Goofy and Complicated

Among all the old “monster movies” which I never get tired of, one that always sticks in my memory is a 1958 film -- “The Trollenberg Terror” -- a story occurring in the mountains of Switzerland. Oh, it wasn’t the BEST monster film -- not even close to it! The reviews were mostly negative. And I can’t really argue with them, because the monsters in it were the most ridiculous and goofy-looking things that anyone could dream up. Instead of scaring the audiences, it just made them laugh. But it was a good story, and in fact a very complicated one, based on an “invasion from outer space” theory that was, in itself, perfectly logical -- if you accept the possibility that there COULD be living things on far-away planets. And, ironically, it’s safe for even the youngest children to see -- because it can’t possibly SCARE them!

You can see it (colorized) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsyaT5kuvg8

It's got all the requisite parts needed for a great 50's sci-fi movie.

Gorgeous babes, Forrest Tucker, and an original monster.


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Here's a few more...

And some of my favorites...









































And in the absolutely awesome category...

Not forgetting the most evil monsters of all - Daleks.

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aka The Trollenberg Terror

Thanks. I already have that film saved as an mp4. I'm now using "4K Video Downloader Plus" to save movies, and I watch them with the new "Media Player" app that now comes with the Windows system. I formerly used VLC Media Player, but it no longer works for downloading -- at least, on my system it doesn't.
BTW, I also loved "X the Unknown." I would pick that and "Trollenberg" as my two faves. And I've seen most of the other films you listed above.

The first monster film I ever saw was "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms." I think I was about 7 then, and it didn't scare me a bit.

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@Ghot , I wonder how many of those movies are now public domain.

Winuser said:

@Ghot , I wonder how many of those movies are now public domain.

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Probably quite a few of them.