From Venus (2005) User Reviews

PEW! This movie stinks!

[movielovecentrall · 2/10 · 21 November 2003]

I can tell by the other comments that NOBODY could ever actually enjoy this trifling piece of crap, that's the same way I felt.

The whole time I was watching it I was horrified that anyone could make a movie this stupid! What is the world coming to? I guess it is my fault for sitting through the entire movie (ugh!) but it was like a bad car wreck, I couldn't look away.

If you are a kid under 8 years of age, you might like this movie. Otherwise, stay away from it at all costs. It's the stupidest movie I've ever seen.

Everything's stupid--the story, script, and especially the acting, everything! While watching the movie you'll either turn the TV off and think "how can a movie be so sadly stupid", or keep on watching from curiosity, to see if things can get more stupid than this (they can't).

These movie makers (if you can call them that) need to seriously go back to their day jobs, not one of them has an ounce of talent, and I highly doubt you can make a living churning out such horrible useless garbage that no one in their right minds would ever want to see!

Just drawn out B.S. Don't waste your time.

WEAK MOVIE WITH HORRIBLE ACTING

[borntobefamous2003 · 2/10 · 20 March 2003]

This has got to be one of the weakest plots in a movie I have ever seen.

However, that is not all that this movie is lacking. This movie has the worst acting, writing, directing, special effects, you name it--it's the worst ever.

I highly advise you to spend your time on worthwhile movies and not waste your time on this garbage.

I do agree with an earlier post that the "women" were definitely men dressed up in drag, and that did give me a laugh, I keep trying to figure out if they were being obvious about it or if they were actually trying to be sexy women.

Anyway, there is not much else in this movie that is worth watching!

To sum it up: horrible acting, horrible script, horrible idea for a movie. An hour and a half of my life I want back RIGHT NOW!!

Is this for real?

[ilovemoviestooo · 2/10 · 11 February 2004]

When I first saw this I thought it was a joke. All I could think was "You get the 8MM camera, I'll get my little brother's monster toys, we'll make a movie!" Why would anyone in a modern time like 2001 make a sci-fi movie like this, it looks like it was made in the early 80's. With actors that are as wooden as a cigar store indian, a script that was written by the director's 4-year-old son, a camera that was stolen from a burning pawn shop, poverty-row special effects, and to top it off, a director that thought making this crap would make them famous. The end result wasn't spectacular, complete with scrappy dialogue and continuity. From Venus must have been fun to make and I'm sure everyone involved had a blast with their silly little movie.

A 2 out of 10 for a valiant, hopeless effort.

A very good addictive movie

[sarahgleason80 · 8/10 · 27 May 2008]

The only good movie in an otherwise insipid six pack from Brain Damage. But then again, From Venus is worth more than the cheap price I paid on Amazon. The hard part is defining exactly what makes Venus good. It's obviously low, low budget. The acting, while adequate, is better than expected, but nothing to write home about. What exactly is it that this movie does that gets to me? Apparently, judging by other comments, I'm not the only one. There's a vibe, a feeling, a sense of something strange that propels this movie. From the first moment the director talks to you, till the very, very end the story invades your room, burrows in your brain, and lays eggs that nag after you've long since finished watching. Some don't get it. That's fine. Maybe they don't have the right brain waves, or didn't experiment with illegal substances. But for me, and I'm not alone, Venus is my new drug of choice. I have only one question for the film makers. Got any more?

Couldn't watch the whole thing...

[mayhweller · 2/10 · 8 December 2004]

This movie was just so utterly horrible that I couldn't get through the entire thing without turning it off, it was just that bad! When I was watching it I kept thinking it looked like some really cheap film made back in the 60's or something with those terrible looking special effects, but then I realized that this was just made in 2001.

The dialog and the acting were really very horrible and the plot was almost non-existent. I didn't think anyone would go back to making films that look so cheap and old, I'm not sure if they did that on purpose or if they really didn't have any budget for this movie at all. It really looks like it was shot on someone's camcorder at a local person's house or something. Maybe they thought they were being retro or something but it just comes off looking really cheesy.

I really don't know how anyone could ever actually enjoy watching this.

0 out of 5 *'s.

Deliciously demented!

