My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)

Very best movie i ever watch

Don't Believe the Hype

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Well, darlings - Here we go again - Kim Basinger plays Celeste Martin, the "dumbest-bimbo-of-an-alien" to ever set foot on the face of this goddamn planet.This so-called Sci-Fi/Romance/Comedy was obviously geared to totally capitalize on Basinger's chilling facade of beauty. And at every opportunity it did just that.You know, I, for one, am sure relieved that this flick didn't try to capitalize on Basinger's brains - 'Cause if that were the case we'd all really be in for the scare of a lifetime.Celeste's ridiculous mission here on Earth is to find the means to reverse the effects of a ray that was sent from our planet to hers, which has drastically altered the gravity situation there.Unfortunately, the idiot creator of this ray, scientist, Steven Mills (played by that big, fat, lard-assed, doofus, Dan Aykroyd) doesn't even know how the hell to re-create it. Thinking Mills to be a total liar, Celeste, naturally, resorts to (what else?, but) sexual seduction and (get this) the promise of marriage to get Mills to cough up the secret.Like, talk about low-brow comedy at its all-time lowest. There wasn't a single, solitary funny, or worthwhile joke in this entire film.You know, I had always thought that beings from other worlds would be of a far superior intelligence to that of human beings. But this flick proves this assumption to be utterly erroneous - Especially when you've got the likes of that bimbo-brained Basinger at the helm, as a space traveler.

My Stepmother Is an AlienEvery kid thinks their dad's new wife is an alien - a buxom blonde alien that graduated from their high school last year.However, in the case of this sci-fi/comedy, all concerns of step-parental unearthliness are valid.When Steven's (Dan Aykroyd) experiment involving transmitting radio waves into space disrupts an alien planets atmosphere, an envoy, Celeste (Kim Basinger), is dispatched to investigate the potential threat.On Earth, she takes on the guise of a shapely female, who the recently widowed scientist takes an instant shine to.However, Celeste's unorthodox behaviour causes Steven's daughter (Alyson Hannigan) to question her new mother's origins.Meanwhile, Celeste's human experiences cause her to question her planet's imminent invasion.Though marred by hokey effects, a hackneyed script and cornball performances, My Stepmother Is an Alien does have a generous dose of kitschy 80s charm.Incidentally, an extraterrestrial/human marriage involves way fewer appendages than a polyamory one. (Yellow Light)vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Update at November 2008 The title is so perfect for this particular Buffy – Pie fan.Viewing this feature by the standards of the best Science Fiction and Giddy Fiction in the 2000's will show this to be flawed, but I do not love this just for itself.This is dated 1988 and by the standards of SF features of around 1960 it is actually awesome. I do not know how much of that early stuff I could still watch today. I can watch and enjoy this.Alyson is often the flaw in this feature, but is also occasionally a gem. Both of those sides occur in Buffy, along with some other facets, but with the flaws a lot less dominant. In that context I find even the flaws to be optimistic. Hannigan has matured so much.This is a starting point in a big role. Alyson, age 14ish, is clearly Alyson in both this and Buffy, that is until Black Willow took over.I had understood the Buffy unaired pilot to be essential, but checking detail on that it is more a rough of part of season 1 episode 1, more a historian sort of thing. This, Alyson 2 by the filmography that I have seen, is a few notches above that level. There are hidden puzzles such as the second date, but there is more, as if reality noticed this feature and blatantly paid homage.Alyson 1 is Impure Thoughts, 1985 or 1986 depending on the measure. AH is around age 11 and has a really small role. To me it is okay, but anyone who did not have a Catholic education might find it to be the opposite of essential viewing as regards Buffy background.

This movie definitely falls under the "so bad it's funny" category. It is easily one of the most absurd Hollywood movies ever. Some of it almost feels like a Bugs Bunny cartoon starring SNL alums. The writer and director were either in the middle of a massive hallucinogen binge or had just gotten done watching like forty billion bad 1950s movies in a row.Akroyd is mostly boring, but the look on his face when the ultra sexy Basinger puts the moves on him is priceless -- you can tell he's been in that situation before. The best acting in the movie probably comes from the dog, but as far as human actors go, Alyson Hannigan (the daughter) is an entertaining and refreshing break from the pouty, "my parents are so lame" cardboard cutouts found in most 80s and 90s comedies.One of the funniest things I've ever seen comes at the party after the wedding. It lasts about a split second, but the band's keyboard player does the goofiest, most ridiculous 'pretending to make music' acting job ever.Bottom line: the story and dialogue are so completely ludicrous that depending on how goofy a sense of humor you have, this will either be the worst or the funniest movie you'll ever see.