Review of This Island Earth (1955) by Mark D — 16 Mar 2010

Another 50s sci fi Commy romp. Eerie soundtrack, decent cinematography and effects which took 2 years to complete. Impressive for the time. Enjoyable.

This review of This Island Earth (1955) was written by Mark D on 16 Mar 2010.

This Island Earth has generally received mixed reviews.

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I've seen this movie but it was on MST3K the movie. I like this movie only because the MST crew made it hilarious…

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