Mad Max Fury Road Review

The missus and I finally got a chance to see Mad Max Fury Road this weekend. I have to say, when the movie first started, I was not in love with it. George Miller really changed a lot with this reboot and I had to tell myself this wasn't the same Max I knew. With that said, once the action began and the story really took off I loved the film. One of the major changes with Fury Road was that the apocalypse occurred because of nuclear war as opposed to a large war that consumed the Earth's resources. Mind you, most of the movie focuses on a small area which has a place called "Gas Town", so in this area fuel is in no short supply. However, the biggest resource that lets people control the wasteland seems to be water. Gas is important still, water seems to be gold in this universe. Even with the changes, the movie is worth your time because of the excellent story telling and action.

Sweet

The story begins with a very feral Max being taken by a group of fanatics that worship Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Burn also played Toecutter in the very first Mad Max, so my girlfriend and I were very happy to see him return to the series even if he had both eyebrows). Joe controls a large population in the desert, not by shear fear, but because he controls the water and therefore controls people. While Max is captured, a caravan is meant to go out for a resupply of fuel from "Gas Town" and bullets from "Bullet Town". This resupply will be headed by a woman known as Imperator Furiosa. When Furiosa makes an abrupt detour into the wasteland, Joe sends his fanatics out to recapture the fuel tanker and bring Furiosa back. Max, who is being used as a blood supply for one of the fanatics, gets strapped to a vehicle and taken along on this mission. Eventually, Max and Furiosa meet after a long chase sequence and the viewers find out why Furiosa was running and who else was with her. I don't want to give anything away because I'd rather you see it than me try to poorly explain what happens.

The mythos of Max has changed but only slightly. Max was still an MFP officer who drove the V8 Interceptor until the world went to ruin. Max also seemed to lose his family but his child was a lot older than the one in the first movie. For a good portion of the movie, Max is "Mad" as in crazy. He hears voice and sees visions which is something Mel Gibson never had (or at least we never saw it) in previous movies. I loved Tom Hardy as Max but I didn't think he delivered dialogue very well. Most of his lines were a series of grunts and short sentences which I guess is okay for someone who is learning to be social again, but it was not aesthetically pleasing to me. I don't even know if that was Hardy's choice or if Miller felt it fit best for the movie. Also, for a movie about Max; a lot of screen time went to Charlize Theron as Furiosa. Max was the vital piece that helps her on her mission, but I felt that she was the hero and not the guy the movie is named after. Regardless, Max is still a big part of the movie and I have no problem with Furiosa sharing the lime light.

You may be tough, she's tougher

I thought the cast of characters was excellent. There were a lot of female characters that really kicked ass in the movie. Surprisingly, feminists are loving this movie because of the amount of powerful woman in it. I think it is great when woman can really be heroic in movies instead of helpless damsels. I don't think Joss Whedon could've done any better writing for the movie in regards to female characters. Nicholas Hoult's character is pretty amazing too which is surprising because the trailer makes him look like he won't be in the movie as a big part. Of course, Immortan Joe was a fantastic villain and was exceptionally terrifying.

A person I wouldn't mess with

Everything in the movie was great. The visuals were breath taking and very realistic (mostly because very few things were cgi). The story was very well written and a great addition to the chronicles of Mad Max. The acting was shockingly decent from everyone, especially since some of the smaller parts of the movie were played by people I personally would not consider great actors. Bravo, Geroge Miller, Bravo!

one of them is a Victoria's Secret model

If you've never seen a Mad Max movie in your life, do yourself a favor and see just this one. I think all of the Mad Max's have something for everyone but this one has what most don't; a solid presentation and great story worth watching. The movie ends perfectly, especially in regards to Max and a sequel is on its way. Go out, if you haven't already, and catch a showing of Mad Max Fury Road. I give this movie, nine gallons of gasoline out of ten. Go ahead and enter the wasteland with Max as your guide.

Mad Max Retrospective Bonus (Mad Max Renegade 2011)

My Mad Max retrospectives have covered all the movies in the trilogy, but there is one last bit of Mad Max that I don't think can be looked over. A lesser known director named Paul Miller created a short film known as Mad Max Renegade in 2011. This movie is supposed to take place between Mad Max and The Road Warrior. I don't know if it is canon with the mythos George Miller created but I think it is worth mentioning because it's very entertaining.

