Invaders from Mars (Special Edition)

Invaders from Mars (Special Edition)


Starring:Helena Carter, Arthur Franz, Jimmy Hunt, Leif Erickson, Hillary Brooke, Morris Ankrum, Max Wagner, Milburn Stone, Janine Perreau, Frank Wilcox, Max Palmer, Robert Shayne, Peter Brocco, Douglas Kennedy, Walter Sande, Charles Gibb, Tommy Cottonaro, Barbara Billingsley, Bob Herron, Harry Monty
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon
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A young boy is awakened during a storm to witness a flying saucer land in the field behind his home. No one will believe his story as, one by one, the townspeople are captured and put under the control of sinister forces from the planet Mars! Brilliantly created by visionary set designer and director William Cameron Menzies (designer of "Gone with the Wind" and H.G. Wells' "Things to Come") with a haunting musical score by Raoul Kraushaar, this golden age sci-fi classic has lost none of its chilling power. Surreal imagery brought to terrifying life in a Cinecolor world just beyond our nightmares!
Invaders from Mars (Special Edition)
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films.
  • NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT
  • Invaders from Mars
  • Invaders from mars-original version
  • RIVETING AND FUN
Invaders from Mars (Special Edition)
Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
Director: William Cameron Menzies
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B0000714AG
Release Date: 2002-12-03

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The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

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A young boy is awakened during a storm to witness a flying saucer land in the field behind his home. No one will believe his story as, one by one, the townspeople are captured and put under the control of sinister forces from the planet Mars! Brilliantly created by visionary set designer and director William Cameron Menzies (designer of "Gone with the Wind" and H.G. Wells' "Things to Come") with a haunting musical score by Raoul Kraushaar, this golden age sci-fi classic has lost none of its chilling power. Surreal imagery brought to terrifying life in a Cinecolor world just beyond our nightmares!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films........2007-05-25

I'm watching the British version as I write this, I just saw the American version.

First of all I take exception that some reviews keep mentioning the zippers in the back of the martian's. What did they expect, magnetic clasp, buttons, hooks and loops? Unless you were expecting to see naked martians I'd say the zippers are just fine--they are wearing cloths and shoes you know. Nor do I really believe it falls into campy--so old it is amusingly funny. I feel they did a fine job except for that "mutant" crack they kept using as an excuse to have martian slaves or servants. The obvious science involved in this film (inside the spaceship) looked fine to me--and who cares if they turned over a can of latex paint and blew bubbles through it to simulate the martians melting walls of dirt...it looked fine to me.

This movie, though a popcorn movie, is still somewhat serious and acted very well by the kid and all the cast.

So let's get to it.

PROS:

1. Neat idea carried out properly.
2. Fine acting, that's a star.
3. Written just fine, that's a star, lots of tense moments and no filler I could spot, no sub plots.
4. Neat special effects.
5. Look at how those cuties dressed. I remember them from when I was a kid. Look at the scene where the kid runs to his mother at night. She wakes up, hair is brushed, lips properly lipsticked, the correct amount of war paint around the eyes. Yes sir, maybe we shouldn't tell them that the realitly was they all went to bed in curls and cold cream. But I got to tell you, did they all look like that outside the house...well, they tried to.
six. Just got to the end of the British version, I think there's a couple extra scenes in it!
7. Movie starts out with the right type of science fiction music and background paintings and voice-over of the day. On the back of the case it says 1953--the year I was born. They did a fine job making this a character study as well as an action movie. Even when the General's sergeant got sucked into the hole and the General says to the man restraining him, "Renaudies' been with me twenty years...we may have no counter weapon but if it's a fight they want they're going to get it!" Even that one line character study is sufficent to understand the General's mind set. Yes...above average writing.

8. Lots of stock footage showing the Army packing up equipment and moving it to the site. So what, you can't have a military unit go on manuevers just so you can get some new stock footage for a movie...not even back then.

I don't see any reason to go futher. This is one of those old classical science fiction movies that cries for popcorn and a deeper study to get its' full impact. CONS: There really aren't any no matter what everybody else says. The only thing you could have done better is updating the special effects and we've seen what Hollywood does when it remakes a movie--so we don't want that!

Looking at it more...no, definitly well written, acted and directed.

So that's it, Buy, don't rent.

3 out of 5 stars NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT.......2007-05-03

"This is a very good movie with a cheesy alien suit. The DVD transfer is horrible and this film deserves better! No cheese collection is complete without it!"

