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It: Terror From Beyond Space |
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It: Terror From Beyond Space
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by MGM (Video & DVD)
Sales Rank: 16009
Price: $14.95
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So terrifying it doesn't even have a name, "It" is a seemingly invincible monster that is hell-bent on killing everybody on a mission to Mars. "A Martian by birth and Frankenstein by instinct" (Variety), this life-devouring alien brushes aside bullets and even nuclear blasts ? making it the deadliest cold war-style invader ever to hit the silver screen.When his crew is brutally murdered on a Mars expedition, Commander Carruthers becomes the prime suspect. Taken into custody and facing a court-martial back on Earth, he discovers that the real killer ? a grotesque, slithering monster ? has stowed aboard the earthbound ship. But the indestructible creature had already begun a harrowing in-flight rampage, knocking off the members of the crew, one by one. Now, as the spaceship heads home toward a panic-stricken Earth, the remaining crew must find some way to stop the unstoppable"It."
Viewer Reviews
First of all, there's that wonderfully over-the-top title, telling you that you're in for an old-fashioned rollercoaster ride of science fiction horror. And as many previous reviewers have pointed out, this is one of the two parents of "Alien" (the other being "Planet of Vampires"), so the story is already promising. But how does it actually hold up?
It holds up very well, in fact! You can either dismiss the sets & specials effects as hopelessly dated, or else savor them for their period charm, which is what I prefer. In any case, the film WORKS. The premise is set up neatly, and then the suspense starts building, as the crew begins to realize that they've got an extremely unwelcome visitor aboard, truly the guest from Hell. Things get nail-bitingly claustrophobic in short order!
No, it's not a lost masterpiece by any means. But it is a strong B-movie, with the cast of lesser-known actors giving solid performances, and the intensity never letting up for an instant. And given the obviously small budget, scenes like that of the space walk still manage to look pretty good, all things considered. Simply put, this is pure fun all the way, perfect for recapturing the black-&-white chills of childhood. Recommended!
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