Zombies of the Stratosphere

Crazy serial time! The problem is that we're coming toward the end of the age of cinema series, and there is not so much effort into it anymore. It's mostly rehash of old ideas and costumes, with the same clumsy fight scenes they've done the past two decades. There is certainly fun to be had with Zombies of the Stratosphere (1952), with the walking robots and flying hero, but this one really gave off "seen it all before" vibes.

Not so much a film as a concatenated version of a Saturday morning serial. As such it rapidly moves from one cliffhanger to the next, with plenty of 'futuristic' rocket chases, jet packs and fiendish situations, Our square-jawed protagonists do battle with the distinctly unzombie-like Martians in a bid to thwart their plan to blast Earth into deep space and move Mars into its orbit. Mindless but thrilling fun.