FIRST RESPONSE! Night of the Creeps starts off with really cool blue and pink neon credits that are laid out with an early 80's style computer graphics and font. There's some ambient music that's not half bad and is a nice break from the 80's pop or electronic music you sometimes here on these lesser known 80's films. As soon as the movie kicks in the camera is panning into this alien ship where these little naked aliens are stalking around with their laser guns. These aliens are so ugly their cute and they have almost an Gremlins feel with how adorable they are. It jumps to 1959 and changes from color to black and white and continues with the neon intro credits which really pop out at you. It jumps again to 1986 and back to color and the whole movie is set around a collage campus and group of students. You think there are multiple story lines going on at first and then it all comes together in the end for a good story line that keeps you interested. You could sum this up by saying; aliens turn people and animals into zombies on a collage campus while a cop battles his inner demons. The special affects are great and totally worth a watch with some good moments of suspense and some subtle comedic banter between the actors. There is an homage to Plan 9 which as we all know is a Sci-Fi, Horror, comedy, underdog cult classic. Night of the Creeps is the same type of movie and even sometimes has a Twin Peaks vibe with the tension that is built between the action sequences. This is a great movie that just takes me back to the old days and does a fantastic job of melding the 50's and 80's horror styles. There is a fantastic life sized animatronic zombie that looks similar to the Crypt Keeper and it was really crazy to see a zombie that wasn't portrayed by a live actor. The way this film ties together aliens and zombies is just totally unique you must see this to believe it. There is a lawnmower kill scene that I and many people I'm sure thought was only something you would see in Dead Alive. But let me tell you, check your dates...this one came first! Night of the Creeps also stars some high caliber actors the likes of which are; Jason Lively, Tom Atkins and David Paymer. I highly recommend this movie. You can watch it streaming on Crackle or you can rent if from Netflix. Kvlt
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