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THIS ISLAND EARTH is a 1950s science-fiction pulp magazine cloak brought to life: clunky spacecraft, battling planets, rank aliens, and screaming heroines in hurt. The special effects are 1955 state-of-the-art, and they level-headed fill up very well today, for unlike ultra-realistic computer generated graphics they have a fantasy feel that is very, very entertaining–a sort of “Wizard of Oz goes sci-fi” see that is very engaging to the glimpse.
As already eminent, the record concerns several of earth’s best minds who are kidnapped by aliens and ordered to design an endless source of energy for a dying planet. The script is laced with 1950s sexism–one line, for example, is “Don’t suppose me that as woman you’re not tantalizing? “–but this is actually less offensive than it is rather droll, in keeping with the magazine veil sensibility that pervades the portion. The cast plays with substantial sincerity: Rex Reason is appropriately dauntless, Faith Domergue screams the house down, and the aliens all have high foreheads–excepting, of course, that really gross looking one with claws for hands!
Some humorless-type science-fiction fans won’t delight in it, and if you’re not the type to accumulate a kick from period visuals you might want to give this one miss. But for pure 1950s matinee fun, you can’t do better than THIS ISLAND EARTH.
Here’s an engaging bit of trivia (okay, maybe not so noteworthy though-provoking, but worth noting, at least) …seems the film This Island Earth (1955) was one of the first major science fiction features filmed in Technicolor, a process that actually had been around, in various states, since the early twentieth century. Directed by Joseph M. Newman (The Gunfight at Dodge City, Tarzan, the Ape Man), the film stars Rex Reason (The Creature Walks Among Us), Faith Domergue (It Came from Beneath the Sea, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet), and Jeff Morrow (Kronos, The Giant Claw) . Also appearing is Lance Fuller (The She-Creature), Robert Nichols (Giant), and Russell Johnson (Attack of the Crab Monsters), probably best known as `The Professor’, from the mid 1960s series “Gilligan’s Island”.
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As the film begins we meet a scientist named Dr. Cal Meacham (Reason), preparing to leave Washington D.C. after attending a conference on atomic energy. Anyway, Cal borrows a jet to waft home (must be nice), and upon arriving, his plane conks out due to some showboating (nice play, Shakespeare), but Cal is saved as a mysterious force takes control and lands the vehicle safely, powerful to the amazement of Cal and his dopey assistant named Joe (Nichols), who I judge is supposed to provide a comedic element for the film, failing miserably I might add. But wait, there’s more…shortly after Cal’s return he receives a catalog featuring advanced electronic components related to assembling something called an `interocitor’, which turns out of be a appreciate, schmancy triangular television with some dazzling extraordinary and far out capabilities (actually, it looks a bit like the drive-thru order box at a quick food restaurant, but that’s neither here nor there) . Once constructed, Cal receives a message from a melon headed, white haired nerdlinger type named Mr. Exeter (Morrow), who invites Cal to join a mysterious brain trust whose purpose appears to be development of recent forms of atomic energy. His curiosity piqued, Cal hops a plane (one which he isn’t piloting, thankfully), and ends up in a remote place somewhere in Georgia where he hooks up with Exeter (apparently he’s dropped the `Mr’ routine), Dr. Ruth Adams (Domergue), another scientist named Steve Carlson (Johnson), among others…eventually Cal learns Exeter is not of this Earth (well duh) and his motives for assembling Team Brainiac not as altruistic as originally stated, which leads to Cal and Ruth trying to hurry, only to pick up beamed aboard Exeter’s spacecraft (inaugurate the probings), complete with swishy doors, and transported to Exeter’s home planet called Metaluna (once you come Neptune, hang a true and go about three billion miles, recognize for the Stuckeys and you’re there) . As far as what happens next you’ll impartial have to study the film, but I will fragment this, there’s aliens, an fair to goodness flying saucer, ookie mutants with stout brains and oversized claws with a penchant for pinching, killer remote-controlled meteors, some dude named The Monitor (sound ominous, doesn’t it? ), matte paintings of astonishing alien landscapes, and so on…
I really liked this film a lot…certain, the acting leaves something to be desired (Rex Reason probably could have been replaced with a tree and few would have noticed), but there appeared to be a dependable sense of ambition towards the presentation of the material. The main strength of this film is the special effects, which, in my belief, approach off dazzling well. Certainly compared to today’s standards they’ll seem hokey, but I’m betting when the film was originally released audiences were amazed and I’ll doubt few left the theater feeling like they didn’t earn their money’s worth. The bits I concept really irregular were how some of these so called scientists, at least the ones who didn’t have their minds `toyed’ with, at the Georgia facility seemed so dead on the uptake with regards to figuring out their host was an alien (I would have opinion the ginormous cranium a unimaginative giveaway) . And then once they did figure it out, no one seemed that surprised or skittish. Honestly, had it been me being abducted and taken a bazillion miles into outer situation, ending up on some alien planet I would have been seriously freaking out, but neither Cal nor Ruth really seemed all that upset. Perhaps scientists are made of sturdier stuff than us non-brainy types, of which I deem myself one. As far as the characters there was some promising development early on, but it eventually outmoded as those introduced fell into homogenous roles (Reason the rugged, masculine hero type, Domergue the glorious screaming mimi in pains, etc.) . Morrow’s character of Exeter did seem to have the most potential, in terms of his altering distinct plans based on his developing an opinion of humans after spending time with them, but this sort of petered out a bit, taking a backseat to the visual aspects reveal in the film, which is a fairly favorite pitfall in the genre, especially in today’s films, in terms of flashy effects superseding the more immense elements of the anecdote. All in all you can certainly accept plenty of fault with this feature, but I’d suggest viewing the film with a slightly less considerable notice, as not to miss all the fun.
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The portray, presented in fullscreen (1.33:1), does recognize really suitable, despite areas that show some minor signs of age (there weren’t any frames missing, but there was some specking here and there) . As far as the Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio, I belief it came through very well and had no complaints. There’s not mighty in the contrivance of extras except for an unique theatrical trailer and subtitles in English, Spanish, and French. I was a exiguous surprised at the lack of an audio commentary, especially since I’ve always considered this staple film in the classic science fiction genre, maybe not to the extent of those like The Day the Earth Stood Unexcited (1951), The Thing from Another World (1951), or Forbidden Planet (1956), but one smooth estimable of attention.
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Incidentally, This Island Earth was given the Mystery Science Theater 3000 treatment, as it was the flick featured when the exhibit made the leap to the titanic veil relieve in 1996.
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