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Summary: COOL 50s SCI FI
Review: With little fanfare, MGM has quietly transferred a handful of great B films to DVD that they not too arbitrarily categorize as "Midnight Movies." The nice looking digital prints are in their original theatrical format and appear as if they were taken from original material. The discs come with no substantial extras but care has been lavished on the box art, often reflecting the lurid lobby cards and posters of their initial release. Even acknowledging the B category, these are for the most part well-crafted and, well, adequately acted. Two titles that deserve to be a double feature are "THE MAN FROM PLANET X" and "IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE." One of the first alien invasion films, "Man from Planet X" was released in 1951 to an Eisenhower era audience that was abuzz and awash with "flying saucer" urban legends and alleged sightings. This atmospheric, sometimes unnerving black and white film was shot on the old sets of Ingrid Bergman's "Joan of Arc" with one major change -- a fog machine in full throttle. Two other classic alien films, "War of the Worlds" and "The Thing" began production about the same time this film was made. In "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" the invasion is turned inside out and upside down. Here, a monster from Mars wreaks havoc on the human crew of invaders to an alien planet.
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Summary: Midnight movies!!
Review: wow, last time there were midnight movie releases i bought only two, pit and the pendulum and house of usher... then before that i bought the two phibes films of that round of releases... But this time i bought 7 of the 8 new ones ( word to the wise, steer well clear of Reptilicus) i like this the best of all of them, outrageous fun and staring that plank from fiend without a face marshall thompson, nicely complimenting the criterion disc, and love that price!
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