Simply Perfect

Memorable, crazy movie

Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Stan (Gerrit Graham) installs a state-of-art satellite TV system for his dysfunctional family. However, he accidentally picks up a signal from another planet and his television system becomes the gateway between the two planets. A ravenous alien creature comes to his apartment and only their son Sherman (Chad Allen) sees the monster, but his parents do not believe in the boy. "TerrorVision" is a cult-trash from the 80´s and a highly entertaining sci-fi. The characters and the situations are hilarious but maybe the funniest scene is Medusa meeting the last hope to save Earth, Pluthar. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "A Visão do Terror" ("The Terror Vision")

This is a weird one about an alien that comes through the TV and absorbs people. It's trying to be a comedy with some gore and some of it works really well, like the Gramps character, but other parts fall flat, like the valley girl daughter. Not gory enough to be horror and not funny enough to be comedy, it falls in the middle and never really reaches the top. Worth watching but it's no classic.

Holy Sh*t. This might be the most perfect film ever made.It's definitely the best worst film you'll ever see.The sanitation department on the planet Pluton has accidentally sent a rogue beam of waste towards the planet Earth. And it just so happens to hit the Putterman family's new satellite dish...unleashing an insatiable monstrous beast into their television transmissions.To counter this mistake, the alien sanitation worker has been sending a warning to the satellites of Earth, telling them of his error, and what they must do in order to protect themselves- disconnect all their television and satellite systems for 200 years. Though, everybody just thinks it's part of some sort of bizarre sci-fi movie.Only the doomsday prepper grandpa- who sells lizard tail jerky (the truly replenishable food supply)- and his grandpa's boy grandson, Sherman, are paranoid enough to take the ominous warning seriously...and they are fully equipped for the job.While his parents are out swinging (and I don't mean dancing...), and his sister is out with her punk rocker boyfriend...the monster beams itself out of their TV, and into their home...eating grandpa and the TV repair guy. Leaving Sherman to fend for himself.He does call for help...but everyone just thinks he's crazy...a liar...or off his meds...The monster continues to move in and out of the house...as the mom and dad bring their new "Greek" swinger friends back to their swinger's paradise. However, they are all eaten by the monster- who is then able to crudely mimic their form.His sister and her boyfriend return a short while later...and actually manage to make friends with the monster...even starting to train him.Apparently, seeing OD's (her sister's boyfriend) studs calms the monster, because it reminds it of someone who cared for it when it was young.They also use TV to keep it entertained and somewhat submissive.It eventually gets to the point where they are planning to cash in on their "ownership" of the monster, by putting it on television. But, long before that has a chance to happen, it goes to commercials...and the monster loses it's cool. Eating OD in the process.Now, they know it is way too unstable to keep around as a pet, or for show. So, alls that is left is to destroy it...if they can...I said it before, but I'll say it again...this is cheese perfected.Every character in this film is awesome. From the as*hole TV repair guy; to the promiscuous mom and her sex driven husband; the blonde bimbo and her bisexual partner- who is more into Sherman's dad, than mom; OD and Sherman's badass sister, with her sexy 80's hair-do; the doomsday prepper grandpa; Medusa...but especially, little Sherman, whose grown up in a very sexually explicit environment...around a lot of guns.The acting and dialogue in this are pure cheese...but in the best possible way. So many great one-liners, like: "Holy Tomato!", "This is the dumbest movie I ever saw."...and my personal favourite, "this dude's into metal!!!".The monster is also pretty sweet. Has lot's of extendable appendages, with which to attack people.And the way it kills and consumes it's victims is really quite imaginative. It extends a claw which it uses to inject something into it's victims, causing them to dissolve into a green go, that is then licked up by the monster.And to top it all off...the ending is amazing. They seed an idea throughout the film, then use it to trick you into thinking their is going to be a cliché twist.But there's not...just pure twisted cheesy fun!!! 10 out of 10.

This movie is underrated. With the overacting, wild colorful costumes, the gooey effects, Mary Woronov, and a wacky set, this movie has everything that makes an instant 80's classic. So why does everyone seem to hate it? I'm starting to think its because they either don't realize its a comedy, they don't like 80's humor, or they haven't seen enough 80's movies for it to really sink in. If you like dark comedies and low budget 80's horror, I would definitely recommend this. The soundtrack is great. The house's unusual interior decorating theme is memorable. This movie really showcases the fascination that 80's people had with 80's technology, fashion, and probably cocaine, which I'm assuming is the reason people used to think shoulder pads looked cool..