Ray Harryhausen was a special effects genius. Every part where the monster was, all the actors were spot on and made the beast real for us. 20 Million Miles from Earth remains my FAVORITE.
In the 1960's, our CBS TV station in Chicago would show sci-fi/monster movies at 3:30, when we got home from school. This movie, with the Ymir, was my favorite. Thanks for this restored version!
Thank you Ray Harryhausen. You filled my childhood with such absolute wonder, and after over 60 years, your work still holds up (often better than the movie itself). Not sure if today's CGI will fare so well 60 years from now. Mighty Joe Young (!!!!) The Beast from 10,000 Fathoms Jason and the Argonauts Thre 7th Voyage of Sinbad The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger Earth vs the Flying Saucers (!!!!) One Million BC Gulliver It Came from Beneath the Sea Clash of the Titans The Valley of Gwangi (Sorry. Brain fart. Missing some.) Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013). A motion picture pioneer & master craftsman. Thanks to The Stream for posting this less frequently seen example, Hope making it to the end, and commenting helps your analytics.
I prefer his special effects talent over any of today's CGI, if there could be a balance of the two it would be truly remarkable. I would love to find a complete DVD collection of his (best) movies, ps. thanks for the list
@@shaneh7129 as a kid finding one of those movies on TV, like a sat. or sun. afternoon was awesome, because back then it was the only way you could see them, no VHS, no cable TV, no laser disc(lol), maybe beta but what was that? we can appreciate being able to just touch a screen and watch whatever we're in the mood for, right then right now, kids today have no idea what it was like
Add MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961) and FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964); the correct titles are THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER (1960) and ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966). Every one of Ray Harryhausen’s movies are a classic of the fantastic film. I have watched them all and enjoyed every one,
Actually, the correct title is THE BEAST FROM 20.000 FATHOMS.* Based on a short story called "The Foghorn" (originally published in Collier's, I believe) by Mr. Harryhausen's long-time friend, near-namesake, and fellow dino-enthusiast, Ray Bradbury. *Equals 120,000 feet!
Another one of my favorite type movies. I love these type of sci-fi movies. I grew up watching them from early rerun childhood in the 70's, I like them.
At 80 years old, there’s not many horror/ sci/fi movies I haven’t watched including Harry’s many films. He was the master of B-flicks as known back then.
I don't remember. I never seen this movie until today (3/20/24) I was born in 57. lol. But I do remember seeing actual greasers driving in a 1938 olds.
Actually, quite an entertaining movie! A little sci-fi, an alien creature, superb animation, backgrounds of Rome (with real Romans!) and of course, a little romance. This movie can only be appreciated in black and white, with a fast paced story line that is intriguing right to the end.
Incidentally, of the three feature films that William Hopper is best known for doing (when not playing Paul Drake on PERRY MASON starring Raymond Burr ), two of them were sci-fi. This one...and THE DEADLY MANTIS.
My dad was not a touchy feely kinda guy, like most from his time. But one of the things he did was every Saturday night we would all watch "old" scifi movies. This was in the late 60's so some of these movies were only 10-15 years old. Anyway, nice memories and bonding time with my dad.
Love how they shoot a bazooka at the monster in the Coliseum. Miss twice, but don't seem to do any damage to the old brickworks. That is some solid construction.
The classic Perry Mason has always been one of my favorite shows, so it’s cool to see William Hopper in some of these-he was also in The Deadly Mantis (1957)
A high end movie in 1957. Filmed on location in Italy with real helicopters and airplanes plus the best special effects of the time. The stop animation or "clay-mation" as we called it is superb. With no digital cameras or computers it was done using clay figures moved and reanimated frame by frame with film cameras. FYI - Godzilla came out in 1954 using a different method with elaborate models and miniatures destroyed by a guy in a rubber suit. That must have been a fun job.
@putnam 1953 Well thanks for the tech brief but jeeze, chill out. just saying that back in the day we called it clay mation. we were kids, we didn't know how it was done. We figured it was just like Gumby.
