They Came From Beyond Space (EOTWS)

End of The Week Shorts #52 extract: They Came From Beyond Space (1967)

I went into They Came From Beyond Space expecting a horrific American B-picture. What you get, however, is a cheap British picture considered the one of the worst films ever produced by Eastman Colour, but, in comparison to the trash coming from America in the 50s especially, this is just clunky and a bit boring. 

Whilst I was delighted to see, not tin foil hats, but silver caps that aren't much better, this feels far more modern than even high-end 50s sci-fi films. With attempts towards James Bond-esque action, a complex moral premise and even with a diverse cast that (to a good degree) is attempting to reflect multiculturalism in 60s Britain, this very much so feels like a precursor to the kind of sci-fi we get nowadays. Probably not worth it if you're not interested in the history of sci-fi, They Came From Beyond Space is, at the least, quite fascinating.