I Married a Monster

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")

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.

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 remake of the classic, I married a Monster from Outer Space, is a very enjoyable piece of sci fi cotton candy, without any deep insights to be gained, but a nice way to spend an evening and preferable to watching crappy sitcoms or dumb reality shows. There's nothing really scary in it and there are nice moments of humor as we watch the alien become acclimated to human habits and behavior. Kind of a more serious version of the "Third Rock" sitcom, and actually not as good as it. Yet it is nicely paced and doesn't slack off or run dry, and it's seemingly a bit oriented towards the womens' point of view, likely since it is directed by a woman and that makes it all the more interesting. I saw it on VHS which was fun because all of the points where the commercials are cut in instead cut to the next scene, which gave me a nice sense of relief each time it happened. With several nifty scenes of aliens and effects, it's definitely worth the $2 I paid for it, and I have no qualms about watching it with my any girls who can't stand scary films, but like soap opera. They'll dig it.

This film is typical of a made-for-TV movie. A remake of 1958's "I Married a Monster from Outer Space," it comes off second best. It is nowhere near as slick, well written or well acted as the original.

Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott were far more effective in the lead parts than former soap star Richard Burgi and TV vet Susan Walters. To be fair, Walters' acting was adequate, but Burgi's uninspired performance cast a shroud over the whole production.

On the plus side, effective use was made of the technology, and the FX were not, for the most part, overdone.

If you have a couple of hours to kill, this movie will do the job. If you like the genre and want to see a better film, rent the original.