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gugon	The X From Outer Space	Lead	[-]
Jun 29 06 2:40 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This is one of the first giant monster movies I ever saw. In fact - this might be the one that turned me on to giant monster movies in the first place. I was probably five years old and I liked it enough that I actually attempted to "make" this monster out of a wire hanger wrapped with paper. I haven't seen it since and according to some recent reviews on the internet, this movie is supposedly INCREDIBLY bad. Even worse than Yongary. Now, if it's really THAT bad, that only makes me want to see it more. But I can't seem to locate it anywhere on DVD. Has anyone seen this recently? I know it's not good, but is it GOOD-BAD or is it just BAD-BAD? Should I just hang on to my hazy memory or put forth effort to find it? http://www.necromerica.blogspot.com
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Professor Von X	Re: The X From Outer Space	#1	[-]
Jun 29 06 3:11 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's awful and, of course, damned entertaining in its awfulness. I have a VHS of it. My advice is seek it out if it holds special significance for you Professor Von X
Hachigatsu	Re: The X From Outer Space	#2	[-]
Jun 29 06 4:06 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's a weird, weird movie -- but in a good way. I grew up with this film, and now that I'm all growed up, it still has a special place in my heart. Since the film was shot in widescreen, I'd recommend searching out a copy of it. It's nowhere as bad as YONGARY, because it was made by a legit studio, Shochiku, but it's kind of a slapdash affair. The scenes on the Mod Moonbase are priceless -- it was made as imaginative giant monster fluff for children. So, take it at that, and you'll have a good time. August Ragone kaijupro@yahoo.com
JimPV	Re: The X From Outer Space	#3	[-]
Jun 29 06 7:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I must admit, I thought this was awful. I bought the expensive R2 DVD, watched it once and eBayed it away. If you think Toho's FX work is wanting, it looks state-of-the-art compared to this. ACK! "How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone" -Coco Chanel
Carl Eyesnheart	Re: The X From Outer Space	#4	[-]
Jul 10 06 11:51 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I love this movie! I saw it first at a G-Fest back in '97. It was one that always seemed to elude me. But at that showing of it I fell in love. It's a weird movie, a wacky movie, but it's a bunch of fun. It's nowhere near as bad as YONGARRY! The FX are nowhere near that bad. You either have to get the R2 version, get ahold of the nasty pan-scan that is available in the US, or track down a boot of it, which is at every single convention you will find.
Hachigatsu	Re: The X From Outer Space	#5	[-]
Jul 10 06 2:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is only one thing wrong with the visual effects, technically, it's all shot at 24fps -- there's hardly any high-speed photography that would have lent some weight and mass to the scenes. The other is aesthetic, that is the design and execution of the monster itself. THE X FROM OUTER SPACE, love it or leave it! :P August Ragone kaijupro@yahoo.com
Mark Hodgson	Re: The X From Outer Space	#6	[-]
Sep 20 06 8:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just watched my Japanese laserdisc against a newly aquired US video version, my first chance to see X in English. It synchs up for the most part, the US version made a few trims here and there in dialogue scenes. But it should really be enjoyed 2.35 widescreen, the movie looks much better and makes more sense (but not total sense). I love the way the main crowd keep dropping the Mars mission - let's go to the Moonbase, let's chase that UFO, let's go home. They never make it! I'm tempted to track down the OOP Japanese DVD now, it's supposed to have Japanese and English audio tracks on it. Cover scan is on my blog review...
