Fire Maidens of Outer Space [Blu-ray]

A hard movie to love, but at least the transfer is good
I'll never claim to have "seen 'em all," but I've seen a LOT of fifties sci-fi. I love it, even many of the so-called "bad" movies that end up as fodder for that bizarre cult know as Misery Science Theater 3000. And I actually had already purchased this film in a public domain copy distributed by Sinister Cinema. So I knew what to expect as far the film itself: Ultra-cheap effects, stock footage of rockets, scantily-clad "alien" women, a dumb monster, etc. I love how NO attempt was made to simulate the environment of a alien world (in this case, the 13th moon of Jupiter). Witness a largely inept crew of spacemen running around with no suits or helmets, a "monster" that is just a man in makeup and a black jumpsuit who somehow invokes terror even though his average footspeed for pursuit is on par with that of the mummy. All these things really don't seem out of place when you stop and realize you're watching a movie called "Fire Maidens of Outer Space."

So, you either...

Get real!
I have seen a number of reviews of this documentary by "critics" who entirely miss the obvious point that this is an historical film, made just as it happened, in 1956. It is not a low-budget dramatic "science fiction" film, but an authentic slice of authenticity. After all, aren't we all just "Strangers in Paradise?" People who trash this movie do not understand how difficult, and expensive, it was to shoot a multiple-camera documentary on 35 mm film on the 13th moon of Jupiter in 1956 (filmed the year nefore its release), even in black and white. Do you have any appreciation whatsoever for just the cost of shuttling cans of film back and forth from Jupiter's 13th moon to the lab on earth for processing? The fact that you see so little of the film equipment is testimony enough to how polished this cinematic study truly is. Have the courage to hippity hop off your elevated high horses and accept bravura cinema verite in its teething infancy. Certainly this film is also art, but also...

Fire Maidens of Outer Space
Great b horror movie. Brings back memories. I will definately let others see this program. Nice copy and very fast shipping. Thanks.

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