Earlier today, many people were somewhat startled by the image
of Christopher Lee, wearing a Gumby-shaped ninja outfit with a
winged serpent on it, gunning down a disco dancer. Where does
this startling image come from? Why, the 1977 "Canuxploitation"
classic Starship Invasions, of course.  I was personally unaware
of this film's existence, until this morning — and I had to
spend a chunk of the afternoon watching it. It's truly a
fantastic movie. Above: the scene that image comes from, where
Christopher Lee, as Captain Ramses, launches an attack on the
peace-loving crewmembers in an alien base, including the women
in the "relaxation center" who greet him with a chirpy "Hi!"
just before he starts shooting them all. And the nice dorky
robots. Also great: the scene where he warns the redhead not to
get in his way. And yes, Christopher Lee (and all the other
aliens in this movie) communicate telepathically, thus reducing
the need for actual sound recording during filming.  Starship
Invasions is a classic of our t