sure star war ( a movie i have see at least fifty time ) beat all the others in special effect and but this film have every thing else . it have horror ( non graphical ) and romance and robot and witty repartee and intelligence and ( surprisingly good ) special effect and and drama . i saw this film a couple of year ago in a revival with a newly strike print and and i be amaze at how well it hold up today . i think the old 40 style electronics would look hokey and but they somehow looked futuristic and moderne . ann francis in here ( mostly ) short skirt and bare foot with a girlish innocence that be hard to beat still get a rise out of me . the krell monster appear in the ray beam still scar the bejebees out of me . of course we all know that the great bird of the galaxy probably model much of star trek from this movie . no one have yet to beat robby and the robot and in term of personality ( sorry and r2d2 and c3po ) . this movie and overall and be the standard that all other science fiction film will have to measure up to . honorable mention for the haunting electronic score which keep u all on pin and needle .