I liked it. I like the imagination that went into the storyline. I think the monster has a certain charm, even if it looks ridiculous. It's certainly not a good film, nor an original ending, but I thought it was better than Plan 9 From Outer Space, for one.
"Worthington, we're being attacked by giant bats!"
I love it! Director Phil Tucker did such a wonderful job in his way and was so sincere and enthusiastic, I think he should have been a hero. I'm truly sorry Robot Monster turned him into such a laughing stock instead.
You're right: the writing was original and interesting, Phil Tucker showed amazing ingenuity creating such an ambitious film on such a low budget, and his handling of his cast was masterful considering the circumstances - his actors gave him strong, heartfelt performances, especially beautiful actress Claudia Barrett. Phil's only flaw, however, turned out to be fatal: his enthusiasm for his project blinded him to the utter ridiculousness of his villain... A robot clad in a gorilla suit capped off by a deep-sea diving helmet???
But I love it anyway! Yes, Ro-Man does indeed have a certain charm, and I'll be grateful to good Phil Tucker forever for his wonderful creation. Many thanks again, Phil...
I found it far more engaging than The Holy Sacrosanct Franchised Shrine-in-perpetuity of Star Wars, Inc. (All rise!! - phbbt~)
But hey, I'm admittedly curmudgeonly that way anyway.
And irony of ironies, I had to type "Mark Hamill" upon login to prove I wasn't a robot (monster).
POWER TO THE PEOPLE WHO PUNISH BAD CINEMA!!!
Imagination... lol.
"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan
In his address to the 1988 Republican National Convention, Ronald Reagan introduced a section of his speech with the words:
"Before we came to Washington, Americans had just suffered the two worst back-to-back years of inflation in 60 years. Those are the facts, and as John Adams said, ‘Facts are stubborn things.’"
This paragraph, and the following four paragraphs, finished with Adams’s words. However, at the end of the third paragraph, Reagan made a verbal slip, which he immediately corrected. A transcript of the speech reads,
"Facts are stupid things – stubborn things, should I say. [Laughter]."
However, despite its origin as a slip of the tongue, "Facts are stupid things" has taken on a life of its own in the world of quotations by those ignorant of... the facts.
"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
-- John Adams
Exactly. It was a slip of the tongue. He obviously didn't mean it. But nearly four decades on, some people still can't let it go. It fits their uninformed picture of Reagan, and repeating it makes them feel clever.
shareO yes it is THAT terrible!!
Why? Because the first time I watched it, it's extremely stupid plot was so awful that I was struck speechless. Plan 9 from outer space never did that, and that is considered to be the worse movie ever made!!!
Posted by Maria Kelly on July 14, 2016
Is there anyone out there besides myself that the reason Ro Man's outfit looks so weird is that he's a Borg?
Fasten your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy night.
I want to rephrase the question I asked in my post: Could the reason why Ro-Man's species wear metal diving helmets and overlarge gorilla suits is that they're wanna be Borg Drones?
Wherever you go, there you are.
Absolutely. This movie wanted far more then it could be done with its small budget. And a few steps of this way were even realized. For example how the monster reacted to humans. And that it found its end by being treated like a human!
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