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Cinemassacre's Alien Invaders (2009)
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Күн бұрынThe 1950s were the golden age of science fiction movies, so let's take a look at some of the classic invader movies and their remakes.
Edited by Mike.
ORIGINALLY AIRED: JANUARY 19th, 2009
1:04 - The Day the Earth Stood Still
4:55 - The Thing
9:59 - Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
13:32 - War of the Worlds
20:53 - Invaders from Mars
23:37 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers
29:03 - The Blob
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@jr2904 3 ай бұрын
Wow, we've been telling Hollywood to stop with the remakes for a long time now...
@Mate397 3 ай бұрын
Too long.
@RisingBeast00 3 ай бұрын
Yep and I think they listened. Because I haven't really recall too many remakes as of lately.
@Mate397 3 ай бұрын
@@RisingBeast00 *looks at Disney* Are you sure about that?
@RisingBeast00 3 ай бұрын
@Mate397 oh yeah I forgot about them
@komamix 3 ай бұрын
Yeah keep asking. Theyll listen.
@jamesl.anderson1384 3 ай бұрын
1:03 The Day The Earth Stood Still 4:54 The Thing 9:59 Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers 13:33 The War Of The World 20:53 Invaders From Mars 23:37 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 29:03 The Blob
@JoakimOtamaa 3 ай бұрын
The best of the list are The Thing and 70's Body Snatchers.
@starwarsunfiltered7848 3 ай бұрын
War of the Worlds holds up incredibly well for 1953. It was a Halloween tradition to watch it as a kid and it seemed like one of my local channels used to show it every October 31st, at least through the '80s. I honestly don't think I ever saw it come on TV again from the '90s and onward and that is a shame. That movie used to scare the crap out of me and I still make a point to watch my DVD just about every October.
@shawnawesome7770 3 ай бұрын
Remember when they tried to make it a weekly series?
@codywirth8190 3 ай бұрын
Funny how all the "alien sightings" back then were of saucers and in step with their depiction in popular culture at the time. Nowadays no one in their wrong mind would say they saw a "saucer". Nice of the aliens to keep their crafts up to date on our perceptions of them...
@UNIRockLIVE 3 ай бұрын
Actually not true. They were said to look like saucers skipping in the sky not that they were shaped like saucers. That is something that the movies ran away with
@NostalgiNorden 3 ай бұрын
Cinemassace: I hate all these remakes in 2009 Me: Oh my sweet summer child...
@Mate397 3 ай бұрын
If only he knew back then...
@Renfield97 3 ай бұрын
I don't know, I think the whole remake thing was worse then than it is now. The worst we get are the Disney remakes. So I guess you could say we just traded horror remakes for that.
@thecaptain6520 3 ай бұрын
*sees spike tv logo I am too young to feel this old
@jr2904 3 ай бұрын
MXC was the best
@kdusel1991 3 ай бұрын
@@jr2904 it was! My friends and I used to watch that show all the time!
@jr2904 3 ай бұрын
@@kdusel1991 I still watch it sometimes lol, it's even better now getting to hear jokes that wouldn't be "okay" these days. It's on tubi, or it used to be
@seanmcbay 3 ай бұрын
James' reviews were the only thing I ever watched on that site.
@kdusel1991 3 ай бұрын
@@seanmcbay me too!
@MrGearsOfWar96 3 ай бұрын
One of my absolute favourite Cinemassacre series. This is great to have it re uploaded!
@ZeroArmour 3 ай бұрын
My favorite thing about the remake of "Invaders from Mars" is that, when Tobe Hooper reached out to the Air Force for involvement they refused saying something like "The Air Force doesn't comment on the existence of extraterrestrial life." However, when Hooper asked the Marines they said "Sure, we'll blow up some aliens!"
@sfighter0085 3 ай бұрын
Another Cinemassacre classic. 15 years since this 3 parter, I actually did see the remake of "Invaders from Mars" on an episode of Svengoolie. While the effects were pretty cool, it did have a typical story. It does make me want to see the original to see if its better or not.
@starwarsunfiltered7848 3 ай бұрын
The original is honestly not super great. It is good for a cheesy movie to watch casually, but it's not a genuine masterpiece of the '50s like War of the Worlds or The Day The Earth Stood Still is.
@tyrannozilla 3 ай бұрын
Hard to believe 15 years have passed since this video came out.
