User:joemol on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:05:56 +0000
This is another 1960's Anglo-European science fiction potboiler with a ridiculous plot and even more ridiculous acting and dialogue. The dubbed soundtrack adds an irritating dimension to an already irritating score. The actors move and speak as though they were marionettes from the late lamented TV series The Thunderbirds and one is almost tempted to look for the strings which move them. The highlight is the veteran actor Claude Rains camping it up as usual. I have never liked Rains much. He has minced his way through far too many characters, from Prince John in Robin Hood to Napoleon III in Juarez, with the same squeaky performance we see here. Nonetheless his cranky impersonation of a very oddball professor is indeed the highlight. Doesn't say much for the rest of the movie I'm afraid.
User:joemol on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:05:56 +0000
This is another 1960's Anglo-European science fiction potboiler with a ridiculous plot and even more ridiculous acting and dialogue. The dubbed soundtrack adds an irritating dimension to an already irritating score. The actors move and speak as though they were marionettes from the late lamented TV series The Thunderbirds and one is almost tempted to look for the strings which move them. The highlight is the veteran actor Claude Rains camping it up as usual. I have never liked Rains much. He has minced his way through far too many characters, from Prince John in Robin Hood to Napoleon III in Juarez, with the same squeaky performance we see here. Nonetheless his cranky impersonation of a very oddball professor is indeed the highlight. Doesn't say much for the rest of the movie I'm afraid.
User:TheKid9650 on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:48:45 +0000
Just your average '50s alien-invasion thriller, like hundreds of others before and after it. The lone reason to recommend it at all is Claude Rains, who plays one of the most lovably cantankerous old scientists you're ever likely to meet.
User:TheKid9650 on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:48:45 +0000
Just your average '50s alien-invasion thriller, like hundreds of others before and after it. The lone reason to recommend it at all is Claude Rains, who plays one of the most lovably cantankerous old scientists you're ever likely to meet.