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Title: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Andrew on December 06, 2008, 09:27:08 PM
Kathy Ireland falls into a bottomless pit and discovers an underground city populated with rejects from other 1980s films.

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Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Jordan on December 06, 2008, 11:50:28 PM
Ah Kathy Ireland. Great body; horrifyingly annoying voice. There is a somewhat sequel to this film called (aptly) "Journey to the Center of the Earth." I got in from Amazon along with "Alien from L.A." and have yet to (summon the courage to) watch it.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: justin on December 07, 2008, 12:19:42 AM
Wow, I remember this dud. Then again I had a crush on Kathy Ireland in my teen years, tried to find any movie she was in & sadly this was 1 of them.

The only good part of the movie was Kathy in a bikini in the end.   :drink:fas


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Jack on December 07, 2008, 08:02:48 AM
I had vague memories of seeing this on MST3K, so I picked it up thinking that if nothing else, at least Kathy would be looking sexy.  Yeah, me and my wishful thinking again.  They apparently thought it would be a good idea to focus on her acting abilities instead.  I'd recommend getting one of her exercise videos instead.  "Absolutely Fit" is pretty good:  Kathy looks really sexy, her voice isn't nearly as squeaky, and you get five abdominal workout routines to boot.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Trevor on December 08, 2008, 03:27:00 AM
Ah, the wonders of tax break cinema........ thanks for the review, Andrew but no thanks to G&G for messing up our film industry.  :bluesad:


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Andrew on December 08, 2008, 10:05:23 AM
There is a somewhat sequel to this film called (aptly) "Journey to the Center of the Earth."

I have it; it's awful.  Definitely a skull.  Even having seen this prior, I mistook that version of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" as a failed TV show pilot.  It feels slapped together from all sorts of quickly done stuff.

I almost gave this one a skull, but decided a few pieces of it were not totally worthless.  The video announcer guy was actually quite funny, though most of his entertainment value comes during the ending credits (go figure). 

I had vague memories of seeing this on MST3K, so I picked it up thinking that if nothing else, at least Kathy would be looking sexy.  Yeah, me and my wishful thinking again.  They apparently thought it would be a good idea to focus on her acting abilities instead.  I'd recommend getting one of her exercise videos instead.  "Absolutely Fit" is pretty good:  Kathy looks really sexy, her voice isn't nearly as squeaky, and you get five abdominal workout routines to boot.

It's saying something when her workout videos are better than her movies.  There are at least a dozen actresses that I cannot stand in a movie, but that I could watch (bikini-clad) jumping on a trampoline for hours.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: DavidFullam on December 08, 2008, 11:29:13 AM
Not only is Jules Verne spinning in his grave because of this film, he's also doing moonsaults and shooting star presses.  :twirl:


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Flangepart on December 08, 2008, 12:25:23 PM
I bet Joel and the Bots were spinning when they hammered this turkey.
Aghhh! That voice! Maybe takeing a drink when ever the announcer spoke might make it a little...a little...less painfull.
Yeesh!


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Racist Melon Farmer on December 08, 2008, 05:26:28 PM
Yeah, I've only seen this one on MST3K, and as I recall they didn't have much fun with it either. I mean, 2 hours of that voice?! I think (I hope!) that's not her real voice, it was a put-on so you'd have the big payoff at the end- when she returns from her "adventure" with the confidence to shed her geekiness, put on a bikini and become.. KATHY IRELAND! Yeah! And all those boys who made fun of her before would be sorry! Yeah! As far as I could tell, that was the moral of the story. It's not such a good payoff when it's best viewed with the sound off..


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Torgo on December 08, 2008, 06:16:23 PM
I've seen bot the original version of this movie and the MST3K version of it. This is one painful movie to try to make it through without the aid of Joel and the Bots.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: annoymous on October 18, 2009, 05:57:30 AM
Geez, did Thom Matthews sink low after Return of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th Part 6.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Cindylover1969 on October 23, 2009, 02:07:01 PM
Incredibly, this may not be Kathy Ireland's worst movie (Once Upon A Christmas, anyone?).


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: mrgb46 on August 28, 2012, 07:15:52 PM
I remember seeing this on Comedy Central after I had already seen the MST3K version and was thinking,"This is suppose to be a comedy? Where? Did I miss something?"  I realized right then and there,that some movies are better with MST3K to get through it all..P.s..It was Mike and the bots that did this turkey.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Sitting Duck on August 29, 2012, 08:57:06 AM
I bet Joel and the Bots were spinning when they hammered this turkey.

I've seen bot the original version of this movie and the MST3K version of it. This is one painful movie to try to make it through without the aid of Joel and the Bots.

As a point of interest, this movie was featured when Mike was the show's host.


Title: Re: Alien from L.A.
Post by: Trevor on May 09, 2013, 02:28:34 AM
Again I say, thanks Cannon Films for almost ruining our film industry.  :tongueout: