Invaders From Mars

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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 Matt R "From out of space comes hordes of green monsters" & in Super Cinecolor too! INVADERS FROM MARS (1953) was the first film to bring spaceships and aliens to the big screen in color! This independently produced, relatively low budget film, came out just before the Technicolor big budget WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953). Invaders is an amazingly suspenseful wonder whose influence can still be seen in everything from "The Simpsons" to "The Iron Giant" to "NOPE". John Tucker Battle's story and Richard Blake's screenplay predates "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" but introduces some of the same paranoia and dread as earthlings are turned into mutates and controlled by the Martian invaders. There were some involved with the production that claim Invaders was originally planned to be in 3D. Even in standard 2D, it is a stunning picture. Directed by William Cameron Menzies, the picture has good performances, dramatic music and great effects that really stand out in full color. I only regret not having seen INVADERS FROM MARS before now or not in a theater. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/02/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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