Forbidden World (1982) [Blu-ray]
Horror | Sci-Fi

Roger Corman's Cult Classics The definition of cinematic rubbish!

Tagline: If it moves, and it's not one of us, shoot it.

On the planet Xarbia, an experimental life-form known as Subject 20 has been created by an elite group of scientists in hopes of preventing a major galactic food crisis. However, instead of prolonging life, Subject 20 is destroying it, and the man-eating organism poses a double threat because it constantly changes its genetic structure. Bounty hunter Mike Colby is called in to investigate but soon suspects that the scientists are keeping something from him, and he discovers why . . . Subject 20 is half-human

Could there be a movie better suited to playing the part of Poster Child for exploitation cinema? Forbidden World -- also known as Mutant and Subject 20 -- is a monument to the lowest rung of the cinematic ladder, a shining example of cheap thrills, excessive gore, and pointless sex and nudity. A Sci-Fi/Horror movie built on a flimsy plot for what was undoubtedly a microscopic budget, Forbidden World features a consistently dank and unwelcoming atmosphere; it's the sort of movie that can almost give off a nasty stench just by watching it, thanks in large part to some pretty grotesque visuals that include, but are not limited to, holes in heads, slowly-decaying bodies, yanked-out organs, ripped-off limbs, and spraying blood. That's all well and good -- Forbidden World is pretty effective in that area -- but it otherwise plays out as a laughably bad smorgasbord of all things low rent, including some terrible special effects, a lousy electronic score, middling acting, and a whole lot of nudity that serves no real purpose other than as an added enticement to see the movie through some X-rated trailer. Still, flaws and all, Forbidden World is in a way a fun little diversion for those that can stomach its nastiness and don't mind that everything else is about as on-the-cheap as moviemaking comes.

[CSW] -2- I suppose I've lost my humor and enjoyment of campy cinematic rubbish. This IS a true Roger Corman Cult Classic that I would have enjoyed in my younger days but today it just didn't seem to measure up. Better luck next time. I was going to rent Galaxy of Terror (1981) another Roger Corman Cult Classic, but canceled it after seeing this one.

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