I was wondering if Chariots of the Gods would make a good target for MST3K? It is a dreary little piece based upon the book by the same name. Beautiful photography and a snoozefest of an audio track. Would a pseudoscience movie be worth a laugh?
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Maybe. It is a bit boring, but could work. However, I think this is not âprimeâ MST3K material imo.
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Ancient Astronaut Theorists⌠say yes.
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A book also brought to the screen by Making Contactâs Roland Emmerich as Stargate!
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Huh?
But I LIKE Vangelis!
Oh. Wait.
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I saw it in the theater and at the line, âexperts agree that the animal was alive when killed,â I said, âmost are alive when killed.â I said it out loud and my section got a much-needed laugh. NOTE: I had not intended to say it out loud, it just happened. The very boring nature might work to make gags.
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Wouldnât be chosen. Too known of a quantity and a Best Picture Oscar Winner. No way Kinga would say âWelcome to the Nightmare fueled world that isâ Chariots of Fire (1981).
Running could be the new rock climbing. And Vangelis rules! Wait, they said Gods not Fire⌠Wrong chariots.
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I donât think so. IMO the once youâve riffed on Van Danikenâs basic premise, thereâs not that much to say. The PBS Nova special by Carl Sagan does that with a side helping of unintentional humor. The movies itself is, how youâve described, kind of relaxing but not poorly made. Itâs certainly no Boggy Creek 2.
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I think the interesting part of this question is âsuch asâ.
Because, if weâre beinâ honest, Chariots of the Gods?* is the gold-standard in its class. Nominated for an Oscar and one of the top 10 grossing films of 1970, itâs also pretty dry and straightforward. It lacks a lot of things that make riffing interesting.
Now, some of the movies that followed in the wake of CotG? might work as they dabbled in things like special effects and re-enactments. Sunn Classic pictures and that ilk. At some point, you reach that convergence of Monster A-Go-Go or Ed Wood-style exposition combined with comparably low-budget sets and acting.
* The book used the question mark at the end, the movie did not, but I prefer it with. Sort of like preferring âThe End?â
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The visuals are nice, but the dialog is filled with strange comments and claims that might be able to be torn to pieces. The movie is only relaxing when it is not listened to. Sort of a screensaver sort of thing.
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Chariots of the Gods (1970), not Chariots of Fire. I agree, Chariots of Fire would not work.
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Yes. I noticed it once I posted that. Apologies.
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No problem, I can see how it would happen.
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