Monster from the Ocean Floor – Film Masters Blu-ray Review (1 Viewer)

[Patrick McCart]

Film Masters presents a new restoration of Roger Corman’s production of Monster from the Ocean Floor, with plenty of new supplements.



Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)



Released: 21 May 1954
Rated: Approved
Runtime: 64 min




Director: Wyott Ordung
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi



Cast: Anne Kimbell, Stuart Wade, Dick Pinner
Writer(s): Bill Danch



Plot: Julie, an American on vacation in Mexico, spots a giant, one-eyed amoeba rising from the ocean, but when she tries to tell the authorities, no one believes her. She finally teams up with a marine biologist in an attempt to destroy...



IMDB rating: 3.8
MetaScore: N/A





Disc Information



Studio: Other
Distributed By: Other
Video Resolution: 1080P/AVC...

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[Dick]

Nice to hear from you, Patrick, and yours is a good, thorough, specific review. MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR was, if memory serves, a staple of New York's WPIX show "Chiller Theater." We young ones ate this stuff up like it was a jelly doughnut. I do recall, though, that the "monster" was a huge disappointment, after loads of boring dialog, plus about 26 minutes of intros and commercials to satisfy the 90-minute time slot. In spite of a Tom Weaver commentary, which I always enjoy, I will probably pass on this...it should have been a double feature.

 

[Patrick McCart]

Nice to hear from you, Patrick, and yours is a good, thorough, specific review. MONSTER FROM THE OCEAN FLOOR was, if memory serves, a staple of New York's WPIX show "Chiller Theater." We young ones ate this stuff up like it was a jelly doughnut. I do recall, though, that the "monster" was a huge disappointment, after loads of boring dialog, plus about 26 minutes of intros and commercials to satisfy the 90-minute time slot. In spite of a Tom Weaver commentary, which I always enjoy, I will probably pass on this...it should have been a double feature.

Tom Weaver's commentary is pretty great, even if the film isn't. I'm in agreement about double features since many of Film Masters' releases have consisted of one good or even very good film, plus a less good one.

The monster itself is interesting when you finally get to see it, but it's photographed with a heavy diffusion filter for some reason that just makes it look like the lens was smudged. Who knows, maybe it was.

 

[timk1041]

Can the "Hideous Sun Demon" be next?

 

[Capt D McMars]

Can the "Hideous Sun Demon" be next?

The Crown Prince of SPF 5000!!

 

[timk1041]

The Crown Prince of SPF 5000!!

You have to admit that title deserves an upgrade to Blu Ray. The old Wade Williams DVD doesn't have a great picture quality and the audio level is poor. A typical monster film from the late 1950's but it's fun to watch with a storyline similar to "The Werewolf" (1956) with Steven Ritch.