Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Rob Doorack (R) on October 08, 2002 at 09:44:59

In Reply to: "Earth vs. The Flying Saucers" posted by mikenyc on October 05, 2002 at 21:25:07:

A few years ago I had a sudden realization that Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers must be my favorite movie based on the number of times I've seen it (dozens, including once in a theater) and my willingness to watch it again whenever it shows up on AMC. The acting is solidly professional and the script doesn't insult the viewer's intelligence. Harryhausen's effects must have been astonishing in 1956 and still look good today (which machines seem more truly alien: Harryhausen's flying saucers or anything in Attack of the Clones?). There are some genuinely creepy moments in Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers too such as the scene when Dr. Marvin first sees the flying saucer sitting on the shore of Chesapeake Bay at dawn. It's a wonderfully well done and entertaining movie made by people who actually cared about what they doing (as opposed to the talentless hacks making so many movies today) and did the best they could within the limits of the B budget. I see that Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers was just released on DVD, I guess Amazon will be vacuuming more money out of my wallet today.