I had the opportunity to sit down and watch the 1971 Hammer movie "Creatures the World Forgot" for the very first time here in 2022. In fact, I had never even heard about the movie prior to getting to sit down and watch it, so I didn't know what to expect here from writer Michael Carreras and director Don Chaffey.
The title, "Creatures the World Forgot", is a very poor one, as it hints at something that the movie doesn't contain or delivers. I had initially thought that there were creatures in the movie, so imagine my surprise when there was none of such. So the movie's title is very poorly selected.
The storyline in "Creatures the World Forgot" was actually good. Sure, it was somewhat simplistic, but that sort of kept to the whole concept of the movie and the era in which it took place. On that account, then I will say that writer Michael Carreras actually managed to create something wholesome with this movie. And it is a movie that is very much watchable today, 51 years after it was initially released. So thumbs up on that accomplishment.
I definitely liked the having no proper English dialogue aspect of the movie, as it added a very believable and realistic layer to the movie.
The props and costumes were fairly good. One thing that didn't strike me as all that proper, was the fact that all people in the movie had perfectly, shiny, white teeth. I am pretty sure that back in that era, people would have pretty bad dental hygiene and not have pearly white teeth.
"Creatures the World Forgot" was a nice surprise of a movie, and it is a movie that is actually well-worth watching.
My rating of "Creatures the World Forgot" lands on a six out of ten stars.
The title, "Creatures the World Forgot", is a very poor one, as it hints at something that the movie doesn't contain or delivers. I had initially thought that there were creatures in the movie, so imagine my surprise when there was none of such. So the movie's title is very poorly selected.
The storyline in "Creatures the World Forgot" was actually good. Sure, it was somewhat simplistic, but that sort of kept to the whole concept of the movie and the era in which it took place. On that account, then I will say that writer Michael Carreras actually managed to create something wholesome with this movie. And it is a movie that is very much watchable today, 51 years after it was initially released. So thumbs up on that accomplishment.
I definitely liked the having no proper English dialogue aspect of the movie, as it added a very believable and realistic layer to the movie.
The props and costumes were fairly good. One thing that didn't strike me as all that proper, was the fact that all people in the movie had perfectly, shiny, white teeth. I am pretty sure that back in that era, people would have pretty bad dental hygiene and not have pearly white teeth.
"Creatures the World Forgot" was a nice surprise of a movie, and it is a movie that is actually well-worth watching.
My rating of "Creatures the World Forgot" lands on a six out of ten stars.