Top 5 Reasons Why 'B' Sci-Fi Movies Rock!

First off let me say that the definition of a B Movie is... A B Movie is a movie that has been categorized as being a, 'bad' movie for some reason... Well I would say that, that has changed over the past few decades, what with the revolution of great classic cult films coming out of what the mainstream would consider to be a, 'Bad' Movie! And since I am a huge fan of the B Movie craze in any genre, I have taken it upon myself to do what I can to help bring these classic, 'B' Science Fiction or Horror movies to light, and give them the chance that they never got when they were initially released

With that in mind I thought I would give you guys, what i believe is the top 5 reasons why, 'B' Sci-Fi movies rock!

Number 5: Campy Special Effects!

Not always (as I feel was the case with the movie, Battle Beyond The Stars (1980),) A lot of the times B Science Fiction movies are fairly low budget and so generally tend to have some pretty campy special effects!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] One of the ships from, 'Planet Of The Vampires' (1965)[/caption]

Number 4: Ridiculous scripts!

That's right folks... Now again this isn't all the time, but a lot of the times the script for these B Movies are pretty ridiculous, with lines for the cast that are pretty hilariously bad, and with names for people, places, and planets that are pretty Elementary school!

Number 3: Oddly bad talent!

Again, this isn't always the truth, but more often then not Science Fiction B Movies will have a couple of eventually, or at the time, big name talent that kind of make up the movie, and then their are people that you have to wonder if they are really just not good at acting or if it was intentional considering the subject matter!

Now at this point I want you to ask yourself this question... Why is a guy who obviously likes B Science Fiction Films attacking them... And these next two reasons will give you your answer!

Number 2: True talent discovered from these movies!

That's right folks, a lot of the big name talent of the last 30 years or so go their start in Campy B Movies, and look at where they are now!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) in a scene from, 'Death Race 2000' (1975), before Sly became a superstar![/caption]

Number 1: All of what I said above is just part of the charm!

What I mean by this, is that all of the bad elements and good elements that I mentioned above are, as well as so much more, are what makes up these truly awesome, 'B' Science Fiction Movies, and if you didn't have the majority or all of what makes a B Science Fiction movie so great in the B Movie you were watching, then the chances are that you are going to find that you have crap!

In the end, you might give them a try, I did, and I am happy to have done so!

http://youtu.be/XBoT0LJ0mgM

Death Race 2000 (1975) - Movie Review

[caption id="attachment_325" align="alignright" width="263"] Official Score = 3 Devils[/caption]

Whether they be, B Scifi or B Horror movies... (to name a few), Roger Corman (Queen Of Blood) is an amazing filmmaker whose name can literally be attached to over 400 hundred amazing and truly classic B Movies!

Besides the fact that this legendary filmmaker has made a surprising amount of movies in his career, but he also helped in a major way to further along some of Hollywood's A list of the 1980s and 1990s, including such names as, Sylvester Stallone (The Expendables) and Ron Howard (Apollo 13)

I have been following his work in depth for the last few years (since I discovered who he was a few years ago when watching, Queen Of Blood).

It turns out that the first movie that I saw that he had ever done was a movie that Mr. Corman produced in 1975, that my father had recommended to me many years ago... That movie is the true classic, Death Race 2000 (1975)!

Written by: Robert Thom (Wild In The Streets) & Charles B. Griffith (A Bucket Of Blood), Directed by: Paul Bartel (Escape From L.A.). Starring: David Carradine (Kung Fu), Simone Griffeth (Swamp Girl), Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov (Warlock), Roberta Collins (Eaten Alive), Martin Kove (The Karate Kid) and Don Steele (Gremlins)

This movie which was remade in 2008 with Jason Statham (Safe), this movie tells the story of a future world where after the world's governments have collapsed, the United States Of America, is now known as the United Provinces Of America.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="480"] The start of the Race![/caption]

This government is a totalitarian government that is controlled by Mr. President, (Played by: Sandy McCallum).

One of the way that this new American government is able to maintain control over the populace is that they, hold a coast to coast free for all race called, 'The Trans-Continental Road Race'

In this race, all sort of unsavory elements are allowed to become racers, (including Nazis!) And if a racer kills some one on the road with their vehicle, then they get points for every man, woman or child that they kill!

During this latest race though, the prime resistance group in the United Provinces Of America, that wishes to restore the United States government, has installed a mole as the navigator for the biggest racer in the world by the name of, Frankenstein (Carradine), whose mission it is to help sabotage the race and put it out of business!

The only thing is, is that this navigator will end up getting more then she ever bargained for!

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="305"] And the racers are starting their engines![/caption]

In the end I couldn't say one truly classic element of this movie, because when it comes down to it, the truth is, is that this movie had some great acting from everyone, and it was great to see some classic eighties actors in early roles (including, David Carradine, Sylvester Stallone and Martin Kove!)

There was some fun special effects that were very reminiscent of the special effects from back then! As for this story, (which was based on the story by Ib Melchoir (Reptilicus). The story was fun, with a great concept, some shockingly amazing character development (considering the low budget nature of the movie).

Definitely in my opinion, a movie worth watching, and for you collectors out there, this movie is definitely worth owning as well!

http://youtu.be/0ZLYEbkykCI