I'm a big fan of MST3K, but some of their film choices are not good. 'This Island Earth', 'Son of Godzilla' and 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' are all classic films, and while I have no problems with that, it appears that people that post reviews on here only see the MST3K versions, and skew the film ratings on this site. Bear in mind that MST3K often use badly edited, washed out and, in the case of foreign language film, badly dubbed (by Americans) copies of films. I suggest that people post reviews of MST3K episodes on the appropriate page on here (ie the page devoted to each episode of MST3K).
On to Projected Man itself, it's a decent take on the matter- transmitter-gone-wrong theme first seen in The Fly nearly ten years earlier. In truth, the influence was more likely the British sequel, Curse of the Fly, made one year earlier.
Bryant Haliday makes for a good twisted (both mentally and physically) villain. The main problem with the film is that nothing interesting is really done with the monster, although there are a few creepy scenes, including the claiming of his first victims. This would be fine if the concept of the matter transmitter was original, but obviously it isn't. But at least Doctor Who fans will enjoy seeing Ronald Crisp (from The Dominators/Ambassadors of Death).
Overall, an average film, which I'd normally give a six, but due to it's ridiculously low rating on here, I've given it a ten.
On to Projected Man itself, it's a decent take on the matter- transmitter-gone-wrong theme first seen in The Fly nearly ten years earlier. In truth, the influence was more likely the British sequel, Curse of the Fly, made one year earlier.
Bryant Haliday makes for a good twisted (both mentally and physically) villain. The main problem with the film is that nothing interesting is really done with the monster, although there are a few creepy scenes, including the claiming of his first victims. This would be fine if the concept of the matter transmitter was original, but obviously it isn't. But at least Doctor Who fans will enjoy seeing Ronald Crisp (from The Dominators/Ambassadors of Death).
Overall, an average film, which I'd normally give a six, but due to it's ridiculously low rating on here, I've given it a ten.