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Michael C @Michael71 Mar 31 I was going to give "Sssssss" a two-star rating but ultimately decided to slightly raise the rating one half a star because there are some positive things to say about "Sssssss". The acting in this movie is not great by any means but it is not all that bad. Dirk Benedict is good. That's all. Good. As young college student David Blake. The late Strother Martin is not a great actor but he does well also in his role as the nucking futcase Dr. Carl Stoner who thinks the only way for humanity to survive is to be transformed into cobras (Huh?). The other thing about "Sssssss" that impressed me is the makeup effects. They were surprisingly good for such a small budget movie. However, those in my opinion are all the good points about the movie that I can think of. The plot is formulaic (Could it have not been more obvious that Dirk Benedict and Heather Menzies' characters would become lovers? Who could have thought Dr. Stoner would object to his daughter becoming involved with Blake? Did not see that coming!). Also I hate unresolved endings and "Sssssss" is no exception. There is no reason why the movie could not have a real ending. I do not recommend "Sssssss". In order for me to recommend a movie the good has to outweigh the bad and I do not think that is the case with this movie. See more Julian S @akajulianscott Mar 7 The title alone makes SSSSSSS a must-see—silly, absurd, and made for a midnight watch. See more CodyZamboni Z @CodyZamboni Feb 17 Dumb, lame, uninvolving. With cheap production values, and no scares, There is some effective makeup fx, But too much campy acting, and an abrupt ending, The snakeman from Dreamscape was more effective. See more Dallas H Feb 16 You need to place this movie on the shelf next to your hard copy of Arachnophobia (1990) and Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). Thissss movie is cheessssy and dated, but I got a kick out of its B-movie charm. See more Blu B 12/31/2024 I've seen much better creature features than this one. The pacing is really bad, the music is generic and forgettable, the cinematography is basic and nothign special, and everything else is subpar. This can't make up it's mind ever if the main focus is the doctor or David. This takes FOREVER to get to anythign fun, horror or action like. I wouldn't even call this campy B movie fun despite a premise MADE FOR IT. This is just plain boring more than anything for most of the runtime. The transformation at the end is the best part and it's just alright. I've seen much better but also much worse. Using live snakes is cool but also lots of the time it's harmless pythons save for the cobra scenes. Most of the time the dialuge is just boring plot expose that drags, the direction is super basic stuff, there isn't much underlying commentary, and the filler stuff with the relationship between David and the girl isn't as interesting as the actual expierment. And a huge chunk of the runtime is dedicated to the romance and at the stupid state fair, and the doctor trying to raise money and awareness and it's so boring. Skip This and watch a more fun and campy creature feature like the blob or an actual good one like the Fly or An American Werewolf in London. See more Peter G @Petermovielover 02/22/2024 An odd item indeed. I watched it on TV when I learned that Strother Martin was in it + the LEAD role & then I was curious. This film has become somewhat of a cult item, I gather, but any interest in its shock value then had no impact on me. I just felt bad for Martin who deserved a better lead role than this. Watching it now with it's dated special effects might prove amusing for some but what I find most unfortunate is that Martin died when he was only around 60. Still I remember him most favorably in COOL HAND LUKE & THE WILD BUNCH but not for his unfortunate mad scientist here. See more Read all reviews

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