S1E27: Forbidden World/Fighting Aliens, Clothing Optional

After being stymied by streaming services on a few other options to continue May's Roger Corman retrospective, we land on another Alien-style knockoff. This one does divide Brandon and Steve a bit and give a glimpse in their different movie-grading criteria. Brandon likes this one for it's splattery, campy toplessness. Steve expects more in terms of production value, set design, and writing. Tell us if you've heard this before. An experiment goes wrong at a space research facility. Expert problem-solver is sent in to investigate the problem. He recommends killing the troublesome critter while it's small and containable. Scientists disagree and ask him to sleep on it. By morning, it's too late and the critter has become ginormous and is killing everyone. In addition, Steve airs some grievances he has with AMC theater's new contactless policies and Brandon mentions a couple cultural differences he noticed while on holiday in Scotland. Steve continues with the next chapter in his Roger Corman biography. Forbidden World Final Grades Steve: James Cameron wasn't in the building for this one, so this iteration of a Corman knock-off of a previous Alien-knockoff falls flat. Can't get over the styrofoam trays as walls. Good special effects don't make up for being well below-average in every other respect. 2.46/5 Brandon While this wasn't as "good" a movie as Galaxy of Terror, the campy, splattering Skinemax qualities hit in the "entertainment" category slightly better than its predecessor. Acting scared of a thing you can see is easier than acting scared of a thing you haven't seen, so the flick had an easier formula to pull off. 4.02/5 Cocktail of the Week: Forbidden Sour 1 1/2 oz Your Favorite Bourbon 1 oz Pomegranate Liqueur 1/2 oz Fresh-Squeezed Lemon Juice 1/2 oz Simple Syrup Shake all ingredients over ice and strain into lowball/rocks glass and garnish with a lemon slice. Cocktail Grade: Pomegranate adds a slightly different flavor profile to one of our favorite cocktails. A nice twist on the classic whiskey sour. Would definitely drink again. 5/5 ------------------ Contact us with feedback or cocktail/movie recommendations to: [email protected] X: @boozeandbmovies Instagram: @boozeandbmovies Threads: @boozeandbmovies www.facebook.com/boozeandbmovies