Supelice Dreadfully Boring

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Benas Mcloughlin Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

JohnHowardReid Director: ROBERT S. FIVESON. Screenplay: Myrl A. Schriebman, Robert S. Fiveson. Based on a screenplay by Ron Smith, Bob Sullivan. Story: Bob Sullivan. Photographed in Eastman Color by Max Beaufort. Film editor: Robert Gordon. Art director: Steve Nelson. Costumes: Dorinda Rice Wood. Music: Hod David Schudson. Producers: Myrl A. Schriebman, Robert S. Fiveson. Executive producer: Myrl A. Schriebman. A Group 1 production. Copyright 1979 by Group 1 Productions. Never theatrically released or broadcast in either the U.K. or Australia. 90 minutes. (Available on a Rhino DVD).Alternative title: PARTS: THE CLONUS HORROR. COMMENT: Extremely well-made sci-fi, a credit to all concerned, particularly Fiveson for his always skilfully confident and often imaginative direction and Schriebman for remarkably glossy production values which belie the film's astonishingly small $350,000 budget. Their script is not only intriguing and suspenseful, but it has the solid ring of reality – which makes the events even more disturbing. Most effective use is made of real locations, both natural and man- made, the latter including some wonderfully bizarre, and really spooky modern buildings.Acting from the largest parts to the smallest is uniformly exciting. The young stars are not over-awed by the presence of veterans like Graves and Wynn. If anything the youngsters like Donnelly and Breen seem more natural. Dick Sargent is properly menacing as the heavy.Technical credits are thoroughly professional. Great care has been taken both with the broadest canvas of the picture and the minutest details. In short, an "independent" gem. OTHER VIEWS: A thoughtful, well-constructed script with interesting characters brought vividly to life by an excellent combination of new and seasoned players. Fiveson's pacy direction keeps the excitement pounding. Photography and sets likewise make a strong impression. — JHR writing as George Addison.

Michael J Salmestrelli (vonnoosh) This movie has the feel of a pre "The Brood" era David Cronenberg film and I honestly prefer this over Rabid or Fast Company (I can't include the one with the parasites that turns an apartment complex into sex maniacs. That premise is too funny to not enjoy). Clonus Horror also known as Parts is a decent low budget horror movie. The horror is more plot driven. The story centers around Richard a clone who lived his entire life on a clone farm with hundreds of others but because his mind is more developed than others, he is able to comprehend that something is not right about the place. He begins to ask questions. The authorities decide to deal with him but before they can, he learns the purpose of his existence and the fate of all the others who were supposed to go to America which is an Utopian concept. But Richard escapes to America and he tries to convince the person he is the clone of to help stop "Clonus" the clone farm.Many no doubt, like me, were introduced to this by the MST3K episode where they riffed this movie. That version of the movie cuts out the most disturbing scenes completely. Add them in, and the movie is effective in the horror sense. A lot of people rip the acting and there is some poor acting but much of the characters are near vegetable clones too and they do come across as such with their acting so I consider them successful. Richard is confused and scared and Tim Donnelly manages that well. The supporting cast has a mix of mid level stars and TV actors given a shot to appear in a feature film. This is a low budget movie and the limitations that brings are apparent but despite the handicap, this movie comes across better in this category (low budget sci fi/horror). Pacing is a little of an issue in my view and that's a common problem with these types of movies. Many today, will find it very slow, but a lot movies in the 70's or earlier were much like this and it was common for the time, especially on the lower budget films.I do recommend this if you are a fan of sci fi/horror films of this era.

Jearleee George I have now suffered through Parts, The Clonus Horror.To have the word horror in the title of this movie is an insult to real horror.The story was about a cloning-central owned by the "The man" They grow Clones for harvesting organs from the clones later on for the original humans in need of transplants. One clone escapes, The government gets angry and kills all involved, but the story somehow leaks out anyway.It is Truly Shameful how a movie with potential is destroyed by amateurs such as Fiveson. The only thing he genuinely succeeded in doing was to weave in the concept of human rights and the very philosophical aspect, what makes a human a human, and would it be OK to grow clones for organic harvesting? Sadly, mediocre actors have been chosen and the plot has left town, until the very end in where a pathetic attempt is made to sum it up.But!! What disturbed me the most was the introducing of new characters lacking actual relevance for the plot. Despite that, Fiveson feels the need to kill them off in a bad explosion which only Sir Coleman Francis Himself would be proud of.The setting was interesting. How Fiveson thought that pulling out sheets of plastic and running water over them would make a believable river is beyond me, but I guess if you were to compare the setting to Coleman Francis' gray pasty oatmeal of a setting, this film would win.Perhaps Coleman has changed what bad movies are for me. 3/10

Thomas D. Gutierrez (VoxMoose) It's a solid science fiction story that borrows heavily from pieces like Logan's Run, Brave New World, Soylent Green, and THX1138. Although the production value is rather low, the work is an honest creative effort. The movie is enjoyable, but you have to heavily rescale expectations. It is easy to put on the MST3K goggles because cultural (late 70s made-for-TV style) and special effects limitations make it feel worse than it really is. The acting isn't great, but still tops the Star Wars Prequels in that respect. Overall, as a science fiction fan, and given the poor rating on the IMDb, I found myself pleasantly surprised.