Description:
An alien robot thrives on the energy it absorbs, which is how a scientist stops it.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars "666 from Space"
A "classic" for this type of movie. I was a little boy when it was released. I saw it at a Kiddie Matinee in 1959. Loved it. So happy to get a copy of the movie.. Well made such as it was from the era of Sci Fi and little funds. Good copy.. If you are a fan, your wait is over.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FUN!
I loved this movie as a kid when I saw it at the old Viers Mill theater in Rockville, Maryland. (the theater is now a porno house).Wildly inventive, unique B movie that successfully exploits atomic age paranoia. The robot, Kronos, is fantastic in its menacing simplicity and beautiful art deco design. I can't to this day understand why it was never made into a toy.Other that the robot iself, the unintentional humor is reason enough to buy this flick. Kronos has it all! Dreadful acting, spice rack and wagon wheel "computers" that are not even lit (!), hatchet cinematography, leather jackets that say "lab center" on the back like a bowling club, cockpits that don't match the airplanes, perfectly cheesy animation, I could go on and on. I was particularly struck by the "evacuation" of L.A. (?): on a highway leading out of the city, the traffic is more or less equal on both sides of the road!!A delicious treat of a movie that has the power to make you wet your pants if you don't take it seriously.
5.0 out of 5 stars A late night anomoly.........
I barely remembered this one as it was an offering of late night movie nights, but it was rather unusual in the fact that it was a giant monster robot stomping its way across the Mexican countryside in search of energy. According to the tale, A flying saucer, mistaken for an asteroid has fallen into the sea and rising from its depths came the robot, nicknamed Kronos. The planet from which it came was able to turn energy into matter, but depleted its own energy sources doing so. The robot was sent to harvest energy from every source possible including an H-bomb that failed to abort in time. It was interesting for several reasons, this was not a bipedal monster and did not look like a typical robot. And while there was alien possession of a couple of people to control it, the aliens themselves were never seen. The robot was a threat, but it made no threats, it just got down to the business at hand. The effects were fairly good for a B-picture and the ending was predicable. All in all, it was an underrated gem as it wasn't just another man in a monster suit romping through the countryside.
5.0 out of 5 stars UFO becomes Giant Metallic Energy Monster
This is a typical thing from the sky 1950s invasion flick. It's fun to watch. The opening sequences are sorta like nails on a chalkboard though when the earth scientists seem so stupid and the audience already knows what's coming. The aliens take over bodies and their machines devour power plants. The science is a bit off and the computer leaves a bit to be desired until the voice of the computer scientist rings a bell. It's George O'Hanlon, the voice of George Jetson and the computers on the original Jetsons. Filled with concepts that were new at the time (1957) it is a novel film similar to the Magnetic Monster. The dvd is of good quality and the images are excellent. Not a title that is seen often, it made a great addition to my collection.
3.0 out of 5 stars Really poor quality
All I could get was a small picture in the center of the screen.
5.0 out of 5 stars dvd service
Dvd movie was perfect with fast shipping
4.0 out of 5 stars Down here we have half the nuclear secret......Up there they have the other half
This is a very intelligent and well done movie especially for a low budget 1957 movie. No flying saucers or little green men here. Its the first film that I can remember where the aliens were non physical entities. However these aliens have not come to Earth for tea and cookies; they come as conquerors who are in desperate need of energy and they mean to take it. To do this requires physical technology on a grand scale and they have it. A Robot the size of a skyscraper is sent to Earth to accumulate and store all the Energy on the North American continent.If successful more will be sent. The Robot is dubbed Kronos because of its gargantuan size. Kronos has massive Armour plates that are impenetrable and absorb energy like a sponge. Kronos does something else as well. Kronos is able to initialize and accelerate Atomic reactions and then store the released energy as mass: converting energy into matter. Kronos may be all powerful but is not independent and needs instructions from its alien master which has possessed a leading nuclear physicist who misinforms the military about the nature of Kronos and tricks them into doing the worst thing in the world...... dropping a Hydrogen bomb on it.The plot is good and makes some sense. They do at least attempt to stick to hard science. Some of the special effects work well and some don't. Kronos the Robot is impressive. Most of the acting is just fair, except Jeff Morrow who is very good. The only argument I have with the movie is the ending which is unconvincing and feels like it was tagged on at the last minute. Its like they couldn't think of any other way to end it because they had painted themselves into a corner. All and all I recommend it especially if you like the older stuff or inclined toward Hard science fiction.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loads of fun...and trashy, too...
