The Rewatch Party 240 - Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park - RIP Ace Frehley (1978)

Ok, it's FINALLY time to talk Miller's Crossing.  Talking about a real film.  A masterpiece.  A thing that involves acting and cameras that were pointed at things on purpose.  Or so we thought.  For one shining moment.   But no.  People keep dying and so instead we are here to honor the late, great Ace Frehley by wrestling with the low budget, low quality, made for TV hype-fest known as Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. Nick, Anthony, and Elise recount ninety six minutes of commercial breaks disguised as a movie.  Fair Weather Manny takes another hall pass and risks getting relegated to Geoff.  We get villains in underground lairs, a gorilla chained up for reasons no human can explain, Gene Simmons sounding like he swallowed a box fan, and a performance from KISS that looks exactly as good as KISS actually looks.  There are fights, mummies, kabuki dancers, malfunctioning rides, and the CONSTANT reminder: KISS is performing tonight!  This production had more ADR than plot and more confusion than continuity.  Join Abner's clones in wondering why are we here. Still, there is joy in the pain.  There are puns.  There are jokes about platform boots and worrying about hypnotized fans.  There is the proud moment when we all realize we are watching this so you can listen Frehley.  This is not a journey to take alone.  Grab a drink, grab a friend, and let's power through to a brighter tomorrow.