Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Manthast Absolutely amazing

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

awesomemusicouttakes IT! The Terror From Beyond Space is an instant classic for those who like this genre of film (specifically sci-fi flicks from the 50's and B-movies.) I won't bother giving a synopsis, as you can find that anywhere on this website and elsewhere, but I will say that I was pleasantly surprised at how good this flick was. I got this on a DVD that also included Monster That Challenged The World, and while I bought it for Monster That Challenged The World, it was IT! that became my favorite of the two. IT! starts out a little slow like most movies of its time, but it's actually very well paced for these kinds of films. You see the Martian Monster quite a bit. The whole movie has this panic-y feel to it, as it's basically focused on a space crew stuck on a rocket ship with a VIOLENT alien from Mars. They basically have to keep trying to kill the monster until it chases them up to the very top and final level of the spaceship. There's a GREAT, CREEPY atmosphere created through wonderful lighting, and eerie, yet really good sounding music. The ending was really disappointing though, as they end up killing the beast by depriving him of oxygen...even though he's from Mars? There's also smoking, bazookas, grenades, and guns being fired on the ship. What could go wrong?!?! All in all, this movie is very entertaining, all logical fallacies aside, and grabs you instantly, if you're a fan of this kind of movie. John Carpenter has gone on record to say he loves it, and it was a HUGE inspiration for Ridley Scott's "Alien. "

mark.waltz Still, this is a notch above the level of most science fiction films of the late 1950s. It's all about the monster coming down to earth from Mars, and it's illegal alien is quite scary looking. Naughty acids reminding me of the alien of the later Sigourney Weaver film, however this one is just as deadly. Several crew members on a spaceship are mysteriously attacked and found dead, and when the monster is finally discovered, it's up to the remaining crude to try to disturb it out of hiding and annihilated. Marshall Thompson is the original only surviving crew member of a trip to Mars. And the bring it back accidentally, and now he must somehow help fellow astronauts find and destroy his creature before it destroys them. Dabbs Greer, best known for "Little House on the Prairie" and later an excellent small role in the Tom Hanks film "The Green Mile" is excellent as the ship's captain.Moderately fast paced yet brimming with excellent special effects, this is certainly an a-lister among them a science fiction film that were being tossed out of Hollywood at the time.the rest of the cast is mainly unknowns but their sincere performances helpful or the audience that this isn't the type of silly film that Roger Corman was turning out by the dozen per year during this time.not every science fiction film needed to be of camp value, and this one is definitely a must for students of science fiction who want to see the flow of how Hollywood. Today from where was back when the drive-in was the main destination on a weekend Summer night for teenagers running in the escape.

mbmnow I also saw this at the movie theater when first released. I have always felt it was one of the better 50' sci-fi movies. But I must say it is not for everyone, my wife watched it with me a few years ago on TV and could not understand my love of this movie. I thought then and still do now that for a limited budget, scenes mainly only on a spaceship that the movie was totally enjoyable. I must also say I remember the leading actress, a very beautiful woman who to me looked like Janet Leigh when she was in Psycho. All the male actors gave very professional performances for,again, a 50's sci-fi movie. If you do enjoy these types of movies, please give this one a look.

Kingofbad This is one of those great films that takes place almost entirely on a spaceship that is decidedly not futuristic (see every other spaceship movie made before "2001"). This typically includes piles of radio equipment with lots of dials and switches in big top heavy stacks not bolted to the hull. Cargo areas feature piles of boxes and gasoline drums scattered about a surprisingly spacious room, including the box of grenades that the crew feel comfortable leaving unsecured during take-off, and of course a free standing locker that has many cartons of smokes. The air-locks couldn't contain the flatus of a mosquito and the intercompartmental hatches have a conveniently thin center for aliens to punch through. The furniture is classic, with big clunky stand alone tables and wooden four legged chairs. The future....it's 1973 after all! You gotta love this one for a few reasons. Yes the whole "Alien" connection (complete with circular air vents) and the classic guy-in-a-suit monster with a terrible over-bite and pigeon toed gait. But I also liked the fact that these guys have no problem attaching 10 hand grenades to the grate of an air vent, freely shooting the conspicuously large amount of firearms they brought to Mars with them (were they expected communists?), and my favorite....firing off a bazooka in the cockpit! I was also pleasantly surprised to find that they had ensign Ro on board, as Shirley Patterson (aka Shawn Smith) who plays Ann Anderson looks like a twin of Michelle Forbes. She even has the Ro Laren eyebrows. Spooky, eh? Marshall Thompson offers a rather overly sensitive portrayal of our hero Carruthers, making him seem a bit feminized compared to the usual way these roles are approached. Kim Spalding's attempt to show us Van Husen's decent into madness is right up there with the genre's best bad acting. It's no wonder his IMDb credits end shortly after he completed this role. The rest of the crew provide good monster fodder, though I did like the guy with the blow torch. All in all worth the 69 minutes. Fun too if, like me, you like this kind of fare. Any fan of the Alien franchise must see this to appreciate how far we have come. Chairs in space...you gotta love it!