Saturday, October 29, 2011

The Green Slime (1968)


MGM
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

American actors and Japanese special effects are used in this sci-fi monster flick. An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, so a mission is sent to blow it up. They succeed, but also bring back a life form that feeds on energy to a space station. The slime grows quickly into miniature monsters, reminding me of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters from Saturday mornings in the 70s, only with one red eye and long tentacles with sparklers on the end. The macho space men fight the monsters, as well as each other over the girl. It's even got a groovy theme song.


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