4 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2007-02-21

Good campy Sci-Fi flick. The only drawback to the movie is that it should be in wide screen.

5 out of 5 stars Invaders from mars-original version.......2007-01-12

Makes a good compliment to the original version from the 50's

5 out of 5 stars RIVETING AND FUN.......2007-01-11

This movie was recommended to me by a friend who had watched it as a child. Since my fiance loves sci-fi movies of ALL generations--and since I knew he had not seen this one--I bought it for him for Christmas. We watched it almost immediately and thorougly enjoyed it, even the "special effects" which seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. The story was compelling, along with its curious ending; but the sets, clothing, and culture of the 1950's, as well as the special effects, made watching this film thoroughly entertaining.
Invaders from Mars / The Crawling Eye
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not as Good as I Remember
  • great copies of great old movies
  • Still SCARY After All These Years
  • Blast From the Past
  • Great combo for kids
Invaders from Mars / The Crawling Eye
Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
Director: William Cameron Menzies , and Quentin Lawrence
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B0000D1FFN
Release Date: 2003-10-21

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not as Good as I Remember.......2007-07-03

I had not seen these on TV for decades. I remember them as being the scariest movies while growing up. I was disappointed in the movies. They were not scary and were slow moving. I did like seeing the "head" Martian in the glass globe again in "Invaders" and the Crawling Eyes being burned.

I have seen "Them" over the years and that still holds up. I also like "Forbidden Planet," even with the low tech technology.

I guess I should have rented "The Crawling Eye" and "Invaders from Mars" before/instead of buying.

5 out of 5 stars great copies of great old movies.......2007-06-14

I liked both of these movies. This DVD set has excellent quality copies. This is well worth purchasing for old movie buffs

4 out of 5 stars Still SCARY After All These Years.......2006-08-27

I have fond memories of being terrified watching THE MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE on TV in NY. The Crawling Eye is great fun to see again....THEM was even better. Really a Classic. I thought Invader from Mars would be really eerie, but the print is very old and the night scenes are almost too dark to see. Still the alternate British ending was interesting. For anyone who grew up in the 50's and 60's this is a fun trip into the past.

4 out of 5 stars Blast From the Past.......2006-03-13

True, the special effects are minimal but the movies are better than I remembered. I watched The Crawling Eye for 4 days in a row years ago on the Million Dollar Movie and loved every minute of it (at 9 years old) and I was suprised to find it hadn't become too laughable like so many other Scifi movies from the 50's I've seen. True, the crawling eye itself is not Jurassic Park scarey but My 19 year old daughter even enjoyed it! Invaders from Mars was pretty good too, although the aliens are kinda corney it's still a fun movie to watch. And, the bonus British version was a great addition, in fact I liked the British ending much better!! All in all they're both good to watch on a Saturday night with some popcorn and remember how scared you were the first time you saw them, way back when.

5 out of 5 stars Great combo for kids.......2004-01-08

Invaders
Where is Col. Fielding when you need him?
Be sure to notice all the standard Sci-fi actors and even the Beaver's mother "Kelston's Secretary" (Barbara Billingsley). This movie was well done with just the right amount of spookiness and has a kid's perspective on what is happening. This is not a kid is smarter than his/her parents movie. There are lots of strange happenings and lots of tension. I will not go into the details as if you have not seen the movie it is more fun to be surprised.
Right from the beginning Little David MacLean sees a flying saucer land in the sandpit behind the house. He tells his parents. They being good parents check it out for him and naturally find nothing out of the ordinary. Maybe he had a nightmare or maybe the nightmare is just beginning as everyone starts acting strange and only David can sound the alarm. What would you do?

Crawling
The eyes have it
Based on a British TV series The Trollenberg Terror.
Don't lose your head over this one. Some people feel compelled to go there. Forest Tucker carries a gun. Why? Everyone gathers like an Agatha Christie movie. They have the standard 50's SCI/FI equipment. Yet your future is cloudy (radioactive cloudy). Do not watch this movie if you are in a cabin.
Strange Invaders/Invaders From Mars
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • EXCELLENT FILM
  • Wonderful Sci-Fi Package Of Films, Thanks MGM!
  • A perfect 2-for-1...and yes, it's anamorphic
Strange Invaders/Invaders From Mars
Starring: Paul Le Mat , Nancy Allen , Diana Scarwid , Michael Lerner , and Louise Fletcher
Director: Michael Laughlin , and Tobe Hooper
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ASIN: B0007R4T2G
Release Date: 2005-02-15

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STRANGE INVADERS: Audio Commentary by Director Michael Laughlin and Writer William Condon Original Theatrical Trailer Widescreen (2.35) English (Mono) Subtitles: French, Spanish INVADERS FROM MARS: Original Publicity Featurette Sci-Fi Promo Featurette

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT FILM.......2007-06-03

HI,

BOTH FILMS WERE GREAT! "STRANGE INVADERS" IS ABOUT ALIENS WHO TRY TO KIDNAP A LITTLE GIRL, WHO'S MOTHER IS ACTUALLY AN ALIEN.

