I dont know which drugs Italians have taken in the 70s and 80s but i know that they produced the most strange and unique b-movies and exploitation movies and i enjoy a lot of them. The Humanoid (1979) is one of the movies like that. Definetely inspired by Star Wars (1977) but with unique twist and Italian weirness and Sillyness. Richard Kiel most known as the Jaws from James Bond movies is the central figure of the Humanoid, you cannot love Kiel, he was just unique and one and only and he is perfect in his role, his characther is mixture of Frankenstein and Golem with King Kong but with the good heart. Also rest of the cast is fantastic, we have two Bond girls. Corinne Cléry and Barbara Bach, definetely producers of the Humanoid watched a lot of The Spy who Loved me and Moonraker and of course Star Wars and got the idea to make this magnificent movie. I am not kidding, the movie is enjoyable and good hearted, really perfect for this christmas days. If you are fan of exploitation movies, space opera, and b-movies you will enjoy this one a lot, just dont expect much and don' think too much, you will have big laughs and yes how not to forget, legendary Ennio Morricone made the soundtrack for this movie, and it is sounding so corny and trashy perfect goes with the scenes of Kiel/Golob Robot dog pet. This is must see and with Japanese Message from Space (1978) one of the best Star Wars exploitations but with own unique twist.
7/10.
7/10.