Redwarmin
This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place
Limerculer
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
Brainsbell
The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Matthew_Capitano
They don't make them like this anymore.Fun 1953 sci-fi/horror from director W. Lee Wilder. This one involves an alien whom has landed on earth, apparently inadvertently. As the frightened natives of this weird little planet run around in circles for awhile, the space visitor remains elusive until he feels the time is right to attempt contact. His efforts are not well-received, at which point he must continue his time on the lam. He is pursued by a diligent cop, a federal officer, a boring military man, a dusty scientist, a nosy reporter, a cute chick, and her goofy husband.Fun for aficionados of classic black-n-white 50's B-movies.
JohnHowardReid
I must admit that the colorized version released on the excellent Legend Films DVD is far more watchable than the original black-and- white theatrical release prints, but all the same Phantom from Space is still an inferior entry in the visitors-from-outer-space cycle. Too much time is filled in by the transparent device of allowing the characters to sit around – mostly in the same small, cheesy office set – and mull over possible explanations for the "mysterious" events. And when the long-awaited action climax does occur, it too is rather tame. Aside from Noreen Nash (what a pity she's forced to wear the same none-too-sexy wardrobe from first to last!), the major players are not a particularly interesting lot. It's left to familiar faces like Rudolph Anders (who has a major role with lots of close-ups, despite his extra-low position in the credits) and James Seay (who made well over 250 movie and TV appearances) to give the acting a bit of class and – shall-I-say-it? – confidence. The direction by W. Lee Wilder (Billy Wilder's somewhat less- talented brother) is neither particularly lamentable nor particularly stirring, but given the movie's obviously tight budget and short shooting time, reasonably competent.
gavin6942
An alien being with the power of invisibility lands in Santa Monica. Killing two people who attacked him due to the menacing appearance of his spacesuit, the creature takes it off while being pursued by government authorities.Having just watched "Invisible Invaders", the idea of invisible men from space is not foreign to me. Although here we have less a story about zombies and more a story that comes off like a detective story, a space mystery.I feel like the people who wrote this do not seem to grasp speeds. They have the alien traveling at 5000 miles an hour. That is pretty darn fast. That is fast enough to travel from New York TO Los Angeles in roughly a half hour. Depending on what direction he was going, accounting for time zones, he might arrive before he left... that is pretty silly. (Fairbanks to Santa Monica is roughly the same distance.)
Lee Eisenberg
"Phantom from Space" was mostly what I expected, although it had kind of a surprise ending. Of course, what's really surprising about it is that it's directed by W. Lee Wilder (Billy's brother) and has music by William Lava, the third guy to do the music for the Looney Tunes cartoons. Much of the movie seems a little slow, but it really picks up once the action moves to Griffith Park Observatory. The creature's outfit was a funny one.If you plan to watch this, you should just luxuriate in the complete silliness. The movie makes no pretense about what kind of movie it is. To riff on a line from a notable movie by the director's brother, the alien's ready for his shot, Mr. Wilder.