IN "INVADERS FROM MARS", MARTIANS HAVE LANDED IN THE BACKYARD OF A LITTLE BOY'S HOUSE. WHY ARE THESE ALIENS HERE AND WHAT'S THEIR PURPOSE? YOU'LL FIND OUT, ONCE YOU BUY THIS GREAT FILM!

BUY THIS DVD SET AND YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU DID!

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Sci-Fi Package Of Films, Thanks MGM!.......2007-03-01

This is great package of two great sci-fi films Strange Invaders oh yes i remember this one, my scout leader show us boys this one over at his house when we had party one night, i tried to watch it but got too spooked and end up talking with him upstairs about stuff ahh the memories! i felt like such chicken, but the fellas did'nt give me a bad time, V the series was on that year and i was weirded out by things that ripped their faces off. i did'nt remember the title of the movie and want to buck up and see the ending because i felt cheated, well all those memories kick in when i began to watch it i did'nt really remember the starting just the middle as kid i probably was'nt paying too much attention to the starting. This really is a cool film and the effects hold up well there quite good. I really like it now and i'm less scared but still does give me the creeps a little the end is great. and Then there's Invaders From Mars this very excellent remake of the 1950's film very campy but a fun romp of film this one is creepy too, but by the time this one came out i was little bit older and could handle scary movies. I'm glad mgm decided to put both of these classic films together in one package dvd. Oh the main reason i bought this title is it had Invaders from Mars on it. but i'm glad i have the other film too Tobe Hooper directed this film and other horror classic Poltergiest.

Both PG For Profanity And Spooky Violence .

Highly Recommended Films.

P.S. For Older Kids 11 & UP

5 out of 5 stars A perfect 2-for-1...and yes, it's anamorphic.......2006-02-18

Two classic "retro" sci-fi flicks from the 80s on a single disc (it's a double sided disc, one movie on each side). These two alien movies with a 50s feel star plenty of horror veterans including Karen Black, Nancy Allen, and Louise Fletcher (who's in BOTH!). Although it doesn't even say it on the DVD case both films have a 2:35:1 aspect ratio and are both enhanced for widescreen TVs. Strange Invaders is mono, Invaders from Mars is Stereo with rear channel surround track. The films themselves haven't been impressively remastered or anything, they both have some grain and tears on the prints--of course, that adds to the retro feel of the films.
Invaders From Mars
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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Invaders From Mars
Starring: Karen Black , Hunter Carson , Timothy Bottoms , Laraine Newman , and James Karen
Director: Tobe Hooper
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ASIN: B00005K3OA
Release Date: 2001-08-28

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Let's face it: a movie in which Louise Fletcher eats a bullfrog can't be all that bad. Indeed, Tobe Hooper's remake of the 1953 classic Invaders from Mars is a total hoot, remaining loyal to the original while serving up a kaleidoscopic orgy of fang-toothed beasties, dazzling pyrotechnics, and enough wretched dialogue to choke its enthusiastic cast. If anything, Hooper's too enamored of the original, and with amateur actor Hunter Carson (Paris, Texas) as the boy-who-cried-Martian, he can't sustain the original's eerily paranoid atmosphere. This big-budget Invaders compensates with campy humor (especially from evil schoolmarm Fletcher) and cool special effects by Star Wars innovator John Dykstra. Carson's real-life mom (Karen Black) plays the school nurse who believes the boy's warning of invasion, and Jimmy Hunt--who played the kid in the original--brings everything full circle as a Martian-possessed policeman. Watch the original, then enjoy this less effective but equally entertaining remake. --Jeff Shannon

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars One of those.......2007-03-21

This is one of those films that some people absolutely love, but I think most are ultimately disappointed with. A mostly tongue in cheek movie with very few scares, this one pales when compared to the original. Simply put, the story is of a boy who sees a Martian spaceship land not far from his home, yet no one will believe him and soon people start acting strangely, including his parents. A star for the great Karen Black appearing in the film, she does her best. This movie is for people who think "Explorers" was a great science fiction movie. It is mostly silly stuff and worth a rental at best, but no a purchase.

