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"The Man From Planet X" - 1951.

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A shoestring budgetter directed by Edgar Ulmer. One of the first
(if not the first) alien invasion movies of the 1950s. The little
alien, a child-like being with a big, solemn face, is known to Scottish villagers as 'the bogey' and strikes mortal terror into
their hearts with his HypnoRay, a laserlike beam which reduces them to easily
programmable zomboids. His motives are unclear throughout the
film until a hynoidal Dr. Mears "spills the beans" near end.
Strong Points: eerie atmospheric production design; moody 'film
noir' photograpy, engaging music score, interesting story.
Weak Points: muddled script; stilted dialogue; wooden acting.
Recommended mainly for 1950s sci-fi fans. - AH.

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Re: "The Man From Planet X" - 1951. - clbeanz 12:03:32 05/20/04 (5)
Howard Hawks "Thing was near that time.Seeing it home alone as a kid scared the hell out of me.
- Re: "The Man From Planet X" - 1951. - rico 12:36:54 05/20/04 (3)
  Yes, James Arness as cabbage head IS scary!
  - VegatableAlien that wasn't vegan...BRrrrrrrr. - clbeanz 12:56:26 05/20/04 (2)
    so that's why he landed at the ice-caps((({:^])))
    - I Invite You To Check Archives and Take My Two... - AudioHead 13:15:45 05/20/04 (1)
      trivia tests on The Thing From Another World: posted 11-18-1999
      (199.80.70.122) and 12-27-1999 (199.70.124) respectively. - AH
      - Re: I Invite You To Check Archives and Take My Two... - clbeanz 14:51:47 05/20/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: I Invite You To Check Archives and Take My Two... posted by AudioHead on May 20, 2004 at 13:15:45:
        
        my query failed searched as- AudioHead and thoses dates.I may be rusty on trivia I've only seen original "Thing" twice.
- Re: "The Man From Planet X" - 1951. - AudioHead 12:27:14 05/20/04 (0)
  I can relate. At age 7, my dad woke me up at 2am and I received shock of
  my life at viewing ManFromPlanetX's mug, clearly and fully awakened
  me! At age 5, he took me to opening of War of the Worlds, I hid
  under seat every time martians attacked! The Thing, likewise,
  scared me at local drive-in at age 7. Alas, I don't getsofrightened
  anymore, as my 94 yr old momma holds my hand now. - AH

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