Invaders from Mars (1986)

Young David Gardner (Hunter Carson) watches a meteor shower from the safety of his bedroom window one night, but in addition to falling rocks he sees an alien spaceship land not far from his home, on Copper Hill. Not long afterwards, the adults in the surrounding area begin to act oddly.
A remake of the 1953 film of the same name that on paper has a lot going for it: directed by Tobe Hooper, it co-stars Karen Black, has creature effects by Stan Winston and music by Christopher Young. The result is a peculiar PG rated movie with glorious 80s FX and some set-bound campness in the later half. It's not usual for a youth in a movie for kids to be braver than the adults, but in Black's case it's because her character (a school nurse) understands the implications more than the child, which successfully adds some depth.

2½ sinkholes out of 5