“The Day Mars Invaded Earth” (1962) – Our Cinematic Visit to the Red Planet is much too short
"The Day Mars Invaded Earth" starts out promisingly enough with footage of a rover device scooted across the surface of the Red Planet. The film is in black and white so we take it on faith that we are actually on Mars. Har-har. This segment of the film is my favorite part of the movie as too soon we see the probe destroyed and we come back to earthly maters for the remainder of the film. It seems that the scientist who is chiefly responsible for the project is psychically invaded by some form of life from Mars and his family is similarly taken over.
The majority of this movie is set within the scientist's vast country estate and while it is picturesque and grand, the action plods as we maneuver about the estate and witness the absorption of the humans present. It all gets a bit boring for me but there is a nice effect at the end that metaphorically encapsulates what has taken place on the estate.
Some call it a classic science fiction film but I do not. Maybe a hint of what the Martians actually looked like would have helped or more suspenseful scenes. It is though not an unpleasant way to spend 90 minutes for the speculative film fan.
“The Day Mars Invaded Earth” starts out promisingly enough with footage of a rover device scooted across the surface of the Red Planet. The film is in black and white so we take it on faith that we are actually on Mars. Har-har. This segment of the film is my favorite part of the movie as too soon we see the probe destroyed and we come back to earthly maters for the remainder of the film. It seems that the scientist who is chiefly responsible for the project is psychically invaded by some form of life from Mars and his family is similarly taken over.
The majority of this movie is set within the scientist’s vast country estate and while it is picturesque and grand, the action plods as we maneuver about the estate and witness the absorption of the humans present. It all gets a bit boring for me but there is a nice effect at the end that metaphorically encapsulates what has taken place on the estate.
Some call it a classic science fiction film but I do not. Maybe a hint of what the Martians actually looked like would have helped or more suspenseful scenes. It is though not an unpleasant way to spend 90 minutes for the speculative film fan.
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