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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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A parody of the kind of movies we were already giggling at, which leaves no actual room for parody ... works best when we just go along with [it].

Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
02/05/04
Jeffrey Chen
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

A really, really hokey movie that is indeed so bad it's good. With its deliciously trite dialog and its anything-but-special effects, it's a hoot.

Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
02/05/04
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
Internet Reviews

directror Larry Blamire has understood it all perfectly: the tautological dialogue Stiff-as-a-plank thespians in spacesuits, waterlogged messages of interstellar brotherhood.

Full Review Source: MetroActive | comment Comment
02/03/04
Richard von Busack
Richard von Busack
MetroActive

The film cannot make up its mind. Is it B-movie or a spoof of B-movies?

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/18/04
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Anyone familiar with Roger Corman's output in the 1950s will appreciate how much artistry (or lack thereof) has gone into this cornball masterpiece.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/17/04
Bruce Feld
Bruce Feld
Film Journal International

The perilously low budget plays to Lost Skeleton’s advantage, and the scant 90-minute running time assures that it doesn’t wear out its welcome.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/09/04
Jeremiah Kipp
Jeremiah Kipp
Slant Magazine

My bone of contention with The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra is that it can't quite straddle the fine line between tongue-in-cheek parody and serious homage.

Full Review Source: Horror.com | comment Comment
12/16/03
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
Horror.com

After about 15 minutes of glossy faux-50's style dialogue, I got the joke and just didn't find it funny enough to last 90 minutes.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/30/03
Don R. Lewis
Don R. Lewis
Film Threat

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra has to be one of the greatest parodies of old black and white sci-fi movies to date. It is just brilliant.

Full Review Source: Blunt Review | comment Comment
08/30/03
Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Blunt Review

The score, costumes, sets and intentionally bad, exposition-heavy dialogue (delivered in either cool deadpan or borderline-hysterical readings) are a deft mix of campy spoof and finely shaded replication.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
08/30/03
Ernest Hardy
Ernest Hardy
L.A. Weekly

Insanely entertaining, though it's difficult to discern exactly why.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/30/03
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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