Invisible Invaders (1959)

This is one of those crazy but really fun science fiction films from the 1950s. Invisible Aliens are giving the Earthlings 24 hours to surrender or they will take over the planet! They will kill people and take over their bodies! The the thing I found the funniest is, when they captured the invisible alien - why didn't they try throwing paint, mud, powder or something on it to see it? They were wanting to see the one they captured... try a good paint that is hard to take off the skin to throw on him or it. OK maybe it would not work because he can take over the bodies of dead humans but it would have been worth a shot. It would not kill them but at least you might be able to see the one in the cell. LOL.Over all this one just crazy, corny, cheesy fun. AND this one has John Carradine as an Alien - but you won't "see" much of him. LOL.7/10

This movie is about some invisible, foot dragging aliens. Which is odd because once they take over the bodies of the dead, they seem to know how to pick up their feet, at least a little. However, once they are invisible, they drag their feet, in such a heavy way it causes them to have extremely labored breathing. No wonder they prefer fighting humans in the bodies of the dead. They don't breathe heavily in the bodies of the dead. I guess being a zombie is less work intensive than being an invisible alien.The aliens are fighting the whiniest weenies on the face of the planet. Adam Penner seems to be in an obnoxious whine about something throughout the entire film. John turns from true blue friend to a lovely shade of cowardly yellow. The only person in the film that seems to have any ca hones is John Agar. That alone tells you something about the film.There's only one woman in the film. I don't even see any female zombies. (Oops, did I use the forbidden "Z" word, again?) It's no wonder the only woman in the film falls in love with John Agar. He's the only "hero" in the film, deserving to wear pants.It's no surprise, this film is one of my favorite films to put on at bedtime. While I'm awake, I can laugh at this film. If I fall asleep, who cares! If I make it through the entire film, I know I better make an appointment with my doctor for insomnia.This film is a much a labor to watch as the labored breathing of the invisible aliens. I'll never know why MST3K didn't get a hold of this little gem of awfulness. It certainly deserves the MST3K treatment. No foot dragging, whatsoever, in saying that.

The movie was done on a shoestring budget ,for all that demands a lot of money (the adventures of the aliens on their planet,in Space ,on the Moon) is told by a grating voice over which explains everything to us -and another one for the voice of the invader(s)- and sometimes becomes preachy,urging the countries of the world to get together and to stop building their atomic bombs ,which makes the flick look like a rehashed "the day the Earth stood still" as far as moral is concerned).Besides the main idea of the screenplay was borrowed from the highly superior "invasion of the body snatchers" which I urge sci-fi buffs to see immediately if they think that the genre produced only lousy movies in the fifties.The last scene sells the fin de decade audience universal utopia.

Evil invisible aliens resurrect the dead in order to take over the Earth. It's up to an intrepid handful of folks to figure out a way to stop them before it's too late. Competently directed by Edward L. Cahn, with a steady pace, a roaring melodramatic score by Paul Dunlap, a reasonable amount of spooky atmosphere, a pleasingly tight 67 minute running time, nifty and acceptable low-fi special effects, crisp black and white cinematography by Maury Gertsman, a nice sense of mounting dread, and cool moments of mass destruction, this modest, yet effective affair makes for an entertaining quickie romp. The sound acting from an able cast helps a lot, with especially praiseworthy work by John Agar as the rugged, no-nonsense Major Bruce Jay, Philip Tonge as the weary, disillusioned Dr. Adam Penner, Jim Hutton as the stalwart Dr. John Lamont, and Jean Byron as Penner's fetching daughter Phyllis. The ubiquitous John Carradine only appears briefly as the ill-fated Dr. Karol Noymann, but both his gaunt, cadaverous face and deep, gloomy voice are put to satisfyingly creepy use. Moreover, the central plot serves as a neat precursor to "Night of the Living Dead;" the shots of pasty-faced zombies trudging across the landscape are pretty eerie and impressive. A fun fright flick.