Das Ungeheuer von Loch Ness (1959)

Das Ungeheuer von Loch Ness: Directed by Eugène Lourié. With Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner, Leigh Madison. Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean’s ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.

“Essentially a remake of THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS with the dinosaur emitting radiation instead of a deadly disease this is still a good film. Originally the monster was supposed to be invisible (hence the scene where it does not show up on radar) but the producers said that would never do and a monster must be seen by the audience! So Willis Ou0026#39;Brien and Pete Peterson were brought in late in the game to do some effective stop motion effects. The low budget shows. Notice how the monster steps on the same car 3 times and seems to take forever to walk up a single street. When the Behemoth attacks the ferry watch carefully and you will see the wooden base the rubber head is attached to come out of the water! Other scenes are very good though, like the beast u0026quot;attackingu0026quot; the high tension wires and when he strolls by the houses of Parliament you almost cannot tell the old British landmark is just a blown up photograph! B-Western stalwart Gene Evans is pretty good as the hero and Andre Morrell, a one time Dr. Watson opposite Peter Cushingu0026#39;s Sherlock Holmes, is good too. Not much time is wasted on a romantic subplot . . .thank goodness! Allegedly when director Eugene Lourieu0026#39;s young daughter saw this film she chided her father u0026quot;Daddy, youu0026#39;re bad! You killed the beastie.u0026quot; her comment stayed with Lourie and a few years later when he directed GORGO he . . .well . . .thatu0026#39;s another story for another review. See you then.”