1964
Nicholas Webster
Nicholas Webster
Martian family-man, Kimar (Leornard Hicks) is worried about
the children of Mars and their obsession with Earth and Santa Claus in
particular. He takes the terrible advice of elder Martian, Chochem (Carl Don), flies
a ship crewed with idiots and back-stabbers: Dropo (Bill McCutcheon) and Voldar
(Vincent Beck) respectively, and heads to Earth to kidnap Santa Claus and take him
back to Mars to bring presents to Martian kids.
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen this movie
(enough to know there were scenes missing in a recent revival screening that
happened around the U.S. last year, much to my shame). It’s colorful and schmaltzy and without a
single intelligent moment. Voldar is far and away the most interesting
character and you shouldn’t feel too bad wishing he’d finish off those annoying
Earth kids. Things slow down after the North Pole attack but then again it’s
hard to top the charm of Torg, the cardboard robot and the fakest polar bear
ever put to film.
So, in summation: I pretty much love it. Hooray for Sant-y
Claus!
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