The Monster That Challenged the World
by Arnold Laven
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Actor: Audrey Dalton, Hans Conried, Harlan Warde, Max Showalter, Tim HoltDirector: Arnold Laven
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 84 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Movie Reviews of The Monster That Challenged the World
Movie Review: SOLID 50'S SCI-FI WITH A MEMORABLE MONSTER!
Summary: 4 Stars
It's tough for me to be hard on these old Sci-Fi films. I loved them so much as a kid I just can't seem to pick apart these kooky monster movies. This film is better than the title suggest, but there are some plot points that are laughable! The "Monster Mollusks" are very cool looking and graced the interior pages of Famous Monsters magazine many times. It's a pretty solid flick with a very good cast.
The print looks pretty good, but it states it has been "modified to fit your TV screen". This is not true as this film was shot in this format. Back in the day most of these films were matted when shown at theaters giving it a widescreen appearance. So this is the correct aspect ratio. I'm glad to have this film in any form, but I wish there were some extra material. The creatures deserve a featurette and a complete restoration and remaster of the print would be nice. This film deserves better treatment. I see this has been re-released on DVD as a double feature with 'It The Terror From Beyond Space' which is another good film from the 50's. Buy the double feature and enjoy these old classics!
Summary of The Monster That Challenged the World
A highlight among 1950s creature-features, The Monster That Challenged the World is a near-classic B movie that never goes out of style. When an earthquake reveals a nest of giant, prehistoric sea mollusks at the bottom of California's Salton Sea, the local body count skyrockets. Navy lietenant Twillinger (Tim Holt) takes command, assisting the obligatory scientist (Hans Conreid) while wooing the June Cleaver wanna-be (Barbara Darrow) who inevitably tangles with the monster--a flailing caterpillar-like beastie with snapping mandibles and a voracious appetite. With a moment of vintage gross-out ("Get the eye! Get the eye!"), well-handled suspense, and the requisite balance of tepid romance and sci-fi jargon, this is a prime companion to any film in the atomic-monster lineup. The aging Holt made only two more movies after this (following a thriving career in Westerns), but he gives Monster his best shot and comes up a winner. --Jeff ShannonScience Fiction & Fantasy DVD Video
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