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      Planet of Blood

      1966 1 hr. 21 min. Sci-Fi Horror List
      17% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 19% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Astronauts (John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith) go to Mars and return with a green vampire woman. Read More Read Less

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      CodyZamboni Movie is cheap, but effective due to the inclusion of spooky alien set design and music, via Russian sci fi film footage, that producers managed to get their hands on. But a silly ending ruins the mood. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review dave s You pretty much get what you deserve when you sit down to watch a ‘60s science fiction movie from American International – cheap effects, a silly story, unintentional laughs, and campy acting. In a nutshell, Planet of Blood is about a space mission to rescue an alien species who have crash landed on Mars. Much to the chagrin of all involved, it turns out that the only survivor of the crash happens to be some sort of blood-sucking fiend who puts a damper on the whole project. To its benefit, the last twenty minutes or so actually manage to build some suspense and it might be worth a peak to see Dennis Hopper and Basil Rathbone in secondary roles. On the downside, unless you enjoy spaceships taking off, landing, or simply flying through space, there's really not much to see here. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a long, drawn out script, that takes its good old time, to move a long, The first two acts are about the receiving of an alien message and how advanced we are in space travel, in the advance year, of the 1990's. The second act, is a rescue mission to Mars, because the alien ship on its way to earth, crashed on Mars, but was able to send an SOS message pod to Earth. Then comes another rescue ship, a smaller, baby ship (the Meteor), on nearby baby planet, called Phobos, because they needed satellites to locate the escape pod, from the crashed alien ship, that turned to out be all that time on Phobos, (I told you this was complicated). By the end of the rushed, "scary" third act, when they finally rescue the only alien survivor, (a straight, salivating, Grinch looking cougar), the pace of the movie starts to pick up speed, with most of the crew dying at an accelerating rate, (a terrifying combination of loss of blood and staring intensely), the concluding end with the greatest, anticlimactic death of a monster, in film history, from... Hemophilia. And let's not forget the, oh so terrifying, parting shot, of jiggly oversized caviar, on a a bed of green Jello. Yum! Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review william k Above-average, imaginative sci-fi horror on a low budget makes good use of material from the Soviet science fiction film Nebo Zovyot and inspired all those alien monster loose on the spaceship flicks (including Alien). Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad sounds make Blobbo watch with sound off. Then bad sights make him turn off rest of picture. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review delysid d What a horrible piece of trash, watch the Planet of the Vampires instead Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/28/18 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Matt Brunson Creative Loafing This dry endeavor picks up steam during its final half-hour, but by then, most viewers will have checked out. Rated: 2/4 Dec 12, 2015 Full Review Sean Axmaker Parallax View ... arguably the best of the Corman-produced recycling jobs and as fun a haunted spaceship film as there was until Mario Bava's Planet of the Vampires. Aug 21, 2011 Full Review James Plath Movie Metropolis Chalk this one up to a campy title that's worth getting for the Hopper factor and the laughs--all unintentional. Rated: 4/10 Mar 18, 2011 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Even though it drags its feet through most of the voyage, it still manages to deliver some chills come climax time. Rated: C+ Mar 25, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jul 4, 2005 Full Review Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Pretty bad Rated: 2/5 Jul 30, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Astronauts (John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith) go to Mars and return with a green vampire woman.
      Director
      Curtis Harrington
      Screenwriter
      Curtis Harrington
      Production Co
      Cinema West Productions
      Genre
      Sci-Fi, Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 27, 2016