Journey To The Seventh Planet (1962) REVIEW

Okay so today's review will be of Sid Pink's "Journey to the Seventh Planet" (1962), you may remember Sid Pink from "Reptilicus" (1961). Both films "Reptilicus" and "Journey to the Seventh Planet" were almost entirely filmed in Danish territories, with Danish crew. As for the plot it draws a lot of similarities with The Twilight Zone TV series, it has a rather same way of dealing with the protagonists' deepest fears and biggest desires with a sci-fi layout, making this film feel like an hour long episode of The Twilight Zone which isn't bad at all, because for me The Twilight Zone is the best TV series ever conceived. "Journey to the Seventh Planet" came out with the sci-fi boom of the 60's making it blend with the croud and get to be little known, although it is really creative like in the use of stop-motion animation to change the landscape of Uranus and with the "giant-rat-cyclops monster". I haven't what happens in the film so here it goes: It starts with a narration saying that the UN is the sole governor on Earth and the year is 2001, space exploration has gone far and has now reached the seventh planet, (they don't try to say Uranus a lot because it doesn't sound well if you get what I mean), and a group of five men are sent to investigate large radiation signs coming from there. When they arrive they find out it's not different from Earth at all, but after noticing odd stuff like rootless plants and other things, they figure that the place is built on their memories. Later in the film, almost in the end, we get to know that the omnipotent being that controls Uranus and reads the astronauts' minds is a giant alien brain capable of creating matter from memories or thoughts that dwell in men's mind, like for example creating women from their past to distract them. After a showdown involving a giant spider and the death of one man, the brain is finally destroyed and men leave in a desperate hurry. Well there's nothing else to say, I guarantee that it will leave you satisfied, give it a watch.

                                                              Pretty good flick:
                                                                     7/10

Invisible Invaders (1959) REVIEW

This film is for me like the "well done" version of Plan 9 From Outer Space. It has the same basic plot: aliens resurrect the dead as zombies, to conquer the world. From the start it's a tragic movie, with the beloved scientist Carl Noyman dying because of an atomic experiment failure, making Dr. Adam Penner notice that atomic reaserch and weapons will end up destroying mankind. At night, after Noyman's funeral, Penner recieves a visit of Noyman's corpse, which we are told is being possesed by an invisible alien, whose race has been living on the moon for 20,000 years. Possesed Noyman tells Penner that mankind has 24 hours to surrender, before the aliens attack, using the dead as soldiers, claiming that the dead will destroy the living. 24 hours pass and Dr. Penner's warning was laughed by newspapers and high ranks, invasion start as hordes of zombies seize the world, the zombies are unvulnerable against any method of attack known to man. Penner and other characters are safely taken to a bomb shelter by the U. S. Army, which is located anywhere else than Bronson Cave! There Penner and another scientist are supposed to create a weapon to destroy de invisible aliens, they capture an alien and discover that it is vulnerable to sound. So you all now what happens next, the scientists makes "sound guns" and destroy the aliens. This is a very rare film, or at least little known, there is only one version available on DVD which is on MGM's Midnight Movies on a double feature with "Voyage to the Seventh Planet", a Sci-Fi film that is little more than a Twilight Zone episode, only longer, which is great for Twilight Zone fans. As I said before, for me this is like the good one, the well made "Plan 9 From Outer Space" the aclaimed worst movie ever made, and that is a lie, it's a very entertaining film that should not be taken seriously because it's made by Ed Wood, the worst director of all time, you can't expect much and I've seen a lot worse believe me, a whole lot worse. As for this film it's a good b-movie if you enjoy b-movies, give this a watch it will not leave you dissapointed.

                                            This film is a good b-movie so:
                                 6.5/10

Killers from Space (1954) REVIEW

The film involves aliens from Outer Space planing to invade the Earth while hypnotizing a scientist to obtain data in order to breed an army of giant insects and lizards. Supposedly, the aliens, that come from Astron Delta, have secret lair near Earth's crust, that isn't anything else than Bronson Cave, (a place that had been filmed so many times in the 50's that it became a cliché amongst B-movies). This movie has a really bad reputation, it was directed by W. Lee Wilder (the unsuccessful brother of director Billy Wilder), it even stands as the 16th Worst Movie Ever Made! Actually, this film was made in one of the lower budgets in the history of cinema, which explain the aliens' ping-pong eyeballs and the cardboard alien city. Speaking frankly, this is a really bad movie.... but I just seem to love it! As I explained earlier on my reviews, I love 50's B-movies, and this is the perfect example of B-movie, from the aliens' costumes to the giant insects to the bad acting, it's just cheesy and entertaining stuff, in a B-movie kind of way. This film is really entertaining and I first discovered it from a 50 movie pack from "Mill Creek Entertainment". This film is public domain and you can legally download it anywhere or watch online for free. 

This film is very entertaining, but remember that it's an awful movie so:

4/10

P.S. Here is the Youtube link for this film: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u8apuDgYO0

The Old Dark House (1932) REVIEW

                                                                                              Basic Plot:

Three travelers - a married couple, Philip and Margaret Waverton, and their friend Roger Penderel -- have been caught in a torrential storm and, seeking shelter, find themselves as guests in the mansion of a particularly weird family. The house belongs to a man named Horace Femm, who occupies it with his mute butler Morgan, his ostensibly deaf sister Rebecca, and, we soon learn, two others: their mother, Sir Roderick ( it was originally meant to be their father but Universal changed it to a woman on the last minute 'cause they couldn't find an actor that looked so old, even without altering the name) who lives upstairs on the verge of death, and their brother Saul, who is kept locked away due to his arsonist-homicidal tendencies.  Soon after, two additional stranded travelers arrive: Sir William Porterhouse, a man who lives up to his name in every way, and his mate, Gladys Perkins, a woman who is openly involved with Porterhouse purely for the money.  During the night of their stay in the old, dark Femm house, these five visitors, as well as those who live in the house, will all experience the shock of change, ignited by the most repressed of the household.


"The Old Dark House" is actually very creepy, comparing it to "Dracula (1931)" or "The Wolf Man (1941)", that are great movies by themselves, they're not actually creepy as the "Old Dark House". I'll just say it, the movie has a creepy atmosphere that makes you feel like you're in the house as one of the guests . Aside from its creepiness, it has Boris Karloff starring, his role in this movie is great as the dumb mute butler 'cause he already had experience as a mute troglodyte on "Frankenstein (1931)". It also has Gloria Stewart on the movie, you may remember her as the old lady from "Titanic (1997)", that's what you call a long work on cinema. 

The movie is awesome, and thanks to it's creepiness i'll give it a: 

7.5/10

"The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" (1953) REVIEW

Basic Plot:

A nuclear test in the arctic brings back to life a giant dinosaur, called a Rhedosaurus, which makes its way to the east coast of North America, destroying shipping vessels and a lighthouse. But all reports of a "sea serpent" are widely ridiculed and dismissed. Meanwhile, the nuclear physicist Tom Nesbitt, who saw the beast, tries to convince the paleontologist Thurgood Elson of its existence. Soon after, the paleontologist is killed by the beast, while being on a diving bell searching for the creature. The Rhedosaurus emerges from the sea and lays waste to Manhattan Island until Nesbitt comes up with a plan to try to stop the seemingly indestructible beast...

The Rhedosaurus on "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" was Stop-Motion animated by special effects master Ray Harryhausen. Harryhausen is famous for his hardwork and beautiful special effects. I admire all of his films, but i'm not gonna talk about Harryhauysen right now, maybe someday in the future....

As for this film I'll give it a: 7/10