I saw this movie as a kid, and it was scarier to me then. That makes sense, actually. Most sci-fi films are that way.
For it's time, the saucer and little green men (not green on screen, since it's black and white) are fairly unique, and mirror what many so-called observers in real life depict seeing (big head and little body).
The movie holds up as well as it does due to the humor added. It's just not a film one can take too seriously. It's not bad enough for Mystery Science Theater inclusion, nor is it anywhere near a classic.
I was always a big fan of Frank Gorshin, and he's fine in his role as a two-bit drifter out to get rich off the little creatures. He's a drinker, so an ingenious creature injects him with a bellyful of booze. I thought that was appropriate.....a drunk who planned on getting rich and ended up dying of alcohol poisoning. Too cool, but he died too soon to suit me!
It's a simple little movie really. If you're an adult you can laugh at all the fun scenes, and if you're a kid, you can muster a little fear here and there. It still holds up well, after all these years.
Johnboy
For it's time, the saucer and little green men (not green on screen, since it's black and white) are fairly unique, and mirror what many so-called observers in real life depict seeing (big head and little body).
The movie holds up as well as it does due to the humor added. It's just not a film one can take too seriously. It's not bad enough for Mystery Science Theater inclusion, nor is it anywhere near a classic.
I was always a big fan of Frank Gorshin, and he's fine in his role as a two-bit drifter out to get rich off the little creatures. He's a drinker, so an ingenious creature injects him with a bellyful of booze. I thought that was appropriate.....a drunk who planned on getting rich and ended up dying of alcohol poisoning. Too cool, but he died too soon to suit me!
It's a simple little movie really. If you're an adult you can laugh at all the fun scenes, and if you're a kid, you can muster a little fear here and there. It still holds up well, after all these years.
Johnboy