mrwarren8 Everyone Needs to see This Movie!! I've never in my life seen A musical so Awesome! It's so Ghastly Awesome! Johnny X is so Amazing! I love this Movie so Much. I loved the whole 50s retro style with Delinquency Johnny X and His Alien Gang saving Mankind. Best Sci fi comedy/Musical I've seen. I loved the singing and Dancing 50s style. The 50s style singing and Dancing made the movie so much more Awesome! And cool! I loved it! And loved that it was filmed Black and white it fit well with the 50s style. More fun and retro. Great storyline very well scripted! The Movie Kept me entertained and Laughing the whole Movie. I want to Join Johnny X and be A Ghastly one. Johnny X is Amazing! Watch this Movie!

JR1400 A catchy film that hearkens back to the old B&W juvenile films of the 50s and 60s. The soundtrack also reminds one of the works of Bernard Herrmann, Danny Elfman (Beetlejuice) as well as The West Side Story. I had a chance to speak to Mr. Bunnell and found him to be the real deal. Considerate and passionate about the trade, he was very gracious with his time spent with me. If you ever get the chance to screen this film at a theater, by all means, do so. Run, don't walk!

jamesjohnson78 This movie has great possibility, good directing, well-matched casting, and a campy fun theme song. The ideas, locales, retro feel, editing, and all else were pretty darn good too. But like most of the others have pointed out, the SCRIPT.If we are too assume a faithful translation, then we get a roller coaster of a plot with quite a few holes. And a movie that in the end does not feel certain of what it is. Is it a father/son film? Is it a period comedy musical? Is it a science fiction film with all of this rolled into one? There seems to be almost 5 to 10 minute chapters where the whole tone of the film shifts from serious to funny, cheese to drama, all on a flip of a fade-out.I do not want to get down on the guys who brought us this, it was really good for a first attempt. But might I make a few suggestions? Why is the second-rate group member not considered equal and eventually goes on a rampage? What is "The Pill", and what does it do? Why did Johnny almost out of nowhere like the Soda Jerk? (Its hinted at, but just not brought over the edge of belief.) And while the ending does provide a clean break to possible love triangle, it still feels somewhat somewhat flat. The last minute choice at the ending for Johnny makes sense though, and I would like to see Keenan play that character in a possible future escapade. Please just iron out the overall feel of any future scripts and I will happily buy that DVD.

photoenthusiast It has been many years since I've seen a movie as intriguing, bizarre, and fun as THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X, and that is the truth. This big screen spectacular is a crazy concoction, consisting of juvenile delinquents from outer space, assorted low-budget B-movie plot devices, and a cast of characters prone to bursting into song at a moment's notice. Yes, this is a comedy. In fact, it is actually a sci-fi/musical comedy with film noir thrown in for good measure, a genre (or sub-genre) with very few examples to speak of. The whole thing is beautifully photographed in black and white, and it all comes together thanks to the vision of director Paul Bunnell, who assembled a dedicated team both on and off-screen. The result is a movie overflowing with energy and good old-fashioned showmanship.The plot revolves around Johnny X, just your average leather jacket wearing bad boy from another planet, exiled to Earth with his devoted gang, known as The Ghastly Ones. Bliss is a former girlfriend trying to escape Johnny, and Chip is the naive soda-jerk who gets involved in her plight. These roles are well played by a trio of talented and attractive young actors. De Anna Joy Brooks as Bliss delivers cutting remarks and sultry solos with equal aplomb, while Les Williams is sincere, likable and properly earnest as Chip. Will Keenan as the title character is the glue that holds the plot together, dark and brooding, with tongue firmly in cheek.Other stars include Paul Williams as talk show host Cousin Quilty, and Reggie Bannister, as hapless concert promoter King Clayton. Creed Bratton is very effective as the outrageous and twisted Mickey O'Flynn, The Man with the Grin. Film buffs take note: This movie also includes veteran actor Kevin McCarthy's final on screen performance!A tremendous asset to the movie is the music, an infectious blend of surf-guitar rock and Broadway show tunes. All of the songs are excellent, with my personal favorite being the sizzling "These Lips That Never Lie", performed at an old Drive-In theater. Another number - "Big Green Bug-Eyed Monster" - is exciting as well as dramatic. The musical arrangements are stylized and pleasingly retro, and I hope a soundtrack cd is forthcoming (the music is that good!).No major flaws come to mind, although in my opinion the time period is not immediately evident. It seems to be set in the past, due to certain props, the use of vintage automobiles, and the fact that the Ghastly Ones are clearly fans of 1950s-era clothing. However, other visuals and references place the story in contemporary times. Best to assume the movie takes place in the present, just in its own special universe, and not worry too much about it!Ultimately, the movie works thanks to the efforts of the extremely talented cast and crew, and their obvious love of the various film genres being parodied. They took a truly wacky concept and hammered out their own little cinematic masterpiece. It certainly deserves a healthy theatrical run, and I can easily see it continuing beyond that on the midnight movie circuit. THE GHASTLY LOVE OF JOHNNY X is tuneful, suspenseful, and full of genuinely funny dialogue. Above all, it is entertaining, and that is exactly what a good movie should be.