Thehibikiew Not even bad in a good way

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Allissa .Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

joelbooska I've read many reviews and their reasoning as to why The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is a bad movie. First of all, I have to ask, at what point does this film try and take itself seriously, and if and when it does, what is the motivation behind it? This question should be asked and answered before a dismissive judgment be made on this film. I feel as if I need to defend this film because I see what can only be described to my eyes as "sheep mentality" in regards to this film. The bottom line is that this movie works on what it set out to do. As far as I am concerned, this film wanted to look good (check). This film wanted to be an atmospheric and campy Comedy Sci-Fi Musical(check, and this film wanted to tell a morality tale without getting too heavy handed (CHECK!) In the process, if one decides they can not relax enough to sit back and make an honest effort to stop picking things apart and to truly just let the movie transport you to the world it has set out to create (successfully), then it is simply not a movie for the spectator. And not every thing is for every body. Fair enough. No need to take a sprinkle on the experience, just move on. Maybe I am blind, but I cannot see anything that would be considered offensive here. Quite the opposite, actually. But to condemn this film for "trying to be this film, or that film", is just dumb. At no point did I find myself wanting to throw rice at the screen or sing along. I simply enjoyed a lighthearted musical Sci-Fi that not only entertained me and put me into a mood that 99% of modern films never can, but also saw a film that had enough balls to agitate the gravel enough to keep the viewing experience from being Disney without crossing the line into Argento or Corman.Thank you, film makers! Thank you for using a beautiful collection of lenses to capture this great film, thank you for using a deep, nicely contrasted black and white look and thank you for taking it on the chin when you took this project out into this ungrateful climate of supposed film lovers. It didn't aim to be Gone With The Wind, so WHY does it have to be Gone With The Wind? It didn't aim to be The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so why is it being compared to The Rocky Horror Picture Show?Now that's what I call "REAR PROJECTION"!"The Ghastly Love of Johnny X" IS a modern day Classic and like many Classics, it will take time for most people to "get it".It's not the best movie ever made, not by a long shot. It simply is a great movie that does what it says. The title is not misleading. It is a simple, goofy, beautifully shot, corny, campy sci fi musical morality tale action picture that is meditative at the same time it takes getting there.

jasehoward-260-253159 When I saw the trailer for this over a year ago I had to watch it. Unfortunately, living in rural America, it never came to any theaters near me. When it hit Vudu for purchase I snagged it almost immediately. Anyway, here goes.If you love campy sci-fi humor you will love this movie. The musical aspect also give a nice touch and is well done. The choreography is also top notch. If you appreciate odes to an era gone by where campy sci-fi flicks were plentiful then you cannot go wrong with this film. When comparing this to modern flicks in the same vein, it holds up well. While Repo The Genetic Opera remains my favorite indie musical, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X holds up well. I give it a solid 9/10 stars with zero reservations.

Plain Jane A decade in-the-making, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X really comes together in the details. In order to make such a concept pop, this one needed as much research as guts and gumption to see it over the line, and filmmaker Paul Bunnell has obviously invested a significant amount of time and money into making sure his film rises to its many, many sources of inspiration. I can see John Waters in here; I can see alien invasion films; I can see the big monster movies of the atomic age; I can see West Wide Story; I can see James Dean's oeuvre; I can even see a bit of Frankenstein and Re-Animator. The fact that Bunnell has managed to rope all these influences together into one cohesive package is a feat that deserves 'high five' recognition. The songs by Ego Plum and lyricist Scott Martin aren't quite that of Bacharach or Leiber & Stoller, but they're tight, finger-snapping ditties that recall the show tunes of a bygone era and ornament the film perfectly without overwhelming it. Ultimately, The Ghastly Love of Johnny X is just too unique and beautiful not to recommend. You may like it, you may not. Either way, I guarantee it will be unlike anything you have seen before.

lhumbird This is a unique kind of a movie, no question there. The genre is more or less unclassifiable.Let's get to the point. For all the ways I wanted this movie to be great, it's so-so at best. It's disorganized and inconsistent.But the movie has one high point: De Anna Joy Brooks. She plays "Bliss", a member of the Ghastly Gang from another world, sent to earth as punishment or perhaps redemption. Brooks literally steals the movie with one song and dance routine, "These Lips That Never Lie." She is positively dripping with personality and suave. I wish I could say that about the rest of the cast, but De Anna is the only one who's clearly overqualified for this movie.Overall, I'd say skip this movie. But don't miss De Anna's dance number, perhaps on YouTube, etc. I've watched it a dozen times and never tire of it.