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Before I begin I must fully admit that I am a HUGE Kiss fan. Why else would I have watched the film in the first place? It wasn't exactly a blockbuster. However, as a film fan, and often critic, I am able to be objective and shall attempt to be so.
Kiss meets the Phantom of the Park is best viewed as a spoof. I don't know if that was the intention, but if you try to take it seriously you will be very disappointed. For those of you who don't know, Kiss was one of the biggest bands in America in the 1970s and had a couple of hits in UK in the 1980s. Remember 'Crazy Nights'? And the awful, 'God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You'? At their peak and now, because they are trying to relive their youth, Kiss donned very thick black and white makeup and Halloween costumes. They took on personas representing their outfits- Gene Simmons (the one with the long tongue) was the demon, Paul Stanley was Starchild (lame), Peter Criss was the cat, and Ace Frehley was Space Ace (or SpaceD Ace so his reputation suggests).
In the film the suggestion is that Kiss live in their makeup constantly because they are in fact these people with special powers, e.g. Paul Stanley has a fabulous bionic eye, real 70s Bionic-man-esque effects. The story goes that they are performing in a theme park and there are mysterious disappearances. It is in fact the ride designer stealing people and turning them into animatronics. He makes his own Kiss robots and uses them to get Kiss into trouble with the aim of taking over the park. It's very scary, as you can imagine. Kiss naturally save the day (I don't think I've spoilt anything there) and perform a fab show enjoyed by all. And one lucky woman gets to spend the whole film with Kiss, bitch.
My cynical tone suggests I hate the film, I don't, it's fab. The acting is really bad, the effects are trash and the story is pretty lame, however it is 70s-tastic and should be shown every bank holiday Monday at 6.30pm, much more entertaining than Jumanji!
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28.07.2003 15:10
I've seen this film and thought it was ace - Gene Simmons is NOT dreamy though! ;oP Chris x