This nine minute short starts off with a newly wed couple driving along the highway with a box filled with blankets which the wife refers to having a baby in. Over the radio, there is an announcement of unrest on the highways and sure enough, a car chases after the couple. Max, in his V8 super charger, hears the call for assistance and goes off to check it out. Max finds the husband dead and the wife dying. With her last breath, she begs Max to save her baby. Max chases after the marauders and catches up to them, shooting the driver in the face with his trusty sawed off shotgun. The car crashes and Max pulls over to check the wreckage. Max opens the car to find a puppy with a name tag that says "Baby". Max looks at the dog and takes the collar off and says, "Let's go Dog". The radio then asks for reinforcements to come to the justice building because there is some civil unrest.

This short is nice because we get a little bit more of Max who is played by Liam Fountain and not Mel Gibson. Liam Fountain tried out for the part of Max in Mad Max Fury Road but obviously lost out to Tom Hardy. Liam was a good Max, but Tom Hardy has a lot more experience and fame behind him. I also like how this movie gives a little origin to where Dog, from The Road Warrior, came from which is nice. Other than that, we have short chase sequence and that's it for the movie. I think it was really entertaining and it was cool to use some recordings from Mad Max. Apparently, the last radio recording was cut from the first movie. There was supposed to be a part where Toecutter's gang takes revenge on the MFP and kill the other officers in the justice building. The only thing that is off about Mad Max Renegade is that Max is walking without a problem. Max gets shot in the knee, which takes quite a long time to heal, but he walks around with little problem. Now if that's the only complaint I can have, that certainly doesn't make the movie bad. If you haven't checked it out, here is the link so you can watch it yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phFDAJep1jo. I give Mad Max Renegade seven minutes of run time out of ten. Hope you enjoyed this little bonus article and help this short get a bit more well known.

Mad Max Retrospective part 3 (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 1985) *spoilers*

I'm finally coming to the end of my Mad Max retrospective. It's been a nice journey but all good things have to end. I loaded up the DVD and my girlfriend and I watched Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. This was the first Mad Max I had ever seen. My uncle recorded Aliens on a VHS and he also happened to have Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome on it as well. I had always liked this movie, but after seeing The Road Warrior I thought it was just okay. However, My girlfriend told me that not only was this her favorite of the movies, but she felt that it looked a lot more like Mad Max Fury Road. Regardless, this movie should not be ignored especially if you're a Mad Max fan.

one of Richard Amsel's last movie poster creations

The movie begins with an older and wiser Max making his way to a place called Barter Town. Max had his supplies stolen by Jedediah (played by Bruce Spence who was the gyro copter pilot from the previous movie, but Jedediah is a different character altogether). He enters the town to get his stuff back when the pioneer of Barter Town, Aunty Entity offers him a deal. If makes takes out Master Blaster who supplies the town with energy and uses it to his advantage, then he will win all his belongings back. Master Blaster is two people; a little person who is the brains and a large man who is the muscle. Max agrees and he enters Thunderdome with Blaster, the muscle of the duo. The rules of Thunderdome are simple; Two men enter, one man leaves. Max takes on Blaster and find his weakness is loud sounds (makes Blaster keel over in pain). Max uses a dog whistle and brings down Blaster only to find that he is a large down syndrome man. Master pleads with Max to spare Blaster's life and Max back off and yells at Aunty saying this wasn't part of the deal. Aunty is furious and the betrayal. Her henchman kills Blaster and she sentences Max to be tied to a horse and sent out into the wasteland to die. When the horse dies of exhaustion, Max is free and wanders the desert until he succumbs to the heat as well. Luckily, someone comes and saves him. Max is brought into a tribe of children who long ago survived a plane crash. Their parents left them to find help and civilization but never returned. The kids see Max and believe him to be "Captain Walker", the man who will fly them to The City of Lights. Max explains to the kids that there is no world anymore and the best thing to do is stay where they are now. Some of the children don't want to accept this and during the night, leave to find a new home. Max goes after the children and saves most of them from desert quicksand. During the night, the kids see the lights of Barter Town and think it is their salvation. With Max, they go to the city to rescue Master and they escape on a train out of Barter Town. Ahead of their pursuers, they find Jedediah who takes them on a plane to escape. The Barter Town thugs are still on their trail and the plane might not have enough runway to take off. To save the kids, Max jumps from the plane and gets into a vehicle to clear a path for the plane. The car gets destroyed and Max is left at Aunty Entity's mercy. She decides to let him live and offers Max to join her in rebuilding Barter Town. Max chooses to go on his own path again. The plane takes the kids to the ruins of old Sydney and the children start a new life there. The movie ends with the eldest of the children telling this bedtime story to generations of children about the man who saved them all.

