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This is pure joy. The dance scene in particular cracked me up.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/29/23
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Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same is the kind of film that, upon my reading the title and description, made me go, "You mean this is an actual film that someone actually thought to make, and I am actually going to get to watch it right now." This lesbian sci-fi B movie (filmed in black and white) has a deliciously campy B movie plot. Scientists on an alien world have discovered that the destruction of their planet's ozone layer is being caused by the sentimentality of its inhabitants. "Big emotions" (like, say, heartbreak) are escaping from them to chew through the ozone layer, and the leaders of this alien world have come up with a plan to save their planet: send these individuals to Earth to have their hearts broken so thoroughly that they will be incapable of having these "big emotions" afterwards, thus saving everyone on their home world.
Back on Earth is a greeting card store employee named Jane, perennially unlucky in love and lacking in self-confidence, who we're introduced to in her therapist's office while she talks over a waking "dream" she had in which a space ship dropped a note down to her, reading simply, "What are you doing later?" Unsurprisingly, she becomes the amorous focus of one the aliens sent to earth, Zoinx, who first physically encounters her in the greeting card store in which Jane works, where she buys a "love card" and then gives it to Jane in a typically humorous "alien who doesn't understand Earthling behavior" fashion. The film follows the progression of their relationship, right up to the moment Zoinx is supposed to be recalled to her planet, with meandering stops to observe the entertaining amorous adventures of two other aliens, Zylar and Barr, and the rather baffling behavior of two Men-In-Black federal agent types.
The film is low quality in the ways you'd expect a B-film to be, including looking and sounding at times like it may have been filmed with a handheld camera someone put on a black and white setting, but has some delightfully funny laugh-out-loud moments that surprised me. I'm thinking especially of a running "don't blame the cheesecake" gag between Zylar and Barr, and a conversation in which an aggressively heterosexual federal agent explicitly discusses his preference for jelly donuts over cream because he doesn't like "cream squirting all over his face." There's plenty of comedy to be had in the clash between alien behavior and earthling, too.
An element that I appreciated about the film from the beginning was how it handled Jane as a romantic lead: she's a fat woman in a leading romantic role about whom no fat jokes or degrading remarks are ever once made. That's not something I can say of most romances with fat women in leading roles, and it was a really refreshing change of pace. I could have done entirely without the addition of the federal agents to the film, though. They never seemed to serve any purpose and never became embroiled with the plot like I expected them to upon reading the movie's description. Their only real addition seems to be a few awkward and rather baffling conversations that included some stereotypically "straight, cis dude being offensive" lines I could have gone without hearing. In particular, there's a line about transmen in a conversation about one of the agents' wives I'm still trying to figure out how I was meant to interpret, aside from "being offensive to transmen."
Apart from that, though, I enjoyed the film, and the role of the federal agents won't keep me from watching it again (though I may, admittedly, be skipping over some of their scenes). I especially enjoyed the film's resolution, which also had some delightfully humorous elements, and the particular brand of "happily ever after" our lesbian leading ladies get. Overall, an admittedly B-grade film that won me over with its humor and respectful treatment of leading characters.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
01/29/23
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This film is one of those secret gems hiding in the deep depths of Netflix destined to become a cult classic by word of mouth, an accidental discovery late night Saturday curled up with Netflix, or just by adventurous viewers who seek out low budget indie fares. What we have here is a lighthearted film, with nothing to do with the politics of sexuality (which I expected) but more concerned about the "human" and in this film even the "alien" desire for connection to another person. There's some great witty dialogue to be had here, along with very very funny gags. All of it is a wrapped up in a film that pokes fun at the Z grade Sci Fi films from the 50s and 60s. Im sure somebody else already said this, Ed Wood would be super proud. Haven't heard of Ed Wood?!! I suggest you look him up!.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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One line summary: Seventy-six minutes of not funny.
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Inhabitants of an alien planet decide that their ozone depletion can only be solved by one or two of their race having their hearts broken. Zoinx and Zylar are dispatched to Earth to have their hearts broken. Zoinx meets Jane and eventually gets to know her somewhat.
Two men-in-black types observe this process, and attempt to blur the memories of any sightings. It seems, though, that no intervention is needed; nobody notices anything in this film.
Jokes are made about new foods: alcoholic beverages, coffee, desserts. Jokes are made about culture clashes. All jokes failed.
The aliens go home by means that challenge the lower bounds of all SFX. This was one of the worst SFX films ever made. In the right hands, that might have been funny.
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Cinematography: 2/10 Greyscale, so-so in quality. The quality dropped off when the camera work switched to shaky cam.
Sound: 2/10 Irritating electronic music. Irritating alien voices. Irritating background rap music.
Acting: 0/10
Screenplay: 0/10 Nothing comedic, nothing engaging, nothing informative, nothing touching.
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars
01/13/23
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The title almost seems attention seeking in itself but it's only after watching it do you realise that it, like this film, it almost perfect. Caught it at the Iris Film Festival and make no mistake it was one of the best films I've seen this year. It is absolutely hilarious from start to finish and has put an awful lot of supposed big name Hollywood comedies to shame. An absolute must see!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/07/23
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Great title. Great premise. I just wish it loved up to my expectations.
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Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars
01/25/23
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