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The Monster That Challenged the World

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 24m
Colossal mollusks menace humankind. (Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide)

The Monster That Challenged the World

1957
Sci-fi, Horror
1h 24m
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Rated 11 Apr 2020
78
39th
Slightly-better-than-average '50s monster movie.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
88
47th
An imaginative monster, some good shocks, and clever writing elevate this above the norm for the genre.
Rated 20 Nov 2013
80
57th
More phallic imagery than you can shake a (sic) at.
Rated 18 May 2012
70
41st
The monster itself wasn't all that thrilling, and that part of the proceedings moved rather slowly. However, the human aspect of it was affecting, with some pretty good characters and touches of humor throughout. Tim Holt lost his hardassed edge quickly (maybe even too quickly), and Dalton and Hans Conried gave a bit more verity to things than might have been expected. Also the little girl and the "14A" guy were entertaining (even if she did nearly doom the human race with her naivety).
Rated 17 Jun 2012
50
18th
Really typical 50s monster movie. It's pretty much like they spun the big wheel of monster ideas and landed on "mollusks." Plenty of stock footage accompanied by sciencey-talk to explain the monster to the navy men. The monster isn't all that mollusk-like though, with pincers and no eye stalks, and it doesn't do a whole lot to challenge the world... Again, this is pretty generic, without any really fascinating gimmicks to set it apart from the masses of 50s monster movies.
Rated 20 Jul 2009
95
80th
One of the silliest things ever, oh the cheesiness, lol.
Rated 10 Apr 2009
0
15th
Overlong shocker for kids.
Rated 17 Jul 2008
40
23rd
Yet another dumbass '50s monster movie

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