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Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956), directed by Fred F. Sears

7/16/2016

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Another largely emotionless atomic age disaster movie, this time with flying saucers wreaking havoc on Washington and scientist Hugh Marlowe in charge of developing a weapon to defeat them.  More ambitious, however, than most of its kind:  along with the destruction of American landmarks, we see the ships inside and out, in flight and on the ground; mobile aliens in suits and one without its helmet; energy fields and death rays -- all admirably executed by Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion saucers are a highlight.  Genuine science fiction, without the usual horror trappings.  It's a pity the characters are so bland.  Suggested by Donald Keyhoe's book Flying Saucers From Outer Space.

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