Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is one of those movies that’s like: “Have I seen this movie?” Have I seen part of it, all of it, or NONE of it? I feel certain that I’ve at least seen the cartoon version. I wanted to give a focused watch of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) and decide what I REALLY thought of this movie.
There were A LOT of tomatoes in the film. It was just nonstop. I am very good at math (despite having such a low IQ), but even I couldn’t count the number of tomatoes on screen. We’re only talking addition here! That’s just plus one each time! So that really tells you something about the sheer volume of tomatoes involved. Now, some critics may hold the opposite viewpoint and say there weren’t NEARLY ENOUGH tomatoes. I can’t tell you not to believe them, because Dis Drawma Kingg believes we should all interpret information ourselves and form our own opinions! If I say something stoopid and another person says something stoopider, ONLY YOU can decide which one was a greater waste of your time!
Break time for an unrelated superhero story:
William Aris became a superhero 2 years ago, but he doesn’t know it yet. One day he woke up with his head feeling a bit off, and he now had the power of persuasion! However, after all this time he still hasn’t figured out that he possesses these superhuman abilities! He just goes about his normal life, oblivious to what is really happening in his social interactions.
Monday Morning – William is getting his normal coffee-before-work. He is next in line at the Possibly Good Coffee House when the famous local barista, Katie Nightfire, says:
Katie Nightfire: What will it be today?
William Aris: Can I have a house coffee?
Katie Nightfire: Sure! Here you go. Have a nice day!
William Aris: But I haven’t paid yet.
Katie Nightfire: Well you asked if you could have one, and I agreed. No need to give me any money.
William Aris: But I WANT to pay you. Can I please pay you?
Katie Nightfire: Well I’ll be… I suppose you can.
Things like this happened all the time to William without him realizing the cause. Luckily, he had a fairly calm and relaxed personality. In terms of his personal morals — he held the principle: “Whenever confronted with choosing good or evil, it probably made sense to choose good.” So of all the people in the world that could have received this great power, we actually got lucky in a way with William. Eventually he would find out that he had powers and would even become known as an accomplished superhero that saves innocent lives!
To be continued in DRAWMA KINGG SIDEQUEST #2…
Final Tomato Thoughts: 6/10 Crowns if I let myself write off the tasteless parts as unremarkable for the time period. It was an impressive film for the size of the budget. I was also impressed with the level of effort they put into areas such as the soldier dance scene. I was in no way blown away by Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, but I can understand its historical significance when it comes to intentionally campy horror movies. Is it worth watching? Ehhh… probably only if you particularly like that sub genre of horror or if you want to see how a movie can be made without a multi-million dollar budget.
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