rklein123

There are a lot of lousy reviews here. Were people expecting a film called "Morons from Outer Space" to be 2001 A Space Odyssey?

It's a fun movie. There are a lot of spoofs of more serious movies, and comedic shtick that I thought was very funny. Makes good fun of our earthly, human culture.

Don't expect a serious movie, and you'll probably enjoy it.

I'm sorry to have to say that I think this movie takes the cake as probably THE worst movie I've ever seen.

The story is as dull as a rubber knife, and the acting is about as wooden as a cigar store Indian.

It's about a young boy named Daniel, raised by his father and aunt after his mother died in childbirth. They live in rural cabin in Oregon, but Aunt Hilda is always seen in lovely outfits and makeup. Pops, the boy's father is in the military, but until he's called up for duty in WWII after December 7th, has nothing to do but bond with his son, imparting in him a lifelong interest in the moon and stars.

Predictably, the dad is killed in the war, and Aunt Hilda takes care of the boy until just before he reaches 18 because she can't take the rural Oregonian life anymore. Two more weeks and she could at least have helped celebrate his birthday. But keep watching and you'll get a sense of why Hilda fled the scene.

Daniel becomes a recluse in a little house he builds by himself, and makes his living searching for metal objects in the soil - which seem to consist mostly of tomato cages and the occasional old coin. He sells the scrap metal to a guy who can't count, and gives him a lot of cash for the junk Daniel picks up.

When a pretty, young mail carrier from Florida takes up the mail route, she inexplicably falls for Daniel, who by this point is an out of shape and boring looser.

I won't spoil the end of this (un)exciting film for anyone that might read this. But suffice it to say that the most exciting moments of this film are flashbacks to the moon landing on an old Hoffman television.

One might wonder how Daniel can afford to buy a color television, an extensive wardrobe (which we see him trying on in preparation for a Fourth of July date with the mail carrier, where he shows an outdoor movie on his sound projector, with a side with genuine JiffyPop popcorn for added romance). Or, for that matter the exercise equipment he uses to try and get into better shape. I know I did.

Even though Daniel lives in the middle of nowhere, there are about 10 mailboxes clustered together on the road near his house. Interestingly, everyone on this rural mail route seem to receive their mail in the same 9.5 X 11.5 inch envelopes with green strips around the edges.

If you DO happen to watch this disaster, please stick it out to the end, where you might contemplate how the now aged Aunt Hilda manages to climb to the top of the extinct volcano that plays one of the more interesting characters in the film.

IMDB indicates this film has won awards at assorted film festivals. I just shudder to think of what the other films must have been like.

I'm still scratching my head over how this movie ended up in Amazon Prime.

I watched this via Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Mike Nelson Servo and Crow robots made it bearable - and fun. Otherwise, I could not see anyone sitting through to the end.

I am left wondering how something as awful as this could be made. Who would invest in such a lousy screenplay? The dialog is awful. The story is ludicrous. Anyone watching would have to be scratching their head in wonder about why the watchman never locked the doors where he keeps the Hobgoblins imprisoned.

The characters aren't especially likeable, and the goblins are just plain silly.

So, do yourself a favor and skip this one, unless you watch it with MST 3000.