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Summary: Don't let the title throw you!
Review: This British film called "Trollenberg Terror" in England, was retitled "Crawling Eye" to grab the sci-fi kids of 1958. Actually, this is an intelligently scripted alien invasion flick adapted from the British TV miniseries. Aliens hide on a mountain top, in an eerie fog, decapitating unsuspecting climbers. Great acting for this type of film. A claustrophic trapped feeling ala "Night of the living Dead" is also present. The miniature sets are a bit obvious, but the creatures themselves are well done, oozing, sliding monsters. If you like 50's sci-fiers, this is a must have. The DVD retains the European cut, with "Trollenberg Terror" on the title card.
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Summary: A good film to eyeball.
Review: This entertaining Fifties SF thriller is a good example of a film in which several things do not make much sense, but the plot moves along so briskly, with never a dull moment, that this flaw is easy to forgive. It is derived from the British TV miniseries "The Trollenburg Terror" (which I suspect makes things clearer). A U.N. man (Forrest Tucker) arrives in a Swiss Alps village to investigate mysterious happenings which turn out to be caused by evil extraterrestrials who look like giant brains with thin tentacles around the edge and a big eye in the middle. One or two gruesome moments involving severed heads were sometimes cut for TV showings, but are included in the video, of course. The fact that Prof. Crevett looks like Groucho Marx, and that the hero and heroine step outside "for a breath of fresh air" in the final scene, even though several giant deep-fried dead blobs are lying all over the place, should not prevent you from taking this film seriously; well, not totally, anyway.
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Summary: Cheesy, but entertaining
Review: This film is somewhere betweeen classic sci-fi and the sea of driftwood cheeseball 50's monsters. It has a dreadful giant eyeball with tentacles, a ridiculous story that makes the science on Irwin Allen shows look intelligent, but it is entertaining and it has Forrest Tucker. The story is bad, but somehow interesting and I think that is just because the cast seem so convincing about their fear of the monster. The main standout is Forrest Tucker, a good performance can make an average film good, as is the case in this film. Tucker plays an adventurer-tough guy to the hilt. In this movie and the Abominable Snowman he is like the sci-fi version of John Wayne. This film is worth seeing at least once.
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Summary: A Fun Flick!
Review: This is a real gem. The DVD quality is excellent. British Sci-Fi and Horror from this era often surprises--the films may initially look like standard American triple-feature drive-in fare (quality variable but almost always great fun!) but beyond that they often have better than expected scripts, cinematography, and casts (as is the case here). The Crawling Eye also includes fine music by Stanley Black. Released in 1958, The Crawling Eye has the feel of good British TV from the early Sixties (probably because it was based on a TV series). The plot is engaging (with the neat twist of working a psychic into it--a little ahead of its time) and the monsters are genuinely vile and disgusting. If you like classic Sci-Fi and Horror don't hesitate to add this one to your collection. Other recommended British classics: The Day the Earth Caught Fire and the deeply weird Devil Girl from Mars.
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Summary: Wonderful sci-fi
Review: This is one that i thought i had seen when i purchased it but its not familiar. Just the same im very happy i bought it. It is a little talky at first but the great acting makes it interesting. When the aliens do appear they are very cool and pretty nasty. Its one of the better of the genre and makes for a very fun watch. Considering the age of this film i would say that the picture and sound quality are excellant.
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Summary: Good Sci-Fi, but dragged a bit.
Review: This movie grabbed you at the start, then left you with overacting and corny dialogue. Just what you'd expect from a 50's Sci-Fi classic! Slows down in the middle, picks up again at the end.
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Summary: A fun movie, almost a minor classic.
Review: This movie is a fun, scary time . From the first scene with the mountain climbers to the final siege at the Alpine fortress this flick will keep you interested . While the effects are not what we are used to today, they were good for their time,and the acting was quite good (Forrest Tucker's in particular). If you like 50's Sci-Fi, you will like this movie.
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Summary: You can lose your head in the clouds
Review: This movie is based on a British TV series The Trollenberg Terror.
A mysterious clown is occupying the mountain. People are mysteriously disappearing or at least their heads are detaching. Alan Brooks (Forest Tucker) familiar with the phenomenon is sent to investigate. Also Sarah Pilgrim (Jennifer Jayne) a psychic that is compelled to go there; If you do not keep your EYE on her she has a tendency to wander off in a trance.
There is something funny about one of the disappearing people the suddenly returns.
It looks like the only hope for the town's people is to head for the lab and its thick concrete walls. The lab is equipped the standard 50's SCI/FI equipment. Yet your future is cloudy (radioactive cloudy). When confronted by a mysterious eye will you freeze in your tracks or do you have a tentacle to be lifted by the experience.
Do not watch this movie if you are in a cabin.
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Summary: You can lose your head in the clouds
Review: This movie is based on a British TV series The Trollenberg Terror.A mysterious clown is occupying the mountain. People are mysteriously disappearing. Investigators familiar with the phenomenon are sent to investigate. Parallel to this is a psychic that is compelled to go there.
Forest Tucker carries a gun. Why? All the suspects gather in one place, like an Agatha Christie story. They are equipped the standard 50's SCI/FI equipment. Yet your future is cloudy (radioactive cloudy). When confronted by a mysterious eye will you freeze in your tracks or do you have a tentacle to be lifted by the experience. Do not watch this movie if you are in a cabin.
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Summary: Fist class film transfer of a terrible but funny classic!
Review: This movie was really scary for us kids back in 1958... but pales by todays standards of a convincing horror film...... HOWEVER... this movie and the DVD is an EXCELLENT wide screen transfer and looks terrific. And quite honestly, the movie itself is so bad, its REALLY FUN to watch with your friends. The acting isn't bad, except for the professor, who is really forced in his role..... but Tucker saves the film along with Miss Monro, who is convincing as the girl the monster wants to quiet. This DVD is also very reasonably priced..... I hope the DVD company (Image Video) gives us more like this title in such creative and impressive transfers!! Thanks also to Image for the extras and cool menu montage!
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