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Lately, it seems like many of the movies/shows are just a rehash or reboot of things that have already been done. And so I started to dive into the past. It's been fun, but I find myself losing track of which ones I’ve seen and whether or not I enjoyed them. Sometimes the titles themselves just don't tell me enough to remember.

I wouldn’t have voluntarily watched a lot of these movies when I was younger. It’s strange how interests change. That goes for what I read, too. I have another blog that explores books. I’m mostly reading older fiction and memoirs, and some of the books have led me to movies/shows and vice versa. In those cases, I may post the book review over here as well.

There will be spoilers, which is different than my book reviews. That’s mostly because I want to have enough information to help me remember what I’ve seen. I’m getting older. The brain doesn’t cooperate like it used to. What can I say? The gray hairs are catching up with me!

Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Incredible Melting Man - 1977

This is one of those random movies I threw on the list to watch. It seemed like it would be a fun horror movie.

Astronauts head out to Saturn where seeing the sun through the rings has deadly consequences. Two out of the three men die, and the third is...melting. He escapes from his hospital bed and starts murdering people.

I started out liking this one. The guy was gooey, and the doctor trying to track him down had zero personality. I was especially fond of his tactic of tracking the melting man with a Geiger counter and nothing else. What did he plan on doing when he found him? I also really wanted to know how they got back from Saturn, but they just glossed over that minor detail.

But then, it started to really drag. It was right around the time the comic relief old people stopped at the orchard. I kept checking to see how much time was left. The melting man was gory, as expected. And I was okay with the blood, but the pus was straight up gross and not for me. The end was also pretty disappointing. The only people I really cared about were the sheriff and the general, and the movie wasn't kind to either of them.

I wouldn't watch this movie again. My favorite part was definitely when the doctor was chasing around the melting man with his Geiger counter, calling out for his friend in his monotone voice. "steve. where are you steve? i'm here to help you, steve." I think he almost showed emotion once, but it was a false alarm. Once he made it to the top of the stairs, he was back to his paper personality. Even when his life was on the line, nothing shook him from his constant state of indifference. "help me, steve. i'm going to fall, steve. help me." I was glad when it was over.

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