Why is this called a "Sci Fi" movie? Why do some sources categorize this as a "Horror Movie"?
I am a big fan of the Cheesy 1950s Sci Fi Movies. I realize that most of them were done on an extremely low budget so my expectations are lower than for other types of movies.
It is not fair to compare the movies in this genre to other movies. For the purposes of my review, I am comparing this movie to other 1950s era Sci Fi Movies.
I have seen over 120 different sci fi movies from this period. This one has to have the worst script of any of those movies. Absolutely NOTHING, nothing at all, happens for the first 38 minutes of the 1:14 minute long film.
At least 90 percent of this movie has nothing to do with Science Fiction or horror, or even suspense.. Leading man Don Wilson sings several mild rock and roll songs. His younger sister gets new leg braces and we see a touching family scene of her struggling to use them for the first time. (YAWN). A Disc Jockey dents his fender. Shug Fisher plays his standard "old Coot" character in several scenes. There is a teenage sock hop.... none of this does anything to advance the plot.
We are left with a big black hole of ennui. An incredibly boring small town in Texas where NOTHING ever seems to happen.
Even by the standards of cheesy 1950s sci fi films, the "special effects' if you can call them that, are totally absurd. When the camera cuts to shots of the Gila Monster, they show a regular Gila Monster in Extreme Close up.
No suspense at all. No action to speak of. No well developed characters. No motivation. Just 1:14 minutes of a boring Texas town.
I am a big fan of the Cheesy 1950s Sci Fi Movies. I realize that most of them were done on an extremely low budget so my expectations are lower than for other types of movies.
It is not fair to compare the movies in this genre to other movies. For the purposes of my review, I am comparing this movie to other 1950s era Sci Fi Movies.
I have seen over 120 different sci fi movies from this period. This one has to have the worst script of any of those movies. Absolutely NOTHING, nothing at all, happens for the first 38 minutes of the 1:14 minute long film.
At least 90 percent of this movie has nothing to do with Science Fiction or horror, or even suspense.. Leading man Don Wilson sings several mild rock and roll songs. His younger sister gets new leg braces and we see a touching family scene of her struggling to use them for the first time. (YAWN). A Disc Jockey dents his fender. Shug Fisher plays his standard "old Coot" character in several scenes. There is a teenage sock hop.... none of this does anything to advance the plot.
We are left with a big black hole of ennui. An incredibly boring small town in Texas where NOTHING ever seems to happen.
Even by the standards of cheesy 1950s sci fi films, the "special effects' if you can call them that, are totally absurd. When the camera cuts to shots of the Gila Monster, they show a regular Gila Monster in Extreme Close up.
No suspense at all. No action to speak of. No well developed characters. No motivation. Just 1:14 minutes of a boring Texas town.