Kurt Neumann has put together a wonderful display of SciFi stuff and all of the silliness that goes along with the 1950's genre... Jeff Morrow is typically over-reactive and Barbara Lawrence is beautiful. The plot is really good and interesting, and the widescreen version shows all the great animation/special effects as were intended. A different, and very interesting, monster appears and never fails to entertain. The whole cast is quite good, and very concerned. The musical score by Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter has been used repeatedly in other cheaper films...I'm not really sure if it was original for this one. Still, it's fun and tacky. Notice this: at the very beginning, the guy is driving down the highway in hs truck, and the music on the radio is "Something's Gotta Give". I thought that was clever.
Five Stars
sucker for this kind of movies
Kronos DVD
Very Pleased with service and the promptness of the delivery. Also the vendor took the time to send a nice note about the order.
Grande fantascienza in bianco e nero in un B-movie da Oscar
Qui parliamo di uno dei più classici B-movie degli anni Cinquanta che è diventato un vero e proprio classico. L’idea originale del film è di Irving Block (lo stesso autore del soggetto dello splendido “Il pianeta proibito”) docente di arte all’Università della California e affermato pittore che, dopo aver dipinto i suoi quadri ne traeva idee per film insieme ad alcuni amici e collaboratori come Lawrence L. Goldman, che scrive la sceneggiatura di questa pellicola. Nella versione originale Goldman non appare perché alla fine degli anni Cinquanta era una delle numerose vittime del maccartismo. Nell’osservatorio del “Lab. Center” gli scienziati Leslie Gaskell (Jeff Morrow), Vera Hunter (Barbara Lawrence) e Arnold Culver (George O’Hanlon) scrutando il cosmo scoprono uno strano asteroide che vira dirigendosi verso la Terra. Intanto, un ufo è atterrato nel deserto prendendo possesso del corpo di un innocente passante. L’entità aliena si dirige nel “Lab. Center” e prende possesso del corpo del Dott. Eliot (John Emery) responsabile dell’osservatorio. La strana traiettoria dell’asteroide preoccupa Gaskell che obbliga Eliot a far intervenire le Forze Armate. Ma le armi non fermano l’ufo che atterra nel Pacifico a poche miglia dalle coste messicane. Gaskell, Hunter e Culver si recano sul posto e poche ore dopo un gigante di un materiale più forte dell’acciaio sbarca sulla costa. L’extraterrestre è un accumulatore di energia venuto sul nostro pianeta per risucchiare tutte le nostre risorse…Gli effetti speciali di questa pellicola, nonostante il budget a basso costo, sono strabilianti e spettacolari, e a classiche immagini di repertorio con minacciosi funghi atomici seguono alcune sequenze a cartoni animate davvero speciali e spettacolari. Da ricordare anche perché il film anticipa il tema dell’ambietalismo (purtroppo così attuale) e dello sfruttamento massiccio delle risorse naturali. Un vero gioiello in bianco e nero.Per la chica: “Kronos” è la password fondamentale ne “Gli incredibli – Una normale famiglia di supereroi” di Brad Bird e prodotto dalla Pixar.
Une invasion inédite
Des aliens nous envoient un robot suceur d'énergie pour recharger leurs batteries. Novateur dans les invasions extraterrestres autant dans les '50 qu'à notre époque. Un grand réalisateur pour filmer l'histoire.VIVE kurt Neumann et ses films intelligents.
Pelicula para aficionado a la ciencia ficcion de los 50
La peli es mala. Vamos lo tipico de los 50.
