Written and directed by Larry Cohen. Starring Michael Moriarty, David Carradine, Candy Clark, Richard Roundtree, James Dixon, Malachy McCourt and Fred J. Scollay.
Plot: Quetzalcoatl, an Aztec deity and man-eating, flying serpent, hunts and kills in New York City.
Jimmy (Moriarty) is a flunky running from the cops and from some of his fellow goons, when he finds a monster’s lair in a NY skyscraper. He’s whiny and stupid and not a hero. Meanwhile, the cops (led by Carradine and Roundtree) find out that the people dying probably have to do with this Aztec thing, but it is about a god or about a monster? Is it someone or something? Turns out, it’s both.
The movie is interesting, but mostly it’s silly. Like, when they finally find the guy and it takes forever to kill him. They shoot him like 57 times before he goes down and even then it’s so melodramatic. I think that’s the best word for the entire film: melodramatic. We didn’t really like it and it certainly wasn’t frightening enough for us to recommend to anyone.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I love comic books. I'm particularly into anything X-Men related and everything Harley Quinn.
2. My celebrity crush is Chris Evans (AKA Captain America). He's even more political than I am and he's not afraid to show it, plus he's really, really hot.
3. I love baseball and more importantly the Boston Red Sox, even though I've never even been to Boston. LOL
4. If I won the lottery tomorrow, after paying off my debts, I'd buy a smallish house somewhere in Southern California. I have got to get out of Texas.
5. My cartoon hero is Tina Belcher. Her and I share a soul.
6. I've been rescuing dogs since I was a teenager and firmly believe that fur babies belong inside and on the furniture.
7. I'm very much addicted to Hallmark Channel. I love their sappy movies, especially the Christmas ones.
8. I have 2 tattoos. An "E" on my ankle for my first lost fur baby. And a ladybug on my wrist named George after George Romero told me he liked it. May he RIP.
9. I'm a bit of a night owl. Not that I go out a lot, it's just that I prefer to be up at night and asleep during the day. I'm a vampire like that.
10. I have an unhealthy relationship with potato chips. My favorite are Herr's Sour Cream & Onion.
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