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"It Came From Outer Space" DVD |
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"It Came From Outer Space"
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| Pros |
• Entertaining science fiction yarn
• Good-looking black-and-white cinematography
• Based on thought-provoking Ray Bradbury story |
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• Space aliens more laughable than fearsome
• B-movie sensibility
• Special effects fall short of modern standards |
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Although "It Came From Outer Space" has a B-movie
sensibility, I was pleasantly surprised at how good-looking
and thought-provoking it is.
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DVD containing 1953 science fiction movie "It Came From Outer
Space" |
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Commentary track by film historian Tom Weaver |
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Documentary on science fiction films released by Universal |
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| Reviewed by Ivana Redwine |
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"It Came From Outer Space" DVD
While stargazing with his girlfriend one evening, an amateur astronomer
sees something that looks like a meteor streak across the sky and
crash to the ground in the Arizona desert. His investigation reveals
a craft of extraterrestrial origin, but when he tries to explain to
the authorities, he's dismissed as a crackpot. Uninterested in taking
over the planet, the space aliens want to go incognito long enough
to repair their ship and head back home. But the aliens need help
repairing their spacecraft, and things start to get complicated when
the otherwise peaceful creatures take over the bodies of humans and
steal electrical equipment. Depending on who you talk to, "It
Came From Outer Space" is either a science fiction classic or
a campy B-movie. I didn't know what to expect when I watched the DVD
version of this film and was pleasantly surprised at how evocative
and thought-provoking it was at times. |
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