In the meanwhile, because I don't know what my near future plans are, I invite you to check out Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, a classic of bad science fiction and our theme for this upcoming holiday season. I'm unveiling it early because I don't know my schedule for the immediate future, but I'll talk about it when I get the chance.
The movie is public domain, so you can watch it on Google Video here.
And don't forget the quirky and highly enjoyable novelization, coincidentally entitled Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
, by Lou Harry. The novel comes with a DVD of the movie so you can share the badness with the whole family. Looooong-time readers of the blog will remember that I reviewed the novel back when the blog was still ugly and had a different title, and Lou Harry even dropped by to comment!Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is also one of the most famous episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000
. We'll be discussing this send-up and talking about the dreamy possibilities of a remake of this great film.And as always, don't forget to--
Keep Mass in Christmas!
