This is considered a classic for a reason. The special effects were ground-breaking for its day, and the story is top notch. When visitors from Mars land on earth and probe its surroundings, they turn their space ship’s deadly ray on the earthlings, with the intent of taking over since they have run into survival problems on their own planet. Earth’s greatest scientists attempt to figure out a way to stop them when the military fails and it becomes clear they are outmatched. Just as it looks like all hope is lost, a professor comes up with what might be earth’s final hope. Will his idea work and will it be in time?

There are some scenes of violence and death and disintegration in the movie, but nothing graphic enough to cross our level of acceptability in the violence category. This film may very well encourage the viewer to use his/her imagination in pondering other civilizations in other galaxies. We are pleased to award this movie our Dove “Family-Approved” Seal.