[jenniferlowcast · 9/10 · 8 April 2008]

What were these people on and where can I get some? This has to be the strangest movie I have ever seen. Buy the Vicious Vixens 6 pack from Amazon just for this movie. The other 5 are pure crap, but this one is well worth the $7. Where can I start to describe the total weirdness that is From Venus? It's a movie within a movie within a movie. It starts with the handsome and hot director explaining why they made the movie. It quickly moves into a story of Halloween night, but then just as quickly moves inside a comic book. It has shades of Wizard of Oz, what with everyone in the real world of Halloween night appearing in the comic book, and ends with the lines of reality blurred beyond recognition. This is one of my favorite turn the lights out , take a peek inside our demented brains, kind of flick. It's appropriate that it is but out by Brain Damage films. Every character is wonderful in their own way. I love Moggroth (I want one of my own!) Frank and Russ are both perfect idiots that always seem to get the job done despite never really knowing what is going on. The girls are freaky hot! Sort of a Spice girls gone goth. I would love to join them in the "Pleasure pits" with Yolan. Moggroth can work the camera. If you're demented;. If you love to visit strange new worlds. Do not miss From Venus!

WANT TO BE BORED OUT OF YOUR MIND-RENT THIS FLICK

[xxxratedqueen · 2/10 · 4 March 2003]

This is without a doubt the STUPIDEST movie of all time.

I don't know who I'm angrier at--the idiots who made this or my video store for actually carrying this piece of crap!!

I can't even begin to name all of the things wrong with this horrible wanna-be movie.

All of the dialogue sounds like it was made up on the spot, and the acting is the worst I have ever seen in any movie-EVER!!

There is nothing about the script that would appeal to any decent person, in fact I don't think they even had a script, they just made up everything as they went along--and you can tell.

The "women" (i.e. men dressed up in drag trying to look like women) in the costumes looked so ridiculous, I guess they were trying to be sexy but--NOT SO MUCH!! Especially that old woman-disgusting.

There is nothing scary about this movie, the only thing scary is that somebody else might actually rent it and have to watch it.

No brain required for watching this, you must be a total loser to want to see this movie.

Don't forget-- I WARNED YOU!!!

by Vixens just for this!

[jgoth69 · 9/10 · 13 September 2007]

I can't help it. I'm a huge fan of those old schlock/cheese horror and sci fi films of old. There's just something wonderfully warm and delicious about then that can't be replicated today. At least that's what I thought. Having set through too many CGI'ed films over the last ten years I thought that my eyes had been ruined by the constant barrage of over the top special effects. I was jaded; nothing could impress me anymore. Every CGI'ed scene was supposed to make me stare at the wonder of it all. Instead, it became a boring litany of recycled ideas. Then I saw From Venus. It brought back all those memories of amazon women, space monsters, and stalwart heroes. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It's funny, cheesy, and charming, all at the same time. Frank and Russ remind me of every space ship captain I ever laughed at, and Yolan was the perfect mix of nefarious villain and goth geek. It's nice to know that there are others out there who worship at the same alter that I did. From Venus has restored my faith and opened my eyes

Weird...but unbelievably cool!

[aclaiborne33 · 7/10 · 16 July 2010]

It's hard to explain this movie. It's like three movies rolled into one. It is, by far, the best thing in this horror multi-pack. The rest of the flicks are so incredibly bad, but Venus has a certain undefinable quality that is very appealing. The best parts are the bits with Arthur on Halloween. Great stuff. Corny, quirky, and really funny. I really loved the bit with the girls coming on to him and giving him the brush off! The comic book shots are the kind of stuff Alam Moore (Watchmen) would love. Surreal to the extent that you are constantly re-checking reality, and low budget enough that they don't have to rely on, or have to money for, special effects. Best of all is the introduction by the director (is it really him?) and his comments after the credits (gotta look for them!). He's your dealer and he sets you up for a trip that will be both confusing and mesmerizing.

Worst film I've ever seen...

[iamthemovieman1 · 2/10 · 23 April 2003]

Words cannot express how poor this film is.

There is no plot, the acting is appalling, basically the whole film is a joke.

With a running time of 97 minutes, it's about 96 minutes too long.

It might have been OK as a short sketch on a comedy show, but the premise is way too flimsy to work for that amount of time without boredom kicking in.

Avoid this one, go rent a good movie instead!

