classicsoncall Fans of low budget sets, wild predictions of what the future world might look like, and cheesy monsters in rubber suits will definitely get a kick out of "It! The Terror from Beyond Space". I mean seriously, there's even an exclamation point in the title, it's GOT to be good!I could go any number of ways here but I think it's best to point out all the goofy stuff that shows up in the writing and direction here, everything's a blast. Like the character of Colonel Edward Carruthers (Marshall Thompson), commander of the first failed mission to Mars because his entire crew wound up dead and he's accused of murdering them all! Really?!?! Why not then just give him free reign of the ship and not bother restraining him on the flight back to Earth to stand trial. Good plan.Now I'm not sure what the pre-flight check list for supplies on board might have looked like, but who do you suppose checked off a box of grenades and a bazooka? What?!?! I'll have to check in with NASA to see what they have to say about it, but that certainly sounds like a recipe for disaster, doesn't it? What might have been even more comical at one point was when one of the crew members stated that using gas against the monster on board would only be used as a last resort, and then they go right ahead and use it! Well it shouldn't surprise anyone who grew up in the Fifties to see scientists smoking on board a space ship, heck, doctors smoked in operating rooms back then, so no big deal. No more bizarre though then watching those two crew members walk down the outside hull of the ship flying through space while the stars remained stationary. You know, after a while, all this stuff could give science a bad name.But the best for this long time fan of geeky sci-fi, horror and B Westerns was learning the identity of the man in the monster suit. Ray Corrigan appeared in dozens of oaters but gained dubious notoriety in the Forties for appearing in a gorilla suit in titles like "The Ape", "Nabonga", "White Pongo" and "Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla". The monster outfit for this film was actually made for a physically smaller actor, so when a casting change gave the job to Corrigan, he wound up with his chin where the lips were, and couldn't see out of the eye holes. Ever the trooper and with a budget that didn't allow for a costume do-over, Corrigan pulled out all the stops to make 'It!' work. Who knows, maybe that's where the exclamation point came from.

davis2000 This is one of the better sci-fi movies of the 50s, though not the best by any means. It doesn't just make the mistake of using handguns aboard a rocketship which can lead to explosive decompression, the crew also uses blowtorches, bazookas and hand grenades. But it's all in good fun if you're willing to allow for such ineptness which actually adds a certain kind of charm and the cast plays it seriously enough.The premise is unusual in that it begins with an already failed mission which requires a rescue mission and the main protagonist is cast in a dubious light at the start. The monster is a man in a rubber suit with all the flaws typical of 50s era effects including a visible zipper and so forth but it's still a bit scary for a youngster. Even more so when it's wailing in silhouette on a crew member but it is far from a horror movie. The "monster" is very unlikely to frighten anyone over 8 or 9 I think, given what they generally see on TV, very fake-looking by our standards today.The ship itself has control gauges instead of the many blinking lights that were so popular in the 60s thru the 80s, I can't say which is more annoying but at least a gauge is easy for the audience to read. The acting is not what makes the show enjoyable as it's just a monster in space movie but at least the characters make some effort to think ahead and formulate a plan instead of just charging around. No, wait, they do that once too.Enjoy it for what it is, a fairly short and entertaining film about a botched trip to Mars that encounters a very improbable big Martian survivor turned monster who wants to drink blood thru his big rubbery teeth and lips. Best to watch with a friend who likes to poke fun at movies but it's also enjoyable as what it is, B-grade but not schlock sci-fi. Solid B-grade at that. I gave it an 8 because I loved watching this as a kid on late-night TV, but it really only deserves a 7 I suppose.

pbrandon074 my name is Brandon and i am 14. i was looking for old movies when i found it the terror from beyond space.i liked this movie because there are not many movies like this. this is a good 1950's monster movie.this movie is about a guy gets rescued from a planet. he gets blamed for killing the others. the monster makes its way on to the ship and starts to pick off the crew one by one. it seems the monster can not be killed in any way. the crew think of a plan .they walk out side of the ship to surprise it. the plan fails. it slowly makes its way to the higher floors. the crew opens the door and lets out all the air, the monster finally dies from no air.i liked the movie the terror from beyond space and i hope you like it as match as i did.

LeonLouisRicci It's the 1950's. Even Women Astronauts must Serve the Coffee and Sandwiches. Even on Interplanetary Voyages the Men must Pack 45's, Grenades, Bazookas, and Dynamite just in case there is a Commie around the Corner or in this Case on Mars.So Now that the Dated and Anachronistic Elements are Given there Obligatory Hahas, what is here is a Definite Sci-Fi Thriller that has a Claustrophobic and Terrifying Scenario and Builds to a Do or Die Climax that is Befitting in its Conceit and the Movie Managed to Scare Kids and Influence Future Films (Alien 1979).The Use of Shadows and the Rather Horrifying Creature Dragging His Astronaut Victims into Crawl Spaces, Storage Rooms, and in One Case the Nuclear Core that is an Effective Low Budget Triumph, all Add to the Doom Laden Story that Never Lets Up on the Strife and Situational Concerns. Crew Members are Disabled, Infected with an Alien Virus, Ripped to Shreds and Sucked Dry of Their Precious Bodily Fluids. The Alien Pulverizes Steel Doors and is Impervious to Bullets, Electricity, and Gas. There is No Place to Run or Hide. That's Quite a Lot of Tension and a Scary Situation for the Astronauts and as the Ending Informs Us, there was a Two-Thirds Loss of Life and "Another name for Mars is Death". Are We having some Fifties Sci-Fi Fun Yet?