Great Film overall

A different way of telling a story

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I'm a big fan of MST3K, but some of their film choices are not good. 'This Island Earth', 'Son of Godzilla' and 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' are all classic films, and while I have no problems with that, it appears that people that post reviews on here only see the MST3K versions, and skew the film ratings on this site. Bear in mind that MST3K often use badly edited, washed out and, in the case of foreign language film, badly dubbed (by Americans) copies of films. I suggest that people post reviews of MST3K episodes on the appropriate page on here (ie the page devoted to each episode of MST3K).On to Projected Man itself, it's a decent take on the matter- transmitter-gone-wrong theme first seen in The Fly nearly ten years earlier. In truth, the influence was more likely the British sequel, Curse of the Fly, made one year earlier. Bryant Haliday makes for a good twisted (both mentally and physically) villain. The main problem with the film is that nothing interesting is really done with the monster, although there are a few creepy scenes, including the claiming of his first victims. This would be fine if the concept of the matter transmitter was original, but obviously it isn't. But at least Doctor Who fans will enjoy seeing Ronald Crisp (from The Dominators/Ambassadors of Death).Overall, an average film, which I'd normally give a six, but due to it's ridiculously low rating on here, I've given it a ten.

This movie is no sci-fi/horror masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination. But it is far better than most of the reviewers on IMDb would have you believe. It was originally released here in the USA on the second half of a double bill with the somewhat better ISLAND OF TERROR with Peter Cushing. I convinced my dad to take me to the drive- in for the bill when it was released, but it was a school night and he wouldn't tumble to staying for the second feature. Since then, it has been notoriously hard to track down. I finally saw it about a year ago and was surprised on how entertaining it was, especially considering how I had read various disparaging things about it in the interim. It does borrow elements from the earlier FLY pictures as well as the Karloff film, THE INVISIBLE RAY, and is by no means particularly original. However, since when does that really detract from the enjoyment factor of a low budget, sci-fi monster film? For the most part, you better resign yourself to that going in, or else stop watching films altogether. In its favor, it does move at a fast pace, has decent actors and color cinematography, some nice grisly shocks and certainly decent effects for a low budget sixties film from England. An added bonus, there is a distinctly assertive heroine scientist played by Mary Peach, a character who remains in possession of her wits, and aggressively intelligent without being obnoxious (her character is the sympathetic colleague of Bryant Halliday who becomes the tragically disfigured, death-dealing PROJECTED MAN) Undeserving of its bad rep.

This movie is spoofed in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I think MST3K was at its best when they ripped this movie.Terrible acting, bad makeup, poor effects, chick in skimpy (1960's)underwear. I give it a 2.The villain is hard to understand due to the makeup. The assistant says things like 'not you' that sound like NACHOO!! (think sneezing). It's just poor oration. The long eyebrows are hilarious on one of the characters. I still don't know what 'The Projected Man' means in terms of the plot. I missed some of the beginning though. What is up with this 10 line minimum on posting??

This is one of the worst things to ever come out of England, so that says a lot right there. The tension when we have to find out whether or not Lembach is staying is amazing though. The upside is seeing the nice secretary, Sheila, in her picnic table print underwear for awhile after being captured by Dr. Rat Face. This movie has several views of London too although none of them are good. There is also a point in which there is almost a car accident which gets your heart rate back to just below normal. There is also a watch that gets teleported away, and the fear of the woman not getting her watch back is parallel to the horror of "The Sixth Sense" only a lot more dull and British. Add on a furious gun fight between the British police and the Dr. Rat, which results in nothing, plus the electrocuting of a lot of people, plus a cat and you have yourself... ummm... A British movie. The MST3K version is pretty good although not one of there bests.