Bad movies have taught me so many things…firearms are essential equipment when you go exploring in space, there are far more planets with breathable atmospheres than you might expect, never go to get a beer from the fridge in the middle of the night, always run upstairs when being chased by a serial killer… the list is endless.
Bad movies have taught me: How to walk properly. Rod from Birdemic showed me how not to do it. How ADR works. I understand more about the process now than ever before. That the director of Attack of the the eye creatures just did not care. Mexican Wrestlers are multi talented individuals. What with the sidelines in genius level science and vampire killing. As Tommy Wiseau learned, if things don't work out how expected but life throws you an opportunity anyway, go with it. If giant monsters are fighting and wrecking your city, trust the giant turtle.
Those of us who participate in the live chat on Creature Features all agree that the sucky movies are way better for the chat than the good movies -- so much inspiration for off-the-wall observations, sarcastic comments, and obscure references that maybe only five of us get. 😉😁
Practically every bad movie I've ever watched has taught me that the expression "We'll fix it in post," works only if you actually do post-production, and -- y'know -- fix stuff.
@@robinbailes5236 Those terrible stop-motion effects were enough to illicit more than a few laughs! I think Art Clokey created scarier stuff! Cheers! -- W
The monster probably couldn't believe its luck! It was stuck down a mine for goodness knows how long living off mice and presumably other vermin when a massive buffet comes along. No wonder it cut the rope!
When _The Incredible Melting Man_ appeared on _Mystery Science Theater 3000,_ Mike and the Bots spent the entire end credits discussing what the movie taught them - and, by extension, myself. Their biggest takeaway - and, by extension, my biggest takeaway - was that it was impossible to look good in the 70s.
I feel like we're not appreciating the fact that the Xenomorph has a phallic head whereas this movie uses a similar premise but the opposite idea for the monster's head
Though nowadays it can more than likely get you killed--or eaten. I would refer you to the Sunday night Sept. 17 episode of "The Walking Dead: Darryl Dixon".
Bad movies have taught me that, no matter how schluby the middle aged hero might be nor the stank of their black tank top, that they will indeed get the girl who could be their daughter and defeat the bad guy no matter how hard they don't try.
The filmmaker of this movie came and screened it for my commerical art class. He even brought the stop motion monster puppet to show us. We were too polite to tell him how bad his film was.
Licking the rocks and minerals is used to define some particular minerals. Halite, commonly known as salt, and sylvite can be easily identified by licking because of their salty taste. Licking rocks can help to distinguish halite and sylvite from visually similar quartz, calcite, and gypsum.
Now that had more pimp hand action than an episode of Police Woman. I'd like a replica of that Snu Snu critter to send to a certain toy collecter and dare him to display it next to his black phallic xenomorph figures.
Have you seen a movie called Winterbeast? Great stop motion clay figures - one if who bites the head off the photograph of one of the actors rather than the animator try to recreate the actor
This is in reference to an actor who has been in his share of bad movies, Fred Williamson. No matter what you do, you can't kill Fred; he'll just pierce you with that King Cobra stare, whilst chewing on that skinny cigar. You should be running.
a character who get his friends killed, hits on another man's wife and slaps women being a hero is something you'll see a lot of in many Italian action films of the 70's and early 80's
Interesting things Dark Corners didn't mention. The monster was named Binky by the production crew, and this is one of those few horror films from the 80s written and directed by a woman. So, the open palm slap is definitely a thing.
Bad movies have taught me: Fred Olen Ray will always find a way to get boobs into his films. Cars will invariably explode if they collide with random piles of cardboard boxes. Barbara Hale makes a great scientist in The Giant Spider Invasion (shame about the spider though). Some bullets are less effective than others when being fired (sometimes you don't even see a mark on the person being shot).
