The Giant Behemoth
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Movie Reviews of The Giant Behemoth
Movie Review: Pretty Mediocre
Summary: 2 Stars
I remember seeing this as the bottom part of a double-feature when I was nine years old. And while I knew it was a low budget movie, I figured I would give it another shot. I decided to watch the dvd with the audio commentary by two of the major special effects guys at ILM. It was the first time I can remember an audio commentary wherein the commentators knew very little about the film they were talking about. They were wrong about the year it was released (1959) and did not know the name of the star of the film (Gene Evans) although they did admit to seeing him before. Most of their commentary was talking about the endless padding needed to bring this film to its almost 90 minute length, since the film did not have the budget for many special effects and as a result the monster was seen very infrequently. They described how boring it must have been for a 12 year old to sit through this film. (I was nine and don't really remember being tremendously bored.) I did enjoy them comparing this film to some of Harryhausen's although they did throw Spielberg's name in for some reason, I guess to show us that they were two of the major special effects technicians on "Jurassic Park." I wish they would have discussed the director's (Eugene Lourie) next giant monster film "Gorgo" a little more. I've always enjoyed that film.
As for the film itself, the special effects are pretty poor in this black and white film. If you want a pretty mediocre sci. fi film from the '50s, but a fairly good indication of the type of low budget sci. fi. extravaganzas they made in those days, then you will enjoy this film. I grew up during this period and loved the sci. fi., horror and fantasy films of my childhood. However, I'll take "Godzilla," "Gorgo" or any of Harryhausen's films over this one any day.
Movie Review: "Giant Behemoth" not the best of the giant monster genre
Summary: 2 Stars
"THE GIANT BEHEMOTH" 1959
Another atomic bred giant monster "Godzilla Wanna-Be" film.
Very typical of its time, with very sub-par special effects.
Some of the scenes where the MONSTER is stomping on cars and buildings are repeated over and over. This film must of been on a very low budget....it shows. There are a lot of dull moments in this film which seem just to be filler scenes and you keep hoping to see some action and maybe even the MONSTER here and there. I never remember seeing this film on TV in my youth.
The director Eugene Lourie has actually had better sci-fi films to his credit :
(1953) "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms"....much, much better then "Behemoth"
(1961) "Gorgo"......almost on par with "Behemoth" but you see the monster much more.
I bought this DVD thru Amazon at a marked down price of $5.79. It goes into my collection of 1950 sci-fi films, which I have largely acquired thru Amazon at some amazingly low prices. I find films that I want, save them on my wish list, and when they go on sale I buy them........you can get some great deals and films that you just can't find elsewhere.
Movie Review: the giant waste of time
Summary: 2 Stars
What a disappointment! I had not seen this since the late 60's, when I was just a boy. The name of Willis O'Brien lured me, but the very ordinary commentary tells us that Obie had very little to do with the production. Incidentally, the two doing the commentary seem to know less about the movie than I do! Try as I might, I can't recommend this to any monster movie enthusiast.Movie Review: Never received product
Summary: 1 Stars
Sorry that I can't review the product but i never received it! The seller/merchant cancelled my order without even telling me and kept me waiting a whole month for a product it never intended to send! A very lousy way to do business!Movie Review: Fed up waiting
Summary: 1 Stars
I'd love to write a review, but as of 19 July, it hasn't arrived. Perhaps others should be aware of the inordinate time it seems to take to get stuff to the U.K.