JimPV	Re: The X From Outer Space	#7	[-]
Sep 20 06 9:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* I'm tempted to track down the OOP Japanese DVD now, it's supposed to have Japanese and English audio tracks on it. Mine did. Is it OOP? You sure about that? I remember it came out in a less expensive version that was like 20 bucks or something (after I'd bought my $45 disc, of course). The cheaper one was the exact same disc, only with a different cover. I think YesAsia or CDJapan had both up for sale at the same time, which was kinda' amusing. "How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone" -Coco Chanel
Hachigatsu	Re: The X From Outer Space	#8	[-]
Sep 21 06 3:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The first Japanese DVD is OOP, the second issue is still in print, as Jim points out. The English dubbing on the Japanese DVD is different from the AIP-TV version. August Ragone kaijupro@yahoo.com
Megaloman	The (cool) X From Outer Space	#9	[-]
Sep 22 06 4:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	this is going to be shown on TCM this October! yay! David http://megaloman.proboards24.com/index.cgi
Hachigatsu	Re: The (cool) X From Outer Space	#10	[-]
Sep 22 06 7:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Thanks for the heads up! August Ragone kaijupro@yahoo.com
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PeteFitzgerald	Re: The (cool) X From Outer Space	#11	[-]
Sep 22 06 7:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	GOKE: BODY SNATCHER FROM HELL is on tap for October on TCM, as well (looks like Rob Zombie's show has bumped "TCM Imports" to the other end of the weekend schedule, late night Sunday/early Monday, and it has a Halloween theme). Have a GOKE and a smile! GOKE ('68) -- Mon 10/2, 2 AM (EST) X FROM OUTER SPACE ('67) -- Mon 10/9, 2 AM (EST) TESTAMENT OF DR. MABUSE ('33) -- Mon 10/16, 2 AM (EST) KWAIDAN ('64) -- Mon 10/23 2 AM (EST) EYES WITHOUT A FACE ('60) -- Mon 10/30 2 AM (EST)
gugon	Re: The (cool) X From Outer Space	#12	[-]
Oct 5 06 10:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Monday morning - 2:00 am - TCM. I am ALL----OVER-----THIS!!! http://www.necromerica.blogspot.com
Domenick Fraumeni	Re: The (cool) X From Outer Space	#13	[-]
Oct 8 06 7:34 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	DVR all set to go. I may also stay up late for this, as I don't recall ever seeing this in widescreen, even during the mid 90's period when I was stocking a video store with every Kaiju I could find.
rvoyttbots	Re: The (cool) X From Outer Space	#14	[-]
Oct 9 06 2:44 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh my lord is this film mindnumbing. The monster doesn`t even show up until almost an hour of the film has crawled by. There is a UFO that keeps showing up. It looks like a pie. And that stupid title song and the love triangle and... Oh, forget it. I wish I had that 90 minutes back. I could have been sleeping. It was letterbox. Nice color. And in Japanese.
Mark Hodgson	DVD	#15	[-]
Oct 9 06 6:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I mentioned it was OOP, only because the site that I normally buy Japanese DVDs from, CD Japan, has both the old and the new releases listed as OOP.
JimPV	Re: DVD	#16	[-]
Oct 9 06 10:22 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	*Quote:* Oh my lord is this film mindnumbing. The monster doesn`t even show up until almost an hour of the film has crawled by. There is a UFO that keeps showing up. It looks like a pie. And that stupid title song and the love triangle and... Oh, forget it. I wish I had that 90 minutes back. I could have been sleeping. I tried to warn you; God knows I tried...! "How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone" -Coco Chanel
Rapfred	Re: DVD	#17	[-]
Oct 9 06 10:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What a treat this was, Osborne's goofy intro notwithstanding. The moment I saw the Shochiku logo (the company responsible for the wonderful TORA-SAN series) I was intrigued. The moment I heard the first strains of the title tune, I was in Stuck in My Throat heaven. The moment I realized that Eiji Okada (HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR) would be costarring with Peggy Neal (TERROR FROM BENEATH THE SEA) I was in for the long haul. The only Japanese monster movie that ever made me want to toss back a highball. Or two.
gardibolt	Re: DVD	#18	[-]
Oct 11 06 2:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Great, I find this thread AFTER X and Goke air. Grrr. I wish TCM would re-run these.
Keith Aiken	Re: DVD	#19	[-]
Oct 11 06 4:58 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE X FROM OUTER SPACE was show on TV regularly when I was kid, so it was great to see it again after so many years. The widescreen Japanese version on TCM was gorgeous! Keith
Wolfman Joe	Re: DVD	#20	[-]
Oct 13 06 10:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I watched it the other night (DVR-ed from TCM), and I'm still not sure if I liked it or not. It's like an acid trip that may or may not have been a good one - you need to try again before you decide. I do distinctly remember the monster from my childhood, and that Dr. Stein looks familiar too. But what an odd, odd duck - the movie, not the monster!
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