Not of This Earth

well that wasn't half bad. a cool story made with little to no budget but handled well by director corman. a cool story with some seriously ham fisted dialogue that is straight out of the 50's but that's on par for the course with these type of flicks. pretty much a straight up horror film about an alien killing off humans in hopes of saving his race. filled with blood and tense music, not of this earth is pretty damn exciting. the leads, both the heroine and the alien, deliver pretty good performances despite their wooden dialogue. short, sweet, and a whole lot of fun plus we get dick miller... read more

i saw the wynorski remake first, and it's amazing how much of a shot for shot remake it is, except with boobs. actually how is that amazing coming from wynorski? i guess not at all. anyway, i like this story. it's very contained and minimal and it feels like it's taking place in the they live universe. i shouldn't have to mention dick miller's cameo in this, but i'm gonna do it anyway. how to completely make a movie yours with a handful of lines and a couple of brilliant facial expressions. “if ya wanna puichase, puichase, if ya dont wanna puichase, dont puichase.” love that crab lampshade... read more