Gigant des Grauens (1958)

Gigant des Grauens: Directed by Bert I. Gordon. With Sally Fraser, Roger Pace, Duncan ‘Dean’ Parkin, Russ Bender. Glenn Manning, “The Amazing Colosasal Man,” believed dead after falling from the Hoover Dam, reemerges in rural Mexico, brain damaged, disfigured, and very hungry.

“War of the Colossal Beast (1958) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e** (out of 4)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAIP waiting no time in getting this sequel to THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN off the ground and into drive-ins. Joyce Manning (Sally Fraser) believes that her brother didnu0026#39;t die at the end of the previous film and after hearing a strange news story from Mexico she heads down there. Sure enough the giant Glenn Manning (Duncan u0026#39;Deanu0026#39; Parkin) is living in the desert and soon the military tries to capture him to see if they can help.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST is slightly better than the original, although it shares most of the same weaknesses as that film. The biggest problem is that there are way too many scenes that just get dragged out with boring dialogue and this is especially true with the various scenes where we hear the doctors talk about what they can or canu0026#39;t do with the giant. Iu0026#39;d say the film would have been much better off with less talk and more action and especially since the action itself is pretty good.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe highlight is without question the monster. This time out theyu0026#39;ve given him a mutated face, which looks terrific and especially the lack of an eye and the way part of his teeth are showing. The look of the giant is quite effective and it makes you forget that some of the u0026quot;giantu0026quot; special effects arenu0026#39;t all that believable. Another thing this sequel has going for it is the fact that the action scenes are quite good. The stuff early on with the giant living in the desert was quite good and thereu0026#39;s no question that the finale is full of excitement and especially a twist that happens at the very end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe performances really arenu0026#39;t anything to write home about but director Bert I. Gordon at least manages to make the film run a lot more smoothly and Iu0026#39;d argue that it has a very pace and feel to it. Still, thereu0026#39;s no question that itu0026#39;s the look of the monster that makes WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST so much fun and slightly better than the original.”