The body snatchers.
In the case of most films it is a question of accepting that which is bad in exchange for that which is good. As there are no redeeming features at all in this dismal opus the viewing of it is extremely unrewarding.
Directed by John Gilling who was certainly capable of better(but not much better!) this is atrocious even by the standards of 'B' sci-fi movies.
A mutant humanoid, sounding suspiciously like Robert Rietty, has come to Earth with the task of kidnapping young women for procreational purposes with the males of planet Ganymede in order to stop the extinction of their race. A dirty job but someone has to do it! The females chosen to be whisked into space have not exactly been selected for their IQ's and although the mutant guarantees they will come to no harm one does not envy them in the slightest. The phrase 'a fate worse than death' springs to mind.
A pathetic attempt at comic relief comes in the form of two chirpy cockney soldiers and their sergeant played of course by Jack Watson, who is mysteriously billed as 'guest star'. There is also a truly bizarre scene featuring Marianne Stone, Warren Mitchell and a copy of 'Bikini Girls' which at least shows Mitchell's superb comedy timing. Another 'guest star' is John Carson as a military nitwit who asks the classic question: "Is it of foreign origin?"
Apart from Watson, Maurice Denham and Yank plank John Saxon as a pair of boffins, most of the cast would later find their niche on the smaller screen. The entire cast looks exceedingly glum and with the lines they are obliged to speak, who can blame them?
This lamentable effort is surely of interest only to sci-fi anoraks and they are welcome to it.
Directed by John Gilling who was certainly capable of better(but not much better!) this is atrocious even by the standards of 'B' sci-fi movies.
A mutant humanoid, sounding suspiciously like Robert Rietty, has come to Earth with the task of kidnapping young women for procreational purposes with the males of planet Ganymede in order to stop the extinction of their race. A dirty job but someone has to do it! The females chosen to be whisked into space have not exactly been selected for their IQ's and although the mutant guarantees they will come to no harm one does not envy them in the slightest. The phrase 'a fate worse than death' springs to mind.
A pathetic attempt at comic relief comes in the form of two chirpy cockney soldiers and their sergeant played of course by Jack Watson, who is mysteriously billed as 'guest star'. There is also a truly bizarre scene featuring Marianne Stone, Warren Mitchell and a copy of 'Bikini Girls' which at least shows Mitchell's superb comedy timing. Another 'guest star' is John Carson as a military nitwit who asks the classic question: "Is it of foreign origin?"
Apart from Watson, Maurice Denham and Yank plank John Saxon as a pair of boffins, most of the cast would later find their niche on the smaller screen. The entire cast looks exceedingly glum and with the lines they are obliged to speak, who can blame them?
This lamentable effort is surely of interest only to sci-fi anoraks and they are welcome to it.
- brogmiller
- 7 dic 2020