This is one of the best B-movies out there, a film brought down only by its budgetary limitations. The biggest sin a movie can commit, in my opinion, is to be boring. I watched "Eegah", the giant caveman movie yesterday, and there was nothing redeeming about it- no interesting characters, plots, or visual style to speak of. That's a film deserving of a rating between 1-3.
"The Green Slime", however, is directed with a visual flair reminiscent of Spielberg with his trademark push-ins on the actors, and its extremely well-paced. From the opening scene where we realize an asteroid is headed for Earth, there are only a couple of scenes that slow the action down from there, particularly before the "Alien" meets "The Blob" part of the plot kicks in on the space station. But otherwise, the story really moves with complication after complication getting in the way of our heroes succeeding in defeating this alien menace.
Trust me, if you like B-movies, this is one to watch.
"The Green Slime", however, is directed with a visual flair reminiscent of Spielberg with his trademark push-ins on the actors, and its extremely well-paced. From the opening scene where we realize an asteroid is headed for Earth, there are only a couple of scenes that slow the action down from there, particularly before the "Alien" meets "The Blob" part of the plot kicks in on the space station. But otherwise, the story really moves with complication after complication getting in the way of our heroes succeeding in defeating this alien menace.
Trust me, if you like B-movies, this is one to watch.