Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Wizard-8 I know there are a lot of fans of these 1950s-1960s Japanese science fiction movies out there, and I am sure that they will find plenty to enjoy about this particular one. As for me, I find I like more the *idea* of enjoying these movies than I actually do. That's because I find a lot of them to be somewhat stiff and slow. But I admit that I found "Battle in Outer Space" somewhat more enjoyable than I expected. Most of the special effects aren't that bad for this period of science fiction motion picture cinema, with some impressive model work, sets, and other futuristic depictions of the far off future of 1965 :-) Even the shabbier special effects have a charm that you don't usually get with modern special effects. Also, some of the action sequences are directed with a little punch to them, generating some excitement.However, most of this action takes place in the last third or so of the movie. Up to that point, the movie suffers from that aforementioned problem of being stiff and slow, though I admit it isn't as severe as some other examples of the genre. There are also a few plot points that are either very unclear or not clear at all. (Though I see that the movie was slightly cut for American viewers, which might explain these murky details.) As I said, if you are a fan of these movies, you'll probably find "Battle in Outer Space" to be fun. If you are not a fan of the genre, or are still dipping your toe in the genre to see if you'd like it, you'd probably be better off watching something else.

the_wolf_imdb This movie has pretty decent special effects for its era and might be quite good. The fundamental flaw is the incredible nativity of the plot and stupidity of the "actions" of Earth soldiers. A little hint here: You should never allow troops to be lead to the war by the nation who just lost the war. The combat scenes are stupid and overall "plan" of Japan lead Earthlings is basically nonexistent. I do mean the combat scenes are painfully stupid. This has degraded the movie so much! I think it still worth to see how great special effects could be made before the CGI era. They are really really good. But the plot should be written by someone completely else.

vtcavuoto "Battle in Outer Space" is another gem from Toho Studios. The film boasts some excellent (for 1959) special effects. The color print is stunning as well. The plot is similar to "The Mysterians" with aliens trying to take over mankind. In the end of course, earth triumphs over the aliens. The acting is decent, the dubbing is passable. The music score is done well. The real star of this film are the outer space scenes. I really enjoyed the spacecraft as well as the battle scenes. Toho Studios are more well known for their monster films (Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra)but these space films are just as good. If you get a chance, catch this as well as "The Mysterians".

rudge49 Saw this when I was 11 years old, I recall the rocket fighters sent up by the Earth Forces are based on the X-15 rocket plane. One thing I remember-and it moved me at the time, and is one of the movie's strengths-is the scene where the earth space ships go past the area where the space station was destroyed-and you see the bodies of the crew. The action moves at a brisk pace, no long winded speeches or philosophizing. The SFX are pretty good for the time. As a side issue, I got a chuckle when I saw "Star Wars" in 1977, I recognized the "futuristic weapons" as being models of British Lee Enfields, German MG-42 machine guns, Heckler & Koch submachine guns.