{"id":44751,"date":"2026-06-08T14:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/?p=44751"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T19:20:07","slug":"belated-movie-reviews-945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/2026\/06\/08\/belated-movie-reviews-945\/","title":{"rendered":"Belated Movie Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slime down the cleavage. Must be a violation of the Geneva Convention.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Slime People<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (1963) starts off well enough, as Tom, who’s been out of touch, is flying his small plane into an airport in 1950s or 1960s Los Angeles. Once down, he discovers, to his surprise, mostly empty buildings and bodies, with a couple of bands of survivors to keep things interesting.<\/p>\n

Oh. And hunchy aliens with, uh,\u00a0 spears.<\/p>\n

Tom runs into Professor Galbraith and his two daughters, and the story nosedives into the ground right there. My Arts Editor insists the daughters, who are ’bout marryin’ age, are wenches<\/em>, a term I’ve not heard in decades. They are certainly a waste of screen and time, racing about with kissy faces and messing up their interactions with the aliens. It’s ruination.<\/p>\n

Which is too bad. Tom is fun; a Marine survivor of an attack on the aliens provides some lovely misguided get up and go; and the aliens are mildly silly, too. The actors play it straight, and there’s a plot in there, too.<\/p>\n

But, overall, this is a slimy experience. Especially for the cast, some of whom were shorted on their pay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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