Monday, August 22, 2011

The Wild, Wild Planet (1965)


MGM
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
My rating: 1.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Kitschy blend of sci fi and horror made at the same time as the similar War of the Planets. This time our Italian space heroes of the future are fighting a deranged scientist who is kidnapping people on Earth then bringing them to his planet where they are miniaturized and harvested for their organs. The kidnapping is done by a sexy woman and a bald man with sunglasses and four arms. They get interrupted in one attempt, leaving their victim a midget, only partially shrunken. The ending features a lake of blood breaking loose and destroying the alien outpost. The dialogue is priceless and the costumes hopelessly dated.

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