The Bamboo Saucer

First, let me reassure you that the saucer in this film is not a cheap, Chinese imitation of a flying saucer. That being said, the special effects are pretty bargain-basement, but the science behind it is really not too bad.

Electro-Magnetism is probably how these objects work; at least in part. The acting is not half-bad, even Boris Bendenoff and Natasha are OK. There are no A actors in this film, but who needs them if you have a good story? And this one is a bit far-fetched, but watchable. Have fun for an hour or so, and watch it on a Saturday morning or late Saturday night.

Great Movie. I love it.

Last 15min shows you what special FX were like in late 60s and they did a good job without CGI.

The space scenes are awesome -they have a special feel to them- but watch the blu-ray if you can do it.

Sadly, The final performance of Dan Duryea.

This movie to the best of my knowledge was NOT widely distributed on television in any markets I am aware of.

Many people on social media have also commented along these lines as well.

Russia, China, and UFO's are the main topic of this movie.

You don't see that in too many sci-fi movies of the era & releasing the movie during the tumultuous times of the late 1960s probably didn't help market possibilities.

This aside- It is definitely an entertaining movie with great 1960s talent like Dan Duryea, Lois Nettleton, Vincent Beck, Bernard Fox, and others.

Again, cool movie and fun to watch.

I love older sci-fi movies but in my 67 years I had never heard of this one. I have never seen it on TV and have never seen it in any lists of sci-fi movies. As this movie is fairly well done-the color for example is very good and the acting is good and the story is interesting-I wonder why it is so little known? The main drawback of the movie is that it is way too talky. As well, the outdoor scenes were so obviously not taken in China and the saucer special effects were not great for 1968 but I've seen worse even for that time. Sadly the last film for Dan Duryea who died too young.

It's always a treat to watch Dan Duryea. He just made everything look like fun. The former Western bad guy plays an authority figure here, but does so with the same lust and zip that gives a charge to an otherwise dull script.

The situation is "cold war" intrigue, with Russians and Americans teaming together to find a downed flying saucer guarded by the Red Chinese.

The characters are actually fairly credible for the times. If the film was made today, I doubt a writer would be able to sell "time credible" characters to the ignorant masses, particularly the masses too ignorant to realize they are ignorant.

However, it is sort of routine. It looks like a sort of "make believe story" you and your friends would play with as adolescents.

Still, the actors, particularly Duryea, help make this enjoyable enough to sit through. I could sit through it, and with my attention deficit disorder, that says a lot. Fairly well paced. Nothing to brag about, nothing to be ashamed about.

The budget for this movie was never going to allow it to get beyond the B level, barely at that. The cast and crew seems to have decided that despite the limitations, they were going to make an honest effort in a bad situation. They succeed in creating a movie that manages to be worth watching as a curiosity. Notable successes are some decent scientific references, the authentic Russian language, proper weapons for the Russians and Chinese and acting that is better than expected. There were some good people at work here. Inevitably, some contemporary clichés slip in (e.g. seemingly canned feminine screams, California scenery you have seen many times before) that date the film in a way that pulls it back into its B level pedigree. If you are a genuine movie buff, you'll probably like this but it is limited.