This movie is a lot less than what it was presented as.
The notion was that a couple of scientists have discovered a way to communicate with Mars using the invention of an ex-Nazi scientist. Other scientists discovered that the Martians had the ability to obliterate their ice-caps in a week, so they must have some pretty impressive technology.
The female lead in this film chewed the scenery at every opportunity, and the film is full of COld War propaganda. Even Peter Graves seems a bit hammy in the role.
The Martians send messages saying how awesome their technology is, and the results is the world economy collapses, which is kind of silly. Then they send a religious message, as in "Why didn't you listen to Jesus when he stopped by." Which causes the fall of the Soviet Bloc.
No, seriously, I think this was the plot or something.
But the messages really came from the disgraced Nazi scientists, who apparently foresaw how rumors could ruin everything.
The notion was that a couple of scientists have discovered a way to communicate with Mars using the invention of an ex-Nazi scientist. Other scientists discovered that the Martians had the ability to obliterate their ice-caps in a week, so they must have some pretty impressive technology.
The female lead in this film chewed the scenery at every opportunity, and the film is full of COld War propaganda. Even Peter Graves seems a bit hammy in the role.
The Martians send messages saying how awesome their technology is, and the results is the world economy collapses, which is kind of silly. Then they send a religious message, as in "Why didn't you listen to Jesus when he stopped by." Which causes the fall of the Soviet Bloc.
No, seriously, I think this was the plot or something.
But the messages really came from the disgraced Nazi scientists, who apparently foresaw how rumors could ruin everything.