The kids are finally asleep. gives me... ten minutes to sleep before work

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was actually never supposed to be made. Originally, it was supposed to be a retelling of Lord of the Flies but Geroge Miller suggested the Max be the man that finds the children. The company decided to make this the last Max movie in the series and Gibson agreed to play Max one last time. The movie had two directors in George Miller, who created the series, and

George Ogilvie. George Miller had lost his friend and producer, Byron Kennedy, when the helicopter used for scouting the locations crashed. Miller couldn't deal with directing everything in the movie because of his grief, so Miller handled the action sequences and Ogilvie handled everything else in the movie. Perhaps this is why some fans shy away from this movie. It still has several action sequences in the movie which are exciting to watch, but everything else just seems a bit different. I'm not saying I didn't enjoy the movie and I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying it's different. I actually feel like this movie is the more "family friendly" of the trilogy. When I eventually have children, I'll probably have them watch this movie before any of the others just because it is fun. I made a joke that my girlfriend liked this movie more because it was Hook, just with Mel Gibson. This was also the first Mad Max movie made with some American funding which is why Tina Turner is Aunty. Tina Turner isn't a bad choice because she is a powerful woman and not only in voice. Do I think she stole the show? No but she plays her role well and wasn't annoying to have in the movie like when other singers go into acting (Rihanna in Battleship).

WHAAATTTSSS LOVE GOT TA DO WITH IT!!!!

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was a great way to end it. Max regains his humanity again and goes on his own path. This movie ends in a happy way and there is some closure to the series. If you've never seen this movie and just want something fun to watch, then please give it a go. It's a fun movie with action and adventure and in my opinion all ages can give it a watch. With that, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome gets eight rounds in Thunderdome out of Ten. Say goodbye to the Max you know and love and join me again when I tell if I enjoyed Mad Max Fury Road starring Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

I see Fury Road Max. It looks wonderful.

Mad Max Retrospective Part 2 (The Road Warrior 1981) *spoilers*

For part two of the Mad Max retrospective, my girlfriend and I watched The Road Warrior. This is a very direct sequel to Mad Max and takes place after humanity has had World War III. During the chaos, the world has exhausted all of its fossil fuels putting everything at a stand still. With gasoline so rare, people go out in search of a it so they can survive in this harsh wasteland. Max rides through the outback in his trusty super charger V8 with his canine sidekick, Dog.

 

This movie is about Max finding a crazy gyro copter pilot who says there is a community that is refining gasoline and has a near limitless supply of it. Eager to get more gas, Max and the gyro pilot head to the community. However, a man named Lord Humungus and his band of leather clad bikers are harassing the community in order to get the limitless gas. Max gains passage into the community and gains their trust by going out to the wasteland and picking up a tractor trailer to haul their gas supply. The gas supply is meant to move the community far enough away from the wasteland and Humungus and reach a paradise where they can live peacefully. Max gets them the rig and gets his gas reward, but upon being asked another favor he declines. The people wanted Max to drive the rig for them, but he just wants the gas. Max drives off into the distance with his stash of gasoline and the community is left heartbroken. The biker gang chases Max and cause him to crash his car. The car explodes and they think Max is dead. Luckily, Max had escaped and was saved by his friend, the gyro pilot. Max comes back to the community and he agrees to help them and drive tanker. There is a very long chase scene at the end and Max does what he is asked to do and saves the community. The last we see of Max is him in the distance as the community drives away to paradise.

