Review of This Island Earth (1955) by Gary P — 11 Jun 2007

Joe, I'm in one of these boxes! Find me!

This review of This Island Earth (1955) was written by Gary P on 11 Jun 2007.

This Island Earth has generally received mixed reviews.

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Squarely in the fantasy sci-fi camp (as opposed to the kind of sci-fi based in reality) this 50's romp has the aliens here to enlist our help…

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By Andy F (912) on 17 Nov 2016

I don't understand the bad reviews either. This movie is quite good and miles above the standard B movies of the era…

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The plot is a little incoherent and the action never takes off, but this is still a colorful and interesting sci-fi flick…

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