Review of The Thing with Two Heads (1972) by Christopher S — 08 Jan 2010

Its outlandish premise made it one of the most uproarious trailers to ever run the grindhouse circuit, but it was probably better served as a two-minute trailer than a feature film. It definitely has its moments - escaped two-headed gorillas, Oscar-winner Ray Milland as a racist genius surgeon.

But it's surprisingly slow and talky much of the time, only picking up towards the end with a lengthy chase scene that's not as exciting as it should be - it never quite follows through on the opportunities provided by its wild premise (and seems hampered by its PG rating).

Cult movie fans will find it entertaining enough, but this one falls far short of the whacked-out masterpiece it could have been.