The Man From Planet X

The Man From Planet X

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The Man From Planet X

David Ormont, Gilbert Fallman, June Jeffery, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond

Daring reporter John Lawrence (Robert Clarke) narrates this gripping tale of an alien's attempt to take over a tiny village in Scotland. As the story opens, Lawrence is visiting his old friend, Profes...( read more  read more... )sor Elliot, who's made the startling discovery of a new planet that is approaching Earth at breakneck speed. Soon Elliot's lovely daughter, Enid, has spotted a mysterious craft in the middle of the moor. Lawrence and Elliot decide to investigate, inexplicably allowing the clearly evil Dr. Mears to assist. Lost the plot? Not to worry! The Man from Planet X cheerfully helps slower viewers by offering expository dialogue as frequently as humanly possible. "Look!" says Elliot, "It seems as if he's trying to turn that knob to the right, but doesn't have the strength or coordination," as the alien tries to turn the knob to the right, but doesn't have the strength or coordination. All seems lost as the alien begins using telepathy to control the local villagers. Luckily for the Earth, the alien's superior mind-control powers are not matched with superior common sense--he never bothers to give his slaves such crucial commands as "Don't tell the enemy my entire plan!" or "Let me know if any outsiders show up!" or "By the way, don't follow the commands of anybody but me!" A guaranteed hoot of an evening. --Ali Davis

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  • June 28, 2008
    Kind of a strange one with some interesting plot angles...the creepy alien has a face that would disturb any young pre-cg child.
  • July 29, 2007
    A supposed classic, but really it's pretty lame. Sweet 50's low budget sci-fi.
  • August 5, 2009
    Lo barato a veces sale caro
  • December 15, 2008
    one of the more entertaining scifi B-movies. abominable writing, but the acting was passable and the fogged-over Joan of Arc sets worked quite well. completely unoriginal plot, but I did like the bit of a film noir twist to it. a film that is indeed admittedly bad, but in a wa...( read more)tchable, enjoyable way.
  • August 20, 2008
    I'm a huge fan of cheesy 50's and 60's sci-fi, but this one didn't quite do it for me in comparison to others. Lots of moments with nothing really happening, uninteresting characters, and an awkward ending. The ship and the look of the alien were boring, which was a let down...se...( read more)t & costume are usually my favorite things about vintage sci-fi.
  • June 10, 2008
    I wish I could watch every movie ever made but I sadly don't have the time. I'm not interested in this movie because I don't think I'll like it or don't know enough about it to think I might like it. I may still end up seeing it some day though.
  • May 31, 2007
    B-Movie magic!!! love em!

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