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Summary: ...
Review: ...A very suspenseful sci-fi thriller made in the 50's it scared the HOLY H#$L out of me when I was a kid. Sure the monster is a guy in a rubber suit and the acting is all hammy and hokey and there are obvious flaws like shooting a gun in a pressurized cabin or worse grenades going off,it still has a good story and is cleverly directed. The monster is mostly in the dark and wisely not seen clearly (ALIEN) in every scene. And though the actor is in a rubber suit there is something about those big shoulders and enormous hands that makes it work. From the beginning when you see his shadow on the wall and hear him breathing and the spaceship door slowly closing as he is coming on board with no one around, in fact they are all several floors above him with sealed doors between them you begin to get that feeling of impending doom. The movie gave me nightmares that at times I still have to this day (due no doubt to an over active imagination) but I still loved it! Forget the fact it is over 40 years old and there is no blood and guts....the suspense and good story that moves along well is what makes IT work.
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Summary: When it comes to terror, this one's got IT!
Review: ...The movie sounded way too scary to miss ... "It! The Terror From Beyond Space." I wasn't disappointed. To enjoy this film today as an adult, you really need to watch it in the context of its time. Yes, the dialogue is dumb. Yes, the acting is stilted. Yes, the women scientists serve coffee to the male crew. Yes, the monster's a guy in a rubber suit - albiet a very scary looking rubber suit. You wouldn't want to run into this guy in a dark hallway during a break in filming. It's typical '50s sci-fi stuff: Humans encounter mean, nasty alien who goes about devouring the crew one by one until they finally figure out how to kill it. Where "It!" and it's soul mate "The Thing From Another World" leave the rest of their '50s sci-fi genre behind is in the intense, edge-of-your-seat building of suspense. In the case of "It!" first you only see the monster's lizard-like feet, as it prowls the ship undetected. Then we see the shadow on the wall, as "It!" breaks one of the crew members in half like a twig. Then there's the close encounter with "It!" in the darkened air shaft. Or the guy trapped behind some boxes in a corner with just a dying blow torch between him and an extremely cranky monster. You get the point. It's no wonder the creators of "Alien" used this film as their template. So, slide this sucker into your DVD player, turn out the lights, and pretend it's 11:30 on a Friday night back in the early '60s. Time for "Nightmare Theater" and "It!" Pleasant dreams.
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Summary: a Monster
Review: A monster (who looks like he's always smelling an awful smell) sneaks aboard a rescue ship only to be put on two slices of bread and covered with mustard...I'm sorry, I was talkin' 'bout turkey. The monster scares the crap out of 50's spacemen and women and kills people. Bombs and guns don't destroy it either, but the amount of pomade in the hero's hair could've easily...After the monster thins out the cast a little, it is then thwarted by--GAH! I can't tell ya. Wouldn't be fair. BUT IT'S A DOOZY.
Great creature flick. Buy this.
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Summary: GOOD OLD ALIEN FUN
Review: A space crew lands on a planet in response to a distress call, and picks up a survivor...plus an alien creature who procedes to kill them off one by one. Story sound familiar? It should. This film was the inspiration for Ridley Scott's ALIEN.Only the planet they land on is Mars. And the survivor? He's the last remaining crewmember from a previous exploration. Everyone thinks he murdered the rest of the crew, but they soon start to belive in his stories of hideous creatures who live only to kill. The effects in this film are perfectly lousy, only adding to the fun. The creature, especially, demonstrates the problems of low budgets. There is a reason his makeup is almost always hidden in shadow. The crew of the ship is rather likeable, so you feel bad when one of them gets in trouble. Congrats go to sci-fi author Jerome Bixby for his nice script. If you get a chance to see this fine little film, take it. You might just find yourself enjoying it.
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Summary: Say, Dr. Mary! Another cup of coffee while you're up!
