Review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) by Brian S — 09 May 2014
Watching this film when it was released would be like watching one of the great visual fx blockbusters of today... watching it now, after the fact, would be akin to seeing where all those amazing scenes of flying saucers, etc. used over and over in so many other movies and television shows actually came from, and getting a fun movie to boot!
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers feels almost like an episode of Doctor Who (older Who) with some Cybermen like things invading the planet. Of course we didn't have The Doctor but rather some very intelligent scientists who developed some crazy post WWII gadgets the army could use to combat the aliens.
This IS CLASSIC SCIFI in all it's gloriousness. Of course, FX from Ray Harryhausen are what truly makes this film fun. If you haven't seen this film yet and love scifi, you owe it to yourself to track it down and watch it.
This review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) was written by Brian S on 09 May 2014.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers has generally received mixed reviews.
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