They Came from Beyond Space

Rating:
Summary: An okay movie... I think
Review: Ya know, it was shapin' up to be a decent night of cheeseball fun when this movie gave out on me. Now I don't mean that the story took a really bad turn and ended up bein' really lame, I mean the DVD literally gave out on me. About halfway through the feature the picture showed quite a bit of pixelation, as well as the picture stalling and skipping out, which got worse and worse as the as the second half of the movie wore on. It got so bad I could no longer follow what was going on, and therefore had to abandon watching it. And just in case you're wondering, these problems were NOT due to scratches or imperfections on the playing surface. I gave it a very thorough look, and there weren't any sort of scratches or warps that would cause the hang-ups I saw. The problem is that the recording of the source film to the DVD is horribly flawed, at least the version I watched (Diamond Entertainment). I'm hoping this isn't apparent throughout the entire run of Diamond-released `They Came From Beyond Space' DVDs, and my problem is just an isolated incident. But just in case it is, I suggest you give the Pro-Active Entertainment version (available at www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001GH7NG/ref=ed_oe_dvd/002-5229942-8183256) a shot if you're truly interested. I know I'M gonna give it a look, `cuz I wanna know how this thing ends...

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