What have bad movies taught me?.... If you're a very young Tommy Lee Jones, you can take over all of Central Park in NYC by yourself. Prevent anyone from entering anywhere by zipping around on a motor-bike, and shooting at them with an AK. But use blanks, contained in a magazine with yellow tape on it. If things get serious, use live rounds with the red tape on the magazines. Oh, in order to save time, have your crippled, stuck in a wheel-chair fellow veteran buddy do all the grunt work and all the prepping. After he realizes that one man can indeed take over all of Central Park with no support from others at all. Then have him immediately pass away just after the start of the film. At one point in his preps., getting mugged and beaten. Having lived in NYC since 1979, yeah; that's not realistic. But that's the premise of that bad film called *"The Park Is Mine."* (1986)
Being in a cavern tunnel with the walls narrowing, water rising up to your waist and at the moment you drop your flashlight in the water, without so much as a monster present is FAR scarier than this movie - I know, I've actually been there.
A palm slap is so much softer & less injuring than a bony backhand, especially if he’s wearing a big, flashy emotional support ring, such as bad guys often do.
Bad movies taught me 1-That 2nd takes are for suckers 2 - Sometimes night is bright and blue 3 - If the movie has the same write, director and star then your in for a wild ride.
1:25 Weirdly enough, licking rocks is a thing geologists actually do on a regular basis. It's a whole thing. Granted, given the kind of geologists you tend to get on this show, I'm sort of glad it doesn't come up more often.
Bad movies have taught me that there can always be a worse movie. My "worst movie I've ever seen" has changed over a dozen times in half as many years. "Curse of the Headless Horseman" has held that title for a couple years now, but I know there are movies out there that are even worse. And that frightens me.
One thing that bad movies have taught me is you should always give your movie title an extra jolt, like "Monster From Green Hell" or "Earth Vs. The Spider". No matter how bad the movie may be, a memorable title will keep it in the public consciousness. Clearly this movie didn't go that route, hence the bland title of "The Strangeness".
Saw this as a kid. While even I recognized it was bad then, the part where they have to use the camera's flash to see the monster was effectively creepy. Also, doesn't this have an ending song that repeats "The Strangeness!" over and over? Or am I misremembering? EDIT: that might have been the 1979 movie, The Dark, which def has that. But having just rewatched the ending of The Strangeness, I swear it's a diff ending to what I saw when it was on TV, which was the monster coming at the camera one last time. Maybe my memory is fried, or maybe it was a TV only ending, like The Thing had back in the day.
There is a lot to learn from bad movies. If the protagonists show up at a reasonably stable place, things will soon fall apart, i.e. "The Lost World". If a woman has a father or father figure, he'll die so the handsome young protagonist can take the father's place. If you find out something, don't tell somebody nobody else knows about it.
Bad movies have taught me that a catchy title can make up for any deficiencies the movie may have. All you need to do is lure the people in and get their money.
I have learned that it doesn't matter if there's a script or a plot. All you need is a loaded camera, and you can make it up as you go and spend time with the cute girl you've persuaded to play the female lead.
Miner eaten by acid? Tunnels eaten through by acid? Why does it sound like the lovable Horta from Star Trek TOS who just trying to save its eggs till they hatch so she can teach them? See, not such a bad creature, just mind meld with it so it will know you are harmless.
I declare some foul jackanapery has been lately afoot! Because it appears some vile rapscallions must've made off with MY own creature design for my (sadly no longer) soon-to-be-upcoming feature "The Night of the Man-Eating Vagina". Damn and double damn! Believe me when I say the CGI would've been nothing less than killer. And before we wander off from the subject of caves, when will Dark Corners ever get around to a review of the AIP semi-classic BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE? That film has long held a special and unique place in my black heart---somewhere between the aorta and the right pulmonary artery , if I'm not mistaken.
5:01 just because it's not used in movies anymore doesn't it doesn't have its place. I'm pretty sure even in 2023 women still get hysterical and are often given a prescription for 1 to 2 slaps per hysterical episode. up to 4 times per day as needed. (to be determined by the person doling out the slaps.) ;)
How did they come up with that this creature being an alien? Was there a space ship? Did the characters find tech? Was there a legend about a being from the stars? Was he eating Reeces Pieces? Did Kurt Russel tell us it was from outer space? The Monster from MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL looled better then this thing. Cinamagic does one issue on stop motion animation and we all have to suffer for it.
