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Title: effective
Review: Don't underestimate this movie! As simple, propagandistic, silly, and stilted as it seems, the very strong images linger... William Cameron Menzies tells the story from the kid's point of view, and if you've ever felt anxious and powerless, it worms its creepy way through your cynicism into a vulnerable part of your psyche- not necessarily while you're watching the zippered Martians on your tiny black and white screen, but later...in the dark...alone in your room...with the shadows... you just might hear the saucer, and the cries of the helpless being sucked under the sand- or see the empty eyes of little girl who's set the fire-or feel that needle in the back of your neck. 50 years later, I get frissons of dread...Of course, YOU can see it in lurid 50's color. Menzies is a painter. Not sure I would show it to a little kid, unless you want him coming into your bedroom every night because he's afraid to sleep by himself.Very sneaky, primal 50's stuff.
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