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Description:
An alien robot thrives on the energy it absorbs, which is how a scientist stops it.
Reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars "666 from Space"
A "classic" for this type of movie. I was a little boy when it was released. I saw it at a Kiddie Matinee in 1959. Loved it. So happy to get a copy of the movie.. Well made such as it was from the era of Sci Fi and little funds. Good copy.. If you are a fan, your wait is over.
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FUN!
I loved this movie as a kid when I saw it at the old Viers Mill theater in Rockville, Maryland. (the theater is now a porno house).Wildly inventive, unique B movie that successfully exploits atomic age paranoia. The robot, Kronos, is fantastic in its menacing simplicity and beautiful art deco design. I can't to this day understand why it was never made into a toy.Other that the robot iself, the unintentional humor is reason enough to buy this flick. Kronos has it all! Dreadful acting, spice rack and wagon wheel "computers" that are not even lit (!), hatchet cinematography, leather jackets that say "lab center" on the back like a bowling club, cockpits that don't match the airplanes, perfectly cheesy animation, I could go on and on. I was particularly struck by the "evacuation" of L.A. (?): on a highway leading out of the city, the traffic is more or less equal on both sides of the road!!A delicious treat of a movie that has the power to make you wet your pants if you don't take it seriously.
5.0 out of 5 stars A late night anomoly.........
I barely remembered this one as it was an offering of late night movie nights, but it was rather unusual in the fact that it was a giant monster robot stomping its way across the Mexican countryside in search of energy. According to the tale, A flying saucer, mistaken for an asteroid has fallen into the sea and rising from its depths came the robot, nicknamed Kronos. The planet from which it came was able to turn energy into matter, but depleted its own energy sources doing so. The robot was sent to harvest energy from every source possible including an H-bomb that failed to abort in time. It was interesting for several reasons, this was not a bipedal monster and did not look like a typical robot. And while there was alien possession of a couple of people to control it, the aliens themselves were never seen. The robot was a threat, but it made no threats, it just got down to the business at hand. The effects were fairly good for a B-picture and the ending was predicable. All in all, it was an underrated gem as it wasn't just another man in a monster suit romping through the countryside.
5.0 out of 5 stars UFO becomes Giant Metallic Energy Monster
This is a typical thing from the sky 1950s invasion flick. It's fun to watch. The opening sequences are sorta like nails on a chalkboard though when the earth scientists seem so stupid and the audience already knows what's coming. The aliens take over bodies and their machines devour power plants. The science is a bit off and the computer leaves a bit to be desired until the voice of the computer scientist rings a bell. It's George O'Hanlon, the voice of George Jetson and the computers on the original Jetsons. Filled with concepts that were new at the time (1957) it is a novel film similar to the Magnetic Monster. The dvd is of good quality and the images are excellent. Not a title that is seen often, it made a great addition to my collection.
3.0 out of 5 stars Really poor quality
All I could get was a small picture in the center of the screen.
5.0 out of 5 stars dvd service
Dvd movie was perfect with fast shipping
4.0 out of 5 stars Down here we have half the nuclear secret......Up there they have the other half
This is a very intelligent and well done movie especially for a low budget 1957 movie. No flying saucers or little green men here. Its the first film that I can remember where the aliens were non physical entities. However these aliens have not come to Earth for tea and cookies; they come as conquerors who are in desperate need of energy and they mean to take it. To do this requires physical technology on a grand scale and they have it. A Robot the size of a skyscraper is sent to Earth to accumulate and store all the Energy on the North American continent.If successful more will be sent. The Robot is dubbed Kronos because of its gargantuan size. Kronos has massive Armour plates that are impenetrable and absorb energy like a sponge. Kronos does something else as well. Kronos is able to initialize and accelerate Atomic reactions and then store the released energy as mass: converting energy into matter. Kronos may be all powerful but is not independent and needs instructions from its alien master which has possessed a leading nuclear physicist who misinforms the military about the nature of Kronos and tricks them into doing the worst thing in the world...... dropping a Hydrogen bomb on it.The plot is good and makes some sense. They do at least attempt to stick to hard science. Some of the special effects work well and some don't. Kronos the Robot is impressive. Most of the acting is just fair, except Jeff Morrow who is very good. The only argument I have with the movie is the ending which is unconvincing and feels like it was tagged on at the last minute. Its like they couldn't think of any other way to end it because they had painted themselves into a corner. All and all I recommend it especially if you like the older stuff or inclined toward Hard science fiction.
