The Double Garden 1970

Better known as The Revenge of Doctor X, in some places the Mad Doctor of Blood Island (and lesser known here in the US as The Venus Fly Trap), this is definitely a piece of late 60's/early 70's shlock. It is sort of remake of Frankenstein with a low budget japanese frame. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Doctor X gettin' him some revenge, in fact, the doc is Doctor Bragan, played by James Craig--a worn out NASA scientist, and not a very convincing one at that. No one named "Doctor X" even appears in the film. If there is any revenge here, it would have to be Doc Bragen going bonkers after taking a "rest cure" in Japan, which he travels to, inexplicably, with his Venus Fly Trap plant! He gets around to unleashing a blood craving plant creature on the Japanese countryside, after going stark raving mad (evil laughter and all). Of course, this all happens after the topless sun bathing on the local beach. I have to say, however, that I have a slight soft spot for this plant creature! I mean, how cool is a bi-pedal, blood sucking plant with venus fly traps for hands and feet?? It's most definitely at home on killer plant celebration of Arbor Day. Having said all that, though, I can also say that I completely understand how this movie garners at 2.9 on the Internet Movie Database!! Here, take the lamb, take the lamb Dr. Bragen to his "creature"