Mr. Lobo is gearing up another Twitch presentation, with a Cinema Insomnia revisit to the alien-invasion comedy, The Visitants, on Saturday, September 21. The pre-show begins at 10 pm, and the main feature follows at 11 pm. Below is my January 2023 review of a Not-Very-Spooky Spooktacular, Blu-ray release, in which The Visitants is included:
Mr. Lobo's Not Very Spooky Spooktacular is a Cinema Insomnia, Blu-ray extravaganza that'll satisfy all "misunderstood" sensibilities, in that it's anchored by the appeasing and pleasing sci-fi, cult classic (drum roll, please), writer/director/producer Rick (Vice Academy) Sloane's The Visitants!
The Visitants is a cheerful, 1986 creation that epitomizes the warm, fuzzy ambiance of those good, ol' midnight-picture/drive-in shows of years gone by. It's also an ambitious overlap of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Teenagers From Outer Space, Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, Happy Days and Archie Comics, not to mention Jack Finney's quirky, short story, "Such Interesting Neighbors," which was made into a nifty, Amazing Stories episode, starring Adam Ant!
As for the plot, an alien couple (Jordana Capra and Joel Hile) lands in a teen-teeming town in the 1950s, looking for a place to stay to launch their invasion. From there, hilarity unfolds as the fish-out-of-water duo tries to blend in, all to no avail.
This particular, Visitants presentation is surrounded by Halloween insertions, abetted by cult-oriented trailers ushered by Mr. Lobo and his special guests, Sally the Zombie Cheerleader; Romana; Miss Mittens; Nexeter (Roxanne Guarino); her assistant (Dixie Delamorto Lobo); corporate hotshot, Alan N. Smithee (who just so happens to sport a startling resemblance to our host); and the weird and melodious Incredibly Strange Creatures Band.
The Not So Very Spooky Spooktacular may not be heavy on expensive, glitzy gimmicks, but it sure delivers in all the right, entertaining spots, making this an enjoyable essential for every Cinema Insomnia fan.
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