ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

thejcowboy22 Another classic Sci-fi /Horror genre from the Fabulous Fifties. Roger Corman does it again by drawing curiosity into his audiences imagination. Our story begins with a twisted tale of a Bespectacled rap-around sun glassed Paul Birch as the Alien Mr. Johnson. Johnson has a problem Iron poor blood. How poor? VERY POOR!! Your imagination runs wild as you see the pupil less eyed Mr. Johnson sitting in his easy chair telepathically communicating to his superior on the wall. So many questions hit your mind and the opening credits didn't even appear on the TV. Off to the Doctor's office for some blood and company. Enter the young blonde and vivacious Beverly Garland as Nadine the inquiring Nurse. Johnson is evasive in his explanation of hemoglobin issues. The Nurse passes the buck to her employer Dr. Rochelle played by William Roerick. Johnson uses mind control to have the Doctor fill his every need discreetly. Nurse Nadine has her trepidation about working exclusively for Mr. Johnson at any price. Johnson minus his pupils(EYES), takes it upon himself to drive around town disobeying traffic rules mainly parking Philadelphia style (any direction). Nurse Nadine's boyfriend Harry (Morgan Jones) who happens to be a cop was ready to write out a summons or two to the ailing Mr. Alien but Nurse Nadine comes to his rescue and tells him,"To put the book away, "Mr. Johnson is a sick man." Off to the mansion enter the chauffeur Jeremy (Jonathan Haze)who at first appears uncomfortable in his uniform but questions his bosses strange habits. Nurse Nadine gets comfortable in her new dwelling taking a dip in the pool but notices smoke coming from the house chimney on a 90 degree day. Her curiosity draws her to the basement furnace. Little does she know that Johnson just cremated a Vacuum salesman moments earlier. Speaking of vacuum salesmen, (Dick Miller) does a fine job of acting. Loses the sale and his life but Johnson keeps the vacuum. Throughout this movie Johnson kills his victims and takes their blood. One more tidbit is the umbrella monster that flies through the neighborhood and lands on the poor Doctor.The rest is up to you. In my estimation Paul Birch gave a strong performance in his only leading role. Beverly Garland shows how she landed parts in Hollywood by flaunting her looks. Just a classic from the vault of 50's Horror schlock films.

Kingkitsch It's a real pleasure to be able to access and see "Not of This Earth" in a great transfer DVD after being obscure for such a long time. Kudos to the folks at Shout Factory for bringing one of Roger Corman's best Allied Artists drive in flicks back to sci-fi fans after so long. NOTE has been a bit of a legend for a long time. Originally released on a drive-in double bill with the seafood classic "Attack of the Crab Monsters", NOTE disappeared from view sometime in the mid-60s after it popped up now and then on local "chiller/shock" late night TV with some local dressed up as Dracula doing the scary movie hosting.NOTE was a really remarkable effort, running a scant 60 minutes. The Corman regulars are here, hipster Dick Miller, stoic Paul Birch, the lovely scream queen Beverly Garland, a surprisingly hunky Jonathan Haze, and a briefly seen umbrella-creature designed by the legendary Paul Blaisdell. A terse story about an alien sent to Earth to seek out blood. Not a vampire, but close enough. Paul Birch's "Mr. Johnson" is a real piece of work: wooden, unemotional, thirsty, and evidently a ringer sent to Earth by his superiors on the planet Davanna to find subjects that will reinfuse the radioactive blood of the residents. The Davannites have been poisoned by atomic war and need fresh blood. Mr. Johnson sends victims back to his world by means of a teleportation machine he hides in the closet of his mansion. The scenes of interaction between Johnson and his superior are very unsettling. Understated, like everything else in this odd flick.Paul Birch, the white-eyed alien, is given great support by the other actors, including a brief but chilling appearance by a female alien played by Anne Carrol. The female Davannite falls victim to a transfusion of rabid dog blood. "There is activity inside me" she telepathically tells Johnson. Little time is wasted in this tale of interplanetary hunting, using a sharp script and tight direction by Roger Corman. The last shot in the movie is terrific.If you love the drive-in classics of the Fabulous Fifties, seek out NOTE and marvel at how well it's done. No cucumber Venusians conquering the world or 50 foot women, just a rarity from Corman: a superior scifi thriller that rose above it's humble origins.

MartinHafer Roger Corman managed to produce and direct a ton of films that made the most of his very small budgets. Only one of his films failed to make money (and, oddly, it was one of his better films) and he managed to produce some very good films while making a picture in only one or two weeks in some cases! Now I am not saying they are all great art--some (like this film) had their cheesy moments. But they were very entertaining and fun."Not of This Earth" is a film about a bizarre alien who has come to this planet to try to cure his people from their blood disease caused by the 1950s horror, nuclear radiation. While his purpose for coming here is noble, the guy has no emotions and things nothing of experimenting on people or draining them of their blood to keep him alive. And, the way he does it with those cool eyes is something you'll need to see for yourself--as well as the ultra-cheesy creatures at the end of the film.The movie manages to elicit some good tension and chills and the leading man (Paul Birch) manages a weird other-worldly performance that worked very well. He was pretty darn scary. Plus, seeing him dispose of the bodies (such as perennial Corman actor Dick Miller) was pretty intense. Worth seeing--even if it might make you giggle from time to time.

Michael_Elliott Not of This Earth (1957) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Decent sci-fi from AIP has an alien (Paul Birch) coming to Earth because his planets blood supply is low. He ends up with a stay-in nurse (Beverly Garland) and servant (Jonathan Haze) and it's not too long before they start to get curious about people who enter the house yet never leave. This is yet another low-budget Corman picture where the director is smart enough to know he's working with a low budget. Corman was always smart enough to work well within the budget and he does that once again here as we really don't get any fancy effects or mind blowing space ships or other items that we'd normally see in a picture like this. Instead he tries to build a story, characters and wrap them around one another and make for an interesting film, which, for the most part, is what he's done here. The idea of a planet dying and sending an alien to Earth isn't the most original idea but it makes for some mild entertainment here including some really good scenes involving Birch and his constant quest for blood. This quest for blood also leads to some very entertaining sequences including one where he invites some drunken bums over and the highlight of the movie when the one and only Dick Miller shows up as a vacuum salesman. Miller gets to play what I guess you'd call an Elvis-type with the slick outfit and "cool" dialogue but the actors is a real hoot. Birch is pretty good in the lead as it's easy to believe him as an alien and Morgan Jones also adds nice support as Garland's boyfriend. As for Garland, she's certainly gained a good reputation over the years and her performance here is decent, if nothing overly special. Haze also manages to be fun with his role. The low budget does lead to some silly stuff including the voice over work of the "other" alien. With that said, at just 71-minutes there's nothing ground breaking here but it is entertaining enough if you enjoy the genre and the type of films they were releasing around this time.