This film follows two stories in a similar area. The main plot is about a Navy man waking up from eye surgery to find that most of the world has gone blind from a meteor shower the previous night. He teams up with a 12-year-old who also can see and they head off for France for some reason. They stay in a chateau that has become a refuge for the blind until a bunch of partiers crash it, and then they head off again with the owner of the chateau to Spain. While this is going on, the triffids are growing and attacking. Triffids are a type of plant that has been living on the planet for a while after arriving with a single meteor a while ago, but with the meteor shower they are now everywhere, getting taller than man, and learning how to walk. They spit poison and thirst for humans. The trio manage to escape them a bunch but in Spain they try to kill them with electrocution and then fire, but they don't succeed. In the B plot, a married marine biologist couple on a remote island are also fighting triffids and discover that the key to killing them is seawater, saving the planet. How they got there in the first place when they are in a lighthouse on a seemingly small remote island is beyond me.
This movie was a random shot from me as I was aware of it from the song "Science Fiction Double Feature" and that song mentions a lot of genuinely good films. This one was quality from the unintentional comedy view. Some of the line reads are insane, the monster costumes are so delightful, and it's an easy one to enjoy and make fun of. Now Adam wants to become an expert in evil plant movies, many of which we've already watched here including The Happening, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, the original Little Shop and now this.
Spoon Rating: 5
Jade's Review: Oh no! Plant! It's coming!
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