Brilliant! Suspense, visual effects
Just enjoyed watching this on TMC. I had never heard of it, but then that's true for most movies.
Barrymore's acting (as well as a few costars, excepting Maureen O'Sullivan) was a fine thing to see.
The special effects were remarkably well done, and stand out among other movies made around that time, or since. You know how some movies have great special effects, but then, years later, you notice for the first time that the spaceship has the wrong color light on it, or you see a gorilla suit where, before, you only noticed gorilla?
This movie ain't like that.
It's the story that makes it worth watching.
Well, that, and laughing at some of the miserably acted supporting roles, like O'Sullivan's or the police detectives.