Watching this last night, I'm actually thinking about this absurd movie still. And that makes me wonder, why? 1961 is in the middle of the cold war, couple years into the broadcasting of Twilight Zone (but before Outer Limits), four years after Sputnik orbits the planet, and five years following a terrific movie "Forbidden Plant". I'm thinking my rating of 5 is gracious and I'm interested how other reviews are much more satisified.
The science is so poor, from the poster showing a jetliner while the aircraft is a Douglas DC-6, or the plot having the craft operating more than twice it's operational ceiling, or noticing the footage is from different aircraft shots. The story builds at reasonable pace but becomes almost painful to struggle through. The 72-min movie may have been the 2nd movie for the theatre or drive-in, which is fine should you find yourself trapped to witness an event, like being at your cousin's baseball game. But what stops you from turning it off while watching at home? It felt like watching a slow moving Zamboni crash into the sideboards -- you know you should just walk away but find yourself compelled to see the collision.
The acting is stable and engaging with the only cast member that I recognized, was Meg Wyllie from a Star Trek appearance (and most people won't even notice that connection). Two-thirds of the way through this low-budget production, a feeling of Twilight Zone finally came on me and watching became less arduous. This social commentary may well have been worthy of thoughts for their future. And maybe that is still relevant today -- just because we CAN do something, doesn't mean that SHOULD do it.
The science is so poor, from the poster showing a jetliner while the aircraft is a Douglas DC-6, or the plot having the craft operating more than twice it's operational ceiling, or noticing the footage is from different aircraft shots. The story builds at reasonable pace but becomes almost painful to struggle through. The 72-min movie may have been the 2nd movie for the theatre or drive-in, which is fine should you find yourself trapped to witness an event, like being at your cousin's baseball game. But what stops you from turning it off while watching at home? It felt like watching a slow moving Zamboni crash into the sideboards -- you know you should just walk away but find yourself compelled to see the collision.
The acting is stable and engaging with the only cast member that I recognized, was Meg Wyllie from a Star Trek appearance (and most people won't even notice that connection). Two-thirds of the way through this low-budget production, a feeling of Twilight Zone finally came on me and watching became less arduous. This social commentary may well have been worthy of thoughts for their future. And maybe that is still relevant today -- just because we CAN do something, doesn't mean that SHOULD do it.