Very well executed

just watch it!

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Great horror sciences fiction story. It has a great story line. It also has great acting. 4.5 is underrating it. This is a very underrated movie. This a 10. It one of then best science fiction movies of all time. This so mush better the that overrated crap 2001 a space Oddyssey. See this movie. It is the best movie ever. Great movie great movie great movie. See it see it see it. I do not know why people do like. The special effects are not that good. But really this is a great movie. Then maybe I could see why you would give a 9. But a 4. Oh come on.

After successfully destroying an asteroid that was on a collision course with Earth, the team returns to space station Gamma III. They don't know it, but they brought a little something back with them from the asteroid. It's a very small sample of some sort of green slime. The slime reacts with the energy flowing through the base and, in no time at all, it's grown into a full size, one-eye, tentacled creature capable of killing with its electric touch. At first, the team on the base tries to shot and kill it. But they discover that with each wound, the creature loses a certain amount of green blood. This green blood is capable of rapid cell division and will turn into another creature. The main goal now is to defeat these creatures and make sure none reaches the Earth.Believe it or not, but The Green Slime has been on my "To See" list as long as I've had a "To See" list. I watched it last night and wasn't disappointed. I've read any number of reviews where people write about liking the movie because it's campy or cheesy or "so bad, it's good". I'll go along with campy and cheesy, but bad – no way. I enjoyed The Green Slime because I found it wildly entertaining. Here's a laundry list of things that worked for me while watching the film:1. The three main actors – If The Green Slime was going to work for me, I had to buy into the performances of the three main actors – Robert Horton, Richard Jaeckel, and the insanely gorgeous Luciana Paluzzi. All three made this movie special. All three contributed immensely to my overall enjoyment of the film.2. The special effects – I loved 'em! The miniatures were just so cool. From the space station to the UN building to the bombs on the asteroid – the miniatures worked on me. The creature design was also a hit with me. These wild, green-bumpy-skinned creatures with their electric arms flailing about might have been cheesy, but they were also effective. The first one we see, wriggling on the floor, was actually creepy. 3. The direction – Director Kinji Fukasaku hit all the right notes. This thing was a blast from start to finish. The pacing was spot on. There's drama and excitement around every corner. The action, particularly as space station gang is trying to corral the creatures, never stops. Very nice show.4. The love triangle – I'm as surprised as anyone, but the love triangle worked on me. Kudos has to go to Horton and Jaeckel for the chest-thumping performances and the way Paluzzi played both of them. And I loved the way it all played out in the end. The two that belonged together could finally be together. Usually I don't care about stuff like this, but I found it enjoyable here.I could go on and on. I haven't even touched on the cool 60s set design, the opening theme song, or the incredible lighting/cinematography. I keep saying this, but it all worked on me. Overall, The Green Slime is one of the most entertaining films I've seen in a long, long time. Given the joy it brought me, I feel good about the 9/10 rating I've given the film.

Okay, I get the "It's so awful it's good" reviews. Personally I think it's just so awful that it is truly awful. I paid $0.25 to see it on the Bainbridge, Maryland Naval Base in 1970. I wanted my money back - but I didn't ask. The only scene I remember is the space ship going through 'space' right to left. The flame shooting out of the rocket's exhaust has so little pressure that it is going straight up out and flickering! Must have been a Bunsen burner being used as the rocket motor. Except the flame smoked and the smoke rose and hit the top of the box the rocket was mounted in and then curled down the sides of the box. The whole thing was such a waste - except that spaceship in the box has stayed with me for over 40 years.

I'm rating this one 8/10 when compared to other pre-1970 B- sci-fi films. Do not believe the current low rating. Only a boring or incomprehensible film deserves such a low rating and this movie is neither.The plot revolves around an expedition of astronauts that are sent on a mission to destroy an asteroid that is headed on a collision course with earth. Unfortunately the team brings back a minute piece of "green slime" with them from the asteroid to the space station where their mission is based. That green slime is capable of rapid growth and multiplication into human sized creatures when exposed to electricity and soon threatens the survival of all on board.Forget the plot, though, and check out the hilarity of what is going on in both the foreground and the background. From the theme song's lyrics ("Will you believe it when you're dead?") to the art design and sets that look like they were built in someone's backyard for an Ed Wood production you won't stop laughing.Some things that I found particularly amusing include the ground commander - "the old man" - who has an incredible sweating problem. Someone out of view even hands him a handkerchief at one point, but he doesn't seem to take the hint that he needs to handle this problem as he perspires buckets throughout the film. Then there are the uniforms. Some soldiers are dressed like police officers, others are dressed in orange jumpsuits that look like prison garb. When a general alarm sounds half the crew runs up and down the stairs in a somewhat meaningless fashion while the other half just loiters and leans on the railing.Then there is that celebration at the space station after the asteroid is destroyed. Check out those odd dance moves - I guarantee your next invite to a party will be your last if you imitate these steps in public. I'm sure neither Debbie Allen nor Hermes Pan was involved in the choreography. Also note that the male soldiers at the dance are all still in uniform but that the women are in low cut blouses and mini skirts and have somehow found access to some very fancy hairdos.Finally there is the trio central to the film - two commanders that were best friends but now do an awful lot of macho posturing since a girl has come between them - a beautiful lady M.D. who looks all of 23 yet is head doctor at a space station.I could go on and on but you get the idea. If you like MST3K style humor, if you like so bad it's wonderful you'll love Green Slime.