BroadcastChic Excellent, a Must See

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is not a good movie. This is awful. It is not scary. It has an awful story line. The title give away the ending so it has an awful ending. Do not see this movie. Aliens are trying to end world because they do like. Because people are always each other. Better kill all the people so they do not like them slaves. This is one of worst science fiction movies ever. Do not see it.

Scott LeBrun From B movie perennials Charles Band ("Trancers") and John Hayes ("Grave of the Vampire") comes this noticeably cheap and only moderately amusing effort, written by Frank Ray Perilli ("Laserblast"). Sir Christopher Lee has dual roles, principally that of Zindar, an alien leader who's impersonated a priest (and whose associates are impersonating nuns). While natural disasters plague other parts of the Earth, an intrepid communications expert, Professor Andrew Boran (Kirk Scott), ends up discovering Zindars' plans and lair, accompanied by his wife Sylvia (Sue Lyon).B cinema enthusiasts will surely WANT to enjoy this one more than they likely will. Sir Christopher is always good value, but even his effortlessly authoritative presence can do little to enliven the presentation. Producer Band and director Hayes do what they can with limited funding, but the movie is dull and uneventful for too much of its running time, with not enough suspense. The action picks up somewhat in the second half, but this story never really hits a stride. Some people may be fairly entertained by the level of cheese on display, in any event. Hayes was also the editor, and makes a cameo as the helpful driver on the highway. Andrew Belling composed the decent music scoreScott, who reminded this viewer (somewhat) of Christopher George, is an incredible stiff, and his character is an insipid "hero". Lyon, of "Lolita" fame, is lovely, but not much of an actress. Dean Jagger offers some fun as Borans' boss, but Lew Ayres and Macdonald Carey are utterly wasted in small roles. It's basically up to Lee to do all of the heavy lifting.Viewers may enjoy the ending.Five out of 10.

MARIO GAUCI That Christopher Lee wanted to put Hammer Films behind him after two decades of solid service is perhaps understandable given that, as he is reported to have claimed, the quality of parts being offered to him within that stable had steadily deteriorated over the last few years. However, considering that what awaited him outside its boundaries was generally more of the same – only cheaper still and mostly downright exploitative – the choice may not have been a wise one! As it happened, the famed British company was actually on its last legs and, indeed, their last horror outing (before the recent, rather low-key revival) would prove to be the maligned TO THE DEVIL…A DAUGHTER (1976), co-starring Lee in the role of an evil priest.That alone should have spelled disaster for the movie under review as Lee was again called upon to don the habit – in the promising first scene of technological mayhem in a small-town café – not to mention play a dual role, to no evident benefit, this time as the leader of a small alien community (his cohorts, hiding with him inside the safety of a convent, under the guise of nuns!) bent on destroying Earth before its 'excesses' throw the entire Universe in chaos!! That is basically it for this truly lame sci-fi effort – seldom has the impending apocalypse been depicted so dully, uneventfully and unimaginatively! To add insult to injury, the producers managed to recruit a serviceable cast – Sue Lyon (far removed from her signature role in Stanley Kubrick's LOLITA {1962}) and old-timers Dean Jagger, Lew Ayres and Macdonald Carey – but then forgot to give them anything at all worthwhile to do. For instance, the leading lady simply tags along (throwing an occasional, and most unconvincing, hysterical fit) with hero Kirk Scott – whose help is somehow sought by the enemy in getting back home (is that not a tired concept, one which I have always found ludicrous to begin with!) – on his mission to thwart Lee's plans, but she could just as well have stayed home for all the good she does him or his cause! The script, too, does not even attempt to explain itself: coded messages from outer space precede natural disasters occurring here on Earth (are they meant as fair warning before complete annihilation, or just a gratuitous display of the latest – albeit by-now cumbersome – computer machinery?); Lee is confronted with the callous murder of seven innocent people to achieve his aims, and he can only (straight-facedly, mind you) reason thus: "We had no choice – there was a malfunction in the negative velocity!" … come again?! However, what really sinks this is the climax: the protagonists not only never bother to alert the proper authorities about the imminent threat to our planet – but they even turn traitors and, by escaping through a convenient time-warp, join their opponents' ranks (truly a case of "if you cannot beat them…")!

barnthebarn The Earth is destined to be no more thanks to Father Pergado and a bunch of Nuns. Christopher Lee (who has since said that he was duped in to appearing in this by his producers who told him loads of great actors were involved) is Father Pergado and gets to do his usual serious and scary routine. The cast are not too bad, though most have now retired from acting. The film has terrible sound effects (mainly created from pressing keys on an old computer it seems) and it ridiculously pondering at times - showing a scene of the sky, for instance, for what feels like hours at a time. Despite this the story is pretty humorous in a world-is-doomed sort of way and the production is adequate. Interestingly one scene features Albert Band and wife Jackie; Meda Band; Writer Frank Ray Perilli and Charles Band's assistant Bennah Burton. Despite its plodding nature I genuinely wanted to see how it all worked out and thus quite liked it.