It's Alive It's Alive dracula lugosi 2008-08-30 21:58:51 2008-08-30 21:58:51 5 Yeah, I'm talking about Kirk's career. How does a kid go from working for Walt Disney to working for Larry Buchanan? And such a fast drop, too. I hope the kid had a parachute. With that said, I will give this flick some credit. After all, Larry buchanan was known for making z-grade remakes of b-movies, and at least this was no remake. But the monster was used in an earlier movie of Larry's. Let's Do The Tommy Kirk Slide guyzilla 2009-04-16 05:08:50 2009-04-16 05:07:48 2 There are two ways to view this film. While on the surface it's a cheapo monster flick peopled with lost innocents lost in the clutches of a crazy backwoods hick, there's a lot more going on beneath the surface of Larry Buchanan's It's Alive. Produced from a discarded AIP screenplay by Richard Matheson, It's Alive! becomes a metaphor for the "old age" giving way to the "new age" and the death of the old. Yes, even b-movies can be thought-provoking at times, so based largely on the story-within-the-story, I'd give it 5 stars based on the actors, storyline and direction alone...but the ineffective (in this film) monster costume subtracts one star. The last of Larry B's Azalea Pictures 8-movie deal with AIP, it looks like he was growing weary of cranking out $25,000 films by the time this was shot. It's Alive! is a very strange, but oddly fun film, definitely Larry B's darkest effort. More Than Meets The Eye? cosmicola 2009-07-06 13:26:08 2009-06-16 03:05:06 4 Check out the maniacle laughter at 42:43. Also: "With each new horrible act he tried to out-do the last..." How do you top a dead mouse on her dinner plate? After she falls asleep blow a referee's whistle in her ear! You can tell there were some sick minds that put this baby together. FUNNY AS HELL! SASKATCHEWAN 2009-06-24 06:09:21 2009-06-24 06:09:21 5 Whooo, Bad on many levels, but I must admit, I was so glad to see Norman die. I just had hoped it would have been more horrible. Good Guy New Yorkers meet Evil Southerners. They are going to L.A. The End? I am not going to disect this film. It is too easy. I did find it amusing, so...5 stars. It Might be Alive Crod Rootnum 2009-08-05 05:51:14 2009-08-05 05:51:14 5 The acting is excellent. I'd give it 5 stars. But the plot is... well. Well! Albert Schlef 2010-04-26 10:09:30 2010-04-26 10:09:30 2 This is actually based on an unused script that was going to star PETER LORRE as the madman! Would have paid to see that, but I'm glad Bucky's version is free! 3 stars for the LONGEST flashback in movie history that didn't involve the whole film. Remake? skybandit 2010-04-26 10:52:45 2010-04-26 10:52:45 3 7 3.71