While this isn't as good as INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS or THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, it is one of the better sci-fi movies of the 1950s. Even by today's standards, the Ray Harryhausen special effects are pretty good (except in a few spots) and it's great fun watching the city of Washinton, DC being destroyed by these evil aliens. Scenes of the UFOs crashing into the Washington Monument are really memorable and take this film to a higher level of interest. Plus, once the pathetic humans figure out a way to fight these aliens, it's a lot of fun to watch. Yes the aliens are ONCE AGAIN evil and bent on destroying mankind, but the way the film is intelligently written and executed make this a worthwhile picture. For the 1950s, it was a heck of a film and still holds up well today.
By the way, at the half hour mark, there is a scene supposedly along the Chesapeake Bay. I grew up just a few miles from there and was surprised to see all the mountains! Obviously this was shot in California and it looked almost nothing like the Bay.
By the way, at the half hour mark, there is a scene supposedly along the Chesapeake Bay. I grew up just a few miles from there and was surprised to see all the mountains! Obviously this was shot in California and it looked almost nothing like the Bay.