Dumber than you could ever imagine

[todd_oldhamm · 2/10 · 2 November 2004]

Watching this movie really surprised me. I have never found myself to stop watching a movie in its entirety because 3 dollars to rent a movie is a good amount of money and darn it, I should at least watch the whole thing and get my moneys worth. I made it through about 30 minutes of this absolutely crappy movie when I thought to myself, I am now a little more dumber after watching this movie. I can't believe that the director and actors in this movie actually had that low of respect for themselves to allow this to be released!

There's nothing I can say that hasn't been said by the other reviewers, but even in the worst of films there are usually one or two decent performances...not in this piece of pathetic garbage. I've seen better acting in high school plays. Every, and I mean every 'actor' is bad beyond belief, and what's truly amazing is the uniformity of the badness...gosh, it must have been the director. Where did they get these people?

This is possibly one of the worst horror movies I have ever seen. Although entertaining in places due to its laughable script and even weaker acting, and I use that term very loosely, it is unfortunate that this film was not consigned to B movie hell for all eternity. What could have been a good idea has been ruined by an ultra low budget, poor sound and effects and actors who probably earned their wings in children's television, and poor children's television at that.

Please, STAY AWAY from this movie. Not even worth a minute of your time.

I'm embarrassed for the filmmakers...

[allmiscpics · 2/10 · 2 September 2004]

To have to actually own up to making such a horrible movie! Actually, I'm more embarrassed that I sat through the whole thing. It looks like an old 80's sci-fi movie complete with super-fake looking "special effects", queer imagery, and very cheesy dialogue. Maybe that's the way they wanted it to look, maybe they think it's cool to do movies in 80's fashion like it will come back in style. Who knows...

If you think the promised eye-candy will save the film, you're in for a disappointment--the so-called "babes" are manish and downright ugly. They can't act at all, I don't understand why they couldn't at least get good looking chicks if they want babes with no talent! But I guess when you're making a film this stupid, you don't get very good choices, hot chicks aren't just lining up to do this kind of pitiful crap!

The word 'lame' doesn't even begin to describe it...

[havingababyyay · 2/10 · 17 April 2003]

It's tempting to view this film as a daring avant-garde experiment. I like to think that the director was trying to see if it was possible to take all the conventions of comedy film and produce something that was completely, utterly, entirely unfunny.

The answer, to judge by "From Venus", is a resounding 'Yes'. This may not be the worst film I've ever seen, but my brain seems to have repressed all memory of the others. This horrible flick hovers just on the borderline: bad enough that the thought still causes pain, but not quite so bad that my internal censors have obliterated it from my consciousness.

It's difficult for me to imagine what the director and the cast thought they were doing when they made this, or why they went ahead and released it once they'd made it. I doubt anyone involved with it earned very much, but surely between them they could have got together enough money to buy up all the prints and have them burned.

This is a movie that has nothing whatsoever to recommend it. It's not even enjoyably bad. It's just a non-movie in which nothing interesting happens. I gave serious thought to taking it back and demanding my money back, which is not something I've ever done before.

Don't even think about renting (much less buying!) this horrible non-movie!

Worst film EVER!!!

[george_stark2020 · 7 December 2004]

Words cannot begin to express how sad and unimaginative this non-movie is!! This has got to be the dumbest thing I've ever seen in my entire life! The acting (if you can call it that!) is the the worst in any movie ever made, ever!

The fake scenes with the women who, I guess, are supposed to be sexy (they are sooooo ugly, it's unbelievable that anyone would ever cast them in a role meant to be sexy! it's just soooo sad!) The one sorta blond chick is definitely a man in disguise! Actually all of them REALLY look like men is disguise. I guess that is what they were going for, though. I can only imagine that this whole thing is meant to be a complete joke. No one would make this crap and be serious about it, and the men dressed up as women are hilarious!

You should go rent this if you want a huge laugh, the more I think about it, it definitely must be a huge joke, one of those fake "movies" that promise "sexiness" and "thrills" but deliver only humility. Nice $2 costumes, hilarious!!!!!!!

really funny movie

[adriencamachotmp-74301 · 8/10 · 6 July 2021]

Definitely old school movie making. It was certainly the best of this six movie package which I picked up for just a few bucks. It's a really funny movie (low keyed dry humor) which I guess, from some of the reviews posted here, was lost on a lot of people. I'm gonna have a watch party of this weirdness for a few of my craziest friends. I'm betting they're gonna have a good time watching it. Woodiness at it's finest.

