10 Gloriously Schlocky 1950s B Movies You Have To See
1. It Conquered The World
The plot of It Conquered The World is kind of interesting in theory. It follows a scientistic who finds a way to contact an alien creature from Venus using his radio, and the creature says it wants to help humanity by eliminating all emotions. It posits that a world without emotions would create peace, and that's a fascinating idea. Of course, that's just what the alien tells everyone, and in reality its plan is to enslave Earth.
It's all ruined by the alien design, though, one of the most laughable in the history of film. It has crab-like claws but with a giant head, random antennae sticking out, a face that looks like something from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, over the top fangs, and spiked feet. It honestly seems as if it was randomly generated by a computer program. The creature uses bat monsters to do its bidding, but they hardly look any better, resembling Halloween decorations someone bought at Party City. You've got to hand it to the actors for somehow being able to perform around these rubber suits without bursting out laughing.
Towards the end of the movie, one character encounters the creature for the first time and screams, "So that's what you look like. You're ugly! Horrible!" That's the first thing anyone says in this movie that actually makes sense.