StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Boris_Day Queen of Blood was a 60s Corman produced quickly which recycled elaborate special effects sequences from a Russian scifi epic about heroic space exploration and matched them with cheaply shot footage of a plot about a bloodsucking, green skinned female alien who was clearly the inspiration for the big haired Martian girl from Mars Attacks.The plot is strikingly similar to Alien. The creature gets on board after the crew pick up an SOS signal from a faraway planet. She bumps off the crew one by one but they are reluctant to kill her at first because they have been ordered to bring an alien life form back to earth. She even has an elongated head and lays eggs.I caught the original Russian film called "A Dream Come True" at London's BFI a few years ago and it looked gorgeous, but its conflict free high-mindedness and lack of drama made it a bit of a snooze. I was hoping to get the beauty of the Russian film with something more trashily entertaining, but the Russian sequences (shot in 4:3) have been heavily cropped at top and bottom and reprinted on grainy stock, which pretty much ruins them. The main thing to commend about the US film is Florence Marly, the actress who plays the alien, she does a good job at being strange and otherworldly, aided by some clever lighting. Otherwise this lacks the visual ingenuity of Mario Bava's similar "Planet of the Vampires", which also has close similarities to Alien and which creates a ravishingly beautiful alien planet with limited resources and the ingenious use of special effects (literally smoke and mirrors).The film features Dennis Hopper in an early career high as an alien snack.

Uriah43 Produced in 1966 this movie is supposed to take place in the future when space travel is more advanced than it is today. So when a communication is received by an alien race requesting a meeting the earth is only too happy to oblige. Unfortunately, the alien spacecraft crash lands on Mars and so an Earth spaceship is sent on a rescue mission. They eventually find a female alien and head back to earth with her as a passenger. What they don't realize is that she feeds on blood. At any rate, since I have a softness for films made during this period I found this movie to be somewhat entertaining even though I suspect that other viewers may not like it so much. For starters, some people may feel that the special effects were elementary by today's standards. And they would be correct. So some people may have to make allowances. Likewise, I believe that there were some portions of the film that were unnecessary and could have been written out of the film all together. For example, I don't believe that two additional rescue spaceships (one alien and one human) needed to be included. Same thing with the time spent showing the rocket ships in space. But that is just my opinion. Still, it was an interesting film and I believe that this is one of those rare movies that could justify a modern remake.

lastliberal The producers of this film owe thanks to the Russian film, Mechte navstrechu, for keeping costs down by providing critical footage.But, the sci-fi effects are dazzling, and the color is brilliant, especially for a film from the 60s. I wish our current astronauts wore suits as colorful as the ones in this film.It also features some good actors: John Saxon, Golden Globe nominee for The Appaloosa, the same year; two-time Oscar nominee, famous swashbuckler, and the definitive Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone; a very young two-time Oscar nominee, Dennis Hopper; Mr. Science Fiction, Forrest J Ackerman, who is credited with creating the term sci-fi; and, of course, Florence Marly (in one of her last films) as the Queen of Blood.Interesting precursor to Alien.

Arwen1957 I found this movie to be disturbingly good. I only saw it once but have never forgotten it. I enjoyed watch this movie build to it's obvious conclusion. For those who are not a part of the misguided in the name of knowledge movies. This movie may seem silly and pointless. But to those of us in that group the movie is a great way to remember all of those movies that were so bad that they are good. The costumes of the vampire alien are so campy that they have to be seen to be believed. And her hairstyle has to be seen just for the laughs it will bring. All in all one of those movie that should be seen just for the sake of camp.