Such a very stupid movie~

[nokiananuk · 2/10 · 10 November 2004]

If you want to see how to ruin a film, study this one very closely. In fact, it is so bad that people should buy it for that reason alone. Especially note how most of the scenes look as if they were knocked up in about 5 minutes. Realism escapes this movie on every level. The overall impression is that someone was given a below average script, wannabe actors, an average director and absolutely no budget whatsoever. With a formula like that, it just had to be doomed.

I rented this once, and I swear I got stupider watching it. If you are a humanitarian, buy this horrible, horrible movie, and burn it-UNWATCHED- as a favor to the world. It has no discernible plot, bad acting, and then tosses in something about evil ugly women just to really cap the whole thing off. I would suggest watching paint dry before this stupid waste of a tape! Seriously. The paint would be better. I wish I could give this negative 10 stars.

trippy

[owyetmpxpbge · 10/10 · 22 August 2020]

The main thing is to be in the moment, the vibe, the feeling, the wet dream baby! Old school, new school, no school stuffed into a blender and pureed. If ya don't get it, that's just fine. Not everyone likes everything. The least you could say is that among this freaky DVD boxed set, this one the pick o' the litter!. You MST cats understand just where this train's coming from. You Berg geeks might just get it too if you knows how to parse the Woody lingo. Hats off to you unknown Einsteinians who labor in the dregs and drudges. Yolan for Emperor! I grok.

WOW, WHAT A STINKER!!!!!

[movielover1232003 · 2/10 · 22 January 2003]

I had the terrible misfortune of having to view this "b-movie" in it's entirety.

All I have to say is--- save your time and money!!! This has got to be the worst b-movie of all time, it shouldn't even be called a b-movie, more like an f-movie! Because it fails in all aspects that make a good movie: the story is not interesting at all, all of the actors are paper-thin and not at all believable, it has bad direction and the action sequences are so fake it's almost funny.......almost.

The movie is just packed full of crappy one-liners that no respectable person could find amusing in the least little bit.

This movie is supposed to be geared towards men, but all the women in it are SO utterly unattractive, especially that old wrinkled thing that comes in towards the end. They try to appear sexy in those weird, horrible costumes and they fail miserably!!!

Even some of the most ridiculous b-movies will still give you some laughs, but this is just too painful to watch!!

Venus rocks big daddy!

[indiefilmguy24 · 9/10 · 14 September 2007]

Vicious Vixens has some pretty good fair for a bunch of gutter budget flicks, but by far Venus rocks the house! I know it's hard for indies to sit back and listen to the critics who've been spoon fed Hollywood pablum since childhood. Especially when you factor in "monies spent" you ain't exactly competing against Uncle Will's pick up truck! That's why I live and breathe indies. I've always been a sucker for the underdog. Not bad fare for a less than a ten spot. Vixen's is well worth it, but Venus makes it a steal. If you're into hip avante guarde films that completely blow your mind, then this is the one for you. You gotta love any story that has a Moggroth in it baby! Where can I get me one of those? Not to mention some outstanding babes that could tease the pants right off of me! I'm an eagle baby I can fly! Come back come back! Wizard of Oz twisted by some sick minds! Venus rocks big daddy! Who are these guys and have they made other Venus like stuff?

Two tentacles way up for this one! LOVED IT!

[chandragutara · 7/10 · 15 February 2011]

I bought this in a multi pack. It was the only good one of the bunch. The rest of the movies were typical low budget horror schlock that we have all seen dozens of times. From Venus is the perfect example of working outside the box. It is wonderfully inventive, insane, and bizarre, with a healthy dose of tongue in cheek. From the moment the lecherously charming director comes on to introduce the movie through the comic book world filled with crazy Moggrothian next door neighbors, slutty sister friends, and heroes too stupid to know better, you are keenly aware that you are on a ride unlike anything you have experienced before. Two tentacles way up for this one! Oh, and by the way make sure you watch through the end credits, there is even more to come! I hope these people are working on a sequel.

Oh my god, it doesn't get worse than this!!!

[jokerslasher · 2/10 · 11 February 2005]

Oh my god, it just doesn't get any worse than this!!! I always love silly little sci-fi B-movies that are so stupid they are funny and I thought that this would be one of those, but this was just so stupid I found it absolutely deplorable that it was allowed to be released. What were these people thinking? They are obviously not real filmmakers and I really hope that they have gone back to their day jobs after realizing that this is the best they could do! The acting and the not-so special effects were nowhere near the standard of even the lowest budget B-movies. And what is with the men dressed up as women, could they not find any women that wanted to appear in this crappy thing. No, probably not.

