A true Sci-Fi cinema classic from director Jack Arnold (Creature From The Black Lagoon, Tarantula, etc) starring Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush. This movie is a milestone in the whole line of films of aliens invading Earth and what makes this one stand out more than the others is that it was also co-written by famous Science Fiction writer Ray Bradbury.The plot of this movie concerns astronomer John Putnam (Carlson) who witnesses a flying saucer crash land near the Arizona Desert; no sooner than he tries to get a closer look at the saucer it disappears under a landslide, covering all evidence of it being there. No sooner than he warns the local authorities they start believing him to be a crackpot and accuse him of staring up at the stars too much...stereotypical behaviour of the police and army from these era of films.
The movie is renowned for being the first Universal Pictures film to be released and filmed in 3D, an exciting new gimmick at the time it seems. This is one of favourite Science Fiction films of all time as it has such an great feel and tone to the movie, plus there is no boring scenes within the film. Every scene is relevant to the storyline and you really get yourself caught up as Putman is trying to figure out the mystery of the saucer. Overall I would say that this is a must-watch for Sci-Fi fans and is probably one of the best of the string of 1950 alien invasion films I've seen and it has a really great ending and a fantastic alien design too!
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