Σκηνοθεσία Paul Bunnell
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X
Πολυπρόσωπη, αργή κωμωδία
Μια εκκεντρική κωμωδία που συνδυάζει τα εφηβικά δράματα της δεκαετίας του '50, την επιστημονική φαντασία, το μιούζικαλ και τον τρόμο, δημιουργώντας ένα ιδιαίτερο οπτικό θέαμα. Η ταινία ακολουθεί τον Τζόνι Χ και την παρέα του, εξόριστους από το διάστημα στη Γη, καθώς εμπλέκονται σε μια παράξενη περιπέτεια γεμάτη μουσική και χιούμορ.
Η «Ο Τρομερός Έρωτας του Τζόνι Χ» παίζεται σε 1 σινεμά στην πόλη Λος Άντζελες — επόμενη προβολή Παρασκευή 24 Ιουλίου στις 19:30 στο Gardena Cinema.
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Ah, the glory days of beatnik sci-fi, so why not turn it into an ultra-camp musical as well? Eastman b/w enhances Bunnell's eye for mid-60's art trash, and predictably, choreography and songs lean toward ironic cheese. Still, it has fun, loopy sfx and lots of retro fizz. It fades a bit, but wildly inventive.
The Ghastly Love of Johnny X had the perfect formula to be my kind of throwback B-movie: shot on actual black-and-white filmstock, written as a love letter to the likes of Ed Wood and Russ Meyer, and it's a musical to boot! Only one problem: the musical numbers are so dire that I immediately wished this had been played straight instead. Not only would that cut the rundown down considerably, it would have saved my ears from bleeding as well. Shame too, because the production side is lavish; as is often the case, it's the writing that lets down Paul Bunnell's vision of a retro-future.
Some people are gonna watch this and say, this is exactly what I needed. I was that person.You know old timey gang movies where they snap their fingers and dance? Yeah, it's kind like that. Remember sci-fi movies and their radioactive soundscapes? Those are there too. And of course, Creed Bratton playing an undead music star who is psychicly brought back to life by Johnny X, a greaser starman and leader of The Ghastly Ones. Lots of humor, attitude, and spunk. It's on Tubi, you got no excuse.
The film follows an alien gang exiled to Earth who must navigate human life, romantic betrayal, and the quest to recover a stolen cosmic suit in this genre-bending musical comedy.
Paul Bunnell directed the film in 2012, crafting it as a deliberate homage to 1950s B-movie aesthetic and rock-and-roll culture.
Yes, the film features original song-and-dance numbers integrated directly into its sci-fi and teen-delinquent premise.
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