Two popular themes invented in the 1950's (and copied for 60+ years since) combined to make a memorable movie: Monster from outer space and teenagers who the adults won't believe, have to save the adults and the world! Giant Gila Monster, The Giant Claw, and more. I saw them all at one of those not-downtown theaters that showed only second run or B movies. Saw a couple downtown when you could get into the Saturday morning movie with six Pepsi bottle caps.
This may be low budget and a formula movie, but here's the thing. This is one of the movies that created the formula! This is low budget, but the acting is perfectly believable. The teens, the cars (loved the custom '40 Ford!), the paranoid police officer and the open-minded officer. This is the model for future teen movies.
Finally, this movie is timeless in its appeal to kids. When our grandchildren were 6-12 years old they regularly visited overnight on the weekends. Our VHS and later DVD movies were standard nighttime fare. They fell asleep with "Alien" but were wide awake through "The Blob."
This may be low budget and a formula movie, but here's the thing. This is one of the movies that created the formula! This is low budget, but the acting is perfectly believable. The teens, the cars (loved the custom '40 Ford!), the paranoid police officer and the open-minded officer. This is the model for future teen movies.
Finally, this movie is timeless in its appeal to kids. When our grandchildren were 6-12 years old they regularly visited overnight on the weekends. Our VHS and later DVD movies were standard nighttime fare. They fell asleep with "Alien" but were wide awake through "The Blob."
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