After having watched the Roger Corman-directed Gas-s-s-s, about the only positive thing I can say about it is that it gave me the inspiration for several possible titles for this post. Besides “It ain’t a gas”, I also considered using “A bad case of gas”, “This gas smells like methanethiol”, “Send it to the gas chamber”, and “I’ve got gas pains”. Feel free to submit your own suggestions.
#1 by Blake on November 11, 2010 - 12:16 pm
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Isn’t this one of the few movies that Corman actually lost money on?
#2 by Jen S on November 11, 2010 - 12:27 pm
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There’s nothing sadder than a premise that could have been a fantastic, or at least watchable movie, but is presented in a manner reminicent of a nine year old boy with ADD relating a dream he had a week ago. Flashes here and there of what could have been, but the majority of time is spent keeping a smile plastered on your face while praying for the ceiling to cave in.
#3 by The Beerman on November 11, 2010 - 1:36 pm
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Here’s how I summed up the film after the screening at B-Fest a few years ago: Gas-s-s-s Sucks Ass-s-s-s.
#4 by El Santo on November 12, 2010 - 8:59 am
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“They’re not a believable couple. In fact, both of them seem to think it’s okay for both of them to suddenly stray in a sexual manner with other people, then get back together a few minutes later with absolutely no consequences or discussions about it, which isn’t exactly endearing.”
My father, on being a miserable failure as a hippy: “So far as I could see, ‘free love’ just meant that some other guy was sleeping with your girlfriend.”
#5 by DamonD on November 15, 2010 - 5:32 am
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As soon as I encounter the word “zany” in the plot description, I tend to put the video back on the shelf.