ISLAND CLAWS 1980 (SCORPION) BLU-RAY

I hadn't seen this film in about 32 years, and when I did see it, it was edited for time on TV.

This is a throwback to 50's giant monster movies.

Robert Lansing stars in this fun little thriller about a nuclear accident that causes crabs to mutate. The little monsters get in everywhere and terrorize some of the folks in the small Florida town in which the story is set.

The mysterious killings and accidents continue until a young biologist finds the remains of a huge shell. A scientist named Dr. McNeal (Barry Nelson) surmises it to be from a very large land crab, but is unsure if it is a result of his experiments or the nuclear accident.

Before you know it the small little town is under attack from a huge monster crab that roars a lot. The climatic battle between the townspeople and the monster is well done and kind of hides the fact that the crab doesn't move well.

Ricou Browning, the man who played the creature in all the underwater scenes in "Creature From The Black Lagoon" co-wrote the script. I loved this little film, and can't understand why there is so much hate for it.

Yes, it's cheap, it's a formula picture, but for heaven's sake, it's entertaining as hell. Robert Lansing does his usually great job, and it's also nice to see Nita Talbot as his girlfriend and the gorgeous Jo McDonnell as a young woman doing a photo story about the lab doing experiments on sea life.

The Blu-ray looks very, very good and I have to admit I was impressed that this even got a release.