Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Julian R. White Is it the best old Science Fiction B movie you'll ever see? Probably not, but it has a real charm. The huge bird puppet was made by the same Mexican film company that produced it, and boy, that is one ugly bird. Sure the acting is a bit shoddy here and there but isn't that part of what makes the movies like this so good? The fact that it's bad? I love it. I've always been a big fan of films like this.

Kirpianuscus ...or as refuge after the development of special effects. because it is part of a long serie of huge ants and tarantulas, Godzilla and King Kongs, monsters and ghosts and it gives the old fashion of fake realism, real useful after a contemporary blockbuster. it is a nice film and the motif is simple - it represents a travel in past. a plesant one because the flavor of fairy tale is still fresh. because the fear is not different by the fear from childhood about dark characters. and this is the most significant thing. so, for nostalgics. and not only.

tarwaterthomas Yeah, buddy, this review does contain spoilers. I had heard that this movie was beyond bad. But golly gee whiz, Oscar winner Ralph Hammeras worked on the visual effects. Well, friends and neighbors, those visual effects were not that special. The colossal birdbeast that was supposed to be ravaging New York City has a certain resemblance to a gigantic turkey. And it describes this movie. The critter is surrounded by an anti-matter shield that renders it undetectable on radar. It even picks up a passing train in its enormous beak like a normal bird picks up an earthworm in the same manner. Heroic scientist Mitch McAfee (played by Jeff Morrow) invents a mu-meson projector and kills the oversized tweety bird, thus making it unnecessary for Sylvester the cat to get the job done. Lots of stock footage are used, including THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO (1944) for the B-25 bomber with the Ruptured Duck logo on the nose of the aircraft and THE WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) for the scene where a building is blown up (it was a replica of the Los Angeles City Hall). There's a scene where a gigantic egg is turned into a scrambled mess (no, not a print of THE GIANT CLAW). The story goes that director Fred F. Sears had his cast members act frightened, and he promised that THE GIANT CLAW would have some excellent special effects. Well, what happened was that Jeff Morrow attended the movie preview and was sitting in the back row. The audiences laughed themselves silly and were rolling in the aisles. Jeff Morrow sneaked out before the movie ended, he was so mortified. You want a good laugh? Check out this movie. But if you want to see a much better movie about a colossal birdbeast on the rampage, watch RODAN. The cats at Toho Company did a far better job. There you have it. And thanks for reading this review.

junkof9-1 I'm a huge science fiction fan, constantly on the lookout for any film with a futuristic theme – everything from "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe", to "Forbidden Planet", to "Pacific Rim". As a classic film buff as well, I know that, from film's earliest days, up until George Lucas redefined the box office potential with the megahit "Star Wars", science fiction movies were usually relegate to "B" status and assigned budgets accordingly. What is really amazing is just how much the special effects wizards (in the time before ILM) were able to accomplish on such skimpy budgets. Sometimes though, the budgets were so skimpy there was no possible way to make a believable monster – which brings me to "The Giant Claw". Before I ever saw the movie I had a negative impression because it seemed to top all the "worst movie ever" lists (e.g. The Golden Turkey Awards). However, when I finally got the opportunity to see the movie for myself, I was surprised how much better the script and acting were than what I had expected. I ended up enjoying "The Giant Claw" as much as more highly regarded '50s Sci-Fi such as "Them", "The Giant Mantis", or "It Came From Beneath the Sea". If "The Giant Claw" had substance as good as those movies though, where it fell flat was style. You can have the best acting, directing, cinematography, and sound; but, as the old saying goes – at some point the monster has to jump out and say "boo"; and that's where "The Giant Claw" falls flat. I mean, as one reviewed noted, the best way to describe the monster is looking like a half plucked Christmas turkey that escaped a Safeway freezer - 50 years ago. One could speculate how much better it would have seemed - even then - if an effects wizard such as Ray Harryhausen could have had the time and budget to make a more believable monster. However, it is what it is and "The Giant Claw" is great fun to watch; sometimes adding a bit of cheese make the best tasting popcorn.