You’re at home one Friday or Saturday night, it’s late,
you’re alone, aimlessly flipping through channels, thinking to yourself, “I
should just get up and put in a movie.” But you know that you’re far too lazy for
that and figure that if you search long enough, surely you’ll find something
worth watching. Then, as if by divine intervention, you land on a random
channel you’ve never heard of, maybe it’s your local cable access provider, and
they’re playing an old black and white B-movie. There’s a dashing young man
driving a car, a buxom young lady with a ditzy disposition in the passenger
seat, and just when you’re about continue your search, zap, a flying saucer
comes out of nowhere, and you’re hooked. We’re talking cheesy, campy, and you
wish you had some buddies around to help you make fun of this, Mystery
Science Theater 3000 style. You can see the string holding up the
UFO, and you can’t believe how wooden the dialogue is, but at the same time,
the movie is totally endearing, and you thoroughly enjoy your time spent
together.
