It Conquered the World

Aidé par le bienveillant Dr Anderson (Lee Van Cleef dans l’un de ses premiers rôles principaux), un habitant de la planète Vénus (c’est-à-dire un genre de tente avec une expression sanguinaire) met en place un nouvel ordre terrien. Étonnamment, ce n’est pas si mauvais que ce qu’on pourrait penser à première vue. Les acteurs sont supportables, les dialogues ne sont pas aussi patauds que dans les autres films de l’époque. Au moins, les scènes avec Dick Miller et Jonathan Haze allègent l’ambiance par un humour qu’on souhaiterait sur toute la longueur du film. Ça m’a plu et je me demande si je ne devrais pas lui mettre une note plus élevée. (31/05/2018)

Poster tagline: EVERY MAN ITS PRISONER! EVERY WOMAN ITS SLAVE!!! If we are to believe the words of Roger Corman himself, this film was supposed to be a veiled warning against totalitarianism. But the central dramatic line, which slips into self-parody throughout, is grossly mishandled by the director, and the central monster itself also undermines the intended seriousness. The monster that "conquered the world" looks like an overgrown carrot with pointy teeth and crab-like tentacles that move clumsily up and down like a teddy bear. It has no legs, so it moves like it's riding on hidden wheels, it lives in a cave and spits out little bats that bite into the back of its victims' necks, putting them under its mental control. That sounds fun, but the attacks in question are three in total, and the monster itself only appears for a few seconds in the last ten minutes. In the meantime, the viewer has to endure dull dialogue, a pointless romantic plot and "dramatic" acting by all involved, with star Lee Van Cleef, in particular, probably not putting this job in his resume. But I admit that the showdown with the monster would be a hit on youtube :o) (22/03/2012)