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Summary: Really Lousy Print
Review: I expected a perfect print of this film and was BADLY disappointed to find a terrible one instead, full of all sorts of dirt, blips, and other visual noise. For this quality, I would expect to be paying bargain bin prices, not more than [money]!I feel cheated.
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Summary: Don't believe the HYPE!
Review: Excellent film - bad DVD. "This Special Edition" features a print which is sub-standard, so better beware. It's fun to have the British version of the movie on this DVD - nonetheless a little bit more care concerning picture quality would have been nice for 50th birthday presentation of this landmark movie.
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Summary: Poor quality DVD
Review: Despite being touted as a "brand new digital transfer" this DVD is suprisingly bad. I don't mind films showing their age with a few artefacts popping up now and then but this is just ridiculous. The sound is also only barely passable. Buyer beware.
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Summary: BE CAREFUL!
Review: I was very pleased to see that this old classic was released on DVD. Despite it's age, the movie holds up nicely, although corny compared to today's movie technology. If you think that you are purchasing a "pristine" copy, be careful! When I pay twenty bucks I expect a nice crisp copy. Not so here. Scratches, pops,
blips, etc. What a disappointment. The picture is not that clear.
I am very sad that Image has promoted this DVD to be better than what it is. Hopefully, someone else will get ahold of it someday and restore a true classic.
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Summary: Prelude to "Taken"
Review: The prototype for later scifi movies, "Invaders from Mars" a 1953 Color film will take you along an exciting course... implants are introduced as well as theories about an underground Martian civilization are well integrated into the plot of the film. I thought the ending was very novel for it's time... a time loop. The British edition is also featured on the DVD and is interesting but not as original as the American version... You decide which ending you like. This film is also probably the fore runner to the abduction experiences recounted by so many these days... The special effects are of course almost childlike by todays standards...particularly the explosions and the sand pit scenes...but other scenes where the alien head uses telepathy are ahead of their time and were later used by Star trek episodes later.
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Summary: Is that you dad?
Review: Pretty good sci-fi from the golden age but not as good as some would want it to be. The print was ok considering the age of the negatives and the sound was average. Good color and all in all a pretty good slice of american cheese under the shadow of the cold war.
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Summary: Good job, Image Ent!
Review: I was lucky to discover that this film had been reissued by Image Entertainment and even luckier to purchase it locally. Hats off to Wade Williams and to Image for a nicely done package. The booklet is very inciteful with production notes and the sad history of the original film elements. The transfer to dvd is stunning. There is a still gallery which shows production shots on a couple of the major sets. I am glad I waited for this to be reissued!
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Summary: CHILD'S EYEVIEW OF PARANOIA....
Review: Little David sees a spaceship landing behind his house one night and his parents don't believe him. First Dad (Leif Ericson) then Mom (Hillary Brooke) succumb to weird behavior with strange marks on the back of their necks. David (Jimmy Hunt) gets thrown in juvenile jail when the police think he's nuts for running all over town telling the story. This is a small town where everybody knows David because he's a "smart little kid". Finally a doctor (Helena Carter) believes him and starts the ball rolling into investigating David's story. A sand pit where the ship landed sucks people down into a labyrinth where Martians in velour suits with zippers down the back plant tiny control devices in the backs of their necks. A tentacled head in a glass ball is the leader. Everything gets blown up in the end when the armed forces arrive. Then David wakes up at home and sees a ship landing behind his house.... This color film is so All-American and wholesome I expected to see an apple pie pop up on the screen any moment. There's lots of "gosh" and "gee" from David and everyone is either good or made bad by the Martians. It's an OK kid's flick but for jaded adults it may be a bit much. However, for 50's sci-fi collectors--- it's a gold mine. Enjoy.
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Summary: still scared
Review: I first saw the Invaders From Mars in the theatre as a kid
some 45 years ago. What scared me then and still gives me the creeps now is the music especially the chorus which is heard
each time someone falls into the ground. I wont watch it alone
at night to this day. Story is good.Creature costumes leave alot to be desired(you can see the zippers on the backs of themutants).
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Summary: GREAT SCI-FI UFO CLASSIC
Review: This film supposedly the first alien invasion film shot in color still keeps your interest. As you read in other revues the quality of this flim on VHS is not very good due to the film they transferred from. But taking that into consideration it is worth a look and should be part of anyones sci-fi collection It is a perfect example of the UFO invasion of the 50's...HAPPY VIEWING
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