The plot is unsurprising, the acting average (Hugh Marlowe does his 'scientific' dialogue as if he is reading it from the back of a cereal box) and the music dull.
But the flying saucers! SPFX wizard Ray Harryhausen is the best. The saucers are seamlessly woven into the scenery. Simple shots of the saucer on the beach or half submerged in water or gliding past Washington monuments have not been surpassed by subsequent special effects. They look authentic as a documentary due to being filmed in black and white.
The film moves quick enough to leap over narrative and scientific gaps to the splendid climax. I gave this a 7 out of 10 mainly due to Mr Harryhausen.
But the flying saucers! SPFX wizard Ray Harryhausen is the best. The saucers are seamlessly woven into the scenery. Simple shots of the saucer on the beach or half submerged in water or gliding past Washington monuments have not been surpassed by subsequent special effects. They look authentic as a documentary due to being filmed in black and white.
The film moves quick enough to leap over narrative and scientific gaps to the splendid climax. I gave this a 7 out of 10 mainly due to Mr Harryhausen.