tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post8571520797140481412..comments2024-03-18T21:43:05.600-05:00Comments on Bloody Pit of Rod: I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (1958) Rod Barnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11430145191524327478noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-62182735528946894702016-03-08T23:53:53.079-06:002016-03-08T23:53:53.079-06:00Oh, yeah. BODY SNATCHERS is a GREAT film -- a tru...Oh, yeah. BODY SNATCHERS is a GREAT film -- a true classic.<br /><br />Which is why IMAMFOS is a _minor_ classic. ;-)<br /><br />Not perfect, but well made and interesting.<br /><br />I, too, like most of those other films mentioned but, yeah, some of them are lame. ;-)Stephen D. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113498534825448148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-37487797338838515192016-03-08T23:02:14.957-06:002016-03-08T23:02:14.957-06:00Steve - maybe you're right. I think I might be...Steve - maybe you're right. I think I might be looking at the film in relation to the superior INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS and feeling it falls too far short. Plus, it does drag a little even at this short length. It feels a little stretched. <br /><br />Nick - yeah, KILLERS FROM SPACE is pretty damned lame! Rod Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430145191524327478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-88422513294675607792016-03-08T05:21:47.688-06:002016-03-08T05:21:47.688-06:00I find all of those enjoyable except Mesa of Lost ...I find all of those enjoyable except Mesa of Lost Women. Killers from Space is pretty lame as well. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540761660516352552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-73413292193242414592016-03-08T01:31:26.199-06:002016-03-08T01:31:26.199-06:00I think that everything you've said about IMAM...I think that everything you've said about IMAMFOS -- the subtexts, the sexual politics, etc -- makes it a minor classic. And it's probably even creepier today because of the marital rape thing, and the way our heroine treats (or doesn't) the idea that she's been sleeping with someone not her actual beau.<br /><br />Sure, they couldn't really go very deep into that at the time, but all those ideas are there for anyone paying attention -- and clearly were even in the 50s. Most sci-fi films of the time don't make you think that much.<br /><br />Oh, and it's easily arguable (and perhaps an even more prevalent idea) that Body Snatchers is a metaphor for McCarthyism, rather than communism. Part of the genius of that film is that it reads both ways. But, knowing Hollywood's leanings (even then), I suspect McCarthy. Writers always like to put the thumb in the eye of authority. ;-)Stephen D. Sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03113498534825448148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-88927380343203899032016-03-07T21:29:47.346-06:002016-03-07T21:29:47.346-06:00Least favorite? That's tough. But-- FLYING DIS...Least favorite? That's tough. But-- FLYING DISC MAN FROM MARS was pretty bad. As was MEAS OF LOST WOMEN, DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS, THE BEAST WITH A MILLION EYES, KING DINOSAUR, THE ASTOUNDING SHE-MONSTER and TEENAGERS FROM OUTER SPACE. Of course, i still get a kick out of most of these any way. <br /><br />And KRONOS is a good but not great little movie. I got to see that on the big screen some years back. Rod Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430145191524327478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-4207168067722215742016-03-07T20:00:43.718-06:002016-03-07T20:00:43.718-06:00Nice list! Do you like Kronos? What are some of yo...Nice list! Do you like Kronos? What are some of your least favorite sci fi movies from the 1950's?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540761660516352552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-71971128667256932522016-03-07T18:56:28.036-06:002016-03-07T18:56:28.036-06:00I'd say - THE MAN FROM PLANET X, DONOVAN'S...I'd say - THE MAN FROM PLANET X, DONOVAN'S BRAIN, THE GAMMA PEOPLE, THE 27TH DAY, THE MONOLITH MONSTERS, THE NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED, THE MONSTER THAT CHALLENGED THE WORLD, THE 4-D MAN and THE MANSTER - and that's just from the 1950's Rod Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430145191524327478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24663651.post-618618046786397602016-03-07T15:08:24.875-06:002016-03-07T15:08:24.875-06:00If you say this one isn't a minor classic, the...If you say this one isn't a minor classic, then which films would you consider minor classics?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540761660516352552noreply@blogger.com