Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (1965)

I've seen clips and stills of this film before but discovered it quite by accident, and am perplexed by many things about it. This shows how invaders from Mars (one ridiculous looking effeminate Martian, and their queen, who looks like she's wearing bad Maria Montez drag), determined to swipe women off of the face of the earth to help repopulate their planet, face up with a robot monster, half human, half vacuum cleaner parts, and somehow land in Puerto Rico where they begin their mission. The military made robot monster, the supposed Frankenstein of the title, has half of a man's face and the rest is computerized or vacuumized, making a rather silly looking creature with hoses sticking out of his chest, and not quite prepared for tackling the martians as he makes victims out of some Puerto Rican natives he meets when he lands there accidentally. A good half of this movie is dialog free, covered up with goofy 60's style music and a rock song that repeats throughout the film. A pool party scene goes on far too long before anything really happens, making you wish that the Queen Martian and her queeny assistant would return for some idiotic dialog in their quest that seems to have been ripped off for the really bad TV movie "Mars Needs Women". Then, there's the monster that the Martians utilize, a combination of every bad monster from "It! That Conquored the World!" to the vacuum cleaner monster that swallowed up women with big bottoms hole, leaving only their shoes, in some other 1960's hideously bad campfest. This fanged creature comes pretty much out of nowhere and seems to be the cousin of the hot dog toothed monster that popped up in various forms as well in other cheapo films. I'd say that this deserved to be collected for obsessive fans of the sci-fi genre and seen once by the more choosy fans of that genre, as in its 75 minutes only has 25 minutes worth of unintentional laughs (or were they?) and lengthy sequences where I had to slap my face to keep me awake.

This movie is based on the true story of the Martian Invasion of 1965. The handsome astronaut who bravely goes into space to do something that needs doing. You, the viewer will weep openly not just once as this story unreels. The Earthlings speak perfect martian. I did not realize Martians chose to land in the US because they speak the same language we speak. Austin Powers is the Martian. The Queen or whatever, is Liz Taylor, I think. The general is the guy who works at the garden shop. Nobody eats anything on Mars and probably not on Earth. A movie with no food. Don't ask why there is a monster where the monster appears. The guy who played Frankenstein is actually very good. He did a few movies. This movie would go well with Mars Needs Women and Teenagers From Outer Space. Look for a Rambler and a Studebaker. If you like sixties music this has some sixties sounding songs in the background. Not any real hits. Worth watching and finding good quotes.

Saw this one on TV when I was but a lad and I don't remember it being THIS violent (not that I have anything against Violence; it's just that the version I saw must've been censored by the folks who broadcast it); it harks back to those pre-Code Horror comics in every way. While Nadir, the second-in-command, comes across as one of those aliens looking to probe someone's anus, the Princess is out of this world... All this woman has to do is take a slow, deep breath and... James Karen does a great job in his first At Bat, too. LUST IN SPACE- uh, FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE SPACEMONSTER boasts some no-holds-barred makeup and a caged Monster worthy of Paul Blaisdell (in fact, it looks like a cross between THE SHE-CREATURE and IT!, THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE). My biggest gripe is that the "meeting" of the two is so brief so late in the movie that we don't get to see either combatant really showcase his wares. The ship is VERY impressive for such a Low Budget feature, and excellent use is made of tons of stock footage. The practical effects all around are impressive: this is one of those hand-made movies that puts to shame the cgi crap we see Today.

In outer space, a Martian spacecraft commanded by Princess Marcuzan (Marilyn Hanold) and her assistant Dr. Nadir (Lou Cutell) is traveling to Earth to abduct women to breed a new race, since an atomic war has annihilated Martian women.Meanwhile in NASA, Dr. Adam Steele (Jim Karen), his assistant Karen Grant (Nancy Marshall) and General Bowers (David Kerman) are in a press conference presenting the astronaut Colonel Frank Saunders (Robert Reilly), who will participate of an extended space travel on the next morning. However they do not disclose to the press that Colonel Saunders is an android developed by the scientists. The Martian spacecraft lands on San Juan, in Porto Rico and when they see Saunders's capsule on the air, they believe it is an attack and they shoot the Earth ship down. The android is damaged and wanders on the island scaring people and behaving like Frankenstein. Dr. Steele and Karen head to Porto Rico to rescue the android, while the Martians abduct young women to take them to Mars. "Frankenstein Meets the Spacemonster" is a lame film for the younger generations used to colored movies and special effects. But for me, it is delightful to see since it is a journey to my childhood when I used to see sci-fi films like this one and worshiped National Kid.This film is comparable with "Plan 9 from Outer Space" and other many famous and is underrated in IMDb. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Frankenstein Contra o Monstro Espacial" ("Frankenstein Against the Space Monster")