Attack of the Killer B-Movies (1995 TV Movie) User Reviews

The best thing on at midnight in the 90s

[AutisticMajor · 5/10 · 24 January 2016]

I vaguely remember this television show from late night TV. It aired on Global in Atlantic Canada, around midnight. I don't recall any sort of theme, just the introduction, which lacked any mention of Elvira.

The theme was a catchy sort of song "The Killer B-Movies are coming.. thrillers and chillers, the Killer B-Movies are here" something like that.

The films appeared as episodes, one episode for each movie. Two were shown back to back.

The episodes I remember are "The Wasp Woman," "Monster from the Green Hell," "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters," "Killers From Space," "The Brain from Planet Arous," and "The Giant Gila Monster".

They were rather entertaining and campy. "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters" was my favourite. I liked them at the time, but I'm not sure I could watch them today.

Weird. Just weird!

[VinnieRattolle · 11 October 2006]

"Attack of the Killer B-Movies" has to be the strangest special that Elvira has ever hosted. Elvira (Cassandra Peterson) joins stars of then-NBC Saturday morning teen shows: Dustin Diamond and Natalia Cigliuti ("Saved by the Bell: The New Class"), William James Jones and Kelly Packard ("California Dreams") and Megan Parlen ("Hang Time"). Sitting in a living room set, they all settle in to watch colorized -- and heavily edited -- versions of four classic z-movies ("The Wasp Woman," "Monster from the Green Hell," "The Navy Vs. The Night Monsters," and "Killers From Space"). In the tradition of "Mystery Science Theatre," the six then interrupt the films every 30 seconds with one-liners, gags plus promotion for other NBC programs(!?).

I have to wonder what the creators of this special were thinking. To cast Elvira would be one thing, to cast the teens would be another. But the combo comes across as awkward with Elvira seated alone on the opposite side of the room, all but removed from interaction with the teens, who are seated together on a couch. There are some funny wisecracks from both camps, but the special comes off as little more than a curio to fans of both Elvira's and the teen shows.