Befehl aus dem Dunkel (1965)

Befehl aus dem Dunkel: Directed by Ishirô Honda. With Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo. Astronauts investigate Planet X and encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth’s people to help save their world from “Monster Zero”. As one astronaut forms a romance with a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien’s true intentions.

“A lot of u0026#39;professionalu0026#39; film critics seem to have an irrational dislike of Godzilla films. True, the special effects in them arenu0026#39;t usually fantastic but theyu0026#39;re certainly a lot better than many 60u0026#39;s western dinosaur films which just rely on lizards with fins and spikes blu-tacked to them.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film, for example, is an excellent piece of sci-fi, imaginative, well-paced and containing genuine characters and interesting monsters. An alien race want to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to stop Ghidorah attacking their home planet, but it soon turns out they are not as friendly as they seem.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the best Godzilla films Iu0026#39;ve seen, a true classic from the golden age of monster movies.”