5 out of 5 stars Classic!.......2007-02-07

I love this movie! It is a classic sci-fy. It is a re-make of the movie from the 50's and is really well done. The extra footage is interesting and they show how everything was created for the film. The only disappointment is that they changed some scenes from the VHS version when they digitally remastered it. They also left some really good scenes out. But the digital quality is amazing. I think it would be best to have this movie in both VHS and DVD.

2 out of 5 stars Terrible!.......2006-08-15

Tobe Hooper had a number of screen successes and then directed this??? What was he thinking? The movie alternates between kitschy-camp and parody. If this film is supposed to be a send-up of the original, it failed miserably. Conversely, if this was supposed to be a hip, insider's sci-fi flick, it seems so very self-conscious and phony. At least "Mars Attacks!" never took itself seriously. A marvelous cast (Timothy Bottoms, Louise Fletcher, Larraine Newman, to name a few) is completely wasted in what undoubtedly will become a Worst Movie of All Time award recipient.

5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2005-09-20

Another must see B movie!!! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss six bucks goodbey.

3 out of 5 stars Penny for Your Thoughts.......2004-10-26

Before I start my review I'd like to say that Timothy Bottoms sure looks like George W. Bush(ironically, his character in the film is named George). I don't know if this film is trying to be a homage or a parody of 1950's sci-fi films. Either way, it does not succeed. To the films detriment, the make-up and special effects aren't really that good considering that they were designed by Oscar winners John Dykstra and Stan Winston. The film doesn't move that well;it just kind of lumbers along. The adult actors are adequate but not outstanding. Louise Fletcher seems to be channeling Nurse Ratched in her role as the mean biology teacher. Bud Cort(of "Harold and Maude" fame) has a strange little role as a scientist. What keeps this film grounded is the performance of young Hunter Carson(real-life son of co-star Karen Black) as David Gardner, the kid who sees all the strange goings on but is having a hard time convincing the adults. He makes the film watchable. If not for him I would rate this film two stars instead of three.
Mission Mars Collection - Flight to Mars/Attack From Mars/Invaders From Mars
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    ASIN: B0007WFY0W
    Release Date: 2005-05-24

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    Prepare for the ultimate alien invasion with this fiery collection of three features filled with spaceship spectacle, Martian mayhem, and other alien antics. First, a young boy sees INVADERS FROM MARS landing in his backyard and tries to warn everyone around him - but soon finds himself among the few Earthlings left standing during a secret alien takeover! Then a ferocious vampire creature plots an ATTACK FROM MARS by invading a Burbank movie theater, leading to Atomic Age mayhem filled with rock 'n' roll, drag queens, and the walking dead. Finally, five astronauts crash onto the red planet during a FLIGHT TO MARS and discover they're the only ones who can stop a sinister plot brewing within the planet's superior civilization. It's the ultimate war of the worlds in this trio of petrifying sci-fi adventures!
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    Director: Tobe Hooper
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    ASIN: 6304698003
    Release Date: 1998-01-20

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    Having scored a cult hit with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, horror director Tobe Hooper was recruited by Steven Spielberg to direct Poltergeist, and the success of that fright flick allowed Hooper to pursue some big-budgets projects of his own, including the expensive vampire flop Lifeforce and this 1986 remake of the 1953 horror/science fiction classic Invaders from Mars. Like the original, the remake is told almost entirely from the point of view of a young boy (Hunter Carson, from Paris, Texas) who witnesses an alien invasion in his hometown. Even his parents fall prey to the Martian invaders (affected humans have telltale probe wounds on their necks!), and the boy eventually comes face to ugly face with the not-so-friendly E.T.s. Critically panned at the time of its release, this remake has since gained a loyal following of its own. Part camp, part frightening fantasy, it's the kind of creepy sci-fi that's great for a rainy weekend with the kids. --Jeff Shannon

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars One of those.......2007-03-21

    This is one of those films that some people absolutely love, but I think most are ultimately disappointed with. A mostly tongue in cheek movie with very few scares, this one pales when compared to the original. Simply put, the story is of a boy who sees a Martian spaceship land not far from his home, yet no one will believe him and soon people start acting strangely, including his parents. A star for the great Karen Black appearing in the film, she does her best. This movie is for people who think "Explorers" was a great science fiction movie. It is mostly silly stuff and worth a rental at best, but no a purchase.

