The Cosmic Man

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Blobbo X Boy say "Goodbye cosmic man." Blobbo concur. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/17/23 Full Review bill t An overly talky and what looks to be limited budget sci fi about an alien who comes to earth for a reason noone knows why, whether for peace or something else. And his spaceship is impenetreble! Various commie warnings and nuclear fears are banded about, but this is a bit boring. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member lame rip-off of the superior 'the day the earth stood still' skip this see that. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I've always enjoyed The Cosmic Man despite it being a cheap remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still. John Carradine is sympathetic as the titular character appearing first as a wraith like figure peering through windows in negative and later disguised in anorak, glasses and a hat befriending a crippled boy. The military and an A-Bomb scientist flesh out the story and of course Little Scotty Morrow walks again thanks to The Cosmic Man! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The marginal but interesting sci-fi saga about a large white cue ball shaped spacecraft that comes to California and hovers in place without the slightest sign of movement is another "The Day the Earth Stood Still" clone with a wholly predictable plot about an alien being who is intent on thwarting mankind's destructive nuclear impulses. Horror icon John Carradine appears occasionally without a costume as the sinister being. He runs around looking like a negative image and then masquerades as an old timer in a hat, big coat, and large spectacles. The military send a notable scientist Dr. Sorenson (Bruce Bennett of "Treasure of the Sierra Madre") to conduct tests of the giant cue ball. Eventually, the cosmic man appears before Air Force generals and gives them a lecture about mankind's predisposition to kill itself and perhaps harm others in the vast universe. Just to show that the cosmic man is not without sentiment, he heals a little boy who cannot walk. Totally forgettable epic was only one of the two movies that director Herbert S. Greene helmed. The other was "Outlaw Queen." This mediocre, black & white, Allied Artists release clocks in at a trim 72 minutes and most of the footage with the giant cue ball spacecraft was lensed on location in Bronson Canyon where "The Robot Monster" was shot. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Cosmic Man This 1958 thriller starred John Carradine, famous actor and father of David, Keith, etc., of the Carradine family of actors also known as "The Voice" due to his deep baritone, which vibrates nicely in this film. Also the screenwriter Arthur C. Pierce is also known for his horror film scripts such as Women of the Prehistoric Planet in the 1960s and some Fantasy Island TV scripts in the 1970s and many horror film scripts The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (1966) (uncredited) ; The Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966); Mutiny in Outer Space (1965) (uncredited); The Human Duplicators (1965) (uncredited), etc. etc.! Herbert Greene directed, and per IMDB seems it is the only film he did direct. He had worked as an associate director with William Castle on Strait Jacket (1964) with Joan Crawford as an axe murderess (on Netflix!). The cool black & white "so bad it's good" British-made film starts out with a certificate from the British Board of Film Censors. Relief! And then we have a rooster crowing to the words Association of British Pathe, distributors! (This was a funny reminiscence of MGM's lion.) Anyway, a UFO is being tracked by radar. Suddenly, a giant beach ball has settled in the valley, floating on its own. Scientist (Carl Sorenson) is interesting in the knowledge it will bring. Colonel Matthews though is interested in the military advantages and snickers behind his back, "You know how these civilians are!" Oh, brother. Strange things start happening around town as the Cosmic Man floats around checking out the town. Scantily glad women scream at the sight. Fat men call the cops and cars are zipping everywhere. This is a good photographic point here, the black & white at night, no dialogue and melodramatic music. Cool stuff. There is a bit of mild soap opera that is quickly dropped, no doubt due to the wooden acting of Angela Greene, who at times reacts little and other times overreacts. Quite odd. Her little boy is disabled and may not live a year. As the story progresses, we learn of the military's plan to knock off the Cosmic Man and his beach ball. CM then presents himself (without the earlier disguise -- he's also a guest at the motel-- ) and states his purpose, to check out the humans and urge them to change their murderous ways before they can become one with the intergalactic community. The general there thinks this is a bunch of hooey; his pals come out with guns blazing -- women scream! as CM laughs at bullets. CM also warns that no one should try to stop him upon departure. Later that night, while Scientist urgently works towards helping out CM, CM dons his human disguise and plays chess with our little boy. He's no Will Robinson (Billy Mumy) and has none of that "gee whiz" air, though he tries hard enough. And the story goes. Very similar in many respects to Day the Earth Stood Still. Recommended. Another fine B-Film gem. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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