Sssssss

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Summary: SCI-FI channel shows this a lot also. NO SURPRISE.
Review: SSSSS, (Yes that's the title) has the dubious honor of having been the first movie that Richard Zanuck and David Brown made as producing partners. They seldom talk about it however. Easy to see why when you see a film that already showed that Dirk Benedict could not act. The acting done by those who played the scientist and his daughter were no better. They work on a cheap house and film sets, and the make-up and animation effects that were done wih the man into snake transformation looked like cheap animation and make-up. The Scientist gets killed by his snakes, the young guy is transformed into a snake and then is killed by a Moongoose and the daughter goes nuts and likely heads to the Looney bin at film's end. Terrible B-Movie and the reviewers who liked this movie are air head morons. The same ones who watch the Sci-Fi channel.

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Summary: The Other 1 star Reviewer Is a Moron !!!!
Review: The other Reviewer is Just Mad that SOO MANY GOOD PEOPLE HERE LIKE THIS EXCELLENT PIECE OF B MOVIE HISTORY FROM THE 70's !!! I Bet that other Reviewer Likes wearing Pink leotards and richard Simmon's !!!

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Summary: Itssssss Fantassssstic!
Review: Dirk Benedict was SO cute at 20! Imagine my horror when a mad scientist tells him to take off his his shirt to that he can inject him with a special "serum". Slowly Dirk's body changes until, to his horror, he is thrashing about a medical bench, covered in thick green scales and turning into a snake! It was fun to watch the bad script, servicable special effects and cute young guy combine to make for some B-movie sci-fi fun!

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Summary: Sssssssuperb, Ssssensssational for its time
Review: I first saw this movie in the early 80's. For several years I've been searching for "Sssssss" to add to my collection. Overall, this is a sssssuperb movie. The acting needed impovement. But, for its time (1973) the effcts were good. The end was somewhat a disappointment; I was expecting a huge snake to emerge. Nevertheless, I would like to see a sequel to this movie; an updated version with modernized effects and the great Dr. having the ability to make a larger more gigantic snake. With the special effects capablities of the 90's a sequel to "Sssssss" would be a Ssssssstupendous, Sssssssuperlative movie.

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Summary: Good Horror Film Suffers from Poor Ending
Review: I love to read reviews of this film. They will ultimately wind up saying: "IT'S TOO UNBELIEVABLE!!!" Hey, this is a horror film! Was Frankenstein, Dracula, or the Wolfman unbelievable??
Anyway, this flick is head and shoulders above the typical fare in terms of acting, direction, dialogue and most of the effects.
The plot is simple: a mad scientist tries to turn a young man into a snake. The interesting wrinkle is that his daughter happens to be in love with the guy.
Instead of complaining about the weak ending, I've thought of a much better ending. (...)!

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Summary: ...Snakey terror from my youth!!
Review: I recall being scared to death by the prospect of this film when it came out...I was about 12 years old. There was a trailer that showed a sideshow attraction who basically looked like an armless guy made up like a snake. I couldn't shake that image....it stuck with me. I chalk it up to one of those 70's horror films that - for one reason or another - left an indelible mark on me. (The Swarm, Earthquake, Night Of The Lepus, Squirm and Frogs would all be in the same category)
Is this a great film? Absolutely not? Is it better than many of the so-called horror films released today? You better believe it. It has a definite TV movie feel, but nevertheless is worth watching. If for no other reason than to see a super-young, pre Battlestar Galactica Dirk Benedict trying his best under the circumstances. Strother Martin is especially slithery. And poor Heather Menzies...they have misspelled her name on this DVD as "Heather Mengies"...which sounds like a blood disease. If I were her I'd sue Universal DVD for cruel misuse of an almost forgotten name!

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Summary: Blast From the Past
Review: I remember watching this movie with my mom as a kid. It nearly scared me and my mom to death! I loved it. As an adult I still love this movie. Now it's more funny than scary. The special effects are worth seeing the movie for alone. I'm so glad to see this movie make it to dvd. This movie is a classic not to be missed.

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Summary: sssuks
Review: in this movie the rich guy from the ateam is staying with an evil scientist who has a special snake the snake bites him and he becomes a snakeman who trys stopping the scientist this might just be the gayest movie ever made imagine in 1973 going yes i want 2 tickets to sss

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Summary: Slithery Fun...
Review: Strother Martin is a herpitologist (snake guy) and Heather Menzies is his cute (in a Jane Fonda way), bespectacled daughter. They earn their living putting on shows where dad encounters a 14 foot king cobra, grabs it, and extracts venom from it's huge fangs! Along comes Dirk Benedict (TVs Battlestar Gallactica, and The A-Team) as a new lab assistant. He is given injections under the pretense of being immunized against snake bites. Little does he know that he's the latest guinnea pig in his new boss' lab! I saw this with it's double bill partner THE BOY WHO CRIED WEREWOLF when they came out. I hated the latter, but loved Sssssss! I just watched it again and enjoyed it immensely. If you like monster / sci-fi / horror / mad scientist / 70s cheese, you'll love this! Dirk Benedict is far more tolerable in Sssssss than he is in anything else! Strother Martin is the perfect madman! Reb Brown is excellent as the jerky jock! The carnival "snake boy" scene was shocking in 1973, and holds up well today. Sssssss belongs right next to WILLARD (the original version) and FROGS on your DVD shelf. Recommended...

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Summary: Great to see this drive-in classic in widescreen DVD!
Review: This is a terrific little shocker that's well remembered by those who saw it at drive-ins and Saturday matinees back in '73. Of course, Planet of the Apes makeup wizard John Chambers is the real star of the show, with some truly bizarre snake effects for Dirk Benedict. Strother Martin is always welcome in this kind of film, and director Bernard L. Kowalski (Krakatoa, East of Java, Macho Callahan, seemingly every episode of every drama on television in the 1970's, 80's and 90's) directs expertly for maximum horror effect. Great film for a Saturday night!