Starring
Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor, Shawn Smith,
Lisa Montell, Christopher Dark. Directed by Edward Bernds.
(1956/80 min).
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Review
by Mr. Paws😸
Why
doesn't this stuff ever happen to me?
Four
astronauts returning from Mars get caught in a time warp and
crash-land on Earth 500 years in the future. Everyone they ever knew
died centuries earlier and returning to their own time is impossible. Worse yet, Earth is
post-apocalyptic wasteland, the result of a nuclear war. The few
humans left dwell underground to avoid tribes of murderous mutants who
roam the surface.
On
the plus side, the women of 2508 are long-legged beauties in
mini-skirts and stiletto heels. The astronauts may have been
sliderule-toting nerds in the old world, but since the males of the
future are all hopeless wimps, these guys are suddenly the fucking Marlboro
men, guns blazing and ready for love...after saving what's left of the human race, of course.
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| They got lost on the way to the Hogan's Heroes convention. |
When
the likes of leggy & luscious Nancy Gates is willing to throw
herself at Hugh Marlowe (who's always resembled a high school
science teacher), this place obviously has the potential to be a utopia. All
they gotta do is dispatch the butt-ugly mutants on the surface,
along with the occasional giant spider. This is a bit easier said
than done. The babes are on-board, and with Rod Taylor parading
around shirtless, who can blame them? However, the emasculated males
of the population need more convincing, not-to-mention learning how to man-up by making explosives.
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| "Do I know how to build a bazooka? Lady, I am a bazooka, if you know what I mean." |
World
Without End could only have been made in the fifties, when men
were men, women were mannequins and giant spiders looked like they were made at Build-a-Bear. And not once does it occur to anybody
that reintroducing weapons to a society that has learned to live
without them - because they already destroyed civilization once -
might start the whole vicious cycle over again. On
the other hand, the NRA could use the movie to promote the
societal benefits of good guys with guns.
In
other words, World Without End is a total hoot from beginning
to end. It's an endearingly silly film that plays like a
budget-conscious mash-up of The Magnificent Seven and H.G.
Well's The Time Machine (in fact, Wells' estate threatened to
sue the studio). Somewhat remarkably, this was filmed in CinemaScope,
which was usually reserved for more respectable epics. Folks who
fancy fine film feta are highly encouraged to seek out this forgotten
flick.
KITTY CONSENSUS:
PURR-R-R...LIKE A GOOD SCRATCH BEHIND THE EARS
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