Synopsis
There is everything to look forward to...except tomorrow
After witnessing a man's death in a bizzare accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
1977 Directed by John Hayes
After witnessing a man's death in a bizzare accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
END_OF_THE_WORLD, Apocalypse Terre, Το Τέλος του Κόσμου, Das Ende der Welt, Año 1999: El fin del mundo, Destruction planète terre, O Dia do Juízo Final, Конец света, 地球浩劫
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The first five minutes of this John Hayes sci-fi effort are so fun; a swift and strange kick in the head that sets you up for a good time. But then the film promptly shits the bed, with logy cutting that stretches out a 35 minute introduction to our main character where absolutely nothing happens.
It's confounding because Hayes is listed as the editor, and if I know anything about him by now it's that he can cut better than this. Makes you wonder if Charles Band was holding him to some kind of length quota. It's the only explanation I can think of for the way some of these shots drag on.
It's a shame because much like with…
I found a review for this one on Amazon that states:
Christopher Lee, the main selling point of this movie, said, “Some of the films I’ve been in I regret making. I got conned into making these pictures in almost every case by people who lied to me. Some years ago, I got a call from my producers saying that they were sending me a script and that five very distinguished American actors were also going to be in the film. Actors like José Ferrer, Dean Jagger, and John Carradine. So I thought “Well, that’s all right by me”. But it turned out it was a complete lie. Appropriately the film was called End Of The World.”
There was no…
An early production for Charles Band, who admits in his autobiography that it is a mess. End of the World starts strong, with a diner sequence before the opening credits that is both compelling and cryptic – then slow burns an investigation by a NASA scientist (Kirk Scott) and his wife (Sue Lyon) into mysterious signals from space. Sadly the last forty minutes drag to a halt with alien machinations worthy of Plan 9 – stopping shy of Christopher Lee telling the earthlings “Your stupid minds! Stupid, stupid!” This is a downer as like most of his output, the main reason to watch End of the World is Lee. Yet I can always find a good 200 performances to check…
The chef or owner of the diner is playing some pinball as no customers or anyone else are around. He doesn't even try to hip thrust the pinball machine. Christopher Lee, hot under the collar as Father Pergado, walks in and speaks as slowly as possible that he has an emergency and needs to use the diner's phone. He walks up slowly to the phone. Then we cut to the phone. Spooky music plays and it fucking explodes! And much more awesomeness occurs. That's how this film starts. 100 minutes left. DAMN! Now that's what I'm talking about. If only it weren't so boring the rest of the runtime! That opening is all the excitement you'll get.
The plot description…
Buwahahah! This movie is insane. I have heard people compare this to Ed Wood movies. I tend to think Wood's name gets thrown out way too often but the comparison here is apt.
End of the World gives you some bad bad dialogue that is simply strange. Lots of giggle inducing technobabble and sudden emotional interjections.
A very simple plot that is convoluted by the odd actions of the characters. Most of the film follows the main character searching for answers to the alarming data he has collected. But, in true microbudget form, his search has him going back and forth to the same two locations multiple times. "Didn't find what I was looking for at this convent, better go…
John Hayes directing for Charles Band, starring, among others, Christopher Lee (he claims he got conned into appearing in it). Almost totally incoherent but in the best way possible, a no-budget alien apocalypse conspiracy thriller with empty warehouses standing in for NASA labs and cardboard computers with surplus "Star Trek" sound effects as UFO interiors. Also the title is not some idle threat.
Not one but two Christopher Lee's and a super-groovy sci-fi premise can't keep this leaden plodder afloat I'm afraid...
After a bizarre opening that sees Lee's priest witness a series of gonzo events in a small town diner, and stagger to the nearby monastery for absolution only to run into his doppelganger, husband and wife scientist team Kirk Scott and Sue Lyon (Lolita herself, all growed up) begin to receive strange messages on their supercomputers about impending global natural disasters...and when they realise these messages are actual predictions, they set about hunting down the signals that appear to be coming from somewhere in the nearby desert and heading off into space...which sees them arrive at said monastery where all hell…
...and the award for best Grateful Dead album cover art used for a movie goes to... (opens envelope) End of the World!
This is such a weird movie. Christopher Lee working with Charles Band, how can that be bad?
This was watched as part of the 2023 Is FALLing Into A Dumpster Fire Challenge
This really feels, in some sense, like it actually had a couple things going for it. Firstly, they got Christopher Lee... apparently by just lying to him to hook him on this, and so Lee's good even though the movie as a whole isn't. The other thing is that the elements of this premise actually did intrigue me... I want to hear something explore these aliens stranded on earth... why they're stranded and why the end of the world is relevant to this. This glosses over a lot of that, unfortunately. Or perhaps necessarily, as I'm not sure they actually had the ability to expand those points to be something interesting, but I wish they could've. Especially after such an…
I am bumping this 70s jam up a half star from my previous rating. because, who cares?
The Moody atmospheric vibes actually work, some of the time. Some of it totally slogs, but I think Band sort of exploiting his time with Christopher Lee on set, as it is said Lee was a little mislead potentially, (shocker, righ?) he is sprinkled in nicely throughout the 80 odd minutes and matters to the story/finale.
I dug it more this time around than previously.
Revisited this FM flick via their LEGACY BOX VOL 1 Blu-Ray collection. Beautiful set, and I'm looking forward to the future legacy releases.
I am essentially double dipping/replacing my other blu-rays dvd copies, as they go through the…
I reckon the worst low-budget movies aren't the ones where you can see the sticky tape and velcro holding things together, it's the interminably dull ones. And boy-howdy, is End of the World dull.
Talk is cheap, and this movie is full of it. In fact, the only thing more soporific than the inane dialogue, is the drawn-out, silent sequences that rely on the sinister score to do all of the heavy lifting. If you're looking for a sleep aid, I suggest looping this movie on YouTube because there's nothing interesting, original, or vaguely entertaining about it.
Hell... not even the mad opening sequence in which a cafe owner is electrocuted and thrown through a window can save this from…
Space Nuns mutha mutha…
No expense was spared on fonts for this thing. Everywhere else, yes, but not on fonts. There’s like three or four of them in the opening credits alone.
Rather than tension, suspense, or an apocalyptic tone, this film opts for sprinkling little bits of business everywhere. Y’know, like opening a scene with our protagonist navigating lawn sprinklers. Or watching his wife fetch drinks, coasters, set drinks on coasters, etc. Getting candy out of the NASA vending machine while juggling two cups of coffee is a whole sequence. Just lots of directed activity that adds verisimilitude but doesn’t drive the rising action AT ALL. Audiovisual confetti.
All my griping aside, this is the kind of high stakes,…