Watchable
Deserves better than a 2.7. I give it a 5. It's not as dull as people say and it kept me entertained.
shareFor a zero budget movie, yes it's not as bad as people say. It kept me interested throughout. Most of the parasite and gore effects were well done too. The face bursting scene is still gruesome to watch. I wish I had scene it in 3-D.
shareZero budget?
$800,000 in 1981 was more than most people made in a lifetime. It did go on to gross 7 million though. not a bad investment.
Even in 1981, $800,000 would have been considered low budget (especially for a film shot in 3-D at the time, I would imagine).
Yes it was much more entertaining to see in 3-D, especially at a time when 3-D films were rare. I saw it in the theater and loved it. Of course, I was 11 years old at the time. When I saw it again later on, without the 3-D, all of the flaws jumped out at me. It's definitely not good, but it's not as bad as everyone would have people believe.
Zero budget was not meant to be taken literally. Geez!! I mean obviously there was a budget for the film to have been made genius.
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