| Back in the 80s there was a show called the "Canned | | | | movie walking around with his cape in front of his face. |
| Film Festival". The concept was simple. Show a film so | | | | Watch this and "Robot Monster" the same night. You'll |
| bad that people would enjoy watching it. This idea was | | | | be laughing until bed time.Looking for more laughs? |
| later expanded to "Mystery Science Theater" where | | | | There's always "Bride Of The Monster" starring Bela |
| not only the films were shown but dialogue and | | | | Lugosi before he died. Of course, watching this movie |
| comments added to them which made the viewing | | | | you'd never know it. The plot is pretty simple Dr. |
| even more hilarious. The original concept didn't last long. | | | | Varnoff, played by Lugosi, captures twelve men for |
| As a matter of fact, you could only see the "Canned | | | | this experiment which involves turning them into |
| Film Festival" in the summer of 1986. But it was long | | | | supermen using atomic energy. Well, a newspaper |
| enough to see some of the worst movies ever | | | | woman by the name of Loretta King, played by Janet |
| made.Like what?Let's start off with the laughable | | | | Lawton, gets too nosey for her own good and falls |
| "Robot Monster" said to be THE worst movie ever | | | | into the evil clutches of Varnoff. For the laughs, there's |
| made right up there with another one that we'll review | | | | an octopus that in the end is strangling Varnoff. The |
| later. This movie is about an invasion from the Moon. A | | | | problem with the scene is that it is obvious that Lugosi |
| monster is sent to the Earth as an advance scouting | | | | himself is actually wrapping the arms around himself. |
| party for the invasion. The monster is a gorilla in what | | | | Then, if that isn't enough, as the good people escape, |
| looks like a Diver Dan diving suit by the name of | | | | there is an atomic explosion and mushroom cloud no |
| Ro-Man. At one part of the movie when it appears | | | | more than a few hundred yards away from them and |
| that Ro-Man is starting to have feelings for the Earth | | | | yet they are not even touched by it. Just too funny for |
| girl, the leader from the moon asks him "Are you a | | | | words.The Canned Film Festival gave us many |
| ro-man or a hu-man?" Seeing this movie will leave you | | | | moments like these. And though the series itself only |
| in stitches for hours. One of the most unintentionally | | | | lasted that one summer, it made others realize that |
| funny science fictions of all time.Then of course there | | | | there was a market for really bad movies, a market |
| was the cult classic "Plan 9 From Outer Space" which | | | | that would suck in those who just couldn't get enough |
| was about invaders from another planet hatching their | | | | of them. Mystery Science Theater picked up where |
| "Plan 9" to infiltrate the government by sending | | | | the festival left off. And while it was okay, it never |
| zombies into it. Bela Lugosi died after just two days of | | | | really gave us what the original gave us. And for that |
| production and the man they got to replace him was a | | | | we will always be grateful. |
| head taller, looked nothing like him and spent the whole | | | | |