Review of This Island Earth (1955) by Brent P — 04 Jun 2007

Made famous by Mystery Science Theatre 3000. I've seen MST3000 close to 30 times, and I think I can safely say This Island Earth was brutal, even for it's time.

This review of This Island Earth (1955) was written by Brent P on 04 Jun 2007.

This Island Earth has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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By Juuso L (93) on 01 Apr 2011

Great ideas and concept, not well made but what do you expect for this kind of film - it's fun to watch - clips from this film are used in…

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By Martin B (505) on 17 Nov 2011

A science fiction of the '50's that actually isn't that B that most of these good old time space epics often are…

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By Greg W (4,011) on 25 May 2009

FORGET that awful hack job MST3K: The Movie did to this 50's classic - for its time, it was an incredible film…

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By Mark D (2,239) on 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…

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