I was in the 4th grade in ‘74, on a rainy day they brought us into the auditorium and showed this movie. We were mesmerized. Thanks for sharing it. Watching it tonight.
I was first introduced to this movie via the magazine, 'Famous monsters of film land'. The beast in this movies was referred to by the name 'Ymir'. Ray Harryhausen did the stop motion effects. This will be the second time watching...
Yeah it never showed any aggression until it learned it from being caged and hunted down. And scientist dumb enough to fly back to earth carrying alien lifeforms
Un film de science-fiction rétro qui tient en haleine des effets spéciaux remarquables pour l’époque ! Une superproduction en fait un fin haletante merci pour le partage 10/10 .
They don't write classic dialogue like this anymore:- Doctor - "The creature...?" General - "Loose, and on the rampage" I just love the implication that the creature is in one of two states... 1) At home, maybe having a cup of tea and watching the telly. 2) Out "rampaging".
One of the most impressive sci-fi openings. One of Harryhausen's best, creapiest, and most sympathetic creatures, and one of his most consistently interesting films. One of the most obnoxious leading men.
So glad to see others feeling the same way I am at watching this. The poor creature wasn’t vicious at all (though it would understandable if he was!) - he was just scared and hungry, and probably very confused at the strange place he’s in (I’m assuming he was a baby and hatched from the gelatinous egg thing?). The dog attacked it first, and even then the creature waited before finally punching it - for all we know the dog is just unconscious. But even the astronaut guy tells everyone it isn’t dangerous unless provoked - and so immediately provokes it with a big pointy stick! How about you humans think and put some Oates in the cart and give it some quiet time to go in and eat, then Quietly shut the gate (not that I want it to be mistreated by scientists either!). But no, let’s threaten it and scare it even more, when quiet and calm gestures and offerings of Coates would have done wonders. Even then it only attacks after being stabbed in the back with a freaking pitchfork! And is then shot multiple times and just runs away. Not a violent or dangerous “beast’ at all. The sad part is this is how humans have typically acted in real life - attack first, kill, maim, wound, before considering or trying better options. Considering humans do these terrible things not only to different species but even other humans, I suppose it’s ridiculous to expect any better. If aliens somehow watch this stuff, then zero reason to wonder why they don’t make contact even if the government is gradually admitting to their presence. I just hope they realize some humans are peaceful and would never harm or be aggressive to peaceful others. And even tho this is a work of fiction, the fact that many of us can still empathize and call out when other humans are acting horribly gives me hope. Congrats fellow good and kind people! :-)
I've always loved this movie, ever since seeing it at the age of eight in 1957. Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation is admittedly more crude than its modern computerized counterpart, but it invokes a more disturbing kind of frightening realism just the same.
I'm only two years your junior. I saw it at the Saturday kiddie show in the local theatre. I'll bet there are millions of other little boomers who remember it, too!
Its a funny fact that Harryhausens Stop Motion Models were just small, so 40 cm. I wonder why he dont use taller models bec in my opinion Stop Motion moves were much easyer with taller ones.
Thanks for sharing this! Now if you could equally bless us with the Hammer Films version of QUATERMASS & THE PIT (aka "5 Million Years To Earth"), my day would be completely made. 🙂
Any movie with Ray Harryhausen effects could never be completely bad IMO, though this one comes perilously close. An abrasive yet somehow boring leading man, so much talk, talk, talk, when what we really want is the creature. Glad it got to cause as much mayhem as it did before it bit the dust. Thanks much for sharing!
This is one great sci Fi movie Ray harryhausen did alot of timeless unforgettable masterpiece classics this is one 20 million miles to earth is my personal favorite love it.
