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Pros: excellent use of 3D technology, decent acting
Cons: slow moving,
Nobody believes amateur astronomer John Putnam when he claims to have seen an alien craft in the crater made by a falling meteor. But when strange things start happening he must prove it before it’s too late.
This is a 1950s made for 3D movie based on a Ray Bradbury short story.
Given the author of the source material it’s a bit surprising that the plot isn’t that great. It’s slow moving and the characters are kind of irritating - especially the sheriff who believes it’s his duty to look after his former boss’s adult daughter.
Barbara Rush does a decent job with the poor role she’s given of a woman who tags along with the protagonist and then gets kidnapped by aliens. She gets to scream 3 times, only one of which is warranted by the situation.
The alien looks suitably creepy if unconvincing as a natural creature. The xenophobia exhibited by the humans proves we’ve not advanced much, as aliens today would be met with the same desire to kill them on sight. I was impressed that the aliens realized this so quickly and so hid their true natures.
The 3D effects were excellent. There were foreground, middle ground and background elements to almost every frame. Rather than only a few shots of things hurling towards the viewer there were several, and the entire film felt like it was meant to be in 3D (which it was) rather than just a few scenes.
Can’t really recommend this one unless you’ve got a 3D TV to watch it on. And even then, it’s not a film I’ll watch again.
1 comment:
This has been one of my favourites! However, I haven't seen it in 3-D before (and I don't have a 3D TV). But it's one I'd like to catch in 3D especially if they replay it on the big screen like they do some vintage films.
It's so true about how the Earthlings' initial reactions to the aliens reflect what people's initial reactions to aliens would be today! In the real world, such reactions would be unfortunate.
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