Manos: The Hands of Fate, like Plan 9 From Outer Space before it and The Room after, is one of those preciously few bad films that, in its sheer, incomprehensible awfulness, acheives a sort of transcendence and becomes great.
As to the question of whether this is the best bad movie ever made, I would say it depends on how you define that. While I would say that The Room is slightly more entertaining from start to finish, Manos is definitely a worse film. While The Room was at least competently filmed for the most part, Manos is a mess on every level: inept acting, horrible voice dubbing, a laughable plot, repetitive dialogue, wooden choreography, a ridiculously loud and out of place score, and what appears to be a complete lack of editing make Manos the worst film I have ever seen. I mean, for God's sake, even the doberman can't act- this supposedly hell-spawned demon hound is often seen trying to play with the cast and crew, tail joyfully wagging.
I do not mean to suggest that Manos is not entertaining, becuase it's a riot, especially due to the character of Torgo, who probably surpasses Tommy Wiseau's Johnny as the strangest character in all of film, and one of the most unintentionally hilarious.
If you enjoy those bad movies that somehow achieve greatness, you should not miss Manos: The Hands of Fate, which, if your Spanish is rusty, translates to Hands: The Hands of Fate. The title itself is a perfect primer for what's to come.
I should also comment that this is a fantastic Blu-ray edition of the film. On a superficial level, the cover art is really neat. If you didn't know any better, you might think you were about to watch a genuinely scary film. In addition to a miraculous restoration, this edition contains great extra features. I especially enjoyed the short documentary which utilizes interviews with some of the cast of Manos, as well as a film scholar, to shed some light on what went so hilariously wrong.
In a nutshell, Manos is an absurd and hilarious disaster, and this is a wonderful edition. Highly recommended.
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Mike (Harold P. Warren) and Maggie (Diane Mahree), on a road trip with their daughter and family dog, take a wrong turn in Texas and become trapped at a weird lodge inhabited by a polygamous pagan cult. They soon find themselves in the middle of a power struggle between caretaker Torgo (John Reynolds), cult leader The Master (Tom Neyman), and two warring factions of the Master's wives. As the family tries to escape, the worshipers of Manos decide their fate...
MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE, the sole directorial effort of Texas fertilizer salesman Harold P. Warren, perplexed even the most jaded Drive-In audiences and was deemed by many "the worst movie ever made". Nearly lost, the original 16mm Ektachrome film elements have been finally unearthed and lovingly restored by Ben Solovey to create the definitive version of this accidental masterpiece. There's no other movie like MANOS... now in HD with picture and sound unseen since 1966. Special Features:- New 2K Restoration
- Audio Commentary
- Hands: The Fate of MANOS Featurette
- Restoring the Hands of Fate Featurette
- FELT: The Puppet Hands of Fate Featurette
- Manos: The Hands of Fate: Grindhouse Edition (Blu-ray ONLY Bonus)
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.92 Ounces
- Item model number : 151
- Director : Harold P. Warren
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, Full Screen, NTSC, HiFi Sound, Digital Sound
- Run time : 1 hour and 14 minutes
- Release date : October 13, 2015
- Actors : Tom Neyman, John Reynolds, Diane Mahree, Hal Warren, Jackey Neyman
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Studio : Synapse Films
- ASIN : B012BD3RNU
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2015
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Let's make one thing clear from the get-go; this movie is still terrible; the restoration, however, is grand. What can you say about Manos in any incarnation that hasn't been said before? It's simply a terrible movie with a great history behind it and, if you approach it like that, it's a lot of fun. This package is great. The restoration of the film is lovingly done, the interviews in the bonus features are worth the price alone and the commentary provided is actually pretty informative and fun.
Plus...Torgo. What more could you want?
Plus...Torgo. What more could you want?
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Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016
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99% of those who know about this disasterpiece are MST3K fans, let's just get that out of the way. Now, the thing is with movies that have gotten the treatment from Joel/Mike and the Bots, is that watching them without the stream of constant ridicule can be boring. Not "Manos". This movie is so relentlessly and HILARIOUSLY bad that it stands, proud and mighty, on its own. I simply LOVE this movie! After "Plan 9" it is my favorite so-bad-it's-good movie, and seeing it on glorious HD makes it even better. There are some extra minutes of ineptitude here missing from the MST3K version, Margaret is really REALLY cute, John Reynolds was actually quite a handsome man and in HD is clearly stoned and/or tripping heavily in every scene, The Master is fabulous, and the cat-fight between The Wives had me on the edge of my seat! OK, the last one was a lie, but their granny-panties are funny anyway. Also a nice doc along with it, much better than the one on YouTube that consists mostly of an old, fat and almost incomprehensible "Makeout Boy" muttering to himself while he chain-smokes. Highly recommend for those who love Grade "Z" movie entertainment.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2017
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Watching this film without the benefit of Mystery Science Theater 3000 or Rifftrax commentary is a whole different experience. It is still an incompetent film in every way, but its legacy as one of the worst films ever made has kept it in the public eye for over 50 years. If there is one thing I wish I could say to the creators of this film (Hal Warren & Tom Neyman), it would be "thank you". Your film has given generations of film buffs one of the best heckling party films of all time. Thank you for taking the risk in making the film in the first place, something that most movie hecklers (myself included) have not had the courage to do.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2016
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Perhaps one of the worst movies ever made, it became a cult classic thanks to the folks at Mystery Science Theater 3000. This is the restored version of the film, and includes many extras. MiSTies will love it, not least because they will finally be able to see why Torgo walked in such a weird fashion -- in the MST3K version, it was hidden behind the theater silhouettes.
The interviews with the surviving cast members really help the audience to understand how this debacle came about. Well worth watching.
The interviews with the surviving cast members really help the audience to understand how this debacle came about. Well worth watching.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2017
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Torgo will forever be the worst character ever to grace the screen in the history of cinema. I admit, when they made this movie, I have no idea what they were trying to do, but John Reynolds, the "actor" that played Torgo, gives a creepy awkward performance that I don't think I have ever seen duplicated, which is a good thing. The thing that always gets me about this movie, is its LONG AWKWARD SILENCES. Maybe because they dubbed the entire thing for some reason, maybe they just didn't realize how awkward the gaps in dialogue were going to be? I agree with many other posters that if you watch this movie, maybe watch the one with the Mystery Science Theatre backup dialogue just to fill in all the uncomfortable gaps.
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