This Island Earth
This Island Earth
Drehbuch:
Franklin CoenKamera:
Clifford StineBesetzung:
Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller, Russell Johnson, Douglas Spencer, Coleman Francis, Richard Deacon, Robert B. Williams (mehr)Inhalte(1)
Todbringende Strahlen, mutierte Monster, paralysierte Nuklearforscher und ein Besuch des Planeten Metaluna via Raumschiff – all das wird begeistert in diesem Science Fiction-Film aus dem Jahre 1955, der heute als der Ur-Science-Fiction-Streifen der Fünfziger gilt. Ein Paar von Raketenwissenschaftlern wird von dem geheimnisvollen Außerirdischen Exeter von der Erde entführt, um ihn bei der Verteidigung seines Planeten gegen die kriegerischen Zahgons zu unterstützen. Doch die beiden romantisch veranlagten Wissenschaftler sind fest zur Flucht entschlossen – selbst wen dies bedeutet, daß sie einen Kampf um Leben und Tod gegen Kreaturen mit insektenartigen Augen, einen gefährlichen Flug durch einen Meteor-Sturm und ein Wettrennen durchs Weltall in Exeters fliegender Untertasse bestehen müssen. Allein an den unglaublichen Special Effects arbeitete man zweieinhalb Jahre – gefilmt wurde in “überirdischem Technicolor”. (Verleiher-Text)
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Another one of those many charmingly naive Hollywood science fiction films from the golden era of the genre in the 1950s. The inhabitants of planet Metaluna invade Earth and, with the help of alien scientists, want to discover a new source of energy to help their planet avoid extinction. One of the scientists, Dr.Meacham, along with a promising female scientist, discovers the aliens' nefarious plans to take over Earth, and is abducted to Metaluna... Nothing much happens for the first 45 minutes, it's mostly conversational, but the kidnapping of the scientists really gets the film going. There are some really good visual effects scenes (for the time, of course): laser beams, a look inside a flying saucer, a hybernation cubicle, X-ray cuts through bodies, a small hint of a space battle, a look at the surface and the inside of Metaluna, charmingly naive futuristic buildings, drawings, models, frequent use of interludes. Aliens are distinguished from humans by their high foreheads and white wigs. There's even a fight with mutants. Everything is so incredibly silly and naive, but that's the beauty of it!
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Great sci-fi with excellent, simple, but fantastic effects, which also has a nice, B-movie story that works quite well and keeps you entertained. There are good characters here, even though they are archetypes, it doesn't matter at all because they will amuse you. And when it comes to masks, it's truly amazing. A beautiful naive B-movie, of which there were many being made at that time, but not all of them were as pleasantly crafted as this one.
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