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Matango (1963)
The 'shrooms are psychedelic!
This Japanese horror movie most likely loses something in the translation. It comes across as "campy" and sometimes I actually found myself laughing when I was supposed to be scared. Basically a group of rich kids and take their girlfriends out sailing. They start partying and eventually all but one girl passes out. And of course, she is the only one who knows absolutely nothing about sailing. When they awake, they are in a thick fog and they cannot find their way. Eventually they land on an island where everything is rotting or covered with fungus. There is an old ship on the island, but there is no crew, or is there? There is certainly something strange going on and eventually everyone realizes that you should not eat the mushrooms. But after several days of hunger pangs, the spolied rich kids can't resist. So they eat the mushrooms. At the end, they mutate into some sort of half-mushroom half-human form. Yet they are all smiling and having a great time. The music, the colors, and the "special effects" all provide clues as to why they are so happy. They are TRIPPING on the psychedelic mushrooms! Where is Timothy Leary when you need him?
The Last Rebel (1971)
An odd juxtaposition of western movie and strange 1970's music
This movie is #1 on my all time worst movie list. Besides the fact that it has no plot, and that Joe Nameth is a mediocre actor at best; it is a western set to "modern" 1970's music. Very strange. No wonder it was listed as "To Be Announced" in the paper. My mom and I first saw this in the mid-1970's and even back then, we joked that the name of the film should be "Joe Nameth Goes to Mexico to Get Laid". That is basically the entire plot. Joe was a great football player and some people thought he was handsome, but that does not necessarily mean the man can act. Do yourself a favor and skip this movie, unless you are curious just to see how bad a movie can be.