    5 out of 5 stars Classic!.......2007-02-07

    I love this movie! It is a classic sci-fy. It is a re-make of the movie from the 50's and is really well done. The extra footage is interesting and they show how everything was created for the film. The only disappointment is that they changed some scenes from the VHS version when they digitally remastered it. They also left some really good scenes out. But the digital quality is amazing. I think it would be best to have this movie in both VHS and DVD.

    2 out of 5 stars Terrible!.......2006-08-15

    Tobe Hooper had a number of screen successes and then directed this??? What was he thinking? The movie alternates between kitschy-camp and parody. If this film is supposed to be a send-up of the original, it failed miserably. Conversely, if this was supposed to be a hip, insider's sci-fi flick, it seems so very self-conscious and phony. At least "Mars Attacks!" never took itself seriously. A marvelous cast (Timothy Bottoms, Louise Fletcher, Larraine Newman, to name a few) is completely wasted in what undoubtedly will become a Worst Movie of All Time award recipient.

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2005-09-20

    Another must see B movie!!! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll kiss six bucks goodbey.

    3 out of 5 stars Penny for Your Thoughts.......2004-10-26

    Before I start my review I'd like to say that Timothy Bottoms sure looks like George W. Bush(ironically, his character in the film is named George). I don't know if this film is trying to be a homage or a parody of 1950's sci-fi films. Either way, it does not succeed. To the films detriment, the make-up and special effects aren't really that good considering that they were designed by Oscar winners John Dykstra and Stan Winston. The film doesn't move that well;it just kind of lumbers along. The adult actors are adequate but not outstanding. Louise Fletcher seems to be channeling Nurse Ratched in her role as the mean biology teacher. Bud Cort(of "Harold and Maude" fame) has a strange little role as a scientist. What keeps this film grounded is the performance of young Hunter Carson(real-life son of co-star Karen Black) as David Gardner, the kid who sees all the strange goings on but is having a hard time convincing the adults. He makes the film watchable. If not for him I would rate this film two stars instead of three.
    Invaders from Mars
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    Invaders from Mars
    Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
    Director: William Cameron Menzies
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    ASIN: 6304609213
    Release Date: 1998-04-07

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    The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

    Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films........2007-05-25

    I'm watching the British version as I write this, I just saw the American version.

    First of all I take exception that some reviews keep mentioning the zippers in the back of the martian's. What did they expect, magnetic clasp, buttons, hooks and loops? Unless you were expecting to see naked martians I'd say the zippers are just fine--they are wearing cloths and shoes you know. Nor do I really believe it falls into campy--so old it is amusingly funny. I feel they did a fine job except for that "mutant" crack they kept using as an excuse to have martian slaves or servants. The obvious science involved in this film (inside the spaceship) looked fine to me--and who cares if they turned over a can of latex paint and blew bubbles through it to simulate the martians melting walls of dirt...it looked fine to me.

    This movie, though a popcorn movie, is still somewhat serious and acted very well by the kid and all the cast.

    So let's get to it.

    PROS:

    1. Neat idea carried out properly.
    2. Fine acting, that's a star.
    3. Written just fine, that's a star, lots of tense moments and no filler I could spot, no sub plots.
    4. Neat special effects.
    5. Look at how those cuties dressed. I remember them from when I was a kid. Look at the scene where the kid runs to his mother at night. She wakes up, hair is brushed, lips properly lipsticked, the correct amount of war paint around the eyes. Yes sir, maybe we shouldn't tell them that the realitly was they all went to bed in curls and cold cream. But I got to tell you, did they all look like that outside the house...well, they tried to.
    six. Just got to the end of the British version, I think there's a couple extra scenes in it!
    7. Movie starts out with the right type of science fiction music and background paintings and voice-over of the day. On the back of the case it says 1953--the year I was born. They did a fine job making this a character study as well as an action movie. Even when the General's sergeant got sucked into the hole and the General says to the man restraining him, "Renaudies' been with me twenty years...we may have no counter weapon but if it's a fight they want they're going to get it!" Even that one line character study is sufficent to understand the General's mind set. Yes...above average writing.

    8. Lots of stock footage showing the Army packing up equipment and moving it to the site. So what, you can't have a military unit go on manuevers just so you can get some new stock footage for a movie...not even back then.

