A little heavy on the harp, but I'm digging the music

#monsterdon

The very rare hand-first transformation sequence. #monsterdon

That's a Frogs-style kill

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

BAT HAND! Na na na na na na na BAT HAND! #monsterdon

"I know why you're dating me.....for the free drugs, yes?"

#Monsterdon

Werebat! Werebat! Werebat!

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

....oh, he turns into a bat?

Or his hand does anyway....

#Monsterdon

Oh, so now the doctor is treating a woman like an idiot. That's more like it.

#monsterdon

"Never seen anything like that before." The last thing you ever want to hear coming out of a doctor's mouth. #monsterdon

Stop blaming the Pastuer treatment you quack

#Monsterdon

Facts about falling rocks:

- they are not bats
- they are not people

(11 minutes in, still catching up)

#Monsterdon

"Dr Kipling, I think my new husband is a gay, what do I do?"

#Monsterdon

but yknow what, at least these characters gave in and tried to get proper treatment.

(also wow that doctor doesn't know how allergic reactions work, since he's currently assuming it's that)

#monsterdon

Facts about mites:

- they are not bats
- they are not people

You can see the problem here

(9 minutes in, still catching up)

#Monsterdon

I hope the 'tache is actually a bat controlling that man's brain...

#Monsterdon

He has become the Rabies
#monsterdon

"I can only handle one emergency a day"

Lmao must be nice, Mr. Medical Doctor!!!

#Monsterdon

That's a giant needle.

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

The sweater is pretty neat.

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

omg!! I've got 30 days before things get serious from this rabies, let's continue our vacation. #monsterdon

"Sir, it looks like we'll need to perform a batectomy." #monsterdon

...yep, Johnny finds an excuse to get out of that sexy situation

#Monsterdon

@hollie I was not expecting so much skiing -- I thought it would be dry dusty land! #Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

Skiing was really popular in the 1970s. As we've seen in several movies.

#monsterdon

Well I'm out of bacon snacks in my immediate vicinity if you want some drama while this skiing scene draws on...

#Monsterdon

@ottaross Yes. But I really dug the bat fugue dream -- I was afraid I'd really hate this movie, from the opening to now, but it's gotten weird enough that I have hope. #Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

I'm getting the impression that Johnny is not totally happy with his marriage.

#monsterdon

“And I care about you. And bats.”

Someone’s getting laid tonight. #Monsterdon

kisjundhfaliusdbhasbdf I had no idea there were other people in the gondola hahahahaha #monsterdon

#Monsterdon Johnny! You gobbled the entire bowl of Quaaludes! Paging Prince Valium.

i tune into this movie named the bat people and immediately see a bunch of bats and not even one bat boy #monsterdon

So this is basically a story of a doomed relationship with a partner who won't tolerate a special interest?

#Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

did he not clean off the blood before they went skiing, or...? #monsterdon

#Monsterdon I dare say his third eye is decalcifying! LOL. Waggle waggle waggle.

Stupid, stupid, stupid. She is so stupid.

#monsterdon

[rescue and doctor treatment offscreen]

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

Thinking about the Great Stalacpipe Organ while all this Nothing happens in a cavern. If this movie included a lithophone instrument I would lose my mind.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stalacpipe_Organ

#Monsterdon

The fundamental problem with this movie is that it assumes that I find bats creepy. I just think that was a meet-cute

#Monsterdon

I hope these two got more work in acting after this.....

#Monsterdon

"Here's an old, abandoned mine. Let's go in. I'm sure it's fine." #monsterdon

This is why you don't leave the tour group....

#Monsterdon

It’s very important for his job that they visit this extremely popular tourist attraction. #monsterdon

"Do me in the caverns charlie...."

Falls down a hole into some bugs.

That would kill the mood

#Monsterdon

Obviously, it looks like all of #Monsterdon is siding with the 🦇 already and the movie has barely begun

This feels very much like they did not pay extras, they just snuck a camera along on a real national park cave tour

#Monsterdon

Oh God. If the actors are this bored, the audience has no chance. #monsterdon

Bat took a poop in their picnic lunch basket

#monsterdon

Oooo 'cavern tour'

This man does not now how to treat his partner on a Honeymoon...the less contact the outside world the better ideally...

#Monsterdon

“Why does everybody hate me?”
—the bat
#monsterdon

Bats aren't ugly lady they are CUTE SKY PUPPIES! #Monsterdon

Right, so remember: bats come in THREE TYPES!

1. FUZZIBOI

2. TINY SCREM

3. DEAR GODS WHAT IS THAT KILL IT WITH FIRE

#Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

This song is…..? #monsterdon

Oh no. A bat. #Monsterdon

Currently on team Bat
#monsterdon

*closeup of adorable brown bat*
Dialogue: "That's horrible!"