I just rewatched the Rock and the Alien review today and couldn't help but shudder at the terrible music. The stop motion in this looked... well, not GOOD, but, amusing? Certainly subpar though, even by the era's standards. Exactly what era seems to be a subject of debate. Some sources say it's from 1980, some say '85. I'm guessing 1980 is probably right, what with our hero's lingering 70's porn 'stache. And bonus points for "Stupid Flanders"!!!
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Bad movies have taught me so many things…firearms are essential equipment when you go exploring in space, there are far more planets with breathable atmospheres than you might expect, never go to get a beer from the fridge in the middle of the night, always run upstairs when being chased by a serial killer… the list is endless.
Exploring a mine with a dangerous creature in it? They should have brought their bloodhounds along.
🐕🐕🐕
Bad movies have taught me:
How to walk properly. Rod from Birdemic showed me how not to do it.
How ADR works. I understand more about the process now than ever before.
That the director of Attack of the the eye creatures just did not care.
Mexican Wrestlers are multi talented individuals. What with the sidelines in genius level science and vampire killing.
As Tommy Wiseau learned, if things don't work out how expected but life throws you an opportunity anyway, go with it.
If giant monsters are fighting and wrecking your city, trust the giant turtle.
"Stuck to the ceiling by a ravaging virgina monster." God, I love Mondays, keep them coming, love your work!!😂
What Bad Movies have taught me... That in many cases they are more fun to watch than so-called GOOD Movies!
😊agreed
You might be watching the wrong Good movies 😅
Well, there's that too.
Good movies are a dime a dozen, but something truly awful? That’s forever
Those of us who participate in the live chat on Creature Features all agree that the sucky movies are way better for the chat than the good movies -- so much inspiration for off-the-wall observations, sarcastic comments, and obscure references that maybe only five of us get. 😉😁
Practically every bad movie I've ever watched has taught me that the expression "We'll fix it in post," works only if you actually do post-production, and -- y'know -- fix stuff.
Any time I see the slap the hysterical lady thing, I remember "Airplane!", and what a good movie is like.
"Myron gets his, briefly turning into a Han Solo action figure." I think I bruised a rib laughing at that. Thanks, Robin.
I've got to credit Graham for that joke.
@@robinbailes5236 Those terrible stop-motion effects were enough to illicit more than a few laughs! I think Art Clokey created scarier stuff! Cheers! -- W
@@robinbailes5236 Kudos, Graham!
The monster probably couldn't believe its luck! It was stuck down a mine for goodness knows how long living off mice and presumably other vermin when a massive buffet comes along. No wonder it cut the rope!
When _The Incredible Melting Man_ appeared on _Mystery Science Theater 3000,_ Mike and the Bots spent the entire end credits discussing what the movie taught them - and, by extension, myself. Their biggest takeaway - and, by extension, my biggest takeaway - was that it was impossible to look good in the 70s.
Also that not many monster films end with the monster getting swept into a garbage can by a janitor.
Re: This movie- she looks great. Edit- this was also 1985, not the 70s ha.
I think all of the 70's furniture made it feel like the 70's! Can't believe how awful it all looked! :)
I feel like we're not appreciating the fact that the Xenomorph has a phallic head whereas this movie uses a similar premise but the opposite idea for the monster's head
We need a cross over sequel like 'Alien vs Predator'!
Very true.
With my short attention span, your reviews are great! It's like watching 'Science Theatre 3000, only faster and funnier
Bad movies have taught me: Slap me once, shame on you. Slap me twice, shame on me. Slap me three times, and we're going to a rock-tasting party!
5:20 "I've been jiggered!" I hate to correct you but the correct phrase is "I've been H.R. Giger-ed!"
Bad war movies in specific taught me that running around screaming "I'm an American!" gets you out of any sticky situation.
Though nowadays it can more than likely get you killed--or eaten. I would refer you to the Sunday night Sept. 17 episode of "The Walking Dead: Darryl Dixon".
Bad movies have taught me that, no matter how schluby the middle aged hero might be nor the stank of their black tank top, that they will indeed get the girl who could be their daughter and defeat the bad guy no matter how hard they don't try.
