Review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) by Jake B — 17 Feb 2010
Mildly entertaining science-fictioner is the epitome of the B-movie with an oh-too-serious cast and of course the notable FX work by Harryhausen. The saucers actually seem to stalk people and its hilarious to see how they just dip down from out of the sky to follow people in thier cars.
The aliens themselves are barely above those from the old movie serials, with head-to-toe armor that is NOT impervious to bullets (huh?!). Hugh Marlowe is so deadly earnest as the lead scientest its impossible not to laugh at his perfect 1950s alpha-male performance.
The scene where the captured general is shown to have his mind taken over by the aliens is actually a creepy moment. I watched the colorized version which I don't think does much for this movie, but the scequences on the ship do have an errie quality to them in color.
The finale with the saucers attacking Washington D.C. is fun to watch, but its hard to take any of this seriously, esepcially after Tim Burton's Mars Attacks. All in all, I'd rather watch The Day The Earth Stood Still.
This review of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) was written by Jake B on 17 Feb 2010.
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers has generally received mixed reviews.
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