Review #331: It! The Terror From Beyond Space.
Cast
Marshall Thompson (Edward Carruthers), Shirley Patterson (Ann Anderson), Kim Spalding (Van Heusen), Ann Doran (Mary Royce), Dabbs Greer (Eric Royce), Paul Langton (Calder), Robert Bice (Purdue), Richard Benedict (Bob Finelli), Richard Hervey (Gino), Thom Carney (Kienholz), and Ray Corrigan (It) Directed by Edward L. Cahn.
Review
Ah yes, a 50s flick, and from 1953, the year that has had three reviews: One of Peter Pan (#178), another of... a Ro-Man (#266), and one of a House of Wax (#271), so the track record is moderately well. From what I've heard, this story premise would later be the inspiration for the 1976 film Alien, but if I compared the two, they really don't look familiar. Yea, both have the alien inside the spaceship that hunts them down, but this film is significantly shorter (Lasting barely over an hour.) and with odd things, such as "Mars is almost as big as Texas", and the odd suspicion against the main character in the beginning even though everyone watching knows there is going to be a monster, so why would you waste time with a character who thinks there ISN'T one? The title says there's a terror, so yea. Then again, there have been far weirder things that have been reviewed on this site, like toasters, Santa in space, Ernest, talking rabbits, Spongebob, and others. The acting is okay, not great or anything, but it works for what its worth. The monster looks fine, slightly scary, though that may be due to the black and white (Much like in Gojira), but still. Decent stuff that works...at the midnight slot. (Comments are welcome here)
Overall, I give it 7 out of 10 stars.
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