Jason Voorhees never skips leg day

This movie is fantastic; I love it. I think Max looks awesome especially with the costume design. It even incorporates him wearing a leg brace and his sleeveless right arm (he got shot in the leg and his arm ran over in the first movie). I think they made his character look not only brave and quick, but intelligent too. The villains in this movie have the same skills Max has, but they aren't smart like him. Max always has a trick up his sleeve. Whether it rigging his gas tank to blow under tampering or having a shot gun pointed at someone even though it has no bullets. I think the villains are really terrifying, especially Humungus and his red mohawked lackey. They work as a unit and use scare tactics to make people feel cornered when they have the upper hand. Humungus is the biggest and strongest of the group which is why he is leader. Actually, Jim Goose (Max's original partner) was supposed  to be Humungus but it never panned out. If you look at Humungus' head, it is very burned looking like Goose was in the first movie. The biker group also has a lot of police cars and men dressed in police garb further showing the intent of having Goose be Humungus. The introduction of Dog was also neat because it shows Max isn't as bad as he wants people to think he is. Plus, Dog is such a cute character but he can be viscous when he needs to be. The people in the community also aren't helpless, they are pretty strong characters, especially the wild kid with the metal boomerang, but they just need some extra guidance from someone that was very different from them. The movie is great, but there are scenes of extreme violence that really would make people draw back. While it's predecessor was no stranger to violence, The Road Warrior is extremely brutal in some scenes. I think my girlfriend found this movie okay, but I think Mad Max was a bit more to her liking. Never the less, she is still excited to see Mad Max Fury Road.

So yeah, something like that

The Road Warrior really set the stage for post-apocalyptic genre. Any movie like this really owes a lot to Max. This movie is great on its own and an excellent addition to the series. Mel Gibson has few lines, but the ones he delivers are well spoken and just plain cool. I even love the gyro pilot and how he brings some levity to the scenes involving him and Max. I give The Road Warrior nine large barrels of gas out of ten. If you're a fan of action and chase scenes, then this is your movie. Be sure to check back for when I post part 3 of my retrospective for Mad Max Beyond Thunder Dome.

Okay, I'll watch The Road Warrior

The Darkness Origins Volume 1 Trade Paperback *spoilers*

If there is anything I love more than comics, it's comics that are made companies that aren't DC or Marvel. I'm a sucker for 90's Image comics as my main squeeze at my comic store will tell you. Last time I was in River City Comics in Berlin, New Jersey I picked up the used trade of The Darkness. I was more familiar with the video game based off the comic series (though I've never played it). Never the less I was very curious so I decided to give this comic a read. The Darkness is published by Top Cow comics who also brought us Witchblade and Lady Death.

I don't sing "I believe in a thing called love"

The story is about a mob hitman named Jackie Estacado. If there's one this Jackie likes than pleasing his Uncle Frankie (the head of the Franchetti crime family), it's romancing the ladies. On his 21st birthday he is given the powers of The Darkness. He is gets a suit that morphs to his will and can summon many little demons to do his bidding. With this new found power Jackie has a few problems. One, a man named Sonatine has his childhood friend, Jenny, hostage. Sonatine's goal to be controlling Jackie and using The Darkness to influence the world in his image. Two, a being by the name of Angelus wants Jackie dead in order to kill off The Darkness for good so she can rule the world (a lot of that going around). Three, if Jackie gets any woman pregnant then he will immediately die and pass on the curse to his child who will receive it upon his or her 21st birthday (Jackie is very upset about this). Four, Jackie has a limit to all this power. The Darkness can only be used at night or in the shadows, sun light will stop him. Using his new found powers, will he be able to overcome all these issue? Well he seems to do pretty well for the first six issues.

Now, I love mobster anything. I find organized crime fascinating. So Jackie using his powers to help Uncle Frank remain at the top of the crime world is really neat. Estacado has to decide how far he is willing to go with The Darkness and for Jenny's sake, keep a little good inside of him. Jackie is a bad guy, but from our stand point he is the hero humanity needs.

