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Nice effects though.

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

"Sssssss," or "Seven S" as I sometimes call it, is a snakes-ploitation film I have an unusual amount of affection for. This is probably because it use to air constantly on cable. It was a regular fixture on the old, good Sci-Fi Channel, USA Network, and the HBO of my youth. Re-watching it now, I think I might have responded to the films treatment of snakes. They are not depicted as mindless killing machines. For the most part, the animals are depicted accurately. Most snakes are shown as harmless while the venomous ones are to be respected. This is not a monster movie where actual animals are slotted in the spot of villain. The humans are the monster. Or become them.The plot of "Sssssss" fits in with the early seventies, drive-in/grind house market. Strother Martin, previously seen in "Brotherhood of Satan," is Dr. Stoner, a snake expert. Along with his daughter, Kristina, he runs a snake farm and research center. The prizes of their collection are Harry, a python and beloved pet, and a regal, female King Cobra. Dr. Stoner seems harmless enough but is actually a mad scientist. He begins to inject his new lab assistant (and Kristina's new boyfriend) with a strange chemical compound. Soon, David's skin begins to peel and scales grow under it… "Seven S" is delightfully kooky in spots. This is mostly due to Strother Martin's performance. Dr. Stoner has one-sided conversations with Harry the Python. He almost worships the enormous Queen Cobra. He is open about enjoying the company of animals to most people. Martin is a warm, if slightly eccentric, fatherly figure at first. Slowly, he reveals his sinister side. He murders someone with a Black Mamba, sticks a collage that has seen too much in a death trap, and feeds someone to Harry's starved mate. His ultimate end game? Turn a human into a snake. While this is obvious to the viewer early on, the film holds off on revealing exactly why he's doing this. In a climatic monologue, he reveals his motive, that he considers snakes superior to man, and believes the human race will survive the future if transformed into slithering reptiles. Martin's best moment as an actor is when he stares down the Queen Cobra, treating the animal like real royalty. The character is obviously insane but Strother never raises his voice, making him all a more effective villain.There's some home-made, low budget camp at play here as well. Hunk-of-meat actor Reb Brown, a decade apart from the hilariously low budget action-fest that would make him a dubious cult icon, plays an asshole jock. To show how big of an ass he is, he starts aggressively hitting on Kristina. Dirk Benedict doesn't like that and a fist fight breaks out. In the film's most hysterical moment, Benedict leaps onto Reb and starts biting him like a snake. It's hilarious. Reb's exaggerate jerkery is just one of the film's silly joys. In order to maintain a PG rating, all the nudity is blocked by out-of-focus foliage or lamps. This is also, probably the only film in the history of existence where a mongoose causes a woman to scream in slow-motion agony.If you're looking for camp, you'll find it. However, "Sssssss" is ultimately a bit too effective as a horror film to be laughable. There is something definitely unnerving about the half-formed "snake man" central to the plot. The way he flops his stumped arms and legs and grunts wordlessly is genuinely grotesque. The facial features are human but the body is not, creating an uncanny effect. David's slow transformation is rather horrifically realized. His skin peels like bad sunburn. He writhes on the ground as his innards change. The special effects are a little shaky but the film sells them. As the opening titles tell us, all the snakes are real. Even the ones that look like puppets, like the perpetually poised King Cobra. Seeing actors interact so freely with venomous snakes is liable to make viewers a little nervous.There's another reason I love the movie. I had a major crush on Heather Menzies, all because of this movie. She has an infectious girl-next-door charm. Her conversations with Harry the Python are adorable and I love how she treats the snakes with love, not fear. She sports a pair of clunky seventies eye-glasses fantastically, emphasizing her charm and vulnerability. Her romance with Benedict evolves naturally. The skinny dipping scene is played more for innocent cuteness then wanton titillation. Menzies proves a strong scream queen too, properly horrified by the snake man. She's adorable in "Piranha" too. It's a bummer she's retired from acting. I blame Robert Urich."Seven S" is a favorite of mine I return to quite frequently. There's little reason to love it but I do anyway.

With a distinctive and risky title like "Sssssss", this proved to be a surprisingly effective shocker about an unethical doctor(Strother Martin) who devises a serum that can turn people into king cobras(really), which he already has tried once unsuccessfully on a former assistant, but will now try again on another(Dirk Benedict). Heather Menzies plays his sheltered daughter, who falls in love , but it all leads to tragedy...Good direction by Bernard Kowalski, and well-written script(story in itself is nothing new, but that doesn't matter) and impressive use of real snakes make this quite memorable, with a truly downbeat ending that will be hard for the viewer to forget...

Demented herpetologist Dr Carl Stoner (Martin) develops a serum capable of transforming human beings into King Cobras, whilst ostensibly conducting neurotoxin research for the local university. With his research grant under threat from rival academic nemesis (Shull), Dr. Stoner must take matters into his own hands to secure the birth of his penultimate mutation – arousing the suspicions of his somewhat bookish daughter (Menzies) who has fallen for his unfortunate intern cum guinea pig.Taut little shocker succeeds with marvellous make-up effects (courtesy of John Chambers), convincing action sequences, and, particularly good characterisations from the versatile cast. Martin is superb as the reclusive, brilliant but ultimately disturbed scientist, spellbound by his King Cobra's majestic superiority, and possessed to find the formula to transform man into snake. Benedict (future "Battlestar Gallactica" and "The A-Team" star) is also good as his ill-fated assistant, while veterans Jack Ging and Richard B.Shull provide contrasting characterisations amply in support.Whilst the film's climax requires a fair amount of creative latitude to be appreciated, it's the gradual transformation and constant obstacles that generate the most interest throughout the film. Benedict's character suffers from a major case of minor hero worshipping of the eminent snake doctor, leading him to almost blindly accept painful inoculations that cause strange abnormalities to emerge with each lethal injection. With his naïve assistant plagued by severe, chronic dermatitis and deformation of the facial features, the spectre of being discovered becomes too intense for the usually mild-mannered doctor, and he employs his deadly black mamba to full effect on those who threaten the success of his deranged experiments.Made on a b-grade budget, the sets are simple but realistic, the outdoor shots garish, with a truly seventies surrealist hallucination scene, intelligent dialogue and memorable music. Overall, if you can suspend disbelief for an hour-and-a-half, you'll be well entertained with "Sssssss".

Okay, let me start with the title... Sssssss? Who came up with that!? You can't expect me to talk to a friend and go like: "Hey I saw a movie last night." "Cool, which one?" "Sssssss" "Excuse me?"It just doesn't work!Okay enough about that... Let's talk about the movie itself. I honestly don't know what to say about it. Well okay, it is rather unique. It's part horror, part drama, part creature feature, part mystery.The story is about a doctor who is an expert when it comes to snakes. He lives in a house with his daughter, who helps him in his experiments. I won't spoil the main plot, because it's what makes this movie what it is. The acting is okay and the story develops at a steady pace with a few strange twists. They used real snakes in this movie. They have the guts to say so right at the start of the movie. I respect the movie and the actors for working with the real deal.Just for that reason I'm giving this movie 5 stars. Gonna add 1 more star for the creativity.Sssssss is a strange, unique movie that's worth a watch when you get your hands on it, but don't expect an amazing masterpiece. It's an enjoyable film, but nothing more.