I saw this film in the early seventies, on TV, on a Saturday afternoon. I missed the beginning of the film but VERY shortly got hooked on the storyline. What I saw I LIKED! The movie's simplicity, it being in black and white, and some surprisingly good acting, make this one slick little film! As far as "B" movies are looked upon, this one actually is extremely good!!PLOT SPOILERS AHEAD!!! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU WANT TO WATCH A REALLY SUSPENSEFUL MOVIE!! As stated, the film is about a group of treasure hunters who unwittingly release a terrible, screeching, invisible, dinosaur from inside a cave they were exploring. This beast is large, utterly ferocious, and has long claws.It exudes an animal scream that'll make your skin crawl! It's totally invisible, too--and this low-budget film makes the most of it. The hapless prospectors have only a small house for refuge. They also have an old, broken-down four-wheel drive vehicle parked a medium distance from the house with which to escape. Most of the movie deals with the people trying to devise a way to either kill the beast or escape. You find out later the dinosaur is female and that one of the folks inadvertently took an egg for a souvenir. The egg eventually just begins to hatch, the baby inside, not yet able to achieve invisibility, is smashed to death by the frightened people. The mother creature is constantly prowling around outside, completely unseen. Finally, one of the people devises an ingenious plan to spread flour all around the house so they can have some short warning and know the whereabouts of the animal. BIG SPOILER TO ENDING HERE--DO NOT READ FURTHER!! They eventually conjure up a plan to attract the creature to the vehicle and set the gasoline tank ablaze. This burns the screaming beast to death but, in the sooty smoke, you finally get to see the raptor-like dinosaur revealed.
This is a popcorn munching movie, containing constant suspense, very passable acting, a simple plot that WORKS, and very real danger. If you want to kill some time and watch a good film from yesteryear, this is definitely worth your time!
This is a popcorn munching movie, containing constant suspense, very passable acting, a simple plot that WORKS, and very real danger. If you want to kill some time and watch a good film from yesteryear, this is definitely worth your time!