Some movies defy expectations, and then some movies defy basic comprehension. Pinocchio in Outer Space falls squarely into the latter category. This baffling Belgian-American animated sci-fi morality tale asks, “What if Carlo Collodi’s wooden boy tangled with giant alien crabs on Mars?”
Tag: space adventure
Galaxy of Terror (1981) – Review
A doomed crew. A haunted planet. And the most awkward worm-related death scene in B-movie history. Step into a sci-fi nightmare where your fears kill you…not to mention your fashion sense as well. Brought to you by Roger Corman, intergalactic king of “What did I just watch?”
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) – Review
Film adaptations of Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe date back to the silent era and since then there have been numerous versions from Walt Disney comedic take on the story starring Dick Van Dyke as a Navy officer, who meets a beautiful island girl he names Wednesday Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. to the gender-swapped version back…
King Dinosaur (1955) – Review
How do you make a dinosaur movie in only seven days and with an almost non-existent budget? Well, the obvious answer is “Rush out and hire Bert I. Gordon to write, produce and direct the film” and don’t bother with such follow-up questions as “Will it be good or even make a dime?” because those…
Tobor the Great (1954) – Review
What young boy wouldn’t want a robot as a best friend? This very idea is the premise for Brad Bird’s amazing animated film The Iron Giant but the concept dates back to 1954 and a low-budget science-fiction flick called Tobor the Great, a film that pits nefarious individuals against an 11-year-old boy and his robot…