TIME WALKER (1982)
This film should be an easy recommendation. I have two words for you...alien mummy. Yes, Time Walker dares to tell the story of an alien who has been mummified and squirreled away in the tomb of King Tut. The mummy is discovered the usual way. You've got your university, your levelheaded archeologist, and his nondescript students. I think that's the problem. Time Walker feels as though it's going through the motions when it should be a brain-boggling amusement park attraction. Folks, the mummy levitates. I nearly did a spit take the first time I saw it float through the night air. And yet, this isn't an easy recommendation. Our bandaged malefactor is after five crystals that, when interlaced into position, will disseminate him (her?) back into space. I suppose the last ten minutes are worth watching if you didn't have to contend with the first eighty.
Blood Capsules are typically two paragraphs long, but to be honest, I've drained this mummy dry. Nevermind the fact that it was already dehydrated. I did like the green-tinted "mummy POV" shots. Technically, our ostensible villain undergoes a babyface turn, but of course, that's after three people have been murdered. There is no gore, by the way. Time Walker has the audacity to conclude with a "to be continued" title card. Apparently, this was meant to be turned into a TV series. Woof. I'm awarding an extra half-Z'Dar for the ridiculous ending. This is one stargazer that makes you take pity on the moon.
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