
Strange aliens land in the Midwest, taking over people's minds in order to spread their dominion. Sam Nivens and Andrew Nivens, aided by Mary Sefton, are part of a government agency who must stop the the aliens before the aliens get to them...... (Full plot summary below)
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Strange aliens land in the Midwest, taking over people's minds in order to spread their dominion. Sam Nivens and Andrew Nivens, aided by Mary Sefton, are part of a government agency who must stop the the aliens before the aliens get to them...
Leave your thoughts about The Puppet Masters.
| 7M PicturesKevin CarrNot bad if you can get past the "Invasion of the Plot Snatchers" set-up. |
| Time OutDerek AdamsThere's no suspense (ETs rampage from the word go); no frissons (loud hailers telegraph the shocks); and it's insufficiently bright to be an hommage. |
| rec.arts.movies.reviewsMark R. LeeperRobert Heinlein's 1951 novel comes to the screen in a film that takes little time away from the main plot to develop its characters, but does strike home with a story of a hard-fought battle with a fairly alien and devious enemy. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAttempts at detailed characterization don't work particularly well, and there's a love story that feels as forced as it is superfluous - although even that isn't as unnecessary as the film's final ten minutes. |
| Washington PostRichard HarringtonThe Puppet Masters occasionally lives up to its reputation, but the delay between story conception and celluloid conversion has clearly wilted its power and potential. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksUndiscriminating fans of the genre will probably not be terribly disappointed, but this is certainly familiar territory. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid Nusair...generally as far-fetched and overwrought as its 1950s sci-fi brethren. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovEnds up as listless and bloated as one of its dead alien visitors. |
| User ReviewPaul CWhy , Why can't there be more great Heinlein adaptations like this. I can watch this movie everyday and not be tired of it. |
| User ReviewJody EMy dad and I liked this one! Robert A. Hineland was a very good author! |