We are almost there CRAZIES!!! Halfway to Halloween! And the call of turkey and sleigh bells aren't too far off either, but that's for another time! Right now, these pumpkins we're made for carving, and that's just what we'll do! We got another horror icon waiting in the wings and he's a bit blue that we haven't gotten to him yet, so lets get to it! Enjoy...
The Metaluna Mutant! An icon of early SciFi cinema, he's certainly got his fans. So much so that there was actually a bit of backlash towards the MST3K crew when they riffed on it for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie back in 1996! If you take into account that A) It came out in the 1950's, a time when special effects were practically still being invented, and B) It was low budget to begin with, the movie was better than it had any right to be. I feel MST3K's criticisms of story elements and such were fair, as it is cheesy as all get out. But it's also one of the better films to get the Satellite of Love treatment and there were definitely more deserving titles out there. I will say though, the film's low budget and inventing-wheel-still special effects are nowhere more evident than with the Metaluna Mutant. I didn't just halfass the mutant's bottom half. He LITERALLY looks unfinished in the movie too! In someways, he set a trend. Plenty of movie villains wear sweatpants now too!
Another one down as the Witching Hour gets closer and closer! But before that can happen, we still gotta get through a few more posts, so be sure to come back and check it out! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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