Well-Made, Fun and Highly Enjoyable

LJ27

A lot of people slammed this movie and call it one of the worst. First of all, if you are pre-disposed not to like Japanese sci-fi films because of the sometimes obvious model work, then this film won't change your mind. I was curious about it after reading about it for many years in books and magazines. I finally saw it released on DVD from Dark Sky and I found it to be one of the most enjoyable Japanese sci-fi films I have ever seen. I say this on the basis of the special effects which I found to be excellent for the period in which this film was made. The sets are impressive. The matte and model work is as good as anything being done by an American studio in that era. The movie moves at a quick pace and I watched it two or three times in a row. Kind of like a smaller scale version of BATTLE IN OUTER SPACE. I have paid a lot more money to see films that entertained me a lot less than this one did. I'd choose this over STAR WARS: REVENGE OF THE SITH because INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN is more fun to watch.

score 9/10

LJ27 7 May 2006

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw1362180/