Just got done watching NOT OF THIS EARTH (1957) and while I liked the story, the film suffers from extremely poor lighting, even for outdoor scenes you can't make out what's going on or who's walking up to the door, or the running scene towards the end with Mr. Johnson, I clearly can't tell what's happening. It's too dark on the screen.
I wonder if Ed Wood's films are like this? I love these older sci-fi cheap B movies, but if you can't see a lot of the action...what's the point? Yet I did sit through the whole thing because I enjoy the simplicity of these older, low budget mystery/sci-fi movies from a different era.
On a brighter note, no pun intended, I really enjoyed Paul Birch as the alien Mr. Johnson, Beverly Garland as the nurse Nadine Storey and everybody else in the film. It may have been cheap and dated, but it was fun. None of the players in this movie have I seen anywhere else.
This is my first viewing of this movie but about 25 years prior I saw a remake from 1988 practically following the same script as the original only updated to fit modern times back then. With Roger Corman producing this time as he was director for the 1957 version. I also understand there is a third film, second remake from 1995 which I look forward to.
So to cap it off, great story, terrible lighting and cinematography, so that leaves me giving this film 5 STARS, but still a delightful little film. GREAT FOR LATE NIGHT VIEWING, after 12 midnight viewing as well.
I wonder if Ed Wood's films are like this? I love these older sci-fi cheap B movies, but if you can't see a lot of the action...what's the point? Yet I did sit through the whole thing because I enjoy the simplicity of these older, low budget mystery/sci-fi movies from a different era.
On a brighter note, no pun intended, I really enjoyed Paul Birch as the alien Mr. Johnson, Beverly Garland as the nurse Nadine Storey and everybody else in the film. It may have been cheap and dated, but it was fun. None of the players in this movie have I seen anywhere else.
This is my first viewing of this movie but about 25 years prior I saw a remake from 1988 practically following the same script as the original only updated to fit modern times back then. With Roger Corman producing this time as he was director for the 1957 version. I also understand there is a third film, second remake from 1995 which I look forward to.
So to cap it off, great story, terrible lighting and cinematography, so that leaves me giving this film 5 STARS, but still a delightful little film. GREAT FOR LATE NIGHT VIEWING, after 12 midnight viewing as well.