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Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: mbpalme on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Like jgreeb, I saw this as a youth on the local UHF station.  I didn't remember many of the details, but I've always remembered this movie fondly.  Good to have you back Andrew.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: BoyScoutKevin on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Is this the edited American version or the longer Japanese version? The longer Japanese version is suppose to be better. Whatever?! One does wonder whether the creators of "Gilligan's Island" were aware of this film, before creating "Gilligan's Island.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: kjw on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
This is more than just your average grade B horror movie.It's alot worse than a B movie let em tell you.I put this in the grade Z catagory of horror films.It was totally unwatchable.I would much rather watch paint rust then sit through garbage like this film,and all the rest of those Japanese horror/Sci Fi movies,excluding The Green Slime,and The Manster.Those are the only two I can sit through and enjoy watching.But Mushroom People is a total bomb,and an unwatchable bomb at that.Not even mildly entertaining.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Colin G. Davis on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Why has nobody (including our esteemed reviewer) mentioned that the plot, such as it is, of this movie was stolen from the short story "A Voice in the Night" by William Hope Hodgson? I really do hope it isn't because none of you have heard of him!


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: JOHN MORRISSEY on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Y'know, oddly, I'm seeing Gilligan's Island gone horribly wrong...


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Todd Shields on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
Actually, this IS GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, only on magic mushrooms.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Erin on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
For some reason, the line "Fool! They're half mushroom!" had me in stitches. Anyway, the movie sounds like an allegory about the inability of people to work together for the common good, yada, yada, yada.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Kaiju Fan on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
I really enjoy this film. One of the better Toho's movies. When given the limitations on when this was made (63 correct?) then you kinda have to give this movie a break. But hey I'm a B movie fan and kaiju fan (hense the name) so I guess that has to do a lot with my opinion on the film.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Torgo on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
Man, glad to see someone else besides myself and my friends have had to suffer through this cinematic atrocity.

This film was my pick for our monthly "Bad movie night" and noone who was there that particular session has forvigen me for it yet.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: JGreeb on November 25, 2006, 04:09:49 PM
I remember seeing this movie in the 70's (my pre-high school years) on a local UHF station (CH 45 out of Cleveland) that would show B-grade horror movies on Saturday afternoon (the host was called SuperHost- wore a cape and everything).  All I remember is the people turning to mushrooms after eating them.  However, the movie made a big enough impression that I still remember it after all these years and probably kept me from eating mushrooms until I was in college.  


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Peter on December 07, 2005, 08:27:44 PM
I think this is a great movie! THe rain and smell of mushrooms! If only this movie could be released in Australia so people can buy it! A spoky film


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Stefano Jodice on November 25, 2006, 04:10:12 PM
It's worth to remember that "Matango" was directed by Inoshiro Honda, (disciple of Akira Kurosawa) the author of the original, 1954 B/W "Godzilla" movie.


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: chris conley on January 10, 2008, 09:23:34 PM
This is actually a very good movie from the creator of godzilla. I'm glad that Tokyo Shock released a widescreen uncut japanese language print of this recently this film is very eerie and belongs in the b movie circuit not the z movie it's kind like lord of the flies and is very emotional in it's orginal language.


Title: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Xenorama on January 13, 2008, 12:34:06 AM
Is this the edited American version or the longer Japanese version? The longer Japanese version is suppose to be better. Whatever?! One does wonder whether the creators of "Gilligan's Island" were aware of this film, before creating "Gilligan's Island.

there is no "edited American version".  they are both the same movie, nothing was cut from the US tv release. 

Honda was in the movie business before Kurosawa, but was drafted and Kurosawa got more time in the industry.  neither was a disciple of the other.

David


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Chris Conley on April 07, 2008, 10:01:27 PM
Why is everybody hitting this film hard this is good certainly better that manos the hands of fate or plan 9 from outer space and this is not a z grade picture your missing the inner symbolism towards drugs and danger towards them which inshiro honda put into this film this is a underrated classic a minor classic you should watch in japanese then its  better the american dub loses the great acting the japanese actors have


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Flangepart on April 08, 2008, 06:18:23 PM
Thematicly intresting...but it still makes me want to order pizza.


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Cinematic Manic on July 05, 2008, 02:41:58 PM
It seems to me there are three reasons that people deliberately watch these quality of movies:

1. They are goddam funny. You have to love the badness and appreciate it for its true entertainment value.

2. Nostalgia. I remember this beauty from my teenage years.

3. To have friends over, get a little "confused" and have a ball making fun of them.

The psychedelic scene alone is worth it. This is a gem of a movie. Wonderful.



Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Brenda on July 10, 2008, 04:34:10 PM
Can someone email me and let me know if this is the movie version where the guy is in a cell at the end of the movie and telling this story. He has become half mushroom. Dun Dun Dun!!
Brenda
jknbk1984@hotmail.com


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: -E on October 26, 2008, 01:10:06 PM
I saw this when I was young. Except it was in black and white and MUCH darker (film quality-wise) .  To this day, I refuse to eat mushrooms!  I saw it again last year in full color and too brightly lit.  In that light (pardon the pun), it matches the reviews. In it's original very dark b&w, on a cold dark night, it's one of the best B-movies ever played on our local Nightmare Theater (every city had their own version of our Nightmare Theater). Big difference between dark and menacing scary shadows and brightly lit rubber mushroom suits!


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: The MooCow on April 24, 2009, 02:08:10 PM
Hey, did any of you notice the poor quality of the dubbing in this film?  Hey, it seems like every character says "Hey" 40 or 50 times.  Hey, maybe it was my verision only?  Hey!!  it's hard to cowcentrate on the 'drug symbolism' when the dubbing is so poor and laughable and everyone says HEY so damn much!
;=8)


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: CarnyTrash on April 25, 2009, 06:44:23 PM
Of course, bad dubbing doesn't help, but I actually like this movie. There are a few scenes that are genuinely creepy, IMO.


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: peter johnson on April 27, 2009, 03:26:21 PM
It's worth noting that the film comes from a very very good English horror short-story by William Hope Hodgson.  Seek out his work if good, creepy ghost & supernatural monster stories are your fare.

peter johnson/denny crane


Title: Re: Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
Post by: Alan on January 24, 2010, 02:25:44 PM
I find Matango to be one the better sci-fi/horror films Toho produced in the 1960s. It's one of Ishiro Honda's best films and up there with the original Godzilla. I think the majority of people who dislike it are missing the point.