ThiefHott Too much of everything

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Zlatica One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

MonsterVision99 The concept of a blood-sucking alien sounds cheesier than it is in this 1957 B-movie by Roger Corman, its quite classy when you compare it to most low budget Sci-fi films from the time, it doesn't show cheap giant monsters or anything like that (except for one short scene with a cheap little monster that felt really forced) its amusing because of how decently written it is.It has some good performances, likable characters and a good script, its campy, but works for the kind of movie it is. Roger Corman really was one of the best in his field, god knows how bad this could have been without him behind the camera, not only would it be bad, it would have been boring, and that's really the worst kind of B-picture there is.A decent sci-fi movie that's a little under budget at times but manages to be enjoyable. Also, the last shot of the movie works a hundred times better than the entirety of "It Follows."

zooeyhall A much under-rated sci-fi film! People assume just because Roger Corman produced it, that it is automatically B-movie schlock. Nothing could be further from the truth! It's a genuinely creepy and and imaginative take on the usual "bug-eyed monster" films so common in the Fifties. It presents a an alien that is TRULY alien, and some very unusual and unique ideas on what an alien civilization could be like, and the threat it could present to Earth. Add to this a gutsy female heroine, and it is a movie that any aficionado of Sci-fi should watch!Black and White film was perfect to setup the eerie atmosphere of this story. Forget about the silly 1988 rip-off of the same name, starring ex- porn star Traci Lords. They makers of that may have had 10 times the budget and much more movie technology, but it doesn't hold a candle to the original.

Scott LeBrun Yes, folks, it's a "vampire from outer space" story, nicely devised by Mark Hanna and frequent Corman collaborator Charles B. Griffith. It's snappy & witty stuff, with particularly fun banter between co-stars Beverly Garland and Jonathan Haze. Despite being somewhat heavy on dialogue, it isn't boring (the very short running time does help), and producer / director Corman is clearly having a good time with this material. The actors are a treat to watch and there are effectively creepy moments along the way.The alien bloodsucker in question is blank eyed "Mr. Johnson" (Paul Birch), who needs the red stuff to replenish the dying population of his war-ravaged home planet, Davanna. After coming to Earth, he retains the services of amiable slimeball Jeremy (Haze, who would gain his greatest fame playing Seymour in Cormans' "The Little Shop of Horrors") as well as those of nurse Nadine Storey (the lovely Ms. Garland), whom he hires to live with him and provide regular blood transfusions. Those with the potential to thwart Johnsons' mission are Nadines' boyfriend Harry (Morgan Jones), a cop, and her understandably perplexed boss, Dr. Rochelle (William Roerick).Garland is certainly easy to watch, and rocks a one piece bathing suit in one sequence. Birch is amusing as the very cold and reserved villain. Haze is a real hoot in his role. Best of all is the cameo by longtime Corman regular Dick Miller, who's hysterical as a vacuum cleaner salesman. Filmed for the approximate sum of $100,000, this diverting little concoction has some fine moments where Johnson is communicating with associates back on Davanna, but the most freakish moment comes when a character is eliminated by a monster that resembles a lampshade; it's unnerving no matter how low tech the effects may be. And that ending is most enjoyable.Remade three times so far.Eight out of 10.

pwoodring "Moments of Genius" may be an overly enthusiastic summary for this 1957 B flick. I admit to a love for and fascination with this movie that few other Corman movies have ever elicited. My early memories of seeing this as a kid on the Saturday horror showcase remain vivid to this day, 45 years later, and certain of it aspects have not worn out their welcome at all.Among its strengths are Paul Birch (playing "Paul Johnson") speaking with a carefully worked out accent, which uses a cadence and intonation that is quite unique and very effective. His dialog is written in an oddly stilted English that makes him sound highly educated but obviously foreign to the planet. (When his chauffeur honks the car horn, Johnson barks at him "Jeremy! I have ordered you not to sound the warning horn or make any high decibel noises while near me!") Birch matches this with a kind of physicality that is stiff but not at all ungainly. The bat/umbrella/cuttlefish thing is one of my favorite B movie props! The two final scenes are particularly effective as "Johnson" is fleeing the police, attempting to get them to look at his eyes. And the very last moment of the movie has stayed with me these many years as a singularly creepy conclusion.It is well known that Paul Birch and Corman had a sour relationship that devolved into fisticuffs and led to Birch leaving the movie before it was finished. Birch complained that the large contact lenses or scleral shells that created his white eyes were very painful and that he could only stand to have them in for a couple of minutes at a time. No wonder his fuse was a bit short!There are many ridiculous plot holes. Much of the acting is simply awful. But compared to its partner film "Attack of the Crab Monster" Not Of This Earth is relatively refined and watchable.