Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Hayden Kane There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

oscar-35 *Spoiler/plot- The Monster from Green Hell, 1957, giant Wasps in Africa.*Special Stars- Jim Davis, Robert Friffin, Barbara Turner, Eduardo Ciannelli, *Theme- Things from the atomic age can attack mankind, beware! *Trivia/location/goofs- Bronson Caves in Gower Park, Hollywood Calif. Stock footage from Spencer Tracy film, Stanley and Livingston'.*Emotion- The very basic and pathetic stop-motion animation of the attacking insects make this film somewhat ordinary and not very memorable. The cast of falling-stars is interesting to try and act their way out of this stinker.

Chase_Witherspoon Space shuttle testing exposes a wasp to longer than anticipated radiation, resulting in a very large problem for the unsuspecting inhabitants of a small African village where the shuttle has crash landed. Locals fear that the beast might be an evil spirit sent to punish them for their sins (Green Hell is the term the local natives use to describe the unforgiving jungle) but the local doctor (Sokoloff) suspects a more natural explanation, and sets off to investigate the mystery never to return. By the time the American scientists arrive to clean up their mess, the wasp has procreated and a horde of giant mutations threatens the community. Future "Dallas" patriarch Jim Davis chain-smokes his way through the rugged African savanna, as his native bearers are repeatedly picked off, expendable collateral apparently preferable to the culturally exclusive appetites of the radioactively enlarged wasps.A prophetic climax in which Davis laments nature having done what he and his companions could not, leaves you wondering why they ever bothered leaving the USA. Their net contribution to rectifying their mistake amounts to colonial genocide, but at least half caste (Ciannelli) still has his safari suit intact – attired in western garb, he was never in any real danger after all. It's cheesy, simple viewing without any shocks or even mild jitters to accelerate the interest. Characters are generally drawn to type, and the capable cast deliver their banal dialogue with appropriate conviction. The giant wasps are, as you might expect, corny to say the least and it's difficult to build any suspense once you know the ridiculous fate that awaits.Most of the film concerns the long and equally monotonous trek through the wilderness, interspersed with grainy stock footage of antelope, elephants and other typical wildlife scurrying about in panic. Only Tarzan and a friendly chimp are missing from this African adventure, presumably hiding to avoid embarrassment. It's a minor, uninspiring sci-fi tale with all the proportions to match, but nevertheless earns its place as one of the pioneers of the creature feature sub-genre, adding giant wasps to the family menagerie.

pdutram I just finished viewing a DVD copy of this film, which was the first sci-fi film I ever saw at 10 years old. For those of us who grew up on black & white movies, and don't demand everything be in color, this is still camp and memorable. I guarantee you'll never forget the wasps!Jim Davis and comrades trek through Africa in search of their missing irradiated wasps, now giants. Stock footage of native attack was perhaps the best ever filmed in black & white.A note about the female lead, Barbara Turner, an accomplished actress who appeared in many TV anthology show dramas, but few movies. She obviously knew this wasn't going to be her best moment from the very beginning. She is cute, however, and was the wife of Vic Morrow and the mother of Jennifer Jason Leigh.The wasp models were created by veteran modeler Wah Chang and could have been better animated by stop-motion animator Gene Warren. Where was Ray Harryhausen when they needed him?

Tom van der Esch Monster from Green hell.I pictured a movie about demons escaping hell or some kind of prison, terrorizing people and whatnot.Ehh... guess I was being a bit too enthusiastic.The green hell refers to an area in Africa. An atomic rocket crashes there and causes the wasps to mutate and grow to a huge size. Better call the exterminators! And they come, accompanied by the local tribe.It's a rather strange movie that didn't turn out as great as I had hoped. The acting is mediocre, the effects are... fine (for the time) and the story is rather broken.One more thing, people can't seem to scream in this movie. I say go rent, buy (for a cheap price) or download this just to hear the 'screams'.5 out of 10 stars.