This is great escapist fun, filled with flying saucers, aliens, monsters and explosions! Detractors are quick to mention plot holes and dated acting. It is a film that is rewarding and well worth the viewers time. Its great film! I was about six. What follows is a comic book come-to-life, and in vivid, 3-part Technicolor! The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? User Ratings Moreover, why did it have to rely on an external power supply at all?' One must remember that the film is approaching 50 years of age, and cannot reasonably be judged by today's standards. However, I still consider it a great show. I recently decided that it is much better than it apparently seems at first watching. So what? The acting in this film is not exceptional, but not dismal, I would say adequate. One the technical side, a Metalunan communication device called an Interociter remains a centerpiece throughout the film; it is very versatile, able to incorporate an Interplanetary Generator, Volterator, Astroscope, Electron Sorter, and a deadly Neutrino Ray (all of these are not in the script, rather I got them from the Raymond F. Jones story the film is based upon; however, the Neutrino Ray was demonstrated by Exeter to Dr. Cal Meacham on occasion); Meacham pulled the plug on one of them in his lab, causing it to self-destruct; leading one to wonder if that device were so advanced, then why didn't it have a backup internal power source and safety feature to prevent that sort of sabotage? Pulp science fiction created an aura of awe and excitement that is rarely equaled in these current days of sci-fi movie "actioners". My issue with the film is not the message which I think is very good, or the special effects which really do bear up under time (my 17 year old son commented on the good quality of the effects, much to my surprise), but with the unevenness of the story line. Here we have a mysterious robot-controlled aircraft's flight, mail from aliens, the building of an Inter-Rossiter communication device, tall-domed aliens (exhibiting a variety of ethical characters), interstellar flight, a war on a planet called Metalluna, flaming comet-missiles, a competent alien mutant creature, an intelligent cat named Neutron, romance, news conferences, good and bad advice and more. I am sure my pulse rate never budged from my normal resting rate. Actually, I am one of the very few who thought 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' was pretty good. This movie encapsulates the best of the 50s sci-fi in a wonderful, oddly coloured, experience. Urusei Yatsura: I Want a Bride! "This Island Earth" ( a phrase later used in "Star trek's "All Our Yesterdays" also) is arguably a welcome change from all those sci-fi films where rockets seem tied to earth, unable to expand the human horizon. Loved it at age 11; still find it great at 56. It wasn't until the second half of the film that we did see there was more to this mysterious group. This film is beautiful to look at, and apparently many of today's best Sci-Fi filmmakers did. After the dinner at the secret facility, the German scientist says, "Ladies and gentlemen, the meal was excellent, but after Mozart's marvelous music I need to be alone with myself for a while.   |  External Reviews That's my boss - the only guy in the world who can travel by jet and still be late. 8/10 for the production values, 5/10 for the script. The planet Metaluna is desperate need of Uranium to power its defense . The intrigued Carl decides to travel to meet Exeter that sends an unmanned airplane to bring him to an isolated facility in Georgia. Luigi of the Stars: The Making of 'Starcrash', Midnight Screenings: The Green Lantern/Mr. I didn't see it again until @1967/1968, as a theatrical re-release. Later she told me that she thought it was some kind of nature movie (like Disney did several years later), and if she had known it was s-f, she never would have taken us. Where is the fun in these stereotypical, shoot-em-up extravaganzas? Some of you so-called "commenters" need to wise up.... 1950s Saturday Night Sci-Fi at the Drive In. When it comes to science fiction, the director of this edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster, Joe Newman is a master. The remainder of the list range from the cheap quickie to the higher budgeted movie that had some effort put into them. Making a comment about films when you've only seen them on a TV with the borders reformatted is like saying you know what a musician sounds like live based on the way they sound on your car radio. Kick back, turn off your brain, relax and watch a fun movie and be entertained by the lumbering bug eyed monsters! Rex Reason is fine as our hero, Jeff Morrow is one of the most memorable aliens of the era, and Faith Domergue is a fine actress and is mysteriously one of the most unsung beauties ever. There is an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue and the plot is credible enough. Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: Cry Wilderness, Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: The Time Travelers, Cinematic Excrement: Plan 9 from Outer Space, Films Under Constant Critique: Star Wars (1977), The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari's 100th Anniversary, Galactica 1980: The Night the Cylons Landed: Part 1, Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America, Sightings: Ghost of Berry Pomeroy Castle/It Came from Outer Space/Ghost Hunt/Santeria/Moon Madness/Water Witches, Monsterama Sci-Fi Late Night Creature Feature Show Vol. And the special effects, set design and artwork of the war-ravaged planet and the ongoing battle there are simply excellent for that time period. The electronic engineer Dr. Cal Meacham (Rex Reason) is a prominent scientist that is studying industrial application of nuclear energy and also a great pilot. They team-up with Dr. Steve Carlson (Russell Johnson) and they note that the other scientists in the facility have been transformed, having a weird behavior. Masterpiece. Most, if not all of the "commenters" on this film haven't actually seen it. Carl and Joe build a communication apparatus and a man called Exeter (Jeff Morrow) contacts Carl. This is a great treat from a wonderful era of Sci-Fi. Gone are the opportunities to see alien species and their homelands depicted in "wonderous Technicolor". Carl and Ruth also witness the facility blowing-up and they escape in an airplane. |

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