{"id":35393,"date":"2015-11-23T12:06:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35393"},"modified":"2022-01-14T10:27:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T17:27:24","slug":"earth-vs-the-flying-saucers-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35393","title":{"rendered":"Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don&#8217;t meet it with tea and cookies.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-35397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-vs-Flying-Saucers.jpg 981w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile returning from their honeymoon, a scientist (Hugh Marlowe) and his new wife (Joan Taylor) spot a flying saucer and soon learn that a fleet of aliens are intending to take over the Earth.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Hugh Marlowe Films<\/li>\n<li>Ray Harryhausen Films<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>World Domination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that this &#8220;enjoyable, flashy science fiction&#8221; film features &#8220;some spectacular special effects by Ray Harryhausen&#8221;, particularly during the &#8220;film&#8217;s climax&#8221; in which &#8220;alien rays shatter some of D.C.&#8217;s best-known buildings&#8221;. There&#8217;s not much complexity to the plot (the primary goal is &#8220;to come up with a weapon that will stop&#8221; the aliens) or the characters (Taylor&#8217;s role as Marlowe&#8217;s adoring new wife feels especially dated), but as <a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/earthvstheflyingsaucers.htm\">Richard Scheib notes<\/a>, the script (written in part by Curt Siodmak):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8230; comes packed with all sorts of novel inventions and devices \u2013 forcefields, room-sized computers, a device that indexes all the information inside a human head, the aliens in their blank metal suits with helmets that are revealed to operate by amplifying the senses, rayguns and flashing Van Der Graaf accelerators, [and] even a muddled suggestion of relativity theory at one point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Most enjoyable, though, are Harryhausen&#8217;s surprisingly &#8220;realistic&#8221; flying saucers &#8212; they&#8217;re the primary reason to check this one out.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Harryhausen&#8217;s impressive special effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Effects.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Effects.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Effects.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Effects-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Effects-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-35399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Cinematography.png 704w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Cinematography-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Earth-Vs-Saucers-Cinematography-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an iconic alien invasion flick from the 1950s. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Representative Film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049169\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/sciencefiction\/earthvstheflyingsaucers.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/16718\/earth-vs-the-flying-saucers#articles-reviews?articleId=28072\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/Earth Vs Saucers\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/earth-vs-the-flying-saucers\/review\/113710\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=6647&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When an armed and threatening power lands uninvited in our capitol, we don&#8217;t meet it with tea and cookies.&#8221; Synopsis: While returning from their honeymoon, a scientist (Hugh Marlowe) and his new wife (Joan Taylor) spot a flying saucer and soon learn that a fleet of aliens are intending to take over the Earth. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Aliens Hugh Marlowe Films Ray Harryhausen Films Science Fiction World Domination Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary writes that this &#8220;enjoyable, flashy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=35393\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35393"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80342,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35393\/revisions\/80342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}