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I diafanoidi vengono da Marte (1966)
not funny bad, boring bad
in this Italian, American sci-fi 'thriller',our intrepid crew sets about outer space and some of them are brainwashed into believing that if they do as they're told, it will be "all for the good of all"(or some such gobbledygoop). the "aliens" in this case are pretty much made of green smoke...there are no actual solid monsters or creatures per se. the miniatures, lighting and camera work all come off incredibly toy-like and unrealistic even by 1965 standards. their rifles, which they refer to as "lasers", look like refurbished Tommy guns..which spit out fire..and their space pistols, they refer to as "38's"!!! the Italian actors (like in many dual-country offerings) are obviously speaking Italian with the English dubbed in and the American actors speaking English. the producers evidently thought this movie was so good they followed it up with "wild wild planet"..which i haven't seen and don't plan to. i actually love bad sci-fi that's somewhat original and unintentionally funny...this wreck was neither.
Horzhí, má panenko (1967)
concept goes from funny to sad
i really enjoyed the first 3/4ths of this movie. it was quaint, cute, clever and a bit off-the-wall, with likable characters and a simple but funny plot line. the scenes with the beauty show contestants and how they reacted to what was going on were priceless! without giving too much away, a fire occurs nearby while the party is going on, the whole town goes to help, and the happy, fun feel of the movie turns to depressing. the very last scene is especially heartbreaking concerning the 86-year-old former administrator. maybe my take on the first part of the movie is a bit pie-in-the-sky, but i wish the movie could have kept the silly, sweet, happy, small-town feel all the way through.