Village of the Giants

As Netty says above,This movie is: Campy,Goofy,Imaginative. It begins with a great opening credits sequence-giant slow motion teenagers-hair flying, hips jerking,faces in ecstasy with the mastadon-like theme The Last Race by Jack Nitzsche lumbering in the background. This is followed by a classic opening scene wherein a pack of wacked out southern California teens spill out of their crashed powder-blue T-bird with the car radio blasting a song by the Beau Brummels and commence to slosh around in the sloppy,gooey mud with the rain streaming down all over their faces and tight clothes. They frug and watuzi and they shimmy wildly and twist and groove their brains out! Must be seen to be believed. Later on they all convene to the Whiskey A Go Go where the teens dance yet again to a live performance by the Beau Brummels,this time in the flesh. But the BEST part are two giant ducks who have nipped at the magical formula invented by boy genius Ron Howard and are waddling their feathers and hopping up and down to the music. A serious highlight in this movie is a long scene, mid-way, where the upstart,forumula nipping and now gigantic teens introduce themselves to the awe-struck townsfolk. They subject them to a display of wanton and lustful dancing and hip-shaking, all in slow motion and once again to the moanful dirge of Nitzsches Last Race. Really creepy! Other highlights include Freddie Cannon poping up out of nowhere to sing a peppy little number and a no-holds-barred dance performance by Toni Basil. This cult hit was picked by Mystery Science Theater to honor which should make it even BETTER but alas, THAT is not out on dvd yet but this is great fun all by itself!      5/11/11