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Earth vs The Flying Saucers [Blu-ray] [1956]

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Binding : Blu-ray
EAN : 5050629565577
Label : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publisher : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date : 2008-10-13
Title : Earth vs The Flying Saucers [Blu-ray] [1956]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Universal, suitable for all
Format : Array
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 1956-01-01
Running time : 82
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 1956

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
A textbook example of '50s-era science fiction, iEarth vs. the Flying Saucers/i boasts not only a solid script and competent performances, but some genuinely impressive stop-motion effects courtesy of one of the industry's uncontested masters, Ray Harryhausen. Scientist Hugh Marlowe (who faced a more benevolent invader from space five years earlier in iThe Day the Earth Stood Still/i) discovers that UFOs are responsible for the destruction of a series of exploratory space rockets launched by his space exploration project. The saucers' helmeted pilots land on Earth and deliver an ultimatum to humanity via Marlowe. pHarryhausen's painstakingly intricate saucers and the destruction they wreak (particularly during an assault on Washington, D.C.) are the film's unquestionable highlights, but Marlowe and Joan Taylor (as his wife/partner) are capable leads, and veteran B director Fred F. Sears doesn't let the dialogue and expositional scenes fall apart in between the barrage of effects. iEarth vs. the Flying Saucers/i is a fun and effective slice of sci-fi that should please younger audiences as well as nostalgic return viewers. Sears later reused some of the effects footage for his jaw-droppingly awful 1957 effort, iThe Giant Claw/i. --iPaul Gaita/i

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-04-21 rating:

Great sci-fi classic on Blu-ray
Earth vs The Flying Saucers comes to HD in nicely restored black and white and newly colourised versions, with loads of extras. If you feel inclined you can even switch between black and white and colour while watching the movie, using the angle button on the remote control. I preferred the black and white version which is significantly sharper and cleaner, and with better greyscale, than the original DVD edition. But the colourised version is equally impressive in muted pastel tones which suit the era of the movie. The sound has been remixed into 5.1 surround, although the surround effects are minimal. The extras are worthwhile and add to the enjoyment of this movie. These include an informative audio commentary with Ray Harryhausen and others, Remembering Earth vs The Flying Saucers featurette (21:25), The Hollywood Blacklist and Bernard Gordon featurette (29:27), Interview With Joan Taylor featurette (17:29), Colorisation Process featurette (11:02), Original Screenplay Credits (3:16), Photo Gallery (23:20), Earth vs The Flying Saucers Comic Book, and Theatrical Trailers for 20 Million Miles To Earth, It Came From Beneath The Sea, and The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad. All featurettes are in 16:9 widescreen in SD. This is a great Blu-ray release which I score an 8 out of 10. The disc loses two points for not including the theatrical trailer for Earth vs The Flying Saucers, The Harryhausen Chronicles featurette, Earth vs The Flying Saucers featurette, This Is Dynamation featurette and original mono sound from the original DVD release. Is the Blu-ray disc worth double dipping? Yes, for the significant improvement in picture quality and the new extras, but keep your original DVD edition for the original extra features.

review by: Scooby date: 2009-04-11 rating:

Earth vs The Flying Saucers - Blu Ray
I initially bought this Blu-Ray as a bit of a novelty; a 1956 film on BD? Hmm that's really pushing the Hi-Def technology isn't it!! br /But I quickly became absorbed by this classic B-Movie; br /What really makes this an excellent disc is the additional content; br /The explanation method of the Colourisation was nothing short of astounding, and the Ray Harryhausen interview was both a fascinating insight into the stop-motion animation of the day, and detailing the great man's legacy. br /Plus the feature about the 'Hollywood Blacklist',something that I hadn't even been aware of in the history of movie-making, was revealing. br /All in all, this feature-packed BD was a surprising gem.

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