I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 1973 sci-fi horror movie "Sssssss" here in 2022. I had never heard about the movie prior to actually sitting down to watch it. But I will say that the movie's cover and the synopsis was actually interesting and made me pick up the movie.
Sure, I wasn't harboring much of any expectations to the movie, given the fact that the movie was from 1973, and most likely had questionable special effects by today's standards. But of course I opted to give the movie a fair chance and watch what writers Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke had to offer.
Well, I have to state that "Sssssss" is a slow paced movie, so slow that you have to get about 79 minutes into the movie before it actually starts to become interesting. Yeah, up to that point, then "Sssssss" is a slow burner, and not a particularly interesting one at that. And with just 20 minutes or so left to go, the damage done to the movie was irreversible.
The concept behind "Sssssss" was good, but the movie was just too slow paced and lacking elements to keep the story captivating and interesting.
The movie does have Strother Martin and Dirk Benedicts in the leading roles, which definitely was something that helped win me over to sit down and watch "Sssssss".
I managed to sit through the entire movie, and the ending was just a slap in the face. Not going to give away the ending here, as you have to experience it on your own.
My rating of "Sssssss" from director Bernard L. Kowalski lands on a generous four out of ten stars.
Sure, I wasn't harboring much of any expectations to the movie, given the fact that the movie was from 1973, and most likely had questionable special effects by today's standards. But of course I opted to give the movie a fair chance and watch what writers Hal Dresner and Daniel C. Striepeke had to offer.
Well, I have to state that "Sssssss" is a slow paced movie, so slow that you have to get about 79 minutes into the movie before it actually starts to become interesting. Yeah, up to that point, then "Sssssss" is a slow burner, and not a particularly interesting one at that. And with just 20 minutes or so left to go, the damage done to the movie was irreversible.
The concept behind "Sssssss" was good, but the movie was just too slow paced and lacking elements to keep the story captivating and interesting.
The movie does have Strother Martin and Dirk Benedicts in the leading roles, which definitely was something that helped win me over to sit down and watch "Sssssss".
I managed to sit through the entire movie, and the ending was just a slap in the face. Not going to give away the ending here, as you have to experience it on your own.
My rating of "Sssssss" from director Bernard L. Kowalski lands on a generous four out of ten stars.