The birth of modern sci-fi

Rating: 10/10 (6 September 2018)

This film hailed the birth of modern sci-fi on film. Within one fell swoop gone were the bacofoil costumes, green bug eyed men , damsels in distress and stupid whiny music. This movie shattered the genre's silly portrayal ok screen and ushered in the true essence of science fiction. Shock. Awe. Wonder and weirdness. It is THE seminal sci-fi film. Can you IMAGINE walking into the cinema and watching this after being used to black and white flying saucers wobbling on strings ? It still gives shivers to its audience FIFTY years on. Place a Space Shuttle next to the Wright Brothers' plane. Then you'll get some idea of what this film did to cinema.