The filmmaker of this movie came and screened it for my commerical art class. He even brought the stop motion monster puppet to show us. We were too polite to tell him how bad his film was.
Love these comments
That’s amazing.
_Airplane!_ did a great job of eulogizing the "She's hysterical" trope.
My buddy, the Horror Geek, calls that a "pimphand"...😂
Lets get bloody!
Hell yeah!
@@parisgreen4600 Not like that, you pervs!😂
You got that right.
Licking the rocks and minerals is used to define some particular minerals. Halite, commonly known as salt, and sylvite can be easily identified by licking because of their salty taste. Licking rocks can help to distinguish halite and sylvite from visually similar quartz, calcite, and gypsum.
Not recommended for areas containing arsenic and heavy metals
Thanks. I was going to post about this but couldn't remember the details.
Good to know.
What really bad horror movies has taught me is how to appreciate a really good horror movie.
What I learned from bad movies? Never pee in the woods. You might as well have a sign saying kill now. Being a scumbag will get you killed last.
Now that had more pimp hand action than an episode of Police Woman.
I'd like a replica of that Snu Snu critter to send to a certain toy collecter and dare him to display it next to his black phallic xenomorph figures.
It was the scriptwriter who cut the rope.
the stop motion monster gave this bad film a certain charm
Have you seen a movie called Winterbeast? Great stop motion clay figures - one if who bites the head off the photograph of one of the actors rather than the animator try to recreate the actor
The creature brought back fond memories of the Penisaurus in "Flesh Gordon"
This is in reference to an actor who has been in his share of bad movies, Fred Williamson.
No matter what you do, you can't kill Fred; he'll just pierce you with that King Cobra stare, whilst chewing on that skinny cigar.
You should be running.
Bad movies have taught me to take lots of spare batteries and a couple of flashlights when it's dark.
"Stupid Flanders..." D'OH!! HeeHee!!
"Ravening Vagina Monster" is a pretty good band name. Not great, but pretty good.
I think it's a perfectly excellent band name. Though I still think "Screaming Headless Torso" is still just a notch better.
Should have been the name of this epic film
Those opening credits remind me of the ones from Hell Comes to Frog Town
1) Cats can fly right at your face from the most impossible places
And
2) Spend the extra money on a good car battery.
a character who get his friends killed, hits on another man's wife and slaps women being a hero is something you'll see a lot of in many Italian action films of the 70's and early 80's
LOL! I thought you were joking about the Han Solo action figure.
mate you crack me up lol ..... been really enjoying binge watching your vids !
Interesting things Dark Corners didn't mention. The monster was named Binky by the production crew, and this is one of those few horror films from the 80s written and directed by a woman. So, the open palm slap is definitely a thing.
Written and directed by a woman?That’s a big surprise.
So it’s not as good as the Descent then?
To quote Mr. Green, “I… uh.. had to stop her screaming.”
Is the music for caving called spelunk-rock?
Bad movies have taught me:
Fred Olen Ray will always find a way to get boobs into his films.
Cars will invariably explode if they collide with random piles of cardboard boxes.
Barbara Hale makes a great scientist in The Giant Spider Invasion (shame about the spider though).
Some bullets are less effective than others when being fired (sometimes you don't even see a mark on the person being shot).
Bad movies have simply taught me to completely ignore reality.
"Dungeon Master" taught Adam Savage to reject your reality and substitute his own...😁
What have bad movies taught me?.... If you're a very young Tommy Lee Jones, you can take over all of Central Park in NYC by yourself. Prevent anyone from entering anywhere by zipping around on a motor-bike, and shooting at them with an AK. But use blanks, contained in a magazine with yellow tape on it. If things get serious, use live rounds with the red tape on the magazines. Oh, in order to save time, have your crippled, stuck in a wheel-chair fellow veteran buddy do all the grunt work and all the prepping. After he realizes that one man can indeed take over all of Central Park with no support from others at all. Then have him immediately pass away just after the start of the film. At one point in his preps., getting mugged and beaten.
