In this 50s sci-fi thriller, some mysterious deaths occur at an ultra-top secret US base--a base that is controlled by a super-computer. Richard Egan is an agent sent to investigate and even after he arrives, several of the staff members are killed by equipment at this research facility. Egan thinks perhaps some sort of spacecraft or airplane above the base is responsible and the film takes on sinister Cold War overtones.
The film looks nice--even though the version I saw was not the 3-D version. The color was very nice and it helped that it was filmed at an air force base--complete with real planes and less crappy stock footage. While kids will no doubt laugh at the way computers and robots are portrayed, for 1954, this is pretty cool stuff and quite believable based on the way they saw technology headed. It also helped that the film had a decent cast, though a few of the actors were a bit dopey (like the lady who began screaming like a banshee after the guy was killed by sound waves). Overall, well worth seeing.
By the way, but didn't Gog and Magog the robots look a little,...um...phallic?!
The film looks nice--even though the version I saw was not the 3-D version. The color was very nice and it helped that it was filmed at an air force base--complete with real planes and less crappy stock footage. While kids will no doubt laugh at the way computers and robots are portrayed, for 1954, this is pretty cool stuff and quite believable based on the way they saw technology headed. It also helped that the film had a decent cast, though a few of the actors were a bit dopey (like the lady who began screaming like a banshee after the guy was killed by sound waves). Overall, well worth seeing.
By the way, but didn't Gog and Magog the robots look a little,...um...phallic?!