It! The Terror from Beyond Space
by Edward L. Cahn
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Actor: Ann Doran, Dabbs Greer, Kim Spalding, Marshall Thompson, Shirley PattersonDirector: Edward L. Cahn
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 69 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of It! The Terror from Beyond Space
DVD Review: Still better than the rip-off remakes.
Summary: 5 Stars
Once again we are treated to a science fiction/monster movie from that generation know as the World War Two generation. Boy those guys really knew how to make one. Basicly, most of them showed the outlook back in those days on how the United States, even in their fantasy dreams, handed invasion or an attack from any direction. Let one big foot print be found, a badly chewed up body, or an unusual tooth, or a few missing people come up and out comes that Army Colt 45 semi-automatic pistol from under the pillow, a box of grenades from under the bed, the 'family' M1 Rifle from the closet, and a bazooka from the garage--that last one was probably used as the tailpipe on their car so as to keep it hidden. I got to hand it to them...they sure had it figured out what to do. You'll notice in these movies (most of them) nobody takes a vote on what to do about the monster. Everybody knows. "It attacked us...that it for him!"
Not sure? Go watch THEM!--another fine example of really well done science fiction, done by that generation. So let's get to it.
PROS:
1. Shot in clear black and white.
2. Shot almost entirely from inside--what supposed to be--a spaceship. Why does that make a difference? Well, if they'd done a lot of outside scenes it would have taken a lot of the budget. The monster and the spaceship probably would have suffered in looks. So the interior of the ship looked fine.
3. Monster music on the opening scenes fine.
4. Background painting of Mars looks fine.
5. Monster man in a rubber suit? Looks fine, notice the broadshoulders and the hump over each arm, at the top of them?--lots of indicated strength--afterall, the monster supposed to be able to batter its way through the center hatchway with brute strength.
six. Great idea, great storyline. The last survivor of the first Mars expedition is picked up and arrested. He alone survives out of nine men and women. They find(off camera) a skull...it has a bullet hole in it--we all know what that means--the last survivor is guilty. His story was they were all attacked during a sandstorm--he never did get a clear look at it. The rescue ship crews' answer is something like--we have a skull, it has a bullet hole in it. There's only one kind of monster that uses bullets. (That would be a closed case through out most of our history. But the survivor only says--maybe he was the lucky one.)
7. No attempt at floating paper and people and spilt coffee in this one--so what? It isn't needed. This is a suspense science fiction, not technology. The storyline is important. Trust me, if this is the first time you've seen this movie you'll agree--people floating around to prove there is no gravity onboard their ship just isn't needed here--the story's intensity helps carry this movie. Not special effects.
8. Special Effects. Just fine, no complaint. Even though all the loose cargo isn't tied down in case the ship manuevers most everything 'looks' just fine. On the side, I think the monster should have been able to open his mouth. (I just finished watching this movie half an hour ago and am watching it again as I write this.)
9. They have girls onboard this ship, I notice when the monster attacks neither of them carries a gun--Why? Well let me quote one all American man, "...no cutie is allowed to come to harm while one red blooded American man is there." What this means is, throughout this movie the girls weren't really supposed to be scared because 'the men' would take care of it. If the girls 'had' armed themself then things were really getting rough! Hmmm. Maybe they should have armed the girls.
10. A side note about this monster. It is intelligent. It not only found a way onboard the ship but shoved one of the crewmen up a shaft in the wall and then replaced the grill--good thing for the survivor they found the monster first before finding the body. One would think that would have been the final nail in his coffin.
11. Overall atmosphere of the movie...above most movies...no sub plots to speak of here so they spend most of there time on the story. No filler.
CONS:
1. There isn't much of a drawback to this type of old movie. Everything is pretty much laid out the way it should have been. Well...ok, here is a small one. When they cornered it in the supply room one of the crew took a step inside to shoot it with the M1 Rifle. I would have liked to seen him machinegun it for about 10 bullets before his gun was taken from him--you know, like they did in THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD.
So there you have it. Another great science fiction movie from the generation that made the best ones and shot in that great black and white that demands you bring out the popcorn and dogs or hamburgers. It's an American thing you know, hot dogs, hamburgers, popcorn, and monster movies....I think there's a law or something saying you have to do it that way to get the most out of the movie. I agree. Bye!
P.S. Buy, don't rent. You know, I wouldn't mind having all the one hour installments of Cheers but there are around 400 of them. I can't afford them. I would have settled for half a dozen of the best. So what does Cheers have to do with this movie? Well, I'm glad you ask me that...there are a lot of science fiction movies out there. It, the terror from beyond space and a couple others are the best of monsters in space type. You wouldn't rent a well written book, would you? No, you buy it.
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