This film was one of those that, stated by the screenwriter himself, Dan O'Bannon, influenced Ridley Scott's "Alien", namely in the scenes inside the spaceship. This statement aroused public interest and become a sci-fi cult film.
After this introduction I must say that despite a comic book and typically colorful "pop Art" aesthetic, often used in Italian horror and/or sci-fi cinema, the film is bad and clearly series b.
It even has good ideas scattered throughout the film but very disconnected with weak dialogues, bad representation, very poorly done scenes due to the budgetary gymnastics of these low-budget productions.
But it's a lot of fun, It fell straight into the "so bad, so bad, that it's good" category.
Obviously it's not for all tastes, you have to have a passion for cinema and respect for the dedication and effort of those who try to make it even without money, in short, one has to like cinema series b.
Planet of the vampires is worth for despite its meager budget and meager production resources, it has surpassed itself in terms of aesthetics and cinematography, acquiring, despite the bad script, bad representation, bad scenes, its own identity, mainly aesthetic but not only so. One fun and cool identity that made it, with the help of the publicity of the "Alien" crew, a cult movie.
I recommend it to fans of series B cinema, namely the "so bad, so bad it's good" genre.
After this introduction I must say that despite a comic book and typically colorful "pop Art" aesthetic, often used in Italian horror and/or sci-fi cinema, the film is bad and clearly series b.
It even has good ideas scattered throughout the film but very disconnected with weak dialogues, bad representation, very poorly done scenes due to the budgetary gymnastics of these low-budget productions.
But it's a lot of fun, It fell straight into the "so bad, so bad, that it's good" category.
Obviously it's not for all tastes, you have to have a passion for cinema and respect for the dedication and effort of those who try to make it even without money, in short, one has to like cinema series b.
Planet of the vampires is worth for despite its meager budget and meager production resources, it has surpassed itself in terms of aesthetics and cinematography, acquiring, despite the bad script, bad representation, bad scenes, its own identity, mainly aesthetic but not only so. One fun and cool identity that made it, with the help of the publicity of the "Alien" crew, a cult movie.
I recommend it to fans of series B cinema, namely the "so bad, so bad it's good" genre.