5.0 out of 5 stars Loads of fun...and trashy, too...
Kurt Neumann has put together a wonderful display of SciFi stuff and all of the silliness that goes along with the 1950's genre... Jeff Morrow is typically over-reactive and Barbara Lawrence is beautiful. The plot is really good and interesting, and the widescreen version shows all the great animation/special effects as were intended. A different, and very interesting, monster appears and never fails to entertain. The whole cast is quite good, and very concerned. The musical score by Paul Sawtell & Bert Shefter has been used repeatedly in other cheaper films...I'm not really sure if it was original for this one. Still, it's fun and tacky. Notice this: at the very beginning, the guy is driving down the highway in hs truck, and the music on the radio is "Something's Gotta Give". I thought that was clever.
Five Stars
sucker for this kind of movies
Kronos DVD
Very Pleased with service and the promptness of the delivery. Also the vendor took the time to send a nice note about the order.
Grande fantascienza in bianco e nero in un B-movie da Oscar
Qui parliamo di uno dei più classici B-movie degli anni Cinquanta che è diventato un vero e proprio classico. L’idea originale del film è di Irving Block (lo stesso autore del soggetto dello splendido “Il pianeta proibito”) docente di arte all’Università della California e affermato pittore che, dopo aver dipinto i suoi quadri ne traeva idee per film insieme ad alcuni amici e collaboratori come Lawrence L. Goldman, che scrive la sceneggiatura di questa pellicola. Nella versione originale Goldman non appare perché alla fine degli anni Cinquanta era una delle numerose vittime del maccartismo. Nell’osservatorio del “Lab. Center” gli scienziati Leslie Gaskell (Jeff Morrow), Vera Hunter (Barbara Lawrence) e Arnold Culver (George O’Hanlon) scrutando il cosmo scoprono uno strano asteroide che vira dirigendosi verso la Terra. Intanto, un ufo è atterrato nel deserto prendendo possesso del corpo di un innocente passante. L’entità aliena si dirige nel “Lab. Center” e prende possesso del corpo del Dott. Eliot (John Emery) responsabile dell’osservatorio. La strana traiettoria dell’asteroide preoccupa Gaskell che obbliga Eliot a far intervenire le Forze Armate. Ma le armi non fermano l’ufo che atterra nel Pacifico a poche miglia dalle coste messicane. Gaskell, Hunter e Culver si recano sul posto e poche ore dopo un gigante di un materiale più forte dell’acciaio sbarca sulla costa. L’extraterrestre è un accumulatore di energia venuto sul nostro pianeta per risucchiare tutte le nostre risorse…Gli effetti speciali di questa pellicola, nonostante il budget a basso costo, sono strabilianti e spettacolari, e a classiche immagini di repertorio con minacciosi funghi atomici seguono alcune sequenze a cartoni animate davvero speciali e spettacolari. Da ricordare anche perché il film anticipa il tema dell’ambietalismo (purtroppo così attuale) e dello sfruttamento massiccio delle risorse naturali. Un vero gioiello in bianco e nero.Per la chica: “Kronos” è la password fondamentale ne “Gli incredibli – Una normale famiglia di supereroi” di Brad Bird e prodotto dalla Pixar.
Une invasion inédite
Des aliens nous envoient un robot suceur d'énergie pour recharger leurs batteries. Novateur dans les invasions extraterrestres autant dans les '50 qu'à notre époque. Un grand réalisateur pour filmer l'histoire.VIVE kurt Neumann et ses films intelligents.
Pelicula para aficionado a la ciencia ficcion de los 50
La peli es mala. Vamos lo tipico de los 50.
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