Shortly after their arrival, the group were attacked by one of the colossal crabs where it nearly managed to kill one of their number. When a group of Unionist soldiers escaped from a Confederate prison camp via hot air balloon, they were blown far out to sea, where they eventually became stranded upon an uncharted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It was later revealed to have been part of a species of crab which had been bred to gigantic proportions by the renegade Captain Nemo in an effort to solve the problem of world hunger. If you're looking for a good hour long example of what the lower tier of these films was like (below movies like "Them!") then this would be a good place to start.The Giant Crab was a creature which appeared in the 1961 fantasy-adventure movie Mysterious Island, based on the novel of the same name by noted author Jules Verne.Īn enormous crustacean over thirty feet in length, the Giant Crab was an aggressive beast with eight legs, a heavily-armoured shell, and a pair of powerful claws which it would use to catch and kill its prey. These midnight drive in flicks are fun to watch anyway, but Corman did an excellent job of adding elements that were missing from other by-the-numbers films. You can just about guess how much money went into most of the elements of this film (ie zero), with the most expensive elements being the crabs themselves, which are hilariously bad puppets with cartoon eyes. But these are no ordinary crabs, they have mutated into giant intelligent monsters. They soon discover the island has been taken over by crabs. There's also some gore, like heads and hands being cut off. Attack Of The Crab Monsters (121) 1 h 13+ When a group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests they get stranded when their airplane explodes. While the film is basically a mutated creature feature, it also incorporates some creepy ghost element material that you wouldn't normally think of. This movie actually had some surprising elements too it that I found interesting in the context. You gotta love some good psychotronic drive- in schlock from the master himself, Roger Corman.
Other 50's sci-fi movies contain just terror, while this movie combines both terror and eeriness. Additionally, the setting for "Attack of the Crab Monsters" is a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean Sound familiar? "Attack of the Crab Monsters" is very different from most sci-fi movies from the 50's. Smarter than you'd be right in expecting a movie called Attack of the Crab Monsters to be, and this is in part because. The character that Russell Johnson plays in this movie is basically the same as the professor in "Gilligan's Island". If you are a fan of "Gilligan's Island", then I would highly recommend watching this movie to see Russell Johnson in his early acting career.
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The most notable actor in this movie is Russell Johnson, who also played the professor in the tv show "Gilligan's Island". This is the best 1950's sci-fi movie that I have seen. The quick pace, paired with some unintentional laughs, keeps it from being completely unenjoyable to watch. It does benefit from being short, though, and because of this it wastes no time getting to some crab action. The "science" used to explain the monsters is silly and farfetched even for a 50s sci-fi movie and the characters act so stupidly, it's sometimes difficult to follow what's going on. The crabs moved very slowly and stiffly and it was impossible not to laugh when they started talking, taunting their intended prey as they advanced, making an unpleasant crunching noise. Good for a laugh, but that's about it.Ĭrabs able to lure people to their death using the voices of their digested victims is an intriguing idea but Roger Corman could not pull it off. I'm guessing this was written by a pre-PETA animal lover who just got tired of watching those nasty humans eating all those innicent crabs. The crabs are hilarious with their human eyes and limited flexibility, the acting weak at best, and the drama supplied by frightened, screaming women and consumed humans. As per usual in these 50s-60s sci-fi alien / monster films, the scientists and military have to figure out a way to defeat the monsters / aliens. And they're pissed, probably a byproduct of the humans they've eaten who didn't go willingly. Giant crabs created by, what else? radiation.
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