Julian R. White I picked this movie up on VHS when I was like 10 at a pawn shop, and honestly, it was a good investment. This movie, for its time, can really instill a sense of fear of the unknown, the sound you hear when someone is abducted by the martians, and the sense of paranoia you have against your loved ones. This probably was another political propaganda film to instill negative views on communists, but that's another story. I find the design of the "perfect Martian" to be pretty neat too, and was surprised when I realized they used the same concept of "Mutants" from the film "This Island Earth". It's a good movie, I've seen it a few times, always a good late night alien flick!

Hitchcoc We are in the middle of the cold war. The commies are lurking around every corner. Once again we are treated to aliens who have as their agenda, subduing us and turning us into their chattel. A boy sees a space ship land from his bedroom window. When his parents go to investigate they are changed. They also have injuries to their necks. As with "Invasion of the Body Snatcher" he must find someone to believe him. He goes through a convoluted process to try to work out a way to stop what is going on. While the ending is a bit formula there is a kicker. It is an engaging, fun film with lots of questions to be answered. Much more than I expected from the time.

john_vance-20806 Today's kids would probably toss this in with Plan 9 as a "so bad it's good" production but for those who were able to experience this when they were young and still possessed an active imagination but limited science knowledge it was a knock-out.The Red Scare theme didn't mean a thing to me then, but the sand-pit sinkings, the shambling mutants and - most of all - that monstrosity in the glass ball kept me absolutely entranced. I'm guessing that even adults could have appreciated the tension as well.I pull this out every couple of years, and though the acting, the science and the interminable stock footage leave me underwhelmed I still think that head and wavy, withered arms is downright creepy.

david-sarkies This movie follows along the same theme as It Conquered the World. The aliens land and begin to kidnap people and implant devices in them to serve their evil purposes. Only a kid believes and all of the people he speaks to, those in authority, have been controlled. It is not until he speaks to the doctor that she believes him and things begin to happen.Basically the martians are concerned that the Earth is getting too aggressive, especially when they launch satellites that contain missiles that can destroy any target on the Earth. The martians feel threatened so they decide to act first and put an end to this project. They tunnel into the sand and begin taking people in authority and implanting them so that they might stop the work on the rockets.This has two angles, that of the invisible communist takeover, and this movie was made in 1953 during the second HUAC hearings in Hollywood, and also a reaction to increased military spending and weapon development. The martians are threatened by the Earth's ability to launch rockets into space, and this is a feeling that is of concern to us, as it intensifies the cold war and brings the threat of nuclear war ever closer. Launching satellites to fire missiles intensifies the arms race and this is what the movie is drawing out.It more deals with the enemy's reaction to this arms race. They are not saying it is evil, and do not make a moral stance at the end. Instead we have the invisible enemy trying to undermine this. The enemy takes the form of aliens, though it is communism that it is replicating. The enemy uses converted people to perform its operations outside of its land, thus increasing the paranoia. We don't know who is a friend or an enemy, it could be anybody.In the spaceship we see the enemy. It is a head that controls automatons. This possibly also represents communism as everybody in such a nation has no free will. The head is that which rules (Josef Stalin) and everybody else is just his implements. There is not culture, nor free thought within such a state.Invaders from Mars is a fun little movie. As my house mate says, it gets straight into the action and does not bandy around, as many movies seem to do now. Still, it is a little long towards the end, but it is a great example of subtle anti-communist movies.