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Made by the creative team behind the original Japanese Godzilla, this wad of pulpy sci-fi has Japan being invaded by aliens. Despite the explicit antinuclear message, there’s little attention paid to the human characters: rather, The Mysterians is a kitschily-coloured extravaganza with enough destructive hardware and explosions to keep the fanboys frothing.
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