    I don't see any reason to go futher. This is one of those old classical science fiction movies that cries for popcorn and a deeper study to get its' full impact. CONS: There really aren't any no matter what everybody else says. The only thing you could have done better is updating the special effects and we've seen what Hollywood does when it remakes a movie--so we don't want that!

    Looking at it more...no, definitly well written, acted and directed.

    So that's it, Buy, don't rent.

    3 out of 5 stars NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT.......2007-05-03

    "This is a very good movie with a cheesy alien suit. The DVD transfer is horrible and this film deserves better! No cheese collection is complete without it!"

    4 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2007-02-21

    Good campy Sci-Fi flick. The only drawback to the movie is that it should be in wide screen.

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from mars-original version.......2007-01-12

    Makes a good compliment to the original version from the 50's

    5 out of 5 stars RIVETING AND FUN.......2007-01-11

    This movie was recommended to me by a friend who had watched it as a child. Since my fiance loves sci-fi movies of ALL generations--and since I knew he had not seen this one--I bought it for him for Christmas. We watched it almost immediately and thorougly enjoyed it, even the "special effects" which seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. The story was compelling, along with its curious ending; but the sets, clothing, and culture of the 1950's, as well as the special effects, made watching this film thoroughly entertaining.
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    Invaders from Mars [Region 2]
    Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
    Director: William Cameron Menzies
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    The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

    Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films........2007-05-25

    I'm watching the British version as I write this, I just saw the American version.

    First of all I take exception that some reviews keep mentioning the zippers in the back of the martian's. What did they expect, magnetic clasp, buttons, hooks and loops? Unless you were expecting to see naked martians I'd say the zippers are just fine--they are wearing cloths and shoes you know. Nor do I really believe it falls into campy--so old it is amusingly funny. I feel they did a fine job except for that "mutant" crack they kept using as an excuse to have martian slaves or servants. The obvious science involved in this film (inside the spaceship) looked fine to me--and who cares if they turned over a can of latex paint and blew bubbles through it to simulate the martians melting walls of dirt...it looked fine to me.

    This movie, though a popcorn movie, is still somewhat serious and acted very well by the kid and all the cast.

    So let's get to it.

    PROS:

    1. Neat idea carried out properly.
    2. Fine acting, that's a star.
    3. Written just fine, that's a star, lots of tense moments and no filler I could spot, no sub plots.
    4. Neat special effects.
    5. Look at how those cuties dressed. I remember them from when I was a kid. Look at the scene where the kid runs to his mother at night. She wakes up, hair is brushed, lips properly lipsticked, the correct amount of war paint around the eyes. Yes sir, maybe we shouldn't tell them that the realitly was they all went to bed in curls and cold cream. But I got to tell you, did they all look like that outside the house...well, they tried to.
    six. Just got to the end of the British version, I think there's a couple extra scenes in it!
    7. Movie starts out with the right type of science fiction music and background paintings and voice-over of the day. On the back of the case it says 1953--the year I was born. They did a fine job making this a character study as well as an action movie. Even when the General's sergeant got sucked into the hole and the General says to the man restraining him, "Renaudies' been with me twenty years...we may have no counter weapon but if it's a fight they want they're going to get it!" Even that one line character study is sufficent to understand the General's mind set. Yes...above average writing.

    8. Lots of stock footage showing the Army packing up equipment and moving it to the site. So what, you can't have a military unit go on manuevers just so you can get some new stock footage for a movie...not even back then.

    I don't see any reason to go futher. This is one of those old classical science fiction movies that cries for popcorn and a deeper study to get its' full impact. CONS: There really aren't any no matter what everybody else says. The only thing you could have done better is updating the special effects and we've seen what Hollywood does when it remakes a movie--so we don't want that!

    Looking at it more...no, definitly well written, acted and directed.

    So that's it, Buy, don't rent.

    3 out of 5 stars NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT.......2007-05-03

    "This is a very good movie with a cheesy alien suit. The DVD transfer is horrible and this film deserves better! No cheese collection is complete without it!"

    4 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2007-02-21

    Good campy Sci-Fi flick. The only drawback to the movie is that it should be in wide screen.