@LittleJimmy835 3 ай бұрын
What do you mean? 2009 was only a few years back, it was only… oh god…
@patrickx9865 3 ай бұрын
I'm Glad you all are her with me watching all this stuff. Cuz I only discovered it a year ago,have watched and rewatched bunches of it. All of it is comfort to me like tomatoe soup or a cozy blanket.
@clintonsmith8215 3 ай бұрын
Man Cinemassacre used to be so fun
@BMW-sd6nn 2 ай бұрын
Still is?
@adolfo777nica 6 күн бұрын
@@BMW-sd6nnno he's old
@mrgtmodernretrogamingtech6891 3 ай бұрын
2009 James Rolfe : I hate all these remakes in 2009! ... 2024 James Rolfe : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@IDHLEB 2 ай бұрын
2024 James Rolfe: Zzzzz...
@DocMajor Ай бұрын
James Rolfe 2024: No time
@RyanRumbles434 3 ай бұрын
I remember when James was working with Spike TV for this. Not much has changed sadly with these remakes.
@Iriamu-Guillermo 3 ай бұрын
No, it's gotten worse. In 2009 there were remakes all over the place yeah but at least they didn't preach to you. Or make live action remakes of animated movies.
@anubusx 3 ай бұрын
I find it interesting from a meta perspective that in The Faculty Invasion Of The Body Snatchers gets mentioned.
@tyrannozilla 3 ай бұрын
Underrated gem.
@rezaqalam482 3 ай бұрын
Also they mentioned M.I.B movie on some scenes
@DrRGIII 13 күн бұрын
These are my favorite videos, just James tracking over footage. I fall asleep to these.
@anubusx 3 ай бұрын
John Carpenter's The Thing is so awesome. In some ways similar to Alien.
@kdusel1991 3 ай бұрын
I love that movie! It's so good! Kurt Russell is so badass in it and the gore effects are chef's kiss
@ShHeMiLeRe 3 ай бұрын
Well to James it's just about special effects lol. Ironic, I don't remember if it was the case in 2009 but today John Carpenter's The Thing is among the most beloved and most analyzed horror movies and it wouldn't do it without great characters and tension. The original is one of those classics that I just can't get into.
@Lucky_Chase 3 ай бұрын
Yea... In originality!! In awesomeness!!
@BlackenedLiam 3 ай бұрын
@@ShHeMiLeResame here
@ericb9252 3 ай бұрын
@@ShHeMiLeRe The remake is overrated
@qv81 3 ай бұрын
I loved the Tom Cruise war of the worlds. I was an adult already when I saw it, but I remember being phisicly scared. Until now it it one of my favorite movies.
@BurneraccountXD69 3 ай бұрын
Hopefully the reviews of the Quatermass films will soon be Re-uploaded here as well. By the way, I have all three of those films, the original BBC version of Quatermass And The Pit, and Quatermass The Conclusion all Blu-ray and I've never watched any of them, yet. Someone yell at me in the comments so I can finally decide to watch them please.
@pokey4200 3 ай бұрын
May the 3rd be with you... Each and every one of you...
@benderbendingrodriguez420 3 ай бұрын
Another one of my favorite Cinemassacre series. Remember watching this one back in the day.. cant believe its been ao long
@SamuelBlack84 3 ай бұрын
The world is filled to bursting with excellent novels of every genre one could imagine that would be amazing as films Instead, we get hundreds of updated versions of films long since done and dusted
@bobocan17 3 ай бұрын
I think James undersells the original invaders from mars a bit, I really enjoyed that one. Very dream like and disturbing! I like that cinemassacre clips periodically re-uploads old content, it’s reminiscent of when you’d catch re-runs of Joe Bob or svengoolie on cable tv. Just like when I was a kid, I get excited and have to watch haha
@patrickx9865 3 ай бұрын
I've only seen the remake and it was fun but I look forward to seeing the original now
@basti.9022 3 ай бұрын
James Rolfe videos were ahead of its time...
@kdusel1991 3 ай бұрын
This one was always one of my favorite Cinemassacre videos! Thanks for bringing it back! Also the thing remake by John Carpenter is awesome!!
