It's only taken me like 10 years or so to get around to this one. Thanks to Tubi, I can finally check this one off of my List...
The first one involves playing non-stop Polka until someone can guess the combination to a lock on these chains.
A suspicious Reporter sees through this...until she gets distracted by the sight of a UFO.
Time to for Not Lois Lane to get on the case!
Well, she's right, but she doesn't know what it is up to.
While she's looking into a man who was reportedly attacked by it, the creature goes to the Station (which was right next to) and takes over.
Now the DJ is trapped inside asking for help, but, since he has a history of publicity stunts, nobody believes him.
He's just like Orson Welles...in this one exact detail alone.
It uses the Radio Station to target women who listen to it, give them bizarre fantasies (basically mini-Music Videos) and then abduct them.
If you're wondering why it needs the second to last part, I'm going with 'Charles Band said so.'
Will they succeed in collecting their targets (aka the only women in the Film)? Will a common, household product save the day? Will the Soundtrack make me not fear the Reaper?
To find out, stream the Film now.
A fun, if confusing Film. Is this a Film? Is this a pretense to string together a bunch of Music Videos? Yes and yes. The basic Plot here is simple enough. Aliens are bad and want to kidnap ladies. If you need to know why, too bad. If you need any real motivation, again, too bad. This isn't one of those Films that is worried about why things happen. I mean, why does the Alien need to hypnotize the women through a full musical performance to teleport her into the jar? Does it need the time to charge up? Why is the Alien grabbing these women? Dunno. The reason to watch this Film is for the weird, dated feel of it. The Music Video parts are fun bits of fluff. None of the Songs are mind-blowing, but they are enjoyable. The 2nd one has a 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' vibe to it. The Video came out in late 1991 and this came out in mid-1992, so...coincidence? The one for the Nurse is especially-notable, since it features a full-face Clown Mask that is reminiscent of Conan O'Brien. Outside of those numbers, the Film is pretty meh though. The Leads aren't that engaging to me, so I was just kind of waiting for the good parts. The Special Effects- sparse as they are- hold up pretty well. All in all, Bad Channels is a decent time-waster that shows what Full Moon could do before it was just Puppet Master and Clip Show DVDs. Of course, it does also lead to this actual waste of time...
Next week, another long-forgotten addition to my Queue. I'd tell you more...but I don't even know.
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