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Message from Space (1978)

Message from Space (1978)

In this Star Wars take-off, the peaceful planet of Jillucia has been nearly wiped out by the Gavanas, whose leader takes orders from his mother (played by a comic actor in drag) rather than the Emperor. King Kaiba sends out eight Liabe holy seeds, each to be received by a chosen one to defend the Gavanas. Each recipient, ranging from hardened General Garuda to Gavana Prince Hans to young Terrans Meia, Kido, and Aaron all have different reactions to being chosen. ( IMDB Scott Hutchins)

The Abnormal Female (1969)

A psychiatrist treats a bevy of lovely, but deviant female patients. Said patients are a pretty messed-up bunch. Sadist Vickie derives sick kicks from beating up guys and then tying them up. Unhappily married Sherry is addicted to engaging in dirty sex with total strangers. Insatiable teenage nympho Kathy just can't get enough. Married couple Fred and Janet enjoy having a threesome with lesbian Barbara. Director George Rodgers, working from a trashy script by Martin Lathrop, delivers plenty of in-your-face explicit nudity and really raunchy soft-core sex. A heavy-handed narrator babbles incessantly about the girls' severe sexual hang-ups. H. M. Schultz's rough, grainy black and white photography greatly adds to the pervasive seediness. Arthur Lindsey's wild free-form jazz score likewise does the groovy trick. The wonderfully wretched theme song is downright hilarious. Best of all, the women look quite attractive and aren't the least bit bashful about showing off their nice natural naked bodies at pleasingly regular intervals. Moreover, there's all kinds of seamy carnal activity on display throughout. A satisfyingly scuzzy slice of pure unadulterated junk. (IMDB Woodyanders)

Cool and the Crazy, The (1958)

The Cool and the Crazy (1958)

This movie centers on Bennie, a new bad kid in town who is a front for a drug syndicate of sorts, sent to get all the local kids hooked on "M" as a prelude to bringing in "The Needle" .Marijuana, it seems, is highly addictive gateway narcotic and has horrible debilitating withdrawal's , referred to as "I got the smoke" {clutching your throat in withdrawal agony }. and it makes you wanna "crawl into the woodwork" dance with objects other then people and indulge in drug crazed violence . .... The only place these kids are going is to drug hell, at least so it seems. And the "take a good look at it" scarred straight approach of the grimed face cop at the end is priceless. (IMDB darryllmonroe)

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The Time Machine (1978)

This 1978 version was never intended as a remake to the 1960 version; in the 1960 film, MGM took a lot of liberties with the original book material, and in fact this version is a much more faithful adaptation of the book, and much closer to HG Wells' vision.

Whereas the 1960 version had a number of "key events" included that were not actually in the book at all, and also several key issues omitted, this version largely stays true to the book in all aspects.

While John Beck is not as confident or assured (or even as "arrogant") in his role as Rod Taylor, his more laid-back performance is far more reminiscent of the Time Traveller from the book than Taylor's. A couple of other famous faces (including the John A. Doucette, Priscilla Barnes and even Whit Bissell, who also starred in the 1960 version, are all pleasant enough in their supporting roles.

The effects are not brilliant, but then this was a cheap budget production made in the Star Wars era, so in comparison there was no way the effects were ever going to match up with productions from the likes of MGM or 20th Century Fox for that time! In short, while nothing special, and not as entertaining as the 1960 version, this 1978 adaptation is not absolutely disastrous either.

When it comes to accurately depicting HG Wells' original book, the 1960 "Time Machine" film is the weaker version, not this one. (IMDB LisaLisa85) V&D