After crash landing on an alien planet, the crew of a spaceship is stalked and killed by their greatest fears. Of course one of the crew is a buxom blonde female, and of course her biggest fear is that a giant worm will suck her clothes off before it slimes her to death.
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Hmm... I didn't see it anywhere in the review, but did old Freddy survive this movie? I didn't see anywhere in the review if his character made it out. By the way, does anyone find it amusing that Robert Englund is in a movie about people being killed by their worst nightmares and he would later go on to kill people in their nightmares?
Your worst fear is ponies Andrew? Then the My Little Pony movie review will be the end of you for sure. Is this a little nod to that upcoming review?
Please God, do not let DeCoteau remake this classic! This movie rules!
the only thing that made this really known is the worm rape scene, which, sadly to say, I saw and gagged at.
Spoiler
Freddy did indeed survive. Honestly he should have been the hero, Cabren did less to deserve his final guy status then any character in recent memory.
That clip is hilarious! The sound FX must have been lifted from a cartoon.
Quote from: retrorussell on September 21, 2010, 02:37:25 AM
That clip is hilarious! The sound FX must have been lifted from a cartoon.
:bouncegiggle: That's what I thought.
Quote from: InformationGeek on September 20, 2010, 11:21:06 AM
Hmm... I didn't see it anywhere in the review, but did old Freddy survive this movie? I didn't see anywhere in the review if his character made it out. By the way, does anyone find it amusing that Robert Englund is in a movie about people being killed by their worst nightmares and he would later go on to kill people in their nightmares?
Your worst fear is ponies Andrew? Then the My Little Pony movie review will be the end of you for sure. Is this a little nod to that upcoming review?
It is funny to see the parallels with Robert Englund, but what kept jumping to the forefront of my brain is how young he looks in this film.
Definitely a nod to the upcoming review for "My Little Pony: The Movie."
I remember I'd seen Galaxy of Terror late one night when I was a little kid. I was supposed to be in bed, but loving all things Sci-Fi... I snuck out and watched it anyways... and enjoyed it.
I had forgotten about the movie until a couple years ago, and got really lucky to find a cheap copy on DvD. Now I force all my friends to watch it with me.... And they all enjoy it.
Sure, it's a bit cheesy... and the (lack of) budget defiantly shows... but Galaxy of Terror remins one of my favorite movies to this day.
I've been meaning to get the Blu-Rays of both Galaxy of Terror & the pseudo-sequel Forbidden World. Galaxy of Terror is a fun movie if you're in the correct mindset for it.
You know, I heard there used to be a huge website based around the infamous "worm" scene in this movie, that featured that clip and clips from other movies which feature various monsters in search of "earthly" delights. It supposedly had pictures, clips, and even an area for people to subject their own artwork and stories.
At least, that's what I heard. I personally would never visit such a place.
:wink:
I was wondering when you were going to get around to reviewing this Andrew.
I love this flick!
It has the coolest movie cover art I've ever seen. :thumbup:
(http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9965/galaxyofterror.jpg) (http://img839.imageshack.us/i/galaxyofterror.jpg/)
I want this as a poster on my bedroom wall.
Quote from: BTM on September 23, 2010, 08:48:10 PM
You know, I heard there used to be a huge website based around the infamous "worm" scene in this movie, that featured that clip and clips from other movies which feature various monsters in search of "earthly" delights. It supposedly had pictures, clips, and even an area for people to subject their own artwork and stories.
At least, that's what I heard. I personally would never visit such a place.
:wink:
Sure was, and it was named "Galaxy of Terror." I used it from time to time as a resource when researching one of the films, but overall it's not my cup of tea.
Quote from: Ash on September 24, 2010, 12:32:56 AM
I was wondering when you were going to get around to reviewing this Andrew.
I love this flick!
It has the coolest movie cover art I've ever seen. :thumbup:
I want this as a poster on my bedroom wall.