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from mars-original version.......2007-01-12

    Makes a good compliment to the original version from the 50's

    5 out of 5 stars RIVETING AND FUN.......2007-01-11

    This movie was recommended to me by a friend who had watched it as a child. Since my fiance loves sci-fi movies of ALL generations--and since I knew he had not seen this one--I bought it for him for Christmas. We watched it almost immediately and thorougly enjoyed it, even the "special effects" which seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. The story was compelling, along with its curious ending; but the sets, clothing, and culture of the 1950's, as well as the special effects, made watching this film thoroughly entertaining.
    Invaders from Mars [Region 2]
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films.
    • NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT
    • Invaders from Mars
    • Invaders from mars-original version
    • RIVETING AND FUN
    Invaders from Mars [Region 2]
    Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
    Director: William Cameron Menzies
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    The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

    Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films........2007-05-25

    I'm watching the British version as I write this, I just saw the American version.

    First of all I take exception that some reviews keep mentioning the zippers in the back of the martian's. What did they expect, magnetic clasp, buttons, hooks and loops? Unless you were expecting to see naked martians I'd say the zippers are just fine--they are wearing cloths and shoes you know. Nor do I really believe it falls into campy--so old it is amusingly funny. I feel they did a fine job except for that "mutant" crack they kept using as an excuse to have martian slaves or servants. The obvious science involved in this film (inside the spaceship) looked fine to me--and who cares if they turned over a can of latex paint and blew bubbles through it to simulate the martians melting walls of dirt...it looked fine to me.

    This movie, though a popcorn movie, is still somewhat serious and acted very well by the kid and all the cast.

    So let's get to it.

    PROS:

    1. Neat idea carried out properly.
    2. Fine acting, that's a star.
    3. Written just fine, that's a star, lots of tense moments and no filler I could spot, no sub plots.
    4. Neat special effects.
    5. Look at how those cuties dressed. I remember them from when I was a kid. Look at the scene where the kid runs to his mother at night. She wakes up, hair is brushed, lips properly lipsticked, the correct amount of war paint around the eyes. Yes sir, maybe we shouldn't tell them that the realitly was they all went to bed in curls and cold cream. But I got to tell you, did they all look like that outside the house...well, they tried to.
    six. Just got to the end of the British version, I think there's a couple extra scenes in it!
    7. Movie starts out with the right type of science fiction music and background paintings and voice-over of the day. On the back of the case it says 1953--the year I was born. They did a fine job making this a character study as well as an action movie. Even when the General's sergeant got sucked into the hole and the General says to the man restraining him, "Renaudies' been with me twenty years...we may have no counter weapon but if it's a fight they want they're going to get it!" Even that one line character study is sufficent to understand the General's mind set. Yes...above average writing.

    8. Lots of stock footage showing the Army packing up equipment and moving it to the site. So what, you can't have a military unit go on manuevers just so you can get some new stock footage for a movie...not even back then.

    I don't see any reason to go futher. This is one of those old classical science fiction movies that cries for popcorn and a deeper study to get its' full impact. CONS: There really aren't any no matter what everybody else says. The only thing you could have done better is updating the special effects and we've seen what Hollywood does when it remakes a movie--so we don't want that!

    Looking at it more...no, definitly well written, acted and directed.

    So that's it, Buy, don't rent.

    3 out of 5 stars NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT.......2007-05-03

    "This is a very good movie with a cheesy alien suit. The DVD transfer is horrible and this film deserves better! No cheese collection is complete without it!"

    4 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2007-02-21

    Good campy Sci-Fi flick. The only drawback to the movie is that it should be in wide screen.

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from mars-original version.......2007-01-12

    Makes a good compliment to the original version from the 50's

    5 out of 5 stars RIVETING AND FUN.......2007-01-11

    This movie was recommended to me by a friend who had watched it as a child. Since my fiance loves sci-fi movies of ALL generations--and since I knew he had not seen this one--I bought it for him for Christmas. We watched it almost immediately and thorougly enjoyed it, even the "special effects" which seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. The story was compelling, along with its curious ending; but the sets, clothing, and culture of the 1950's, as well as the special effects, made watching this film thoroughly entertaining.
    Invaders from Mars
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films.
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    • Invaders from Mars
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    Invaders from Mars
    Starring: Helena Carter , Arthur Franz , Jimmy Hunt , Leif Erickson , and Hillary Brooke
    Director: William Cameron Menzies
    Manufacturer: United American Video
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    Release Date: 1999-01-07

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    The cold-war paranoia of the McCarthy era had America in its grip when the original Invaders from Mars was released in 1953, and this atmospheric, highly influential science fiction film--the first of its kind to be filmed in color--was perfectly in tune with the mood of its time. Jimmy Hunt plays the quintessential American boy of the post-war years--a freckle-faced kid named David who's curious, alert, and possibly prone to elaborate flights of fancy. Then, during a midnight thunderstorm, he witnesses the landing of a flying saucer that buries itself underground in a nearby field. David's father (Leif Erickson) indulges his son's urging to investigate... and thus begins a bizarre and chilling story of alien invasion, with David's cries of "Martians!" falling on deaf ears as more and more adults are abducted, probed, and placed under alien control.

