Invaders From Mars

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Dave S After a young boy sees what appears to be an alien spacecraft disappear into the desert sand, those around him start to behave uncharacteristically, leading authorities to correctly assume that something is horribly amiss. While it has its shortcomings (some cringy dialogue and cheap looking sets), the first half of Invaders from Mars, a strange combination of Leave it to Beaver and Invasion of the Body Snatchers, is actually pretty effective, slowly building suspense as things begin to spiral out of control. However, things go downhill significantly over the second half, most notably when the actual Martians are introduced. Dressed in what appear to be head-to-toe velour jumpsuits, they lurch about in their underground tunnels like a bunch of stoned Teletubbies. The crosscutting between a mass of tanks, soldiers in panic mode, and the comically dressed invaders over the last twenty minutes quickly grows wearisome, all topped of with a twist ending that really doesn’t serve much of a purpose. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Ted B 3.5 stars; As a kid, two movies scared me the most: the original "The Thing" and this movie. This movie had a much longer-lasting effect because of the ending. At first, you are led to believe that a kid seeing a flying saucer land in his backyard, and all of the things that happened afterward, were really just a dream that the kid was having. However, later when the kid really wakes up, he sees the very scene of the flying saucer landing outside his window again.... chilling. The ending was so chilling that in Great Britain, the film was released with the second part of the ending removed. Making it seem like it was all just really all a dream anyway. This movie was a real cut above the standard drive-in movie B-level sci-fi movies that were released in the 1950s. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Dallas H Oh, the joys of 1950s cheesy science-fiction movies about an alien invasion with Martians that look like basketball players wearing costumes they picked up from a nearby Spirit Halloween store. I got a kick of enjoyment from watching this movie. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/27/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Campy, colorful, fast paced sci fi, told from a kid's point of view, The kid manages to convince the Pentagon that Martians are turning humans into pod people, Given the low budget, movie does have a few impressive overscaled sets, all framed from weird deep angles, But the sight of silly green velvet alien costumes, underwhelming white balloon alien set design, and the overuse of military stock footage, detract from the movie fun, Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Alec B it gets a little too long but the designs remain charming and it effectively makes an alien Invasion a vehicle for very specific childhood fears. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Thom G Showing its age, but still entertaining and a classic! Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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