Joshua (Cowgirls and Pterodactyls) Kennedy, aka the Man of the Arts, strikes again with another satisfying whippersnapper for Gooey Films' cinematic universe: Saturnalia!
The premise deals with an aspiring, young comic-book artist who hopes to flee his pizza-delivery job through the strength of his buxom creation, Saturnalia, a crusading, laser-eye-beaming, extraterrestrial cavegirl. Thanks to a fortuitous, scientific slip of luck, Saturnalia springs to audacious, three-dimensional life and proceeds to help the downtrodden artist through his ho-hum existence and a Medusa-inspired, serial-killer plot.
Dani (Cute Little Buggers) Thompson plays the conjured beauty. She's not only striking physically, but projects the perfect, amiable nuances to make sweet Saturnalia a credible heroine, especially when her cool, Reber Clark-composed theme song commences. All of this adds much to the comedic scenarios, which are often as sentimental as they are uproarious. (For the record, Thompson also portrays Saturnalia's fiendish twin, Ilsa, a scene-stealing villainess on all devilish counts.)
As should come as no surprise, Kennedy, as the stumbling/fumbling Melvin Kolbaba, delivers another enjoyable performance, giving his character an identifiable buoyancy that captures the most endearing traits of Don Knotts and Dean Jones. I always thought Kennedy possessed an ideal '60s sitcom charm, and in Saturnalia, he seals the deal with some of his best golly-gee antics to date.
In a time when most entertainment is downright heavy-handed, it's refreshing to find a product with such a sincere, carefree (Weird Science-meets-Splash) flow. In fact, Saturnalia is so much darn fun, I hope Kennedy considers a sequel. Heck, it would be even better if he and Thompson turned this fun-loving idea into a veritable franchise!
Keep checking Bizarrechats for details on Saturnalia's official, Blu-ray release. This is definitely a must-have for every imagi-movie buff's library.
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