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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra

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The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2004)

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Reviews Counted:66

Fresh:35

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Lost Skeleton is clever at spoofing B-movies, but the joke isn't sustainable for its running time.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 6, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: It's 1961 and Dr. Paul Armstrong (Larry Blamire) and his lovely wife Betty (Fay Masterson) head into the mountains in search of a recently fallen meteor containing the rare element atmosphereum.... It's 1961 and Dr. Paul Armstrong (Larry Blamire) and his lovely wife Betty (Fay Masterson) head into the mountains in search of a recently fallen meteor containing the rare element atmosphereum. Paul needs it to help him with his science work, but Betty'd just as soon have a vacation. Also in the area, sinister Dr. Roger Fleming (Brian Howe) asks trusty Ranger Brad (Dan Conroy) the whereabouts of Cadavra Cave, mysterious home to rumors of a legend of the Lost Skeleton." That night, both parties witness what appears to be yet another meteor falling. Immediately after, a local farmer is killed by a horrible, unseen thing. Is there a connection? Indeed there is. The second meteor is actually a disabled alien spaceship with a strange couple from the planet Marva, Krobar (Andrew Parks) and Lattis (Susan McConnell). These aliens discover they also need Atmosphereum to power their really high tech ship, and notice their horrible pet mutant (Darrin Reed), which they travel around with for some reason, has escaped. Unfortunately, Dr. Fleming discovers he also needs the atmosphereum to bring to life the dreaded Lost Skeleton of Cadavra which he finds in the cave. After the aliens disguise themselves as earth people with the aid of their "transmutatron", Dr. Fleming swipes it and morphs four different forest animals into his own ally - the beautiful cat-suited Animala (Jennifer Blaire). Now everyone's after the atmosphereum and the Armstrongs find they have their hands full, capturing the mutant, stopping the evil scientist, and vanquishing the power-mad Skeleton who wants to rule the world. [More]

Starring: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell

Starring: Larry Blamire, Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell, Brian Howe, Jennifer Blaire, Robert Deveau

Director: Larry Blamire

Director: Larry Blamire
Screenwriter: Larry Blamire
Producer: F. Miguel Valenti
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Very clever and very daffy, and it will remind you how delicious trash cinema can be.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/12/04
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

A little too true to it sources and ends up reminding you just how boring inept acting, editing and story-telling can be.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/12/04
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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It's not really cheese, it's Velveeta. As many who have tried have learned, midnight movies can not be manufactured, they must be discovered.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
03/12/04
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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Has been made by people who are trying to be bad, which by definition reveals that they are playing beneath their ability.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
03/12/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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...soon turns dull, then stale.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
03/12/04
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)

If you think the premise is silly, wait until you hear the dialog that goes along with it...hilariously campy.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
03/12/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Stands out for its convincingly spellbound, Wood-like hermeticism: It feels like the very first '50s sci-fi parody ever made.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/11/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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You don't have to be some obscure movie junkie to enjoy it, you just have to have a sense of humor.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/11/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

A monster hoot, one so gut-busting that we can only hope that, as in the good ol' days, a nurse will be stationed in the lobby.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
03/11/04
Jackie Loohauis
Jackie Loohauis
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The intentional badness of Cadavra fails to entertain.

Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
03/11/04
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

Five minutes of it? Fun. 90 minutes? Not so fun.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
03/11/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Blamire has managed to make an inventive and entertaining movie out of stock heroes and villains, vacuous plotting and community-theater-quality special effects.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
03/11/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

The makers of The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra can't quite live up to the 1950s-era B-movies that they parody.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
03/11/04
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune

The joke…is sustained fairly well…only flattening out in the middle of the film, but returning for a crazed finale. With enough room left for tapioca!

Full Review Source: Nitrate Online | comment Comment
03/06/04
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
Nitrate Online

A parody of B-movies stupid enough -- and yet with just enough brains -- to appeal to the most discriminating fans of the genre.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
02/27/04
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A straight-faced parody of every bad movie Edward D. Wood never made.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
02/26/04
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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It's been a long time since I laughed, really laughed, in a movie.

Full Review Source: Zap2it.com | comment Comment
02/24/04
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

Largely a hoot.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
02/24/04
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny
Premiere Magazine

Both affectionate and knowing.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
02/20/04
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

OK, so they made a movie bad enough to be on Mystery Science Theater 3000. But MST3K was watchable despite its bad films, not because of them.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
02/20/04
Erik Lundegaard
Erik Lundegaard
Seattle Times
 
 
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