The X from Outer Space (1967) is a movie I recently watched on HBOMAX. The storyline follows a spacecraft that picks up residue when researching Mars that's turns into a monster when it arrives back in the Earth's atmosphere. Can anyone, or anything, stop the monster before it destroys society?
This movie is directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu (Genocide) and stars Eiji Okada (Women in Dunes), Hiroshi Fujioka (Kamen Rider), Ryûji Kita (Late Autumn) and Reiko Mutô (Golgo 13).
The special effects in this are very dated but still fun. The sets, rocket ships and UFO models, and the space scenes are very well done. The emergence of the monster is awesome and reminded me of a professional wrestling opening. The background music is funny and there's a car scene at the end that's hilarious and an absolute must see.
Overall this is a fairly average addition to the monster genre that has enough fun elements to be a must see. I would score this a 5-5.5/10 and strongly recommend it.
This movie is directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu (Genocide) and stars Eiji Okada (Women in Dunes), Hiroshi Fujioka (Kamen Rider), Ryûji Kita (Late Autumn) and Reiko Mutô (Golgo 13).
The special effects in this are very dated but still fun. The sets, rocket ships and UFO models, and the space scenes are very well done. The emergence of the monster is awesome and reminded me of a professional wrestling opening. The background music is funny and there's a car scene at the end that's hilarious and an absolute must see.
Overall this is a fairly average addition to the monster genre that has enough fun elements to be a must see. I would score this a 5-5.5/10 and strongly recommend it.