Tuesday, October 18, 2011

10 Classic Monster Movie From The 50’s & 60’s


1. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
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The film is about an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle that unfreezes a hibernating fictional dinosaur, a Rhedosaurus, that begins to wreak havoc in New York City.

2. Godzilla (1954)
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The film tells the story of Godzilla, a dinosaur-like kaiju mutated by nuclear radiation, who ravages Japan.

3. Them! (1954)
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A black and white science fiction film about man's encounter with a nest of gigantic irradiated ants.

4. Beginning Of The End (1957)
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The film is about an agricultural scientist (Graves) who has successfully grown gigantic vegetables using radiation. Unfortunately, the vegetables are then eaten by locusts (the swarming phase of short-horned grasshoppers), which grow to gigantic size and attack the nearby city of Chicago.

5. The Killer Shrews (1959)
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On an isolated island, a small group of people are terrorized by giant voracious shrews in the midst of a hurricane.

6. Gorgo(1961)
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The film tells the story of an underwater monster's capture off the coast of Ireland. The monster is taken to London to be featured as a circus attraction.

7. Reptilicus (1961)
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A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in Denmark. It regenerates into the entire reptile, which proceeds to destroy buildings and property and generally make a nuisance of itself. It can fly, swim, and walk, and has impenetrable scales, which makes it difficult to kill.

8. Gamera (1965)
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From out of the arctic comes a gigantic flying, fire-breathing turtle that sets its sights on destroying Tokyo.

9.Destroy All Monsters (1968)
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Aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race.

10. The Magic Serpent (1966)
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In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the treacherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard's death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death.

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