Critic Reviews

• , Variety

  Picture has been smartly fashioned to take advantage of all the tricks of science-fiction and 3-D.

• Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

  [A] scary black-and-white SF effort from 1953.

• A.H. Weiler, New York Times

  Merely mildly diverting, not stupendous.

• Geoff Andrew, Time Out

  The 3-D process leaves the image somewhat murky, but you can discern sparks of authentic pulp poetry throughout.

• Rob Humanick, Suite101.com

  If anything, a modern vantage point reaffirms how devastatingly the film hits the nail on the head.

• James O'Ehley, Sci-Fi Movie Page

  Despite the lurid title and the involvement of several genre regulars, It Came from Outer Space is hardly a typical 'Fifties sci-fi movie.

• Steve Crum, Video-Reviewmaster.com

  Among top five of 1950s sci-fi classics, starring great effects along with Richard Carlson.

• , TV Guide's Movie Guide

  One of the better science-fiction films to come out of the Cold War 50s, this one must be counted among the anti-McCarthy statements.

• Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

  Conta com uma temática rica que, ao contrário de boa parte de seus contemporâneos, usa os alienígenas não como metáfora para a ameaça comunista, mas para condenar o preconceito.

• Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

  Good, old-fashioned drive-in fun.

• Luke Y. Thompson, New Times

  Surprisingly good '50s alien invasion flick with giant eyeballs -- maintains its charm despite the lack of 3-D effects on most video copies.

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