SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Micitype Pretty Good

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Woodyanders A series of gruesome decapitation murders in a remote Swiss town turn out to be the grisly handiwork of hideous alien monsters. Director Quentin Lawrence not only keeps the enjoyable and engrossing story at a steady pace, but also ably crafts a strong spooky gloom-doom atmosphere. Jimmy Sangster's compact script presents a neat array of interesting and engaging characters. Forrest Tucker makes for a solid and likeable take-charge hero. The lovely Janet Munro likewise impresses as fragile psychic Anne. Moreover, there are sound contributions from Laurence Payne as stalwart reporter Philip Truscott, Jennifer Jayne as the concerned Sarah Pilgrim, Warren Mitchell as jolly scientist Crevett, Andrew Faulds as the rugged Brett, and Stuart Saunders as the hearty Dewhurst. The tentacled eyeball monsters are pretty creepy looking. Both Stanley Black's robust score and Monty Berman's crisp cinematography are up to par. Look fast for ubiquitous British bit player Reg Thomason as a rescue worker. A fun little flick.

Austin Cross This was among the first old sci-fi film in a string of old sci-fi films that I watched in the last month or so. I do not really remember where I came upon it. I do remember that I was searching for another old film and ended up finding this one instead. And I have to tell you, I am glad that I watched it.The plot of this film is based around a mysterious cloud that never moves from a certain spot on the Trollenberg mountain and the connection between a mind-reading act from London and United Nations troubleshooter. As it turns out, this connection leads to the realization of what this mysterious cloud is and what dark secrets are harbored within it.This was quite an enjoyable film, and being a science fiction film from the 1950s, it was put together really well. The dialogue and story was on point and I really felt like I was in suspense during the whole film. One of my favorite aspects of the film is the how a woman from the mind reading act somehow knows part of everything that is going on.The monster, or in this case monsters, in this film is not particularly scary. They were probably very frightening when the movie first came out, but it isn't, at least me, now.Overall, I give this film a seven out of ten, for a very believable story and relatable dialogue. I do believe that this film has the makings of a remake in its future.

Aaron1375 This movie started out kind of interesting, but then got real slow in the middle. It picks up again at the end, but it just moved to slowly and refused to reveal the monsters for to long to be a good movie. The story has these two sisters on a train making their way to Geneva, however, one of the sisters apparently has a vision or something and they end up stopping in this one resort mountain town where some strange things have been happening. Seems a lot of climbers are disappearing and there is even an incident where one climber lost his head in an unexplainable way. Well a guy visiting the area seems to suspect something and his friend at the observatory also believes something is happening that is more sinister than just a bunch of freak accidents. However, during the middle portion of the film there is just a bit to much speculation and way to much build up before they finally let us see the monsters in all their glory. They do not look that bad for the time, as I have seen a lot worse monsters in films made much later than this one. The film is also rather more bloody with a couple of people who have lost their heads along the way. The film was just very close to being a good movie, perhaps a better cast could have helped this one as I had a hard time understanding the ones they had at times during the film. Also, they could have been a lot less skittish about their monsters and give us an earlier peek. So while overall I did not like it, it was not boring and borderline good.

shanfrina ... By 1958's standards, "The Crawling Eye" was really scary for children. such as I. It remains such, for those-with-imaginations still, even in 2010! The music, acting & decent black-&-white cinematography all adds up to a well-produced movie of its time. Lead actor Forrest Tucker heads-a-professional cast in a believable plot-&-building drama. True, the "monsters" in their own right, are what-they-are, but the film doesn't dwell on them for a good reason! They're not-that-great, but work well in context with thee entire effort. Just sit back & enjoy this trip back into the late 1950's, when UFO's & mental telepathy were just coming into-their-own! Grab the microwave pop-corn & Coke. Let yourself go & get ready-to-scream!