Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

So much average

Sadly Over-hyped

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I am a great fan of Vincent Price, so I thought I would enjoy Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. I did reasonably, but disappointingly it is a long way from a good movie. The score is great, as are the songs, the opening song is a classic. The locations are also lovely as are the girls/ladies, while Fred Clark does have an amusing running gag and Vincent Price and Frankie Avalon while very hammy seem to be having a ball here. However, I do agree that the mix of locations and projections in the big chase sequences are distracting and jarring. The story is awfully silly with no real surprises and one too many scenes where it becomes very leaden, while the dialogue is so cheesy it makes you roll your eyes and the gags, with a few exceptions, come very fatigued. In conclusion, not terrible but not particularly good either. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Dr. Goldfoot (Vincent Price) has devised a plan that's either genius or completely stupid. He has an army of robot women, beautiful as can be, that he will send off to marry rich men and have the men sign over their fortunes. Soon, if all works out, Goldfoot will be the richest man alive! Let it be said that to enjoy this film, you need to like camp, 1960s sensibilities (go go dancing for no reason) and Vincent Price. If you like those things, this will be a treat for you. Made around the same time as his Corman-directed Poe stories (and for the same production company) here Price gets to be a little bit sillier...Although Price does a great job, and Frankie Avalon plays a good spy, the real credit should go to Susan Hart, who played Robot #11 (Diane). She wasn't just beautiful, but acted professionally and comically and delivered her lines as if she meant them (which may have been hard to do). None of the other robots get as much screen time ,and that's alright: Hart really has the performance nailed.I think this film has somewhat disappeared. Not being technically "horror", Price fans may overlook it. And they may be the key audience -- the spoof of the spy genre is evident, but there are better spy spoofs to be had. Having spawned two sequels (one directed by Mario Bava), this film has an important place in film history. I loved it and I suspect you will, too.

Vincent Price is an out and out legend, and unsurprisingly, this film is often neglected in discussions about the great actors output and that's a good thing, as it's not among his best work. The film is clearly not meant to be taken seriously and reminded me of Austin Powers, though not in a good way as it fails for all the reasons Austin Powers works. The film appears to be spoofing the likes of James Bond, but the jokes aren't funny and the spoofing is way off-cue. The plot revolves around a mad doctor using robots that look like beautiful girls to enslave powerful men (kind of like the Fembots in Austin Powers). The best thing about the film is, of course, Vincent Price and his hammy acting style is revved up the max for this one and it does actually work quite well. Or at least it would if the jokes were funny. Somehow American International Pictures managed to get The Supremes to sing the title song, and while it fits the camp style of the film; it's a highly irritating piece that is liable to get stuck in your head. It's even worse for me, not being a Supremes fan. As you can probably guess from the title, this is a highly camp film and that may appeal to some people, but as far as I'm concerned; it's is a dire comedy with little to recommend it for. Interestingly, the film received a sequel a year later that bizarrely was directed by the great Mario Bava. I've heard it's even worse than this one...but I know I'll still end up seeing it for the people involved.

Maybe the title is a bit off putting. You probably shouldn't tell your parents or girlfriend that your watching this film unless they're already familiar with the film. The movie isn't necessarily great, but its funnier than that Flint guy (If you aren't familiar with 1967's Our Man Flint then consider yourself lucky). Not quite as good as Casino Royale(the old one not the 2006 film) but its fairly close.The Pit and the Pendulum scene was hilarious. As usual the Doctor in the Vincent Price movie dies, but this time Price is the doctor. I recommend this movie if you enjoy slap-stick, Vincent Price making an idiot out of himself, or fans of the sixties bikini comedies.