He is going to save the world

Garth Ennis writes the story for these books and I love it. There are parts that are strictly business, but there is witticism and comedy throughout the story. Jackie is a sarcastic jerk, but you can't help but like his character. Ennis has written for both John Constantine and The Punisher, this time he just combine the two into one awesome character. Marc Silvestri has a perfect style for this book. He helps to make everything look great and gives a sexy but sinister feel to everything. The design of costume is amazing with colors of green and gold in there instead of just black. Jackie's little demon friends aren't little devils with horns and cloven feet, they're little goblins with personality. The story and the art is well done in the book. I couldn't put the it down.

Also a licensed chiropractor

The Darkness, to me, is a more refined and well thought out version of 90's Valiant, Image, and Malibu comics. Yes, pulpy gritty violence is rampant throughout the story, but the writing is the main focus. I was interested in the history of Jackie's father and the origins of Angelus and The Darkness. I laughed when Estacado cracked a sarcastic remark in the face of death. Great read really, I highly recommend picking this up for cheap. I'm super interested in picking up the next volume and seeing what Jackie further does with The Darkness. I actually want to go pick up the video game and give it a play for some extra story. I give the Darkness eight demon helpers with attitude out of ten. If you like anything Ennis has written then do yourself a favor at check it out.

For those about to rock

Mad Max Retrospective Part 1 (Mad Max 1979) *spoilers*

With the release of Mad Max: Fury Road, many fans are excited to see an old friend return to the screen. I grew up watching Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome not having any idea what it was about. I was young and I idolized Mel Gibson (before he went crazy). When I got older I got a chance to watch Mad Max and The Road Warrior, and I fell in love with the mythos and character. Max was "the man with no name" of a post apocalyptic world.  My girlfriend had never heard of Mad Max and seeing the trailer left her with questions like "What is that movie about?", "Who is Mad Max?", "Why are you drooling?". So for my girlfriend's benefit (and mine) we have decided to watch the Mad Max trilogy in anticipation for the upcoming reboot. Obviously we started with George Miller's breakout hit; Mad Max.

You ain't cool unless you wear leather

Mad Max takes place in a future where civilization still exsists but many small towns between larger cities are being terrorized by nomadic biker gangs. Max is part of the MFP (Main Force Patrol) who are charged with keeping order between these desolate hamlets. Max is the best on the force making him a hero in a time where there is no such things. The movie  begins with Max chasing down a hooligan by the name of "The Night Rider" who had just killed an MFP officer. During the pursuit, Night Rider is killed by accident with Max to blame. He will be avenged by his friend "The Toecutter" and his bad of miscreants. On a rampage mourning their lost comrade, one of Toecutter's men, Johnny the Boy, is left behind and captured by Max and his partner Jim Goose. Later, Jim becomes enraged when the MFP have to let Johnny go because no one would show up to testify. Jim, beats on Johnny and makes himself an enemy of the Toecutter's gang. Goose will later be burned alive by the gang and Max loses his will to stay on the force. Max wants to live his life with his wife and child and not be the hero people see him as. Leaving the force, Max and his family run into the Toecutter and his gang. They are terrorized and eventually Max's wife and child are killed. Max, having lost everything he held dear, goes on a one man mission of revenge. Max kills all the members of the gang with little remorse in his supercharged V8. The movie ends with him driving away after he left Johnny the Boy handcuffed to a wrecked car that was rigged to explode. He gave Johnny a hacksaw saying it would take him ten minutes to cut through the cuffs but only five to cut through his leg. Max wanted a normal life, but instead he became a reluctant hero in a world that sorely needed one.

he's the hero we need but don't deserve

Mad Max at the time was a highly profitable movie opening a new genre, a new film market, and Mel Gibson's career. Having seen The Road Warrior and Thunderdome before with movie I was a little dissappinted at the content. Seeing it now, it is a movie based on showcasing it's main character and his story before he became the lone wolf hero of the future. For the first movie in a highly profitable series, it's great but feels out of place. This movie does something that the sequels do not, which is tell the story in the here and now. Later movies, will have someone at the beginning and end talking about how they met Max, how he saved them, and how he was never seen again. This is the Evil Dead of the series; the sequel explains just as much as the first and true fans only go back to watch it. The movie is excellent but I could see where people would find the sequels superior. I happen to really enjoy the movie, even if I think The Road Warrior is the most superior movie of the trilogy.

