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Ib MelchiorCinematography:
Stanley CortezComposer:
Paul DunlapCast:
Gerald Mohr, Nora Hayden, Les Tremayne, Jack Kruschen, Ted Cassidy, Ralph Brooks, Billy Curtis, J. Edward McKinley, Paul Hahn, Gordon Barnes, Arline HunterVOD (1)
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A group of intrepid explorers travel to Mars, where they encounter a variety of deadly space monsters, including a giant amoeba that refuses to let them leave. (official distributor synopsis)
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Poster tagline: SPECTACULAR ADVENTURE BEYOND TIME AND SPACE TAKES YOU TO THE ANGRY RED PLANET!!! A pretty popular sci-fi B-movie in its day. Firstly, it was filmed in colour and with Cinemagic technology (the predecessor of today's 3D), which gave the an impression of spatiality and depth. When the action takes place aboard the spaceship (about two-thirds of the runtime), the film is static and doesn't deliver much in terms of entertainment, but at least the dialogue, performed by experienced and popular actors of the time, is easily survivable. The real fun only starts on Mars, when the overabundance of red (overly contrasting camera filters) will make your pupils spin. The props of the Martian flora and fauna consist of a pair of bushes and a garishly painted backdrop; a giant carnivorous plant comes into play, with the actress wrapping one of its tentacles around herself to make it look real; there's also an attack by a Martian cross between a bat and a rat with crab tentacles; and a mysterious jelly-like amoeba that emerges from the Martian sea. The film concludes with an audible appeal from a three-eyed Martian, who warns Earthlings that another visit could be much worse. Thanks for the warning, but as you can see these days, NASA scientists don’t care too much :o)
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It's definitely not a great film and it's very naive in places, but there's still a charm to it that I just have to appreciate. Some of the special effects scenes, especially the use of the red filter and the subsequent distortion, and funny puppets, lead to me simply liking the film. A beautiful piece of cheap filmmaking, but with heart.
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