Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Rainey Dawn It's just over an hour long, watchable and kinda fun. Is it good? Yes and No, it depends on how much you like Buck Rogers and silly "B" Sci-Fi flicks. It's a classic example of older, fun "B" Sci-Fi that fans of the genre might enjoy. It is not what you call a good movie just silly fun.This was originally a 1939 Buck Rogers Serial. In 1953, it was re-edited and put together to create this short feature film. I have not seen the original serial, so I'm unsure just how much was cut out for this movie but I'm sure it was all the unnecessary extra stuff.Buck Rogers fans the film should delight, Sci-Fi fans might enjoy it while others might want to pass on this one.3.5/10

talisencrw Let me say right off the bat that at least for me, there were two things working in this film's favour even before I started it (as 2 nifty percent of my infamous Mill Creek 50-pack, 'Nightmare Worlds'): a) I love the old-time serials, a part a week at the theatres, each with a cliffhanger ending; and b) I'm a fan of Buster Crabbe, from seeing him previously both as Tarzan and in a Flash Gordon serial. Directors Beebe and Goodkind were masters at the format, and this is no exception (although since it's from the 30's, and with B-movie budgetary restrictions at that, I readily dismiss all negative comments from people complaining that for the 1950's, it's really crappy filmmaking--it's NOT from the 50's, but simply edited then into a feature-length film the company could then sell, most probably to television stations).I enjoyed it, though I wish that instead of seeing this, I was watching the unedited, undiluted full serial that was originally made. I have read that the best and most exciting parts were edited out.

marshalskrieg OK, this one often is listed as being from 1953, but this is not exactly correct- it is an edited version of the 1939 serial.Keeping this in mind, it still seems a bit dated by 1939 standards (the costumes, and the (in)famous electric razor sounds emanating from the rocket-ships). On the plus side, we see that the original 1939 audience got exposed to television, lasers,interplanetary spaceflight, and robots. Re-releasing this in edited form in 1953 could have been part of forming the space pioneer mind-set among American youth that eventually propelled the US to the Moon in 1969, so we can thank Buck Rogers for some of the inspiration. The pace is good, the action keeps coming, but the plot and directorial execution is very simple. This was made primarily for children and early teens, so things never get too complex here. Not really the best of the Buck Rogers material that's out there. This is mainly for die-hard fans of the principal character and fans of Buster Crabbe.

hms66 The old movies, and especially the old serials, had a naive charm of their own. Starting with the characters, there was no ambiguity here. Bad guys did bad deeds and only bad deeds. Good guys did good deeds and only good deeds. This characterization is very apparent in this movie. Killer Kane is all evil and Buck Rogers is the next thing to a saint.The futuristic sets and apparatus are a hoot. They would be laughed out of todays science fiction films. Compare with Stars Wars, big difference. The space ships eject sparks more appropriate to fireworks than a rocket engine. Saturn is a rocky planet, not a gas giant. The uniforms are ridiculous. Why bother with pressure suits and space helmets. Computers, what are they? The hero, of course, is indestructible, and so on.All of this elements, and a few more, make old movies the charmers that they are.