# ID this cheesy old sci-fi movie?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295
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**Created:** [August 4, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295 "2013-08-04T02:35:46Z")
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### Author:  [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/1 "2013-08-04T02:35:46Z")
Starts right after [7:25](http://youtu.be/A_mFGqky5LM?t=9m29s).
Thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/2 "2013-08-04T02:42:47Z")
??? Link seems to go to a “header” consisting of several possible videos, and not to any specific video.
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### Author:  [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/3 "2013-08-04T02:48:16Z")
Well, it’s Japanese, I’m pretty sure…
If it really was in B&W, I’d guess it was the series _ **Ultra Q** _, the forerunner of this show:
> **[Ultraman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultraman)**
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> Ultraman, also known as the Ultra Series (Japanese: ウルトラシリーズ, Hepburn: Urutora Shirīzu), is a Japanese superhero media franchise consisting of television series, films, comic books, novels, video games, and other merchandise. Created by Eiji Tsuburaya, the franchise is centered on a fictional alien race of superheroes who often combat kaiju or other aliens. The series debuted with Ultra Q and then Ultraman in 1966, the series is now one of the most prominent productions in the Japanese tokusats...
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### Author:  [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/4 "2013-08-04T02:57:17Z")
> [@Trinopus](#):
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> ??? Link seems to go to a “header” consisting of several possible videos, and not to any specific video.
Erm, sorry! Try [this link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_mFGqky5LM) and go to 7:25.
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### Author:  [@Ellis\_Aponte\_Jr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellis_Aponte_Jr)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/5 "2013-08-04T03:00:40Z")
_**[Invasion of the Neptune Men](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055562/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)**_
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### Author:  [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/6 "2013-08-04T03:18:04Z")
I like the line from one of the discussions: _“[It] makes battlefield earth look like an oscar contender!”_
The MST3K version is up on youtube: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpVI7\_xqZOw](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpVI7_xqZOw)
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### Author:  [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-cheesy-old-sci-fi-movie/665295/7 "2013-08-04T03:18:45Z")
Yep, better to watch it with Mystery Science Theater 3000 🙂
[QUOTE=Invasion of the Neptune Men]
[Very silly and calm music for an invasion movie]
Tom Servo: “It’s kinda like a gentle invasion”…
Cro: “The kind of invasion you can listen to all day”…
Mike: “Whoa they blew the wad in the title sequence”…
[/QUOTE]
> **[Episode guide: 819- Invasion of the Neptune Men](https://www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=4641)**
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> Movie: (1961) When robot aliens attack Japan, Space Chief takes to the air to battle them. First shown: 10/11/97 Opening: Tom and Crow worry about Mike’s eyelash mites. Intro: The nanites tak…