I'm a big fan of old Japanese science-fiction movies, but this one was a bit of a letdown. It's a pretty simple alien invasion movie, but I guess a large part of it involves the humans meeting the invaders halfway, before they reach earth, so that makes it a little different.
It was directed by Ishiro Honda, who directed many early Godzilla movies (including the very first one) and numerous other science-fiction/horror/action movies throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. This is probably a little less entertaining than most of his efforts though, unfortunately.
The second half provides some fun action and special effects sequences, but otherwise it's a bit boring and by the numbers (though not horrendously awful). Some of the fighting near the end reminded me of the finale in the very first Star Wars, so it make me wonder if George Lucas ever saw this (or it might just be a coincidence).
It was directed by Ishiro Honda, who directed many early Godzilla movies (including the very first one) and numerous other science-fiction/horror/action movies throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. This is probably a little less entertaining than most of his efforts though, unfortunately.
The second half provides some fun action and special effects sequences, but otherwise it's a bit boring and by the numbers (though not horrendously awful). Some of the fighting near the end reminded me of the finale in the very first Star Wars, so it make me wonder if George Lucas ever saw this (or it might just be a coincidence).