I would give this a "0" if possible, it does not even deserve a "1" for awful. Do not waste your time (and especially not your money) on this horrible loser of a non-film!

Very Very Very Dumb Movie!

[phizerjuggs · 2/10 · 20 December 2004]

This movie was SO stupid I couldn't believe what I was seeing as I was watching it, it was like a huge train wreck -- I couldn't look away because it was just SO horribly awful! I can honestly say I've never seen anything this bad in my whole entire life. It was so cheesy and the acting was just so deplorable that I just kept thinking "this just has to be some kind of a joke, right? Nobody would actually make a movie this crappy on purpose, right?" I really hope this is all just a bad joke and these people don't actually expect people to watch this with a straight face, and I really hope the people who were in this movie were doing terrible acting on purpose and don't actually believe that they are good actors?! The drag queens are pretty funny to watch, though, and so are the cheesy special effects straight out of a bad 80's sci-fi movie.

Only watch this if you've already seen every other movie in existence first and there is nothing left to watch at all! I would give this a "0" if it were possible.

ABSOLUTE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE!

[damsellindistressagain · 2/10 · 21 February 2003]

I let a friend talk me into viewing this movie, and all I can say is--I want to kill that friend.

That is an hour and a half of my life I will never get back and I will forever regret it.

If you've also had the bad luck of seeing this movie you will agree with me that this is absolutely the worst movie ever made, EVER!

If you've never seen this movie and are thinking of seeing it-- let me save you a waste of time and warn you: DO NOT WATCH THIS MOVIE, IT SUCKS!!!!

Everything in this movie fails, the attempt at comedy and sexiness--it just comes off as stupid, trashy and disgusting. Try having women in the movie who are actually attractive and sexy and not fat, ugly and gross to look at!!

The acting is laughable as is the writing. Obviously, this was made by total amateurs, I can't believe these people were allowed to make such a stupid movie, isn't there a law against that? There should be.

There are a whole slew of good "b" movies if you are into that sort of thing, but do not waste you time on this crappy wanna-be movie.

PEACE

VERY STUPID--DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME

[iamthemovieexpert · 2/10 · 4 April 2003]

As you can tell from the other comments, this movie is just about the WORST film ever made. Let me see how many different words I can use to describe it: Boring, Unbearable, Laughable, Lousy, Stupid, Horrible.....

I could go on with such descriptions but you probably get the point.

I would have given this a 0, if possible--bad acting, bad directing, bad production, bad plot.

This was made in 2001 and it looks more like 1965. Very low budget, boring plot, horrible acting, really bad special effects, etc...

I rarely ever see a Sci-Fi film I absolutely think is this bad. I mean this is pure garbage. It has nothing going for it either. As far as a "B-movie" this is the very bottom of the lot.

I think I would be more entertained by staring at a blank piece of paper for 90 minutes. Junk like this gives good low-budget "B" movies a bad name. This makes Ed Wood movies look good.

The thing about watching direct-to-video movies is, just when you think you've seen the worst, you see something even worse!

DJ Perry is a horrible actor and has no individual characteristics that make him stand out.

Avoid this waste at all costs! Oh the humanity!

deliciously hot and perverted

[smilessarah23 · 9/10 · 23 May 2006]

As a fan of campy sci fi movies I just couldn't pass this one up! I've seen it all, everything from Plan Nine to The Tingler, and I have to say that From Venus now holds the coveted spot of my favorite of all time! This baby's got everything going for it. A story that could have only come from the mind of Ed Wood. In fact I'm not so sure these guys didn't hire a voodoo priestess just so they could turn Wood into a zombie just to pick his brains (not literally-but you never know!). The two heroes who rank up there with the most stalwart, and dense, Saturday matinée space cadets you could ever imagine. And most importantly, a villain that is so deliciously hot and perverted, he burns up the screen. (I wanna have a three way with Yolan and Shamara while Moggroth watches!) I've watched this flick so many times I'm starting to go blind. I can't seem to get enough of this crazy sexy world. Those of you that don't get the point of this low budget masterpiece must all be uptight republicans jerkin' off in the closet. I do believe these film makers need to make a sequel that ventures into soft porn. Whadda ya say guys?