I Married a Monster

Nick and Kelly are ready to be married but Travis (Kelly's dog) leads Nick to a strange blue wall that will change the honeymoon for Kelly. Richard Burgi and Susan Walters play Nick and Kelly and make a good couple. Nick loves to drink, smoke, and play pool with the fellas for fun but Nick suddenly abstains from this type of fun. Sex is the one thing that he loves because he wants a child. We find out that an alien race is dying and needs to interbreed with women from Earth to save their population. It becomes a battle of survival between humans and aliens with the dog population also being involved. A fine film.

I MARRIED A MONSTER is an ill-advised late '90s remake of the 1950s B-movie sci-fi classic I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE. In this version, the story has been modernised to the then-present day, with a situation and bunch of characters who look like they belong in some insipid daytime soap rather than a decent sci-fi film.

And, at the risk of being sexist, I'd say this was a film aimed at the housewife market. It's a safe, non-confrontational production, in which the scares are diluted and the sci-fi elements handled in that embarrassingly cheesy way so beloved of the decade. The TV movie budget means we're saddled with weak scripting and even worse special effects.

Future DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star Richard Burgi plays a suburban husband whose trip into the woods at night sees him returning changed...somehow. There's a mildly successful air of mystery surrounding the production, and a few eerie scenes reminiscent of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, but it's weak overall. It doesn't help that there are some AWFUL CGI effects used to animate the aliens which make the entire climax a laughing stock. As usual, stick with the original for the best version of the story.

In Blue Falls town, Nicholas 'Nick' David Farrell (Richard Burgi) and Kelly Victoria Drummond (Susan Walters) will get married on the next day. While driving home late night, Nick stops his car since Kelly's dog is in the middle of the road. He runs after the dog and sees a weird bubble in the forest. On the next day, he arrives late at the wedding and seems to be absent-minded during the ceremony. In their honeymoon, they have some friction, but Kelly believes is caused because now they are married. Soon, Nick changes his behavior, and stops drinking, smoking and joking. When their best friends Steve (Tim Ryan) and Linda (Barbara Niven) decide to get married, Kelly asks Linda to postpone her marriage, but her friend does not agree. Kelly and Linda find that they are pregnant, but soon there is a tragedy and Kelly discovers what is happening in Blue Falls.

"I Married a Monster" (1998) is a remake absolutely unnecessary of the "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1958). The story of a dying alien breed that wants to survive has few modifications, basically composed by updates, from the original movie. However, the storyline is the same. Although forgettable, this version is also entertaining. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Os Possuidores" ("The Owners")

Sure it's "cheap SciFi", *but* it sticks to the plot of the original "I Married a Monster from Outer Space" (1958) with some interesting CG embellishments. For my money, it's just as good as the original. The feel and look of the 1998 version also are different, perhaps because it was directed by a woman. I found IMM an intriguing remake, and I'd like to own both it and the 1958 version on a DVD, particularly if we could get the principals of both to talk about the differences between the two versions.

This movie, in my opinion, is cheap science fiction entertainment. The idea of using human host for alien reproduction is totally cheesy. An alien race using female humans in a desperate attempt to populate their species. What brings to my mind: does that mean we as human beings are 100% compatible genetically with other extraterrestrial beings somewhere out in the solar system? Despite it all, I admire the computer graphic effects.