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From: boyajian@akov68.DEC (JERRY BOYAJIAN)
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Subject: re: Totally Bad Movies
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Date: Thu, 10-Oct-85 04:31:35 EDT
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> From:	gymble!dday

>        IT CONQUERED THE WORLD  (it didn't really; also may have the  
>                                distinction of being the worst movie
>                                ever *remade* into an even worse movie; I
>                                think the remake was called ZONTAR, THE
>                                THING FROM VENUS.)

Agreed. The only runner up for that distinction is THE SHE CREATURE, which
was remade as the even worse CREATURE OF DESTRUCTION.
 
>     ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES -- I'll probably get flamed for this
>        because I've seen some expressions of enthusiasm for it on the 
>        net, but any true conneisseur (sp?) of bad science fiction will
>        recognize it as an extremely weak attempt to satirize same.  It
>        simply fails to recognize that you can't satirize something which
>        is already in the realm of self-parody.  A definite must-miss.

Well, I won't flame, but I won't agree, either. One reviewer said of it,
"When a movie deliberately sets out to be bad, can you really blame it if
it succeeds?" I like KILLER TOMATOES, and I think it successfully parodies
bad science fiction movies. But, I agree that it is, in itself, a bad movie
as it is poorly produced. It also doesn't hold up to repeated viewing. What
makes it a successful parody in my mind is the ideas that it came up with.

Anyways, there are some scenes that redeem the movie. The Japanese scientist
with the overdubbed dialogue; the Ultimate Commercial ("This is Jesus Christ
for Technotronics..."); and other assorted bits. I still go into chuckles
when I think of the radio commercial for the record "Dead Beats", featuring
Buddy Holly, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, etc.

--- jayembee (Jerry Boyajian, DEC, Acton-Nagog, MA)

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