Having lived in NYC since 1979, yeah; that's not realistic. But that's the premise of that bad film called *"The Park Is Mine."* (1986)
Being in a cavern tunnel with the walls narrowing, water rising up to your waist and at the moment you drop your flashlight in the water, without so much as a monster present is FAR scarier than this movie - I know, I've actually been there.
Mining companies use acid to eat through the rock? That's more Scooby Doo than Scooby Doo.
Bad movies have taught me this: we're jiggered!!
A palm slap is so much softer & less injuring than a bony backhand, especially if he’s wearing a big, flashy emotional support ring, such as bad guys often do.
Bad movies taught me 1-That 2nd takes are for suckers 2 - Sometimes night is bright and blue 3 - If the movie has the same write, director and star then your in for a wild ride.
1:25 Weirdly enough, licking rocks is a thing geologists actually do on a regular basis. It's a whole thing. Granted, given the kind of geologists you tend to get on this show, I'm sort of glad it doesn't come up more often.
actually, I'm surprised it doesn't come up more often.
I thought the same thing. Not only do they do it to identify rocks, but apparently it's also a way to distinguish between a rock and a fossil.
supposedly it's a way to tell if it's a rock or a bone. If it's porous, its a bone
Arsenic and heavy metals mine
Excuse me, but did someone say...bone? BONE?
Bad movies have taught me that there can always be a worse movie. My "worst movie I've ever seen" has changed over a dozen times in half as many years. "Curse of the Headless Horseman" has held that title for a couple years now, but I know there are movies out there that are even worse. And that frightens me.
“Curse of the Headless Horseman” is awful, basically unwatchable. I own a DVD of it.
Licking the rock is probably the most realistic thing here.
Come on, man. Those opening credits are fire.
'Battle Beyond the Stars' taught me that 'Star Wars' was harder to make than it looks.
One thing that bad movies have taught me is you should always give your movie title an extra jolt, like "Monster From Green Hell" or "Earth Vs. The Spider". No matter how bad the movie may be, a memorable title will keep it in the public consciousness. Clearly this movie didn't go that route, hence the bland title of "The Strangeness".
Bad movies have taught me that editing is a method whereby a filmmaker stretches footage to make it feature length.
Shouldn’t that be the underrated filming method called ‘Not Editing’? 😂
@@markdavidwelsh3340 Not when I only shot 45 minutes of original footage! Battle Beyond the Stars doesn't edit itself into my movie, you know.
I cut the rope.
Actually the actor playing the role cut the rope himself, hoping for a quick death.
Bad movies have taught me that there’s no such thing as a bad movie. Just bad directors, bad actors, bad writers, and bad editors.
Saw this as a kid. While even I recognized it was bad then, the part where they have to use the camera's flash to see the monster was effectively creepy. Also, doesn't this have an ending song that repeats "The Strangeness!" over and over? Or am I misremembering? EDIT: that might have been the 1979 movie, The Dark, which def has that. But having just rewatched the ending of The Strangeness, I swear it's a diff ending to what I saw when it was on TV, which was the monster coming at the camera one last time. Maybe my memory is fried, or maybe it was a TV only ending, like The Thing had back in the day.
There is a lot to learn from bad movies. If the protagonists show up at a reasonably stable place, things will soon fall apart, i.e. "The Lost World". If a woman has a father or father figure, he'll die so the handsome young protagonist can take the father's place. If you find out something, don't tell somebody nobody else knows about it.
A movie about cavers at the end of their rope...
The legends about the mysterious cave monster go all the way back to when they wanted to do some publicity for the film.
That's the question that I've been asking myself all my life: who cut the rope?
The whole good slap bad slap thing was really interesting! Funny how things change! Hilarious review as always. I love your commentary.
Bad movies have taught me that there are way more all-woman amazonian tribes out there than I thought.
I like this one since I like cave horror a lot to begin with. Maybe in part due to claustrophobia and watching characters doing what I couldn't do.
Bad movies have taught me that a catchy title can make up for any deficiencies the movie may have. All you need to do is lure the people in and get their money.
I have learned that it doesn't matter if there's a script or a plot.