#Monsterdon

"it's horrible"?? it's adorable!

#monsterdon

you're horrible! your husband's hair is horrible! that bat is just a little guy 😭

#monsterdon

bats are cute tho

#Monsterdon

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Aaand we're back in the Mojave desert outside of LA

Johnny's hair and top really look like he just walked off of a Star Trek set.

#monsterdon

Some very nice desert landscapes. Looks like California or Nevada.

#Monsterdon

We deserve a soothing desert fever dream with lounge singing after that overstim intro #monsterdon

How does he manage to DRIVE in a smug way? Like, that's impressive. #Monsterdon

I fear this theme tune is overselling the quality of the film....

#Monsterdon

The titles are very 1970s TV series in style. This could be a TV crime drama or sitcom from the era.

#Monsterdon

"Love's Theme" from The Bat People.....#monsterdon

"Darling, not while I'm trying to drive..dear...."

#Monsterdon

#Monsterdon The female vocalist and whimsy is unexpected.

Why is it always #Monsterdon? What about #Monsterdoña?

Nothing says "creative writing" quite like naming your main character "Johnny"

#Monsterdon

already too much panting in this movie and we're one minute in

#Monsterdon

"Those disturbing bad dreams again darling...."

"Go back to sleep dear, the trial starts tomorrow..."

#Monsterdon

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@SordidAmok Just so, it's like eating three-day-old gas station sushi so as to appreciate the Michelin star fare all the more #monsterdon

Who knew so much fear mongering and bat misinformation would be so boring? #Monsterdon knew!

Footage of @apLundell trying to convince the rest of #monsterdon that bats have ugly faces

#LastOneForReal

@SordidAmok very true

I just remind myself that the quality of the movie and the quality of the viewing experience are *entirely* disconnected

#Monsterdon

#Monsterdon

Why are the bats making raptor noises?

#Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

@Terencio We have not so it could be worth pinging tawret. I want to say that the youtube link doesn't count for availability (it's unofficial?), though the tubi one does.

#monsterdon

"Stand by your man-bat" 🎤 🎶

#monsterdon
#theBatPeople

@Lazarou If they wanted to talk about privilege I wish they even hinted at it. Actually I wish they hadn't gone and made a movie #monsterdon

@nev Several people died, there were multiple bat fugue scenes, jazzy murder music, etc. #Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

oh huh, according to imdb the onscreen couple were married irl too #monsterdon

@YsengrinWolf @Taweret Cathy after enBattification actually was kinda ...

[sunglasses]

...BATASS

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

I think when Johnny was in the bat makeup in the cave, we can credibly accuse this movie of blackface. 😵‍💫

#Monsterdon #TheBatPeople

anyway good job team and thanks again to @Taweret for hosting

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

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thank you #Monsterdonians that was a terrible one!

Thanks @Taweret @Cherizilla @JoeWynne and all you #Monsterfriends for the fun!

Hey, _I_ didn’t vote for this film. But I didn’t vote for the current U.S. President, either—yet here we are. Hoping for a better roll of the dice next week 😀 Meantime, at least the sheriff is dead! Onward. Thanks, as always, for hosting @Taweret #Monsterdon

whoa, he turned into teen wolf

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

Why do the bats sound like Hawks?

#Monsterdon

@Lazarou @moira He didn't like the prospect of all the paperwork he'd have to fill out #monsterdon

@srol I mean arguably "some of [the] worst ___ ever" is a theme of #Monsterdon so you're on brand

@strangefour Oh, wow. I think Laserblast was on a whole different level.

It was a lower level.

Much lower.

Lower even than that.

Go lower.

There...no, lower.

#Monsterdon #TheBatPeople1974

That movie had so much 70's in it I think I got some on me. Now I need a shower.

- Overt patriarchy
- Haha I'm a ski bum lackadaisical doctoring.
- Car chase? Meh.
- I guess we should have a soundtrack,
- I have an idea, let's make everyone horrible.
- Lets avoid death by monster by lying down and screaming.

I'm glad it's over, and glad I got all of you to help me not feel alone.

As always, thank you @Taweret for hosting!

#monsterdon

It really is kind of astounding to imagine that someone actually made this movie

it's not like, a cosmic artefact, an accident of nature

someone made this

on purpose

#monsterdon #TheBatPeople

#monsterdon So is she controlling the bats to their deaths to creep the cop out?!

It seems like it would have been pretty easy to put Johnny Beck away for stealing that ambulance, hallucinations or no hallucinations. But no, that would have been too reasonable #monsterdon

Dr Bat keeps weird office hours #monsterdon