I first caught this 50s giant-monster epic a few years back at a theatrical Thanksgiving showing. It makes a good turkey-day flick not only because the movie is a bit of a turkey but also because the monster does resemble some sorta bizzare interpretation of a skinny flying turkey puppet. More accurately I guess it's more of a buzzard-deal, but a buzzard with a tuft of hair on it's head and bulging eyes, oh and it sounds like a crow for some reason. The scientists in this inform us that this terrifying creature hails from a planet made of anti-matter, whatever that means. This would probably be kind of forgettable if not for the absurd appearance of our bird-monster and solely for that it's worth a gander for 50s monster kids.
They manage to make the monster appear more frightening by hiding his goofy face in the posters!:
I would love to see an industrious VFX guy replace the laughable space turkey in this film with something truly original and menacing.
ReplyDeleteI think that would probably take the soul out of the film and make it not as remarkable. It's truly a unique goofy relic of the past.
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