Review of It Conquered the World (1956) by Hans M — 14 Apr 2009
MST3K version. Spoilers follow, as if you care. This film is just bizarre. The monster is Lovecraftian in its strangness (where do those bat things come from?), and with an actual budget for effects it might have been terrifying, but as it is it is just goofy.
Lee Van Cleef is as wooden as a sequoia tree as an insane scientist; it just seems weird to see him outside of a spaghetti western. Beverly Garland can actually act, its too bad she is given such horrible dialogue.
Peter Graves is just Peter Graves; he murders his mind-controlled wife with all the emotional range of a sea cucumber. The MST3K version, however, is absolutely hilarious, not only because of the humour during in the movie, but because it is preceded by a short film called "Snow Thrills" where the riffing had my sides hurting with laughter.
This review of It Conquered the World (1956) was written by Hans M on 14 Apr 2009.
It Conquered the World has generally received mixed reviews.
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