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Better than most of today's sci-fi films

posted 17 years ago by contradad-1
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If you can look past the low budget and cheesy effects, you will find that this is a fairly entertaining film. Better than a lot of the sewage coming from Hollywood these days.

[–] Woodyanders 17 years ago

I agree. This film was very entertaining. There was a real sincerity evident throughout that's quite refreshing and endearing in this era of cynical recycled and prepackaged overblown blockbuster bilge.

300 bios and counting.

[–] ninfar 17 years ago

I fully agree,I third that motion :>).I love this movie!..I have this movie on dvd and I cant tell you how many times I have re-watched this over the yr I purchased it.Its one of those movies that is so entertaining you can watch,over and over again.True,it doesnt have all the flashy special effects and gore like now.The b&w adds to the suspense and horror. If a movie is really done well,you dont need it,if the acting and the suspense is above average.I also have "alien" and I can definately see the similairity in the two.You cant go wrong if you love classic sci fi and purchase this movie.I rate this film a 8.

[–] Photiphar 16 years ago

Yeah the martian landscape and the rocketship look pathetic even by 1950's standards. But the plot and the suspense manage to make up for it.

[–] Naldoman 16 years ago

For the time period, the sets are pretty good, and the uniforms look nice, and surprisingly functional! A shame the women have to play housekeeper to the men, but at least no one calls them stupid or tells them to shut up -- and they don't cry or shriek like children.

Pretty good stuff.

[–] craigarawlinson 16 years ago

It is a bit silly at times and very unrealistic but very entertaining. Sometimes the lack of realism is entertaining in itself. Bazooka fired in a space ship, grenades, poison gas, and so on.

[–] xnet95 13 years ago

Why is it a shame? They're white women, they should be chained up in the kitchen and making pancakes for the real explorers!
And if they're good little girls, they don't get their mouths sewn shut.

[–] jaddjamar 15 years ago

Agreed, it's better than any Sci Fi Channel original movie.

Plotholes are like Bigfoot, people who claim to see them are just trying to stir things up.

[–] kooljerk666 12 years ago

Sci/fi channel gawd it makes me sad. I grew up seeing philly & nyc ANtenna TV. I had about 6-8 monster movies per weekend from 1966 to 1980 & I have not ever seen anything on the sci/fi channel that makes it worth more than 10 cents a year.

I remember Ed W (in Yardley circa 1967) calling me and saying "Jay, I finally saw a movie that was really scary!" Referring to this one & he was right. This was the scariest thing I saw till "Night of the Living Dead".

[–] jaddjamar 14 years ago

A hundred times better story and atmosphere than anything Sci-Fi channel has produced.

Plotholes are like Bigfoot, people who claim to see them are just trying to stir things up.

[–] franzkabuki 13 years ago

If one looks past the low budget and cheesy effects... what is there to look at?

"facts are stupid things" - Ronald Reagan

[–] jaddjamar 11 years ago

Solid acting, creepy atmosphere, excellent writing...

I love the scene where Carruthers is telling what happened on Mars!

So long and thanks for all the fish!

[–] Prismark10 11 years ago

I have to say interesting premise but it did leave me easily bored.

Its that man again!!