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US Mall 1 - The Man From Planet X
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List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $5.39
Your Save: $ 9.56 ( 64% )
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Starring: Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, William Schallert, Roy Engel
Directed By: Edgar G. Ulmer
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792848684
Format: Black & White
ISBN: 0792848683
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2001-02-20
Running Time: 71
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: 1951-04-27
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Customer Rating:
Summary: OOOOH, that's a scary movie.
Comment: Isn't that what Joe Flaherty used to say on SCTV? Well it sure was when I was nine! When that alien peeked out of the space ship window at my first movie love - Margaret Field, I freaked out. Ms. Field, by the way, is Sally Field's (yup that Sally Field) mother - a little movie trivia I haven't seen reported yet, and another reason to view the movie.
That and it's fun.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Real Suprise!
Comment: A more interesting plot than one typically finds in this genre. Characters are generally more interesting. I find the female lead to be inadequate, tending to be overstated in several important scenes. The use of an obviously home built 6 inch Newtonian reflecting telescope assembled with plumbing fixtures didn't add to the credibility of the film. Generally entertaining, well written and directed, and for the most part, well acted. Well worth the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's true!
Comment: Well, that "title" got your attention, didn't it?
I remember seeing part of this when I was about 11. I always wanted it. So I've looked for it on those sci-fi collection sets, you know, every paper mache horror short of Godzilla, abominable snowmen, every attempt to scare the pre-adolescent, most of which had special effects budgets of around $5. But I could never find it. Then, while in Florida last Christmas, at a video store, some told me it was "out of print." (I think that's the phrase I heard. Was I dreaming? Or nightmaring???)
Well, I finally got it, and, sure enough, the Scottish accents are worse than I remember them. But the fine special effect live up to my expectations!
Oh, one of the actors, William Schallert, was in an old "Star Trek" episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles." That makes it worth is, doesn't it?
The story line was pretty standard 1950s sci fi: the guy's invading us and wants to take over us innocent earthlings. But it had a little of a "moral":If we'd treated this creature nicely, who knows what wonderful things we may have learned from such an advanced species!
I won't want to give away too much of the "plot." Just enjoy it, and don't anticipate staying awake too late fearing an invasion from a plastic-faced alien who can't even smile!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I learn something from this Sci-Fi film.
Comment: I was 11 years old, but I had wondered "how would you talk to someone from an advanced race if you had no common language". This film was not the best of sci-fi flicks, but it was the first film, that explained how you would do it. I learned something that day, that would stay with me forever. It is worth watching at least once.
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Summary: Classic Sci-fi
Comment: Three of the most wonderful alien invasion movies of all time were made in 1950's. "The Day The Earth Stood Still," "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers," and, "The Man From Planet X." Each of these films are dvd must haves. "The Man From Planet X" is a film response among others to social issues as well as the public interest and fears of numerous ufo sightings during that time period i.e. "UFOs Buzz the White House" and of course Roswell. The same thing has been going on for the past several years. Kecksburg Incident, Phoenix Lights...Signs, Independence Day, Close Encounters of the Third Kind...Whatever the case, I was extremely pleased with my purchase. It was delivered within 3 days of purchase.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: OOOOH, that's a scary movie.
Comment: Isn't that what Joe Flaherty used to say on SCTV? Well it sure was when I was nine! When that alien peeked out of the space ship window at my first movie love - Margaret Field, I freaked out. Ms. Field, by the way, is Sally Field's (yup that Sally Field) mother - a little movie trivia I haven't seen reported yet, and another reason to view the movie.
That and it's fun.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Real Suprise!
Comment: A more interesting plot than one typically finds in this genre. Characters are generally more interesting. I find the female lead to be inadequate, tending to be overstated in several important scenes. The use of an obviously home built 6 inch Newtonian reflecting telescope assembled with plumbing fixtures didn't add to the credibility of the film. Generally entertaining, well written and directed, and for the most part, well acted. Well worth the price.
Customer Rating:
Summary: It's true!
Comment: Well, that "title" got your attention, didn't it?
I remember seeing part of this when I was about 11. I always wanted it. So I've looked for it on those sci-fi collection sets, you know, every paper mache horror short of Godzilla, abominable snowmen, every attempt to scare the pre-adolescent, most of which had special effects budgets of around $5. But I could never find it. Then, while in Florida last Christmas, at a video store, some told me it was "out of print." (I think that's the phrase I heard. Was I dreaming? Or nightmaring???)
Well, I finally got it, and, sure enough, the Scottish accents are worse than I remember them. But the fine special effect live up to my expectations!
Oh, one of the actors, William Schallert, was in an old "Star Trek" episode, "The Trouble with Tribbles." That makes it worth is, doesn't it?
The story line was pretty standard 1950s sci fi: the guy's invading us and wants to take over us innocent earthlings. But it had a little of a "moral":If we'd treated this creature nicely, who knows what wonderful things we may have learned from such an advanced species!
I won't want to give away too much of the "plot." Just enjoy it, and don't anticipate staying awake too late fearing an invasion from a plastic-faced alien who can't even smile!
Customer Rating:
Summary: I learn something from this Sci-Fi film.
Comment: I was 11 years old, but I had wondered "how would you talk to someone from an advanced race if you had no common language". This film was not the best of sci-fi flicks, but it was the first film, that explained how you would do it. I learned something that day, that would stay with me forever. It is worth watching at least once.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Classic Sci-fi
Comment: Three of the most wonderful alien invasion movies of all time were made in 1950's. "The Day The Earth Stood Still," "Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers," and, "The Man From Planet X." Each of these films are dvd must haves. "The Man From Planet X" is a film response among others to social issues as well as the public interest and fears of numerous ufo sightings during that time period i.e. "UFOs Buzz the White House" and of course Roswell. The same thing has been going on for the past several years. Kecksburg Incident, Phoenix Lights...Signs, Independence Day, Close Encounters of the Third Kind...Whatever the case, I was extremely pleased with my purchase. It was delivered within 3 days of purchase.
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