Who says all the bad sci-fi movies were made in the 1950s? This film is proof that bad sci-fi knows no one decade! While this is not among the worst sci-fi films I have seen, it is pretty poor. The movie is actually a cheap attempt to recycle a Russian movie by slapping on segments of American-made film to create one coherent(?) story. So, most of the long shots are from the original film and the dialog sequences are new. Because of this, the film has a very odd tempo--with quite a few scenes that are static long-distance shots that seem to go on way too long. The American scenes are also, at times, pretty poorly done--featuring mostly low-budget actors (such as Basil Rathbone--who in the late 50s and 60s would appear in ANYTHING). The film also tries to skimp on production values (in particular, sets) by using bright green and red lights to practically blind the viewer into not noticing the cheapness of the film. The result, to put it bluntly, is "psychodelic crap".
The plot is about a rescue effort mounted in the future (the 1990s). Earth is sending a ship to rescue aliens who crashed on Mars. Unfortunately, instead of being grateful, the sole alien survivor sees the male crew as a potential buffet--drinking the blood of most of them before they reach Earth. About the only thing interesting about this is seeing this evil space queen all painted up in green. Otherwise, it's all a big snooze. Not a terrible movie,...but almost terrible.
The plot is about a rescue effort mounted in the future (the 1990s). Earth is sending a ship to rescue aliens who crashed on Mars. Unfortunately, instead of being grateful, the sole alien survivor sees the male crew as a potential buffet--drinking the blood of most of them before they reach Earth. About the only thing interesting about this is seeing this evil space queen all painted up in green. Otherwise, it's all a big snooze. Not a terrible movie,...but almost terrible.