red lectroids

Oh, you think you’re a rockstar neurosurgeon? The twelve-year-old in me was very amused by this, too, although my actual favorite “John” name is John Small Berries. It’s very impressive.

Perfect Tommy: “You have a point there.”, Buckaroo: “I’ve been ionized, but I’m okay now.”, Mission Control: “Buckaroo, the White House wants to know is everything okay with the alien space craft from Planet 10, or should we just go ahead and destroy Russia?” Let’s tackle the Red Lectroids first. And look!

John Parker: “Good! A space hero (Peter Weller) and his team of do-gooders battle Dr. Lizardo (John Lithgow) and his army of Red Lectroids. (There are cowboys in Oklahoma, right? We don’t have to be mean.” Which is a nice philosophy, but motherfucker, you’re the one who started this bullshit. This picture, entitled "Red Lectroids", has been posted on Monday, February 11th, 2013 in the fan-made gallery dedicated to "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" (cinema). Some of it I genuinely enjoy, absolutely, but there’s a reason I’ve barely written about any of the government officials in this movie, and the reason is that they’re boring. ), and features a spectacular mix of practical special effects and early CGI. (Henderson is the cop in my beloved Clue, and–though I only just realized this–one of the river boat poker players in Maverick.) or number two?”, Buckaroo: “It flies like a truck.” This movie is older than I am and silly as all get-out. Unless you’re an actual rockstar AND a neurosurgeon AND a comic book-physicist-American hero, you’re nothing! Something that can mimic any living thing. Change ). And each supporting actor—from Wilford Brimley to Keith David, from Donald Moffatt to Richard Masur, and on down the line—creates a unique and memorable take on their character. If you look up “chewing scenery” in the dictionary, you won’t see John Lithgow’s face, but you really, really should: while most of the actors are either playing it straight or going for more understated humor, Lithgow goes for camp, like, to the billionth degree. Meanwhile, one of the Hong Kong Cavaliers mutters, “This is weird,” and buddy, we are all right there with you. The Black Lectroids are an alien race from Planet 10 and the enemies of the Red Lectroids. And John Lithgow is completely unhinged as Lizardo/Whorfin, sporting a wild red fright wig and speaking in a ridiculously over-the-top Italian accent. A handful of random things I haven’t yet had time to address: 7A. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Buckaroo’s bow tie, grey suit, and weirdly awesome red glasses. You may not know this, but our planet was invaded by Red Lectroids from th dimension. Red Lectroids: “Real soon!”, Buckaroo: “Power, power, where’s the power?” With Buckeroo Banzai's invention of the Oscillation Overthruster, they were afraid that their enemies would break free and enlisted his help in stopping them. Penny’s first question, naturally: “Was she very beautiful?” Ugh. I Watch Old Movies So I Can Pretend I'm Cultured. The two I want to mention specifically are New Jersey and Perfect Tommy. You’re getting SPOILERS. 7C. Penny’s pink flapper dress, runny mascara, and the beautifully 80’s bow in her hair. My two biggest problems with this movie are A) literally everything about Penny Priddy, and B) the pacing. I’m always catching shit that I never spotted before: last time it was the phone booth scene: after he gets ionized, Buckaroo asks for “a pen, anything”, to write down the formula for the antidote. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.

He keeps the story moving at a brisk pace, but never rushes things. I actually really wish we could get that promised sequel now, only with an almost entirely new cast and no real explanations. Although, IMO, Perfect Tommy is poorly named because I’m pretty sure he’s also the guy that goes for The Most Obvious Trap of All Time. I know I rant write a lot about shitty love interests on this blog, but damn, I haven’t seen one quite this functionally useless in some time. Now it is inside the neighboring American compound, and it could be taking the place of any person—or persons—there. And it’s up to Alex to save the Rylan home world and protect the universe from the Ko-Dan leader Xur. 7F. It turns out that Penny’s adopted, and it’s heavily implied that she’s Peggy’s long lost twin.

