Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Without a doubt one of the corniest, most illogical and unintentionally funniest of the 1950s "attack monster" movies. Some familiar faces claw their way across a remote island, playing a shell game against creatures who move slower than a glacier, but somehow manage to keep catching their prey. I guess the crabs can eat their cake AND have it too.Those intrepid scientists have great difficulty doing in those denizens of the deep, and were apparently unaware that the island rests on a major fault line, causing it to be shaken into the sea.But if you think there is nothing that can surprise you in this little gem, we haven't even mentioned the absorbed brains and talking inanimate objects!

A team of scientists travel to a remote island; part of their mission is to examine the effects of atomic fallout, the other part is to find out what happened to a previous expedition. As it happens, the island is destructing a bit at a time, and the title menace soon makes itself known. To make matters worse, their adversaries actually taunt them, in an interesting way.You could usually count on legendary maverick Roger Corman to try to make something out of nothing. Working in his typical fast and economical style, he manages the creation of some decent atmosphere. A large part of the appeal lies in the screenplay by frequent Corman collaborator Charles B. Griffith (who also plays a small role), which comes up with some entertaining story twists. Use of locations (including those oh so familiar Bronson Caves) is excellent, as is the engaging schlock movie score by the always reliable Ronald Stein. Corman gets off to a good start, coming up with another of his visually intriguing opening credits sequences. The special effects are as low tech as one could imagine. They're not exactly convincing, but that doesn't make them any less fun to watch.The script is a little talky, but there is good suspense. The action is rather rushed, especially in the abrupt finale. Corman gets fine performances out of his intrepid cast. Richard Garland, Pamela Duncan, Russell "The Professor" Johnson, Leslie Bradley, Mel Welles, and Richard H. Cutting play our imperiled scientists. Beach Dickerson and Ed Nelson, two other familiar faces from Corman movies of this period, also appear.Solid entertainment for devotees of the 1950s monster movie.Seven out of 10.

...........................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL Nine Years Old…That's how old I was when CRAB MONSTERS was released! When did I become a B Movie junkie? Probably from age 7 or 8, who knows, maybe even 6! When the conversation turns to those schlocky B movies of the 50's and 60's, this Roger Corman classic is one of the first that comes to mind! Corman is King! He really knows how to pack a lot of action into 62 minutes! Yes, this 1957 Classic is barely over one hour in length! With this in mind, no doubt, CRAB MONSTERS gives us on screen fun within its first couple minutes…What is there to analyze about a classic Corman film? From the beginning, we all knew that the bad guys (In this case, the gigantic via radiation Crabs) would all get theirs in the end and the world would be safe…until the next Roger Corman film was released a couple months later!....Ah….Those were the days, right? Whatever your age bracket, you can get together with friends, some popcorn, snacks and some ….(?????) and have an hour of cinematic roller-coaster fun, from one of the most prolific names in Hollywood, who has been involved in about 500 FILMS…WOW! 8*.....ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA! Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most [email protected]

When I gave into this movie... I wasn't really sure what the hell I was thinking. Oh wait, I was. Talking crabs that have some weird super-intellectual brain! Sounds hilarious, doesn't it? Well, it is! Made of paper maché and aluminum, the crabs really look completely retarded! I bet they couldn't even hold themselves from laughter! That's what makes this movie such a lot of fun. Well... almost. The huge and unavoidable flaw of this movie is the acting. It's so bland and emotionless that it's entirely impossible NOT to get annoyed of it! Seriously, I know it's a low budget film, but "The Hideous Sun Demon" was low budget too and they had at least a great lead actor! Now, in THIS movie, there's not a single good actor. Well, that will say, if you out- count the voice actor for the crabs, 'cause he was awesome! Not a movie I recommend at all, just see it for the crabs, skip the "acting"-parts.