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ASTRAL FACTOR
(1976)
a.k.a. The Invisible Strangler
Quick Rating:
*
A cheesy, bad, B-movie from the 70s. We start out in a California state
hospital for the criminally insane, where a convict has learned how to turn
himself invisible. Yep, and it gets worse from there! He can
also make his eyes twinkle, and when he does that you don't know what is
going to happen! Your glasses could break, books could fall on you,
you could even be attacked by your own mattress! So we have to just
accept that he has these powers. He got them from reading books.
uh-huh. okay.
So, obviously he escapes, and the killing spree starts. You see, Mommy
didn't like her little invisible strangler, and he killed her. And
then went on to kill other women like her - the jet-set trendy celebrity
type. And he went to jail for it. Now, he's got some unfinished
business.
The movie is super cheesy. There's no cheaper effect to have an invisible
man strangle someone. And for some reason, this guy can turn himself
invisible, yet his breathing and heartbeat are super loud!? There's
no real point to the story. There's a bunch of totally forgettable
characters. The one you do remember - Candy - you'd like to forget.
Not sure what her purpose in this film was. But she can make one damn
spongy cake!
Don't bother wasting your time with this trash.
Tagline: "What you can't see... can kill you!"
Quality:
1.0 Visuals: 2.0 Intensity: 2.0 Laughability: 2.0
OVERALL RATING: 1.8
reviewed 2005
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