@jacktorrance2633 Ай бұрын
When I was a little kid in the 70s I watched "The Thing" with my Dad one October on TV. The constant opening of doors lulled me into the perfect piss yourself setup when(as shown in this video)the alien monster is finally on the other side of the door. I almost wound up on the ceiling! I'll never forget that moment as long as I live.
@Legendary_Wolfie_Luna 2 ай бұрын
Personal favourite War Of The Worlds adaptation is Jeff Wayne's Musical, I used to listen to it alot on cassette as a kid in my opinion no movie could possibly capture the narrative that perfectly, highly recommend to people who enjoy audiobooks and music in general.
@Ranssaran 3 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@chewy10000 3 ай бұрын
blast from the past. i remember watching these vids over and over as a kid
@gilbert1975nf 3 ай бұрын
16:11 - well now I know from where that 3 fingers in the Total Recall comes from 😅
@moonstoneuniverse8516 3 ай бұрын
My childhood was always the greatest thanks James 💙💙💙
@mortalkombatgal2 3 ай бұрын
I wonder what James thinks of The Arrival (2016). While a completely different story, it gave me Day The Earth Stood Still vibes
@filippoBTV 3 ай бұрын
What a nice video, thanks for the company 😉
@ThisOldGeek 3 ай бұрын
Honestly with all these movies you just can't beat the originals. It takes more than newer technology in special effects to make a good movie. These modern remakes just don't have the same Magic.
@Lucky_Chase 3 ай бұрын
Being hunted By SIMON because humans are the key to finding the Yellow Button.
@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat 3 ай бұрын
Thanks!! I add: klaatu uses the name "carpenter", and his initials are J.C. Gort is the modern golem. His female friend is basically Mary, and her jerk boyfriend is judas, so to speak. ❤
@joshua2814 3 ай бұрын
Love when he posts the old stuff, which I have not seen all of. And this topic is right up my alley. I don’t share (and it seems like James barely does) the view that sci-fi are ripe for remakes because the spfx can be improved. I’ve heard fellow Godzilla fans say “I always wanted him done in a big-budget Holllywood movie” and I just say “why?”
@helenj4902 3 ай бұрын
Loved this episode!! Really enjoyed the trivia! 😃
@Not_4uoo 3 ай бұрын
14:02 no it didn’t the mass hysteria was the newspaper industry attack piece to discredit radio their biggest competitor
@SerpentNight 3 ай бұрын
Haven't watched this in years. Great to revisit it.
@DrRGIII 2 ай бұрын
When I worked at Blockbuster, our walls would be full of these cheap remakes so that people would mistakingly rent them. I figure that's why these studios released them straight to DVD while the big budget version was still in theaters.
@ellnats 2 ай бұрын
6:57 my reaction to someone explaining their fandom that im not apart of
@Luftwaffe_JG52 3 ай бұрын
Let's go.
@951258tike22 3 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, nice to see this reposted finally
@LouisMinett1994 3 ай бұрын
I disagree about 'The Thing's plot being weakened by the SFX, if anything it improves the story by making it more emmersive and tangible.
@ViRatio 3 ай бұрын
Ou this is before The Thing from 2011, interesting...
@Iriamu-Guillermo 3 ай бұрын
In 2009, it was a remake, but then someone went "no lets make it a prequel to Carpenters' movie instead." Speaking of which, I don't hate that movie. it's just nowhere near as good as Carpenters. Really, it's only there to go "oh so that's what happened at the Norwegian camp."
@BonesAlexander 3 ай бұрын
I always find it pretty interesting to hear someone's option on older things that came out during their time vs someone else's on the new things that came out during theirs. (if that made any sense lol)
@jav3134 3 ай бұрын
Bimmy always keeping it fresh with new vids
@JoakimOtamaa 3 ай бұрын
The Thing is my 3rd favourite movie of all time, just after Interstellar and LotR Extended Trilogy. It's one movie for me. I love the '78 Body Snatchers and the 80's The Blob.
@EntertainmentFan11 3 ай бұрын
The 2011 version of The Thing... Good fucking God. 🤦🏻♂️
@EdwardHinton-qs4ry 3 ай бұрын
The Thing 1982 is the best scifi horror ever made. Simple.
@ericb9252 3 ай бұрын
No it isn't
@EdwardHinton-qs4ry 3 ай бұрын
@@ericb9252 Yes it is. Now go away.
@BlackenedLiam 3 ай бұрын
@@ericb9252 Which one is to you?
