Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- The Cosmic Man. 1959. An alien from another planet arrives on Earth in a glowing sphere. Mankind's experts differ in their response to this event. Military is fear driven expect the worst and scientists are benevolently curious. In the end, the alien is a messenger to earthlings.*Special Stars- John Carradine, Bruce Bennett, Angela Greene, Scotty Morrow, Lynn Osborne.*Theme- This dilemma is explored; Science for knowledge or science for power.*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W. Regular non-scientific grip lighting equip is placed around the alien sphere to measure it's sound properties. Bronson Caves in Gower Canyon is where the sphere lands. Goof: obvious microphone boom shadow movement on ground as AF Sargent enters mountain lodge looking for the maker of the loud footsteps.*Emotion- A wonderful 'slice of' 1950's Cold War psychology involving all controlling races from a more developed stars.*Based On- 1950's views on space and spaceflight. Plot is somewhat accounted for during the Cold War scare.

vawlkee_2000 Until today it's been 46 years since I've seen this film. As a child I didn't see the point and the social ramifications. Sure it's a "B" programmer and loosely based on "The Day the Earth Stood Still" but it has a wonderfully "cerebral" track to it!Bruce Bennett as the scientist works well. At 53 he was perfect for the part of a nuts and bolts guy with a soul! No bullshit romance stuff, just nuts and bolts! How many "B" sci-fi films of this era can make that claim!I found myself getting teary-eyed at the end when the usual gun crazy military stooges offed him. If only he'd had Gort!A surprisingly literate film with a lesson for all mankind. I highly recommend it!

mauro volvox Others have said, "The Cosmic Man" draws heavily on the ideas, characters presented on "The day Earth Stood Still", and I agree with them.But, it is still a decent low-budget movie. It is well-intentioned and one can feel that a honest effort was put into making it. Special effects are at a minimum. The Cosmic Man's spaceship is nothing more than a white sphere with a somewhat irregular surface. There are no blinking lights, no rubber-suited monsters. The Comic Man is one of these movies to be watched on a rainy Saturday night when there is nothing else to do. In this type of circumstance, "The Cosmic man" can be a good time-filler. Watch and enjoy for what it is.

Eegah Guy Earnest but boring 50s sci-fi for John Carradine completists only. Borrowing ideas from DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL this film has ideas but forgets to add thrills to the mix. Carradine is only in the movie for maybe 5 minutes, and even then he's sometimes a black shadow giving lectures on the follies of man going into outer space. The film is an OK time-waster.