This is an amazingly crappy 1950s sci-fi film. While not the worst sci-fi film ever made, it does come pretty close! In fact, you know the film MUST really stink since the plot is a re-working of PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE! Like PLAN 9 (once voted the worst movie ever made), this film is all about an evil plot by aliens to reanimate the dead and use them to attack and destroy the living. However, while PLAN 9 probably cost about $49.37 cents to produce, this one had much better production values (probably at least $100 was spent on acting and sets alone!).
So, aside from a re-hashed plot, what does this film have to offer? Well, like PLAN 9, it also is jam-packed full of stock footage that takes the place of original content. Some of this footage is totally inappropriate--such as the one showing a test B-17 flying into a hill. While it was supposed to be caused by the evil aliens, the footage is of some military test, as it impacts onto a giant painted 'X'! The acting was pretty bad, but not as bad as Ed Wood acting. John Carridine (who would appear in ANY film for a buck--thank goodness there were few porno flicks made back then) appears in a small role where he overacts--even though he is a zombie! And the "King of low-budget films", John Agar is the star. Frankly, he looks pretty old and tired--probably because he must have hated the movies he was forced to act in late in his brief career. As for the rest, they generally were sub-par, but only a few were so bad that you laughed as they read their lines.
So what's my favorite part of the film? Well, Agar is in a fight and if he loses, a crazy scientist will let a murderous creature out to kill them all. So what do the other two actors do while this fight occurs?! Yep,...just stand there and let it all happen! The bottom line is that this film is only for people who like to watch and laugh at bad films (I am one of them). Otherwise, don't waste your time--it's THAT horrible!
So, aside from a re-hashed plot, what does this film have to offer? Well, like PLAN 9, it also is jam-packed full of stock footage that takes the place of original content. Some of this footage is totally inappropriate--such as the one showing a test B-17 flying into a hill. While it was supposed to be caused by the evil aliens, the footage is of some military test, as it impacts onto a giant painted 'X'! The acting was pretty bad, but not as bad as Ed Wood acting. John Carridine (who would appear in ANY film for a buck--thank goodness there were few porno flicks made back then) appears in a small role where he overacts--even though he is a zombie! And the "King of low-budget films", John Agar is the star. Frankly, he looks pretty old and tired--probably because he must have hated the movies he was forced to act in late in his brief career. As for the rest, they generally were sub-par, but only a few were so bad that you laughed as they read their lines.
So what's my favorite part of the film? Well, Agar is in a fight and if he loses, a crazy scientist will let a murderous creature out to kill them all. So what do the other two actors do while this fight occurs?! Yep,...just stand there and let it all happen! The bottom line is that this film is only for people who like to watch and laugh at bad films (I am one of them). Otherwise, don't waste your time--it's THAT horrible!