Like, not a serious cowboy. 7E. But not only does he survive his abduction, he lives throughout the whole movie! Red Lectroids: “Planet 10!” He sings “Since I Don’t Have You,” which–from the lyrics we get–doesn’t seem to be a particularly upbeat song. But let’s not overlook the great movies that will hit the screen as soon as the sun goes down.

Then Buckaroo kisses her awake, and then they kiss even more, and while I once had eyes, they’re now somewhere in the back of my head; please pray for my speedy recovery. My personal preferences would be Jeff Goldblum as either the mentor or a villain, and Clancy Brown as someone who doesn’t fucking die. The Red Lectroids were defeated and banished to the 8th Dimension, but some escaped during Lizardo’s failed experiment. Ridiculousness ensues. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Anyway, I laughed pretty hard at the movie’s backstory. And the special effects of Rob Bottin—now seen as a landmark exercise in visual effects—were largely seen as unnecessarily grotesque and gory at the time, overshadowing the onscreen suspense. This movie has more than a few cringe-laugh moments, like when Buckaroo wraps a hachimaki around his goddamn helmet before taking off in his Jet Car. See above. Nick Castle; Starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston and Dan O’Herlihy; Trailer here. And he’s bolstered by great performances from Robert Preston and Dan O’Herlihy. This was reported live as it happened by Orson Welles, but he was later pressured to claim that his broadcast was a work of fiction. Anyway. John Carpenter; Starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley and Keith David; Trailer here. (Buckaroo’s been zapping people left and right for a while now, although not usually with his mouth.) Meanwhile, John Parker (Carl Lumbly), one of the Black Lectroids, crash-lands on Earth, and we should probably press pause again to discuss the aliens in this movie. (If this was put into production today, Hollywood would cast Keanu Reeves in a fucking heartbeat, but I’d love to hear other casting suggestions if you have them.) Supported by a stellar cast of veteran character actors (Clancy Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Lloyd, Robert Ito, Vincent Schiavelli and Dan Hedaya, among others), the film is nearly as wild, exciting, funny, fast and ridiculous as the real-life events they are based upon. I didn’t actually realize this for a while, though. Perfect Tommy kinda deserves to die here, that’s all I’m saying.

7H. Mission Control: “Which one was yes, go ahead and destroy Russia . .

Perfect Tommy’s pink jacket, pink undershirt, and red sweater vest. Bottin’s bravura special effects are shocking and surreal, heightening the alien nature of the transformations on display and providing a sense of “anything goes” unexpectedness to the proceedings. I love it when you’ve watched a movie a billion times and then you still find new things. Ew.

Well, you can tell how much I know about musical theater, clearly.) It’s a choice. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account.

Reno: “I’ll tell you later.”, Holographic John Emdall (after delivering an ultimatum): “End of discussion.” Less Like A Plot Hole. Pacing problems aside, I enjoyed watching this bit of 80’s ridiculousness. There is just SO MUCH to cover.

EWWWWW.

The Howard Hawks/Christian Nyby 1951 film (there is disagreement over who actually directed) was a loose adaptation of Campbell’s story, jettisoning the entire “alien imitation and assimilation” aspect of the plot, and only focusing on the threat of an alien menacing an Arctic scientific outpost.

(Rest assured, we will be talking about ALL the fashion in this movie later on.). So, Buckaroo gets Penny released–he only need say the word, natch–and she joins him and the Hong Kong Cavaliers at a press conference about his inter-dimensional travels.

Really, Penny herself has no relevance to the plot, other than how she gets abducted by the bad guys while the oscillation overthruster is secretly hidden in her purse. The Official World Famous Drive-Invasion is upon us, and there’s a whole slew of hot bands from Memphis garage-thud legends The Oblivians to the one and only  MAN… OR ASTRO-MAN? One evening he manages to top the highest score on record, which gets the attention of the game’s inventor Centauri (Robert Preston).

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