Reptilicus

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Reptilicus

A movie that has a line like " You'll have to shoot it at point blank range from very close up". Truly mind numbing and entertaining at the same time. The monster looks like a cousin of the the bird in the Giant Claw. It's so obviously a marionette I kept looking to see if the strings were showing. I could swear I saw them in a couple of scenes. Actually I've see more realistic puppets in shops in Prague. I'm still trying to figure out why the bridgekeeper raised the bridge when the crowds were running over it. I guess Syd wanted the scenes of the cyclists going over the edge. Probably the best part. Not the worst, very far from the best but still a lot of fun to watch. MGM Midnight Movies has been putting these gems out on DVD this summer. I hope they keep it up, I'm getting addicted to them.

If you like cheesy special effects, limited plot, limited acting talent, and garish acidic monster vomit, you'll love this movie! While it is far from the worst monster movie ever made, Reptilicus has very little to recommend it. But if you really, really liked the original Godzilla, then maybe you will like this also.

What a great film! The creature, Reptilicus, was not a man in a suit, it's a puppet. You don't get more fun creatures than that. He's also a great monster because of his name: REPTILICUS! But further than how he moved and his name, the plot was very enjoyable. When a mining team discovers bits of flesh on a drill head, they discover a reptilian tail, frozen in the muck below the ground. After being removed from the ground, It is transported to the Denmark aquarium, where, after accidentally thawing out, begins to regenerate into a full-fledged, winged monster. He escapes from his Aquarium prison, and goes on a rampage. Several people try to find ways of destroying the beast, but soon realize that blowing up the creature, could create hundreds of more reptilian behemoths. Do not miss this film it is a true gem of the 60's.

"Reptilicus" is a rather easy movie to write a review about, since for almost all its length it follows the same, monotonous pattern: it alternately becomes laughably bad (when the "monster" is onscreen) and sleep-inducing (when it isn't). I mean, if the unconvincing special effects don't get you, the lifeless performances will! Those who are looking for unintentional laughs won't be too satisfied, either; sure, the green "acid slime" is funny for the first few times you see it, and the scene where Reptilicus eats a man who has changed into cartoonish form is hilariously embarrassing, but this is an one-joke comedy, and it soon wears thin. I have to admit, however, that the film is slickly photographed; when Reptilicus is offscreen, it's much more slick-looking that "Dr. No", for example, which was made the same year (1962).

a prehistoric piece of tail turns into a giant monster that resembles a sock puppet with eyes.its of the Godzilla imitation school but imported from Denmark by American international pictures.but its not all bad some of the monster scenes are OK.the dubbing is sloppy.it was made around the same time as Herman Cohen's konga also made by a.i.p.some critics called reptilicus ridiculous.its one of those movies that are so bad they are good.the monster keeps belching out green slime that destroys everything it touches.and of course tanks and weapons are powerless to stop it.i don't know if this was ever shown on mst3k, but if it was'nt it would've been great on there.Denmark will never be the same after reptilicus the giant prehistoric sock puppet.4 out of 10

Without a doubt the best BAD movie ever made. From beginning to end, "Reptilicus" has it all: 1) Weird Location: Copenhagen 2) Bad Dubbing: Phonetic English over Danish 3) Cheesiest Monster: Rubber snake hand puppet thingy 4) Worst acting: Carl Ottosen as Gen. Mark Grayson, plus the whole cast! 5) Worst stock footage: Obviously unrelated to the movie 6) Worst special effects: Acid vomit + cut-out farmer entree' 7) Worst crowd control: Copenhagenagers running amok! I know there are CHEAPER monster flicks out there, but "Reptilicus" gets the honorary "OsKar" for totally bad in all major respects. I dare you to watch it and not laugh... a lot.

We were stationed in Pensacola, Florida at Saufley field 1962-64. I was in 4th grade at the time and my parents told us they had a surprise for us. We were going to see a horror movie. I was very happy. Horror movies were my favorite. The folks use to take us to see a lot of movies at the base. I grew up seeing everything from "Lawrence of Arabia" to "From Russia With Love". It set the movie enjoyment tone for me that would carry on all throughout my life. As a kid at the time, I thought this horror movie was wonderful! It had the main element I liked: the army fighting a giant monster. This was right up my alley. As I saw the movie years later in college, I realized what a tacky treasure classic grade "B" movie it was. A "must see" with all your buddies after a day of partying! I think the American general had his face frozen in that one expression for the entire movie so he wouldn't start laughing.