Review #448: Invaders from Mars.
Cast
Jimmy Hunt (David Maclean), Helena Carter (Dr. Pat Blake), Arthur Franz (Dr. Stuart Kelston), Morris Ankrum (Fielding), Leif Erickson (George MacLean), Hillary Brooke (Mary MacLean), Max Wagner (Rinaldi), Milburn Stone (Capt. Roth), and Janine Perreau (Kathy Wilson) Directed by William Cameron Menzies.
Review
This is an odd film in sorts, and it may be due to the color changes, the sets or because of the twist ending that sounds extremely familiar. But anyway, Invaders from Mars doesn't run too long but it does have its charm. Jimmy Hunt isn't a terrible child actor in this film and he manages to do a respectable job. The effects in this film aren't too bad for 1953 and the color changes that occur do gives more context to the confusion that this film sometimes does. It's a weird film, and while the ending probably justifies the oddness, it's an okay film at best, not too hokey (unless you count that grey alien, which reminds me of Colin Mochrie for some reason.) It's something you could watch easily, what with the 70 minutes run time and all. The ending actually wasn't kept in foreign versions like in England, which edited their own ending, a bit less thought provoking than the original version. This is a mostly decent film that could be argued to be a mid-classic, and it's best to take it for what it's worth. Countdown to 450 Reviews: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2...
Overall, I give it 7 out of 10 stars.
And now, I will reveal the next review in advance...Things to Come.
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