The great thing about the poster is that, while it's not completely out of place for the movie, it is very misleading. It also has the charm of looking like one of the old Commodore or PC video game box covers.
Years ago I read a short story called "The Haunted Planet." That story MUST have been the inspiration for this movie. The story, though, was not a gore-fest, it was as much mystery as it was sci-fi, and the ending was brilliant! I wish they would make a movie out of the short story.
Always wanted to see the movie but have not, not sure why. After reading the awesome review, I will have rent or buy the movie. This kind of reminds me of Creature. Not sure why. This is another great movie. :cheers:
Thanks Andy for the review.
Later,
John
is it just me or is the creature from the video clip reminiscent of the tongue from The Killer Tongue? :question:
Great movie! Really dark,it creeped me out as a kid seeing it!Whats with the movie poster?It has nothing to do with the movie.I guess they used what was left of the movies budget! It was funny seeing Erin Moran getting squeezed like a zit-Splat.
I should have read your review before I watched the movie last night - that way I might have had some idea of what was going on :bouncegiggle: The whole thing was just too confusing, and too darned dumb for me. But the sets and production design were very impressive - I'm assuming that was all James Cameron's work.
Quote from: Andrew BorntregerBetween the oppressive gloom of the landscape and the weird architecture, the sets for this film are impressive, though they look uncannily like the set of "Aliens" at times (that's just James' influence).
Considering that this film was released five years
before Cameron's, that conclusion seems a bit far-fetched.
Quote from: LA2019 on November 04, 2010, 02:37:33 PM
Quote from: Andrew BorntregerBetween the oppressive gloom of the landscape and the weird architecture, the sets for this film are impressive, though they look uncannily like the set of "Aliens" at times (that's just James' influence).
Considering that this film was released five years before Cameron's, that conclusion seems a bit far-fetched.
James Cameron is credited as second unit director and production design for "Galaxy of Terror."
Quote from: Andrew on November 04, 2010, 04:02:14 PMJames Cameron is credited as second unit director and production design for "Galaxy of Terror."
Ah. The review didn't make that clear.
I love Corman's films, both as a director and as a producer. One thing I noticed about the spaceships and space battles though. The look strangely like the ones from "Battle Beyoud the Stars". Hmmm. Recycled footage? Gasp. Surely not!! (Yeah, I know I shouldn't call you Shirley) Cameron is also credited on that film. Same thing with Forbidden World and another that I can't remember at the moment. Ya' Gotta love it. OK, I'm done now and am going to force myself to watch all my Corman Cult Classics again. Tough job, as they say, but someone has to do it. Thank the fates for Roger Corman.
While sick from the flu, I saw this about four hours ago: it didn't make me feel any better though. Along with Jack, I wish I'd read the review before I saw this thing.
Leela: Uh, Professor, are we even allowed in the Forbidden Zone?
Professor Farnsworth: Why, of course! It's just a name, like the Death Zone or the Zone of No Return. All the Zones have names like that in the Galaxy of Terror.
-Futurama
I just saw this last night thanks to NetFlix. Good movie. But there are a lot of holes. Like the skiddish new guy, he dies but it seems like no one notices or cares. The burning of the dead bodies, I did not hear an explanation for this. Then there is the ending, what the hell happened. The hero beats all of the monsters and becomes the master??? Then the pyramid turns blue??? What happened to Ranger??? I like the movie but it could have been better with better writing. The cover art for the the movies does not appear anywere in the movie. The creature on the cover is really cool looking, where was it?
OH well. I would recommend it. I saw a trailer on the disk about Forbidden World, my next conquest.
Later,
John
Quote from: MaryInBoise on April 27, 2011, 07:21:14 PM
Leela: Uh, Professor, are we even allowed in the Forbidden Zone?
Professor Farnsworth: Why, of course! It's just a name, like the Death Zone or the Zone of No Return. All the Zones have names like that in the Galaxy of Terror.
-Futurama
I remember that episode. Good catch.