Review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) by Tim S — 01 Jan 2012
I've been taking these films in in waves. I don't think that I could watch all of them in a row. As I stated in previous reviews, the most memorable thing about films with Ray Harryhausen special effects are Ray Harryhausen specal effects.
Unfortunately, Earth VS. the Flying Suacers doesn't fall into that category. It's not a good film either. To me it's just another echo of the incredibly well-made The Day the Earth Stood Still, as well as being just another 50's flying saucers B movie.
Other than that, it doesn't really have that much going for it. I find Joan Taylor ridiculously annoying and Hugh Marlowe just boring. The special effects don't really stand out to me. They might have for their time, but they're just the standard fair for the era and not much else.
To say the least, this is just a boring film in all respects.
This review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) was written by Tim S on 01 Jan 2012.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers has generally received mixed reviews.
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