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From: Eric.Patterson@CMU-CS-H@sri-unix.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: It! The Terror From Beyond Space
Message-ID: <4790@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 1-Sep-83 12:39:38 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep  1 12:39:38 1983
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I'll have to say I disagree with the review of "It! The Terror From Beyond 
Space," even though it is the film that inspired "Alien."  "It!" is a dog if
there ever was, frequently shown at 4:00 a. m. on Sunday mornings.  It bears
resemblance to countless 50's "sci-fi" films:  one-dimensional characters being
chased by a monster (which either came from outer space or was created by rad-
iation).  The monster was hardly shown in this picture, and the special effects
are extremely low-budget (the simulation of rocket flight was extremely fake).
Lead player Marshall Thompson nearly put me to sleep; people may be frightened
by how boring this film is, not by anything remotely scary in this film.

Personally, I feel the best 1950's sci-fi film was undoubtedly "Invasion of the
Body Snatchers,"  a both entertaining and thought-provoking film.  It also has 
one of the greatest endings of any film, any time.