Review: A space ship makes a rescue mission to a hostile planet where the crew inadverdently picks up an alien life form that uses the air ducts to conceal itself while moving through the ship. Trapped on board with the creature, the crew battles for survival and eventually defeats the creature by suiting up and blowing the airlocks. Is this the famous 1970s ALIEN? No, its the 1950s IT! THE TERROR FROM BEYOND SPACE. Obviously the creators of ALIEN were significantly influenced by this ultra B flick--and in all honesty the film is actually a somewhat effective thriller with one or two tighten-up-in-you-seat moments. But the real pleasure of IT!, at least for a contemporary audience, are the cheap special effects, ridiculous scenic designs, and 1950s sexist attitudes that pervade the film. How about those two women who are not only doctor and nurse, but also cook and waitress as well? And who would have thought every one in space would smoke like fiends? When the ship blasts off, no one bothers to strap in--they just sit around in things that look suspiciously like lawn chairs. And even more unnerving, the ship's controls look like an under-funded NASA has resorted to radio station salvage! Tack in the occasional odd line ("Every bone in his body is broken, but I don't know what killed him") and you're good to go. To be frank, I myself don't consider this film far gone enough to actually enter the hallowed halls of cult movie fame; it sorta hangs out in the doorway instead. But it does have its charms--particularly if you're interested in the origins of the movie ALIEN or you're just looking for a mindless popcorn fest the whole family can make fun of together. On those levels it should prove quite satisfactory indeed!
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Summary: Shh... It's A Comin'!
Review: A spaceship picks up the sole survivor of a planetary expedition, who claims a monster killed off the rest of his crew. Of course, he is the prime suspect since monsters don't exist. Well, the ship has taken on a stow-away. A huge beast with gigantic claws and murder on it's mind is lurking onboard, mutilating (in bloodless 50s fashion) unwary crewmembers. What is it? Can it be stopped before everyone becomes space salsa? Watch and see! Well worth owning...
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Summary: "IT" Scary then; a classic now
Review: As a kid growing up in NY in the 60's I use to watch the Sci-Fi Thriller called "Creature Features" every Saturday night. Marshall Thompson, (Col. Caruthers) was a house hold name with credits such as, "The Fiend Without a Face" and "The First Man into Space." His performance in "IT" was nothing less than his usual. I forgot all about "IT" until noticing it on the shelf at Blockbusters back in 1995 so I rented it just for laughs and invited my brothers over to share the humor. My daughter, who was just 4 then even sat in. Of course we joked about the rubber suit and the impossible things done in space (grenades and bullets) but we were still in awe. My daughter loved it so much that it inspired me to order it on DVD. The overall story line is what great Sci-Fi is made of. I feel fortunate that I was able to watch "IT" a few years after it was originally released! Buy it.
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Summary: Gave me nightmares.
Review: As a kid, I watched an endless stream of sci-fi and horror movies on the Saturday night horror show called "Creature Feature" that was on in Omaha. My parents always said I would have nightmares, but this is the only movie that ever caused me to have one. While it's obvious that this film was made on a shoestring budget, the sets do give the movie a dark and claustrophobic feel. You can sense that the crewmembers are trapped, with no place to escape to. Of all the 'creature from outer space' movies that came out in the 1950's, this one is a standout due to the suspenseful script and effective acting.
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Summary: The IT that scared the IT outame.....
Review: As one of the other reviewers wrote, this was one of those saturday afternoon monster movies that played in our small town when we kids gathered at the local theater. This is one of the only ones that scared the living [crap] outame. Sure, to watch it now, it is a little cheesy but it is a classic for us baby boomers and is a cherished collectible. I will definitely obtain the dvd version when released.
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Summary: 4 to 5 things that make a B-movie great
Review: Being a self-described expert on B-movies I have come up with
5 Things which if they occur in a 50-60's era B-movie rate it
as being good: 1) If it is a space movie...somewhere in the film they have to
mention some sort of artifical gravity on the ship. (A must...)
*In IT..this comes some 20 mins into the flick.
2) Cigerette smoking ...
*IT has the most blaintant cigerette smoking in the fact that
one of the crew is attacked (Geno) while getting a fresh carton
out of the cigerette supply locker.
3) Women serving coffee ...
*This is not a sexist comment...but rather a 50's era observation
that even if (as in IT) the woman is the ships doctor she will
still have time (between autopsies) to brew up and serve fresh
coffee.
4) Beakers...or at least a set of Chemistry glassware.
5) BHP ...BAD HATCH PROTOCAL ...either in space or at sea there
has to be a point where they either leave a hatch open allowing
for monster to get in (as in the case of IT) OR the victims just
can not seem to keep hatches closed (also in IT).
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