@MrAnthonyramon 3 ай бұрын
YES I love this one
@mikuandnestieclubstudios1268 3 ай бұрын
What about Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds?
@paulbrookes413 2 ай бұрын
There are 2
@paulbrookes413 2 ай бұрын
Well, in a way
@dimebagdave77 3 ай бұрын
Manythnx James🤘
@theshenpartei 3 ай бұрын
Also there was war of the worlds musical and it kicks ass.
@jasonz7788 2 ай бұрын
Bravo
@simpletext9643 3 ай бұрын
I've just re-read H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, are you spying on me ?
@DMBLaan 3 ай бұрын
Assuming it's not stand alone, what is your favorite genre to pair with Sci-Fi? In any media, not just movies.
@Mate397 3 ай бұрын
And there is ANOTHER War of the Worlds remake in the form of a BBC miniseries. And there's appearantly an actual series too from the same year?
@GrimReaper4383 3 ай бұрын
I never knew The Blob had a sequel.
@Iriamu-Guillermo 3 ай бұрын
Don't even bother. The acting is so wooden in that thing you could cut it with a saw.
@visceronika8414 3 ай бұрын
Video Store!? Wow...
@allister-malister9179 3 ай бұрын
Oi oi, I must’ve done something good to get something like monster madness in the middle of spring. Then again never really liked alien movies.
@lucasl216 3 ай бұрын
Great to remind myself of your great mutidecade content
@seanb.6793 3 ай бұрын
Carpenter’s The Thing is much better
@chaoticiannunez2419 3 ай бұрын
(Shrugs) James just has a thing for 50’s movies. All there is to it.
@ericb9252 3 ай бұрын
No it isn't
@CubanPete1990 2 ай бұрын
Hey where is The other Cinemassacre’s movie 🎥 review like Quatermass movie 🎥 trilogy?
@Top10WizardReviews 3 ай бұрын
Oh heck yeah.
@MudSluggerBP 3 ай бұрын
The Thing is obviously better than the original 🤷🏻♂️
@rezaqalam482 3 ай бұрын
Same as the fly
@ericb9252 3 ай бұрын
@@rezaqalam482Both remakes are mid
@The_Str4nger 3 ай бұрын
Sorry but Carpenter's remake is far superior than the original. Especially the alien design. It's just Frankenstein's Monster from outer space. The original ist not bad, but to cheesy compared to the Carpenter one
@JohnnyBurnes 3 ай бұрын
The scariest is E.T. Glad we buried it...
@michaelboucher1023 2 ай бұрын
Captions???
@NOISEONOMICON 3 ай бұрын
21:20 is he alright? XD
@BKDDY 3 ай бұрын
2:45 hes more like the antichrist
@jackbrennan1125 3 ай бұрын
I completely disagree with James's take on the Thing vs The Thing from another World. In my opinion it's not even close to a contest. John Carpenter wins. Like sure the Thing from Another World is okay...I guess. But the monster is lame, especially compared to the John Carpenter version and the characters are just morons. The scientist is an idiot for sure, but the side characters have the opposite problem. All they want to do is kill the alien and the movie treats it like it's a good thing. Also, yeah, overlapping dialogue is kind of impressive but c'mon, it doesn't make the movie or characters especially good. The "less is more" mentality sounds like cope if you ask me. Everything the Hawks version does, Carpenter not only surpasses but obliterates.
@paulbrookes413 2 ай бұрын
It SHOULD be killed - It's intelligent, but NOT reasonable !
@jacktorrance2633 Ай бұрын
I like both.
@SpedeVesku 17 күн бұрын
I always remember how in a later Cinemassacre video James said something to the effect of "The characters in Carpenter's Thing are less memorable than the ones in the original" and that's a take I can't understand at all, since all the characters in the original Thing are just 50's sci-fi/monster movie archetypes, while the ones in the Carpenter's version have actual personalities.
@jackbrennan1125 17 күн бұрын
@@SpedeVesku 100% agree with you. Not to mention them all basically dying to hope to kill the Thing and not even then knowing if the other is infected is infinitely cooler too.
@Sebastian-hj4fu 3 ай бұрын
Like
@AbrasiousProductions 3 ай бұрын
early!
@ufclasvegas2011 3 ай бұрын
It’s a myth ppl thought radio broadcast was real
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