1/5 A Total Eclipse Of The Art
  by Gary F. Taylor (Biloxi, MS USA)
TRACK OF THE MOON BEAST was filmed in 1972 but four years passed before the film found a distributor. There is a reason for that. Now and then a film is bad but amusing or has a strangely goofy charm, with such films as PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE and ATTACK OF THE 50 FOOT WOMAN cases in point--but most of the time a bad movie is simply that: a bad movie. I fail to see how any one, including the cast crew, ever extracted a nano-second of enjoyment from it.

Briefly, the story concerns archeologist Paul (Chase Cordell, whose chief qualification for the role seems to be that he looks good without a shirt) who hooks up with photographer Kathy (Leigh Drake, whose talent consists miniskirts.) They go for a walk during a meteor show. When a meteor strikes nearby, a tiny bit of rock becomes imbedded in Paul's head. Later, when he goes to a NASA museum, the proximity of a moon rock causes the bit of rock to react in a way that makes Paul turn into a badly costumed monster every full moon night.

I could spend several paragraphs listing what is bad about this movie. Rather than do that, I will list what is good: nothing. Absolutely nothing. And it isn't bad-movie-funny, or bad-movie-goofy, or bad-movie loveable, or bad-movie entertaining at any point or for any reason. MOON BEAST is best seen in full eclipse with the sound turned off.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer