Product: Teenage Monster [VHS] (1958)
Rating: 2.0
Appropriate Title, Bad Old Sci-Fi
This monster actually scared me when I was a kid. A few years later, when I was in my early teens, I sat down with some friends, to watch it, having told them it was really scary. They laughed at the kid's 4th of July "sparkler" that was supposed to pass as a flaming meteor and I was SO embarrassed. The hairy monster evoked more laughs. But, no one pointed out, or maybe even realized, how boring this ridiculous sci-fi western was. "Teenage Monster," or "Meteor Monster," as it was titled when it came on TV in the 60's and early 70's in L.A., doesn't seem bad out of incompetence, but rather because the producers wanted it made for a buck fifty. It's kind of a joke on the public, and I suspect that the only people involved in this movie who even try, are those not in on the joke. So, this is just another look back at my youth, via a very crummy old movie.As I recall, the sound and picture on this dvd are excellent and far better than crap like this requires. I also think the only extra is the trailer.If you're curious, just don't pay a penny more than you're comfortable shelling out for a really bad old movie, and you shouldn't be too disappointed.