A Major Disappointment

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

A waitress (Leslie McRay) tries to become the top star in the glamorous world of go-go dancing.What makes this film so bad is not its sound or picture or characters, but its complete failure to accept a coherent plot. The first part of the film is a bit like a "buddy road trip" picture, with a girl escaping her drunken father and a dune buggy ride sequence... and then it switches gears to a film about robbery and drug dealing.With some editing, this might not be too terrible of a movie. First and foremost, the scenes of the dancing need to be trimmed. They are too long and too frequent, testing the viewer's patience for hearing the same song repeatedly with awful dancing to match.Like everyone else on here, I saw this movie thanks to "Mystery Science Theater". But I would not put it in the Bottom 100. With a little work, it could be a manageable picture.

Ted. V. Mikels made some delightfully daft camp Z-movies (esp. "The Doll Squad") and many others which are outre (or not) but just a challenge to sit through. This early one sits in the middle of that scale--which is to say, still pretty low in the general scheme of things. The mostly dreary ultra-low-budget crime drama is spiced by scenes of go-go dancers, sometimes choreographed as an ensemble. It's nowhere near the worst amongst grindhouse/drive-in sexploitation features of the era, with better production values than many (which isn't saying much). For instance, it's a bit more professional than what H.G. Lewis was doing at the time. But it's still pretty dreadful.

Yeah, "Girl in Gold Boots" is silly, but, nonetheless, it's entertaining (in a silly sort of way). My ire is reserved for my fellow commentators. I get the impression most "reviewers" on this wonderful site are typically 21 year-old "valley" girls and boys who wouldn't know a decent film if it came up and bit them on their tattooed, hairy asses! It's the same old line: "This is the worst film in the history of the universe, blah, blah, blah." "Awful script, the worst acting I ever seen!" Uh, by what standards are these slackers judging good acting or a literate script?? If you look on most of the posts of the Top 25 Films, you'll rarely see such wholesale deprecations. Not because these films are immune from criticism but because these Neanderthals would never sit through an otherwise edifying motion picture; their equivalent 6th grade educations and terminal ADAH would not permit it! Enough about the sad, pathetic state of America's youth...."Girl in Gold Boots" is a hoot! I have the MST3K version on tape and have watched it innumerable times; each additional viewing reveals new yuks. It's full of hilarious "curiosities", but hey - these flubbs make the movie even more endearing. For Christ's sake, it's a late-60's drive-in movie! Its "Raison D'tre" (and yes, I'm guilty of pretentiousness with the miss-spelled French!)) is "T&A" - think the "jiggle" in Charlie's Angels". What did you expect - "Casablanca"? "Citizen Kane"? Love it for what it is! For starters, the soundtrack does not jive with the "beat" of the dancers nor the lips of the singers. Of course, Buzz's teleporting moment is classic! The "Pretty Mind" sequence will never cease to crack up the room. But lest you slackers accuse me of echoing your feeble criticisms, let me state that all the gaffs in this flick are what make it so entertaining (Mike and Bots help as well!). And Greg in San Diego: If you think Michelle is unattractive, you gotta be either blind or queer as a clutchpurse!! She's a dead ringer for Angelina and has an even better body (granted, she has the rhythm of a string-haltered horse). Ditto - Joannie.Trivia Alert: Leo (Mark Herron) was Judy Garland's 4th of five husbands!! Who da Thunk It???!! Also, what I wouldn't give for Buzz's awesome Oldsmobile convertible!!

Most people hate this film with a passion, and with good reason, it's bad; I on the other hand love it. This movie has some pretty unforgettable characters and my favorite of all is the small fry criminal Buzz; this guy's so stupid he'll keep you in stitches.The nightclub owner (who could pass as a relative of Liberace)is great as a seedy bad guy. He thinks he's so tough but in real life a guy like this would've been pimp slapped so hard it's not even funny.The atmosphere of the movie is a character as well; although the editing, dialogue and plot leave a lot to be desired, that's part of the fun. The music is the best part of the atmosphere because it leaves you with that distinctive sixties vibe with original songs.