We're way to sassy for this

This movie it isn't overly violent, it has a refined story, and itallows an opening for later movies. From my girlfriend's stand point this was a nice way for her to wade into the pool, until she watches Roadwarrior and gets dunked head first into something Fury Road will be more like. Mad Max gets seven nomadic bikers out of ten. A must see for anyone trying to get into Mad Max mythos. Check back next time to see part two of the Mad Max retrospective, The Road Warrior.

One down, two to go

 

Thoughts on Batman Year One Trade Paperback

DC may not be where Marvel is in the live action market. The Nolan Trilogy for Batman is excellent and Man of Steel was entertaining, but Green Lantern and Jonah Hex leave a lot to be desired. However, their cartoon movies are above and beyond anyone's expectations. Batman: Under the Red Hood may very well be one of the best movies I have ever seen. With other successful releases like Justice League: Doom and Green Lantern: First Flight it's very hard not to be pleased with their cartoon features. Many years ago, DC released a movie for Batman: Year One. I knew nothing about the story, but Batman in the title means mostly Batman in the movie...right? I put in the disc and found it to be less Batman and more Commissioner Gordon. It's not that I don't like Gordon, because I certainly do, but I wanted Batman action. Having seen the movie, a certain reluctance came with ever reading the book. Recently, I picked up the trade and decided to give it a read. I found Batman: Year One to be an excellent read and worth anyone's time.

The book is,of course, about Batman and Commissioner Gordon starting out their respective careers in Gotham City. Gordon has a past and wants to do some good in Gotham to make his family's life better. Bruce Wayne is on a mission to avenge his parents and restore Gotham to former glory. Both meet resistance along the way, but through the struggles our heroes persevere and become the heroes we know them as. No one starts anything off perfect. Batman and Gordon had to work for everything they have now. This story really shows it.

This story really shows the dedication both men have to sticking to their morals. Gordon could've become a dirty cop like a lot of GCPD were. It's easy to take kick back and brides when everyone else is doing it. He helped to clean up the precinct and many years later will become the commissioner. Bruce Wayne could've donated money to the cause instead of putting on a suit and getting his hands dirty. Bruce could've decided to kill his foes instead of handing them into the authorities. Year One is a story about how dedicated someone has to be to do anything of meaning in their lives.

I really like Frank Miller's approach to most of his stories. I'm not saying he doesn't have bad books because he does (The Dark Knight Strikes Again), but his stories are down to Earth and put a much darker spin on the character. Dave Mazzucchelli and Richmond Lewis really give the panels an amazing feel. The colors I think are perfect. It has a pulp comic feel but more richness. The contrast in the characters lines make the art less defined but highly detailed. Bottom line, the story is great and the art is wonderful.

I wouldn't say the book is very high on action. I feel the words are stronger than anything you'll see on the page. The action really doesn't happen until the late middle and end. You're in this one for the character development and drama. If you're look for some great fights then I would lean to suggesting another comic entirely. If you want to spend an hour or two engrossed in the realm of early batman, then please pick this up.

I feel bad for not reading this book so many years ago. I let a movie sour me on something that was quite amazing. Now that I've read the book, the movie is actually very spot on. It follows the comic to a T. I complained about Batman not getting enough screen time, well he had it. However, panels in a book doesn't translate well to minutes on a screen. So I'm going to have to apologize to DC for not appreciating one of their better animated features. I'm going to give Batman: Year One eight more years of Batman out of ten. If you haven't read it yet; please pick it up. It's an excellent addition to any comic collection.

The Creeping Terror (1964) Review *spoilers*

Only a select few movies are inherently unwatchable. Most movies that are "bad" fall into the category of "So bad it's good". Well, for day eight of my twelve days of creature features I found a movie that perpetually lives in that category. It was directed by Vic Savage and was made on a very low budget. The budget was so low that it was actually funded by the actors that appeared in the movie. It had such a limited release, people really can't agree on its release date. With great mediocrity, I give you...

