Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Genre: Horror / Scifi
Duration: 62 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Roger Corman
Stars: Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan and Russell Johnson
IMDb score:
4,9 (4.443)
Releasedate: 10 February 1957
Attack of the Crab Monsters plot
"From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!"
A group of scientists travels to a remote island to investigate the effects of some nuclear tests. However, they discover that the island is inhabited by giant mutant crabs, who have also become super intelligent. The scientists' situation worsens as the island slowly sinks into the sea.
Actors and actresses
Dale Drewer
Dr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter
Hank Chapman
Dr. Karl Weigand
Jules Deveroux
Dr. James Carson
Seaman Ron Fellows
Seaman Jack Sommers
Ensign Quinlan
Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses
Reviews & comments
Zinema (crew films)
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- 10285 messages
- 7371 votes
Corman does Wood Jr.
As if the director of the bad taste personally apprenticed with the infamous filmmaker. Everything is (not) correct.
Crappy acting, ugly camera work, a weak script and crappy SFX. Now, most monster movies are often the most fun because of the titles and posters, but this one has nothing to offer other than that.
Bad.
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Gang_Star
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- 6837 messages
- 3401 votes
A film about crabs mutated by nuclear tests. A weak story with bad effects, an immense crab with very big eyes that can communicate in a way that looks like a voice over and an attempt to create something exciting while the film is not exciting. Nevertheless, some things do happen and it has a short running time, making it still quite watchable. I could still see the humor in this film, although I doubt whether that was the intention of this film. It's just a shame that the ending is so incredibly bad.
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
Every now and then a giant bug movie is okay. Especially the older ones from the 50s are always amusing. No ants here, but giant crabs that have been reduced to larger proportions by atomic tests. You hear the same song with Godzilla.
The animals themselves look reasonable. Quite static, yes, but quite okay for that time. I didn't like that communication. All in all, well done. It did indeed look fine under water.
With its 62 minutes, it is ideal for a quick pick-up. Certainly not boring. But of course you shouldn't expect too much from it either. The movie poster is quite misleading in that regard.
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