Review of The Green Slime (1968) by Isaac T — 09 Jul 2012

Okay, I've got one up on everyone here since I actually saw this flick in the theaters when I was 7 years old. In my book ( and in that of the great Roger Ebert ), this film gets 5 stars because it perfectly delivers what it's audience wanted: a fun, colorful, made for children Saturday matinee sci-fi flick with lots of rocket ships, rubber-suited monsters and beautiful women for all of us uncomplicated grade school boys with no video games or therapists to waste time on.

I just bought the new remastered DVD and it looks great - but still not as good as it looked on the big screen. I still enjoy watching this film - especially on my new 50"plasma - and still rate it 5 stars.

This film has stayed with me all these years as one of the best movies I saw as a child in the theater ( "Beach Blanket Bingo", "Goldfinger", and "Fantastic Voyage" are others.

Say, didn't they all feature silicone-free beautifully buxom women? But I digress... ). Watching "Slime" now after all those years, it's obvious how similar the story is to "Alien", but what no one else has mentioned is that the entire asteroid drilling sequence was taken and expanded to make the movie "Armageddon" !! Almost all the details are the same, minus the slime and the ending.

Check it out. So, this little film has influenced some big name movies. It even makes me think of "The Andromeda Strain" in some ways. Not saying there's a direct thing ovah dere, but who knows??? And yes, I saw that too in it's first run in '71.

What can I say, it was great being a 60's kid ! ;) Cheers, all, and happy film-going!