Not just any terror; a CREEPING one

The movie begins with out hero (Vic Savage) and his new wife coming back from their honeymoon. Savage is a cop whose Uncle is the sheriff of the town. An alien ship has just crashed on the outskirts of town. While our hero and the Sheriff go off to check out the crash site, one of the aliens escapes the ship. The alien is some sort of slug beast, but to me it looks like a Chinese New Year dragon that is missing a head. The slug beast attacks a couple who are getting hot and heavy in the woods (kind of a weird scene to see in a movie from the late 50's). Meanwhile, the Sheriff enters the ship to find out whats wrong. The sheriff screams, then Savage goes in to help and sees another alien which is trapped in wreckage. I still don't know how the sheriff was killed by a trapped creature... must have fell right into its mouth. With the alien confined to the ship. the army and a scientist are called in to check the site.

What do you mean my cowboy hat is too big?

The alien who is free roams the countryside, killing any person it can find. It goes to the fishing hole, it attacks lovers lane, it kills at a hootenanny with beatniks, and then finally a dance hall (there is an extra in the dance hall scene who is the worst dancer ever.  here is a link to see just how terrible. You'll know who it is when you see it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUCQSeuVBno ) Eventually the army shows up to take on the monster. The general has the army line up in a row and fire upon the slug beast. The attack does nothing except make an easy meal for our creature. With limited options, the general throws a grenade at the creature. the blast kills the creature... don't know why you wouldn't lead off with a grenade throw though. Also, if a grenade killed it; why didn't gunfire do anything?

Don't movie, stay in one line men. Make it easy on the creature!

The alien that was trapped on the ship is now set free and attacks everyone including the scientist. While it was snacking on the professor, Vic Savage shows up and rams his car into the beast, killing it (for being superior outer space beings, they certainly are easy to kill). The professor lays dying saying that monsters were sent to study earthlings via digestion. All the data they had was sent back to there home world in the event of the aliens' demise. The doctor says that they won the battle but lost the war. However, maybe by the time the aliens finally bring reinforcements to Earth, humans will be ready and more intelligent. Then the movie just ends. Nothing like ending the movie on a prosaic high note.

This movie was a mass of good ideas, but they were executed rather poorly. The movie follows a general formula of a 60's scifi movie. It offers nothing new to the genre except am all new low in standards. The movie was plagued with a lot of problems. For example, the monster used in the movie was not the intended monster. Apparently, a different monster costume was supposed to be used but was stolen days before filming. Short on time, the crew came up with the rug monster this movie is known for. Another problem this movie suffered from was lose of audio. There are many scenes in the movie where the audio is simply lost and very few people know why. There was a running joke that the reel was dropped into Lake Tahoe during the filming, but that has been debunked. To fix this problem, Vic Savage had a local radio host narrate over those scenes in post production. Many times in watching the film, it feels like 50's educational film used in high schools. A lot of the scenes have poorly dubbed audio too which can take anyone out of the movie.

Even if the those issues been remedied, I can not say if the movie would've be any better. The script and story of the movie are just simply bad. The acting is by far the worst part. Most of the actors in the movie were random town peoples who paid money in order to be in the film, and it shows. You can't make a great film solely using country folks who wanted to be Hollywood stars. Any director or production company would have cut there loses and never released the film. For whatever reason though, it was released and will forever remain as a terrible scifi movie.

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The movie may be horrifically bad, but it was not a chore to watch. It is actually entertaining from a spoof stand point. Savage had to have been some sort of fool not to market this as a comedy. It's everything comedy scifi movies are made of. There are actually two sequels inspired by this film (college students at the University of Michigan created Return of the Creeping Terror and The Creeping Terror Strikes Back). If anyone was going to watch this, bring some friends over and take shots at how bad the movie really is. Everyone will have a great laugh at the movies expense. I'm going to give this movie, two carpet slug monsters out of ten. A bad movie technically, but a funny movie worth the time to watch if you want to laugh hard.