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Review by D. Dent for Attack Of The Crab Monsters [DVD] [1957]
(4 / 5)
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After waiting several years for this on R2, and being put off by the exorbitant R1 prices, here we have a home grown release of a classic 50 cent (not not him) Roger Corman creature feature. Fears that at this price all we’d get is a rubbish public domain rip proved unfounded – I’m pleased to report that the picture quality’s pretty good. No extras but I’m not complaining, and the film fair zips along at 60 minutes – James Cameron, are you reading this? Here’s hoping that some of the more currently patchy public domain Corman releases – Night of the Blood Beast, Wasp Woman etc – get the same low cost better than average quality treatment.
Review by Gary A. Smith for Attack Of The Crab Monsters [DVD] [1957]
(5 / 5)
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At last a legit DVD of Attack of the Crab Monsters! This movie has been absent from home viewing for far too long. It’s one of the best of Roger Corman’s early Sci-Fi films. More good news is that this is a good looking transfer (though not perfect) taken from the theatrical version and not the “expanded for TV showings” version.
And the price certainly can’t be beat.
Review by bernie for Attack Of The Crab Monsters [DVD] [1957]
(5 / 5)
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At one time we were able to do nuclear experiments on exotic islands. Naturally the next step is to examine what effect the experiments have on the marine life. When the scientists mysteriously disappear, a second expedition is sent out to look for them. What they find is not quite what they expected. They find a crabby enemy that can absorb the memories of those they eat. This is an absorbing movie. Will they survive or will the crabs feast on people legs. The real question is who are the smarter?
This is truly a Roger Corman movie. Russell Johnson makes a habit of being stranded on islands (the Professor in “Gilligan’s Island) and the monsters are quite cute. I wonder if the crab monsters prefer Alaskan Kings and that is why Alaska only has governors. They have a strange diet of brains and radio tubes. The consumed people, become part of the crab, like what happened with the plant in “Little Shop of Horrors”
If you really like atomic bugs, then after this watch “Them!” (1954).
Them! ~ James Whitmore
Review by Massimo Santilli for Attack Of The Crab Monsters [DVD] [1957]
(5 / 5)
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………..despite the obvious limits, was one of the most loved by fans of monster -movie. Made with the usual limited budget, big speed, with actors and less exalted above all starring a big crab cardboard that moved on wheels, the onslaught of giant crab is fun in its way than to embody perfectly the tendency of the “Atomic Age Beasties”,or animal changed as a result of radiation. Charles Griffith, historical Corman’s collaborator, creates a linear script and, as often happens in productions at low cost, recycling him in the film for two roles: actor (it is headed) and operator for underwater scenes. Black /White, soporific for some, helps to give charm to the film and then the crab is not too bad especially when compared with other monsters of the 50s. The most successful moments are represented by scenes in the caves that somehow manage to create a certain atmosphere. Typically over time, not missing the subplot involving the love between the two protagonists. “The Attack of The Giant Crabs”, in all cases, is a film that shows all the years he has on his back and then it is good that only fans of this genre look at it, other people would risk a coma.