![]() Lost Skeleton is fun in its own right because it takes the archetypes of sci fi and its cliché's and mixes them together to make something that is more entertaining than straight parody. It's the best new film I've seen in years. You've never seen a film like this before. I needed to watch the credits just to find out that a MAN was in the mutant suit.the design was that convincing! ONe last quote to leave with."Well, if I wanted a safe life, I guess I wouldn't have married a man who studies rocks and you know the way I figure, if it's a way to stop my new alien best friend from becoming a widow and married to a skeleton then, count me in Mister Scientist." Fold yourself in the middle and enjoy this movie, just know what you're about to get into before you start watching it.ġ0/10 rating Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a remarkable little film that recreates the look and feel of old low-budget black and white sci fi films, but it has a refreshing spirit all its own that is smart and silly at the same time. The costume design on the three headed mutant was mind blowing. The costumes and sets are reminiscent of the low budget movies as well. This is a very low budget, funny movie, because of the send up of dialogue, rather then jokes and one liners as an example."I don't know Betty, I guess from now on I should stick to science and leave battling alien mutants to experts." or "My wife sometimes forgets she's not a space alien". There are at least two or three very, very funny parts. Quite obviously a spoof of all bad 1950's creature and space movies, so watching it can be arduous at times. A great spoof all the way, with plenty of finely tuned comedy (and more catch phrases than you can imagine) The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a heart-felt tribute to the films that are so bad.they're good. Yet at the same time the movie never goes over board with its jokes. The actions of the 'aliens' attempting to act human, the laughably awful voice-over for the 'lost' skeleton, and of course Animala's antics. What really makes this movie great though is just how much unexpected humor erupts from all of this. This spoof has all the elements - lame FX, a silly plot, corny dialog, wooden acting, heck it's even shot in black and white. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is a sharp-witted send up of all those wonderfully cheesy horror/sci-fi flicks of the '50's. Scientist and his wife are having a strange weekend, what with aliens dropping in for dinner along with a half-animal woman, an evil scientist, a rubber mutant from space, and a very crabby skeleton. You don't have to be brilliant to know that it's much easier to make a bad movie than a good one, you also don't have to be a genius to see that sometimes bad movies are just more entertaining. If you get the DVD, please take the time to view the special features - and also go to the website to check out the memorabilia - it's wonderful! Guess I'd better go now - I'm a bit thirsty (tip tip tip tip tip) and need to tend to my Amish terrarium. Special thanks to those responsible for choosing to shoot in Bronson Canyon, which really should be declared the nation's first cheesy historic landmark. ![]() A couple of high points for me that I didn't see anyone mention: the stock nature footage of the squirrels, with the same footage run twice back to back of course the mutator/caulking gun and the chest-high shots of the skeleton leading Animala and the mad scientist through the canyon all had us in stitches. Evil creatures in the referenced genre were unfailingly pompous, but they weren't smart-assed. The faithfulness to the 50s look and feel was wonderfully done, with the only exception - in my opinion - being the skeleton's smart-assishness. Of course! But if ya didn't get, well, I guess ya just didn't get it. Some reviewers complained of dull passages and of sections of dialogue that went on too long or were over done. Our second thought was that however difficult it was, they must have had a heckuva blast doing it. ![]() The first thing we wondered was how difficult it must have been for competent, perhaps extremely talented actors to revert to consistently and truly bad acting. ![]() I've read most of the comments, and those few who didn't much care for this offering really seem to miss the point. As a quick summary of our take on the movie, the wife, who has never been a cheesy 50s scifi movie fan nor an MST2 or 3K fan, wants to buy a copy for our very own. She continued to look askance until about five minutes into the movie, by which time she had resorted to laughing herself to tears. Upon my return, the wife sez, "What did you get?" "The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra" sez I. It was my turn to pick up a couple of rental movies last night, and when I saw the cover art, complete with the "Filmed in Skeletorama!" proclamation, I just couldn't resist. ![]()
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