Review of Thunderbirds Are GO (1966) by James B — 23 Mar 2008
Fuck. It was brilliant.
There were the usual hallmarks of the Thunderbirds - their creepy, grinning faces bobbing around on their Parkinson-inflicted bodies, occasionally coming out of the floor on a leather sofa, creepily still. The frightening twitching of their lips coupled with some of the most cliche filled lines every written. The decision to have horribly obvious cuts to real human action was a hilarious one.
The movie lasted ninety minutes, and about twenty minutes of that was people going into ships/ships being put together/ships staying perfectly still in mid air with nothing around them moving. Even after this and including the intro from the TV show, they were obviously in a crunch for time. What to do?
A motherfucking dream sequence. Complete with a song-and-dance number.
I could go into detail about some of the other great stuff - the Martian rock snakes, the "masked" saboteurs, the wig parade ending. But I can't go on forever, though describing all that would give you an idea of what this movie is - a celebration of ridiculous, unrelated concepts.
This review of Thunderbirds Are GO (1966) was written by James B on 23 Mar 2008.
Thunderbirds Are GO has generally received positive reviews.
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