bags) to the zombies (I loved the Nirvana hat) to the clips from cult classic horror films. Above all the cheesiness was great. I thought it was very clever to put space worms and zombies in the same movie. When I heard that there were zombies as well I thought it was probably just a "hey, lets put zombies in here too!" but the space worms inhabiting the bodies of the dead and using them to attack was very, very clever. Some of the acting is flat but I run into that in my films all the time. Some of the editing is flawed but it adds to the cheesy greatness. Overall an 8/10. The camera quality at times was low but at the same time good. I loved this film and would totally recommend it to anyone who loves midnight cinema. The ending is a bang!
Spaaaaaace Worms.
Scut13 February 1999
This movie just rocks. I have never seen a movie that made me laugh like this one. Obviously made on a shoestring budget, but the use of Italian zombie flims in leiu of special fx was genius. Purposely bad editing and no continuity would make Ed Wood proud. However, Michael made this with the intention of being bad and that is what makes it so terrific.
This was disgusting!
crofty-228 June 2002
Do worms really have teeth? That's what this god-awful film depicts. And honestly, how could worms really "chew" through a whole tree???? I despised this movie for it's grossness, but loved it for it's laughs. I can't believe some poor sap tried to make this a serious picture. It's sad really.
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