    Designed and directed by William Cameron Menzies (one of the greatest production designers of Hollywood's golden age, whose credits include Gone with the Wind), this eerie little thriller benefits from Menzies's skill at combining physical settings with psychological undercurrents of paranoid terror and resistance against the alien threat. It's still most effective for younger viewers, with Jimmy Hunt providing the story's youthful point of view. And although the malevolent aliens look campy now, with a leader who resembles a bubble-brained squid in a fishbowl, Invaders from Mars remains one of the seminal science fiction films of its time, paving the way for The War of the Worlds and the rapidly developing trend of alien-invasion thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars, still one of the better films........2007-05-25

    I'm watching the British version as I write this, I just saw the American version.

    First of all I take exception that some reviews keep mentioning the zippers in the back of the martian's. What did they expect, magnetic clasp, buttons, hooks and loops? Unless you were expecting to see naked martians I'd say the zippers are just fine--they are wearing cloths and shoes you know. Nor do I really believe it falls into campy--so old it is amusingly funny. I feel they did a fine job except for that "mutant" crack they kept using as an excuse to have martian slaves or servants. The obvious science involved in this film (inside the spaceship) looked fine to me--and who cares if they turned over a can of latex paint and blew bubbles through it to simulate the martians melting walls of dirt...it looked fine to me.

    This movie, though a popcorn movie, is still somewhat serious and acted very well by the kid and all the cast.

    So let's get to it.

    PROS:

    1. Neat idea carried out properly.
    2. Fine acting, that's a star.
    3. Written just fine, that's a star, lots of tense moments and no filler I could spot, no sub plots.
    4. Neat special effects.
    5. Look at how those cuties dressed. I remember them from when I was a kid. Look at the scene where the kid runs to his mother at night. She wakes up, hair is brushed, lips properly lipsticked, the correct amount of war paint around the eyes. Yes sir, maybe we shouldn't tell them that the realitly was they all went to bed in curls and cold cream. But I got to tell you, did they all look like that outside the house...well, they tried to.
    six. Just got to the end of the British version, I think there's a couple extra scenes in it!
    7. Movie starts out with the right type of science fiction music and background paintings and voice-over of the day. On the back of the case it says 1953--the year I was born. They did a fine job making this a character study as well as an action movie. Even when the General's sergeant got sucked into the hole and the General says to the man restraining him, "Renaudies' been with me twenty years...we may have no counter weapon but if it's a fight they want they're going to get it!" Even that one line character study is sufficent to understand the General's mind set. Yes...above average writing.

    8. Lots of stock footage showing the Army packing up equipment and moving it to the site. So what, you can't have a military unit go on manuevers just so you can get some new stock footage for a movie...not even back then.

    I don't see any reason to go futher. This is one of those old classical science fiction movies that cries for popcorn and a deeper study to get its' full impact. CONS: There really aren't any no matter what everybody else says. The only thing you could have done better is updating the special effects and we've seen what Hollywood does when it remakes a movie--so we don't want that!

    Looking at it more...no, definitly well written, acted and directed.

    So that's it, Buy, don't rent.

    3 out of 5 stars NEEDS A BETTER DVD TREATMENT.......2007-05-03

    "This is a very good movie with a cheesy alien suit. The DVD transfer is horrible and this film deserves better! No cheese collection is complete without it!"

    4 out of 5 stars Invaders from Mars.......2007-02-21

    Good campy Sci-Fi flick. The only drawback to the movie is that it should be in wide screen.

    5 out of 5 stars Invaders from mars-original version.......2007-01-12

    Makes a good compliment to the original version from the 50's

    5 out of 5 stars RIVETING AND FUN.......2007-01-11

    This movie was recommended to me by a friend who had watched it as a child. Since my fiance loves sci-fi movies of ALL generations--and since I knew he had not seen this one--I bought it for him for Christmas. We watched it almost immediately and thorougly enjoyed it, even the "special effects" which seemed to be somewhat ahead of their time. The story was compelling, along with its curious ending; but the sets, clothing, and culture of the 1950's, as well as the special effects, made watching this film thoroughly entertaining.

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