[Sculpt]

Originally Posted by metternich1815

Well, I managed to watch the film the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms today. At first, I was not sure as it seemed to have a slow start, but once it got going I really enjoyed it. It is definitely a classic 1950s monster movie. Interestingly, the film was released the year before the original Godzilla. While Godzilla certainly surpassed Beast From 20,000 Fathoms, there is little doubt that Beast From 20,000 Fathoms was a high quality film. One can easily see that this film helped to establish the standard for these types of films that would be used for decades to come. Despite this, the story was really solid and it definitely drew me in. The special effects were not the best, but they were certainly pretty good for a film in the early 50s. In addition, I felt there was some solid character development. I particularly liked the female lab assistant and the main character, the professor. I would have liked to have seen more destruction particularly in New York, but considering how early this film was, I am not surprised. Overall, an excellent film, I throughly enjoyed it.

Originally Posted by neverending

Adapted from a Ray Bradbury story, and the cast is packed with talent fans of classic horror and sci-fi will recognize: Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Lee Van Cleef, and King Donovan.

Cool, I'm looking forward to a slower paced B&W film with deeper story, good actors & character development, and stop-action animation to boot. It's been over 20 yrs since I've seen Beastfrom20000fathoms.

I'll see Trollhunter tonight if I can get an english dub at the DVD rental. I'm not in the mood for reading a movie.