Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
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Matango: Attack of the Mushroom People
DVDEmpire has this listed as a March 15 release. I've never seen this one, but it's supposed to be so bad it's hilarious, like Plan 9 and Killer Shrews.
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This is an awesome Japanese "monster" movie. Finally I can retire my worn-out taped-off-late-night-TV VHS! (BTW, it's much better than Killer Shrews, which I also love).
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I really like this film. Call me crazy, but I don't think it can be classified as a bad film at all. It's very effective. Of course the American marketing put this into Drive-in triple-bill fare I'm sure, but it's not a "bad" film at all.
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This is a rare gem and a cult fave/classic. I can't believe it's finally coming to dvd!
My ex-wife freaked out after seeing this flick when she was younger. She hates mushrooms now and she won't eat anything with them to this day. I know when I saw it as a child it made my skin crawl and still does.
My ex-wife freaked out after seeing this flick when she was younger. She hates mushrooms now and she won't eat anything with them to this day. I know when I saw it as a child it made my skin crawl and still does.
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I really like this film. Call me crazy, but I don't think it can be classified as a bad film at all. It's very effective. Of course the American marketing put this into Drive-in triple-bill fare I'm sure, but it's not a "bad" film at all.
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ive asked before elsewhere, but i am sure ive heard this was a long-banned film in japan... rememeber, magic mushrooms were legal in japan until fairly recently (explains alot)...
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Originally Posted by logboy
ive asked before elsewhere, but i am sure ive heard this was a long-banned film in japan... rememeber, magic mushrooms were legal in japan until fairly recently (explains alot)...
Interesting, I've never heard that. At what point was it banned? It had a Japanese theatrical release back in the sixties, and I'm pretty sure it had a video and LD release in the 80's. I have a book that covers all the Toho SF films, and it has a whole section on Matango, but it's in Japanese, so it would take me a while to get through.
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I've heard the reason it was banned was not because of the mushroom thing, but because the makeup used in the film was too reminiscent of victims of fallout from the bomb drops at the end of WWII. Don't know which story is true.
And I will NEVER let anyone say it's a bad film. It's EXCELLENT.
And I will NEVER let anyone say it's a bad film. It's EXCELLENT.
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Here is the short story The Voice In the Night that inspired the film.
I believe there is a British film, made in the 50s or 60s, that was loosely based on another of William Hope Hodgson's stories, The Boats of the "Glen Carrig". The film had an asortment of bizarre creatures coming out of the sea. Anyone knows the title of it?
I believe there is a British film, made in the 50s or 60s, that was loosely based on another of William Hope Hodgson's stories, The Boats of the "Glen Carrig". The film had an asortment of bizarre creatures coming out of the sea. Anyone knows the title of it?
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