The last time I saw this movie was April the first 1982 which was the day before my younger brother was born . Maybe this is the reason why this movie stuck out in my mind and I certainly remember enjoying EARTH VS THE FLYING SAUCERS ( I've always been a fan of this type of cheesy movie ) though I did recall their being some unlikely occurrences like the hero leaving a tape recorder running which sets up the plot for the movie .
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After seeing the movie again for the first time since 1982 I was struck as to how ridiculous everything about it is now . The aliens land at a secret rocket base . Fair enough , and I have to point out that the reason the troops at the base open fire without asking about the aliens intention ( as one fellow reviewer was confused by this ) is to do with the cold war paranoia at the time , aliens in 1950s movies with a few notable exceptions ( The QUATERMASS trilogy for example ) are surrogate communists so it's entirely logical for American troops to blast away at flying saucers . What is entirely unlikely is that the aliens are able to destroy the rocket base and kill absolutely everyone who isn't connected to the plot ie Washington is entirely unconvinced that the base was destroyed by saucer men due to the lack of eyewitness accounts . What ? The flying saucers didn't show up on radar etc . It's also ridiculous that if the flying saucers have powerful ray guns the aliens needed to land in the first place . Like I said this is not an entirely plausible movie . In fact it's a very silly one
Despite this EVTFS still remains a very enjoyable movie as long as you take it for what it it - A 1950s B movie . There's an over reliance of stock film footage , plot holes galore , not very good acting and special effects that don't really stand up to the test of time , but it does contain some entertaining moments like the stranded alien stalking humans in a woodland and the final invasion , and despite some of the technical flaws the sound editing and sound effects are very good . If you also want to be pretentious you could point out the phallic symbolism of the aliens weapons but I wouldn't bother
!!!! SLIGHT SPOILERS !!!!
After seeing the movie again for the first time since 1982 I was struck as to how ridiculous everything about it is now . The aliens land at a secret rocket base . Fair enough , and I have to point out that the reason the troops at the base open fire without asking about the aliens intention ( as one fellow reviewer was confused by this ) is to do with the cold war paranoia at the time , aliens in 1950s movies with a few notable exceptions ( The QUATERMASS trilogy for example ) are surrogate communists so it's entirely logical for American troops to blast away at flying saucers . What is entirely unlikely is that the aliens are able to destroy the rocket base and kill absolutely everyone who isn't connected to the plot ie Washington is entirely unconvinced that the base was destroyed by saucer men due to the lack of eyewitness accounts . What ? The flying saucers didn't show up on radar etc . It's also ridiculous that if the flying saucers have powerful ray guns the aliens needed to land in the first place . Like I said this is not an entirely plausible movie . In fact it's a very silly one
Despite this EVTFS still remains a very enjoyable movie as long as you take it for what it it - A 1950s B movie . There's an over reliance of stock film footage , plot holes galore , not very good acting and special effects that don't really stand up to the test of time , but it does contain some entertaining moments like the stranded alien stalking humans in a woodland and the final invasion , and despite some of the technical flaws the sound editing and sound effects are very good . If you also want to be pretentious you could point out the phallic symbolism of the aliens weapons but I wouldn't bother