Terror in the Midnight Sun / Invasion of the Animal People (Special Edition)
by Virgil W. Vogel
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Actor: Åke Grönberg, Barbara Wilson, Bengt Blomgren, Robert Burton, Sten GesterDirector: Virgil W. Vogel
Brand: Image Entertainment
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 1.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Black & White, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Special Edition
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 150 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-07-10
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Image Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Terror in the Midnight Sun / Invasion of the Animal People (Special Edition)
DVD Review: Lesson: Do Not Let Jerry Warren Touch Your Movie!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great double feature from the great folks at Something Weird. The premise here is that it is a double feature of essentially the same movie. The first film, "Terror in the Midnight Sun" was Sweden's first, and to date, last giant creature monster movie, and was originally titled "Rymd: Invasion i Lappland". It stars American skater Barbara Wilson as the love interest of a young scientist. It features one of the silliest giant furry creatures with tusks I have ever seen, who inexplicably is brought to Earth by two aliens in a purpose made meteor. After laying waste to half of a Lapp village, the creature has a run in with some primitive Lapp villagers who are none too amused. Their aggression causes the hasty retreat of the meteor (and proves that the director knows how to make the film run backwards.) It is a harmless and pleasant Swedish monster movie romance, and I thoroughly enjoyed it for the cheese value.
Cranking up the cheese-o-meter is the second feature, "Invasion of the Animal People" by famous (OK, infamous) director Jerry Warren ("Wild World of Batwoman", "Frankenstein Island") who, true to form, re-edits this fine Swedish horror film into a total mess that is virtually incomprehensible, and features new footage of always charismatic John Carradine and Katherine "Batwoman" Victor. This time Carradine is a narrator and gets to ramble on about scientific sounding things that have no basis in the real world (or in this film, for that matter.) I enjoyed comparing the two versions of the film, but must admit that I laughed more at the "Invasion of the Animal People" simply because it makes close to zero sense, which, of course, is why I love Jerry Warren. It is absolutely delightful to savor the ludicrousness of this work of genius.
Up to that point I was going to give the DVD five stars, but for once the extras take it down a notch. First there is an episode of "13 Demon Street" starring a depressed looking Lon Chaney, Jr. It is interesting only in that it has Swedish subtitles, but is otherwise snore inducing. There are several Swedish movie trailers that have some adult content that spoils an otherwise family suitable DVD. Their worst offense is being boring. And finally there is an absolutely terrifying and genuinely sick short called "Lapland Reindeer Ritual", which started off very normally as a documentary on reindeer herding, but ends up with the most horrifying and genuinely disturbing (not to mention disgusting) scene that I have ever witnessed. Next time someone offers to explain the customary method of fattening reindeer up for market, say "No!" as loud as you can, put your fingers in your ears, and leave the room rapidly, singing a you go, to positively insure you will not learn how this is done. Trust me.
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