All you need is a loaded camera, and you can make it up as you go and spend time with the cute girl you've persuaded to play the female lead.
The monster looks pretty good, all things considered.
I think we have a good idea about what kind of stores whoever was in charge of the props department patronized.
Miner eaten by acid? Tunnels eaten through by acid? Why does it sound like the lovable Horta from Star Trek TOS who just trying to save its eggs till they hatch so she can teach them? See, not such a bad creature, just mind meld with it so it will know you are harmless.
I declare some foul jackanapery has been lately afoot! Because it appears some vile rapscallions must've made off with MY own creature design for my (sadly no longer) soon-to-be-upcoming feature "The Night of the Man-Eating Vagina". Damn and double damn! Believe me when I say the CGI would've been nothing less than killer.
And before we wander off from the subject of caves, when will Dark Corners ever get around to a review of the AIP semi-classic BEAST FROM HAUNTED CAVE? That film has long held a special and unique place in my black heart---somewhere between the aorta and the right pulmonary artery , if I'm not mistaken.
5:01 just because it's not used in movies anymore doesn't it doesn't have its place.
I'm pretty sure even in 2023 women still get hysterical and are often given a prescription for 1 to 2 slaps per hysterical episode. up to 4 times per day as needed. (to be determined by the person doling out the slaps.)
;)
We’ll… the title is accurate lol
Licking rocks is definitely a geologist thing
"Pyrite is alright
by me"
I would have loved to have been there when the monster model was first unvailed.
Bad movies are taught me to appreciate good ones and be a better writer.
Is Robert Shaw in Jaws the greatest predictable drunks in cinema history?
What bad movies taught me?
Well, Dark Corners taught me the most important lesson of all:
GEOLOGISTS ARE CONSIDERED SEXY... SOMEHOW!
The 80s synth intro was pretty good tho
Compared to Covenant, which one is more tasteless (or adorable)?
Well, at least they saved money on lighting. And a good script. Alternate movie title should've been "Attack of the Vagina Monsters".
Booze and broads for a month! Then I swear off both and join the priesthood.
Geologists licking rocks is not unusual.
I'm mildly disappointed the geologist wasn't a female version of the bizarre "playboy geologist" trope.
These are fun, but would like a longer form review, unless there is not enough material to get from these films.
Not a single one of these characters are dressed properly for caving, including the supposed "experienced caver".
Or for trekking through the jungle, as we've seen in so many movies.
How did they come up with that this creature being an alien? Was there a space ship? Did the characters find tech? Was there a legend about a being from the stars? Was he eating Reeces Pieces? Did Kurt Russel tell us it was from outer space? The Monster from MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL looled better then this thing. Cinamagic does one issue on stop motion animation and we all have to suffer for it.
Tbh, looks better than Alien 2.
Morgan reminds me of one of the chubby fools in Shaw Bros productions.
Is this how you spell jiggard? I'm gonna start using it.
I think it's jiggered. So you could theoretically jigger someone.
I was hoping for a "The Darkness" cover man.
bad movies make bad guys heroes
example "The Blob 2"
Hey Robin! How about a review it's alive 1969 the 1 with Tommy kirk????
Yep mines can be very deep dark scary places.
caving, uh spelunking
I just rewatched the Rock and the Alien review today and couldn't help but shudder at the terrible music. The stop motion in this looked... well, not GOOD, but, amusing? Certainly subpar though, even by the era's standards. Exactly what era seems to be a subject of debate. Some sources say it's from 1980, some say '85. I'm guessing 1980 is probably right, what with our hero's lingering 70's porn 'stache. And bonus points for "Stupid Flanders"!!!
4:58 The Ol' reliable Female Reset Button. TH-cam really does need a supercut focused on a single decade just to show how often it was used.
We looked at doing it but found it deeply unpleasant.
@@DarkCornersReviews and who's going to sit through a 90 minute supercut?
...
Spankings in classic movies, however...
Bad movies have shown me if your girlfriend breaks up with you, there’s another waiting around the corner who will fall in love with you.
Everything reminds me of her
What ever happened to the actress that played Cindy? Rowwwer!