A shapely intergalactic princess (complete with fancy headdress) and her spaceship co-horts land on Earth to kidnap nubile women for "breeding purposes"; in a sub-story, a man-made astronaut who was designed to defeat the aliens has been damaged and is now a psychotic killing machine on the loose! Wild low-budgeter from director Robert Gaffney, who blends an overly-ritzy sci-fi script with the monster-movie genre, succeeding in making a grade-Z movie which looks pretty good for what it is--drive-in schlock. Gaffney juices his scenario with rock 'n roll interludes, artistically-shot stock footage, and a caged beast who claws at the kidnapped girls. This flick actually has some cinematic ambitions--if only Gaffney had picked up the pace a bit. As one of the chief creators of the robot, likable, low-keyed Jim Karen seems rather bemused; he needn't be embarrassed, for this is a perfect example of professionally-assembled dreck, a guilty pleasure made with the best of intentions. Plus, those Vespas look fantastic! *1/2 from ****
