Tuesday, December 31, 2013

THE CYCLOPS 1957 (WARNER ARCHIVE)

I have reviewed this before, but am doing it again with the newly remastered print.

Four people journey into the mountains of Mexico to find a pilot that crashed there three years before. They soon fin that the land is high in radioactive elements and that the wildlife is grown to giant size. If this isn't enough they also discover a 25 foot man with one eye and a mutated face.

James Craig, Gloria Talbot, Lon Chaney, Jr. and Tom Drake star in this Bert I. Gordon flick that is a lot of fun. When this was first released by Warner it was pulled quickly as it was discovered to be missing the scene where the giant gets a big stick in his eye. Warner quickly issued a new print.

The movie is fun one and is typical 50's sci-fi and I recommend it to anyone who likes this kind of movie. It's not a perfect movie, but then again who wants it to be? The print from Warner is the absolute best I have seen this film look in years!

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