This is strictly by-the-numbers black and white "horror" fare. It isn't bad, it isn't good, it's just hack work done to a certain professional standard. To give you an idea, Morris Ankrum, who played any number of military commanders in a likeable, humane way, has a featured role, and he plays his part here the same way. You wouldn't go out of your way to see it, but he does the bit well.
On the other hand, the opening scene has a ton of exposition by another character actor (all about the violence and assaults and damage happening in the area), an actor who you've seen in a thousand similar movies...but his body language is stiff as a board, (with arms held unnaturally akimbo at his waist) , and completely off. (I can't believe the director was OK with his choices.) And in a gaping plot hole that is never explained, the creature committing the mayhem (the "Giant") isn't actually released from suspended animation until 1/2 way into the movie, so the Giant couldnt have been responsible...so what was the tale-teller going on about??
And there's all the "day for night" scenes. And a romantic relationship with no chemistry between the two principals. And a female lead whose role in the screenplay is mostly making coffee and sandwiches for the men. And a "Giant" who isn't so much a giant as a fairly bulky fellow who absorbs bullets with no apparent ill effects, but can be set back by a board across the chest.
Am I sorry I took the time to see this? No, it was...OK, if somewhat ragged around the edges. Reminiscent of a Corman flick from the same time. And I am sure the target audience from its time was only half-watching it anyway.
On the other hand, the opening scene has a ton of exposition by another character actor (all about the violence and assaults and damage happening in the area), an actor who you've seen in a thousand similar movies...but his body language is stiff as a board, (with arms held unnaturally akimbo at his waist) , and completely off. (I can't believe the director was OK with his choices.) And in a gaping plot hole that is never explained, the creature committing the mayhem (the "Giant") isn't actually released from suspended animation until 1/2 way into the movie, so the Giant couldnt have been responsible...so what was the tale-teller going on about??
And there's all the "day for night" scenes. And a romantic relationship with no chemistry between the two principals. And a female lead whose role in the screenplay is mostly making coffee and sandwiches for the men. And a "Giant" who isn't so much a giant as a fairly bulky fellow who absorbs bullets with no apparent ill effects, but can be set back by a board across the chest.
Am I sorry I took the time to see this? No, it was...OK, if somewhat ragged around the edges. Reminiscent of a Corman flick from the same time. And I am sure the target audience from its time was only half-watching it anyway.