Not Harryhausen, but my favorite B&W movie of that time is "Them!", still some effective horror-parts, which might've been even better if the giant ants would've been stop-motion, though oversized puppets definitely have their own charme
What I love about this film is the sympathy the audience felt for the poor Ymir's death, and the Hope it left us that there would be a sequel. Also a great job remastering one of my all time favorites. I watch this at least twice Yearly. 👍👍& 100⭐
I remember Creature Features when I was a kid. They would show old movies like this. Such gems. That creature was just scared and the idiots trying not to harm it. The poor thing was just trying to survive in this cruel world. It attack when the idots started to attack. Fun movie for the kids to watch. Wonder why they never did a remake in color. I enjoyed it. Another lost gem. Love these old movies. Nothing to watch on TV anymore. Thanks for sharing.
I well remember seeing this at the movies. This one and The Thing, From Another World. A kid could wonder back then. You didn't have to cut some poor guys head off in slow motion. Thanks for the memories....😱😅
Love these old black and white monster movies. Another Ray Harryhausen gem and a good supporting cast. One of the best from the past. Thanks for the post. Joe S
Back in the days, this was a pretty cool movie, remember watching it as a young boy for a quarter at our local downtown theater. Peace and God Bless. Rock on Baby Boomers.
It's funny that this movie and The Deadly Mantis were the only 2 movies I ever saw with William Hopper where he went up against 2 different giant monsters one from the Planet Venus and the other an oversized giant prehistoric bug man talk about weird.
My great grandmother had 3 stacked TVs, one with picture, one with sound and the other that had the signal. An old and fragile native american (Saponi) lady who had the biggest crush on Ray Harryhausen and the cooking skills of a drunken moose. She played old monster movies and only monster movies on her setup. Her husband was one of the guys who made the Spruce Goose and developed some cool rockets I got to play with as a kid who also introduced me to the joys of machining. Growing up with that lead me to my jobs as an aerospace engineer and game designer for a live action DnD game. I'd still like to use my Stan Winston School of Character Arts training, but meh, I'm happy. Bless the parents of Ray for giving our world his talents.
GREAT movie! I watch this every time it‘s shown…some of those old sci-fi movies were AWESOME! This….“THEM“, the original „The Day the Earth Stood Still“ are just a few. Thanks for showing this! Cheers
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One of the few action figures I ever bought is a quite nice little Ymir sculpt. I have it in my living room. Excluding the obnoxious child this is a fun film with some of Harryhausen's neatest character bits, starting with baby Ymir reacting to the light after hatching.
This is great, seeing Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion work, some of his best. This movie is frightening and it didn’t strike me that way as a child. Strange.
Although I didn't stay to see the whole show, it's not because I didn't like it. Actually, I have this on DVD and just wanted to take a peek. However, I do agree that it's a great classic, one of the best. If you haven't seen it, stick around. You'll enjoy it.
Really feel sorry for the creature in this flick. All alone trying to survive on an alien planet. How terrifying & confusing for it. Still, it was a terrifying & very dangerous creature that couldn't be allowed to live here.
66 años después de su estreno este clásico me sigue cautivando como en mi niñez y sintiendo pena por la criatura que solo intenta sobrevivir en un mundo muy lejano y hostil.
I've always felt sorry for that little guy he didn't know what he was doing they need to do a remake of just to show that it was a very very gentle creature
I’m 99.9% certain the creators of the 60s animated show Jonny Quest used the elephant’s roar from this film to voice the pterodactyl in the episode, “Turu the Terrible.”
Good to see Mr. Hopper. His mother was quite a well known person in Hollywood. She was the famous gossip columnist Heda Hopper. There was a quote supposedly attributed to her , “if you don’t have something nice to say about someone come sit beside me.”
Extremely sad. What did the creature do? Kidnapped as an egg. Caged, chased, shot at, prodded, electrified: tortured. Shot with RPGs. What an appalling film. Like watching waterboarding.
I feel so bad for Ymir, poor little fella was minding his own business gets kidnapped, brought here, gets stabbed, put in a cage, shot at...it makes me sad. But another Ray Harryhausen masterpiece.
Now i realize where they got the idea of the beginning of Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston…this opening scene of the rocket crashing into the sea… 😊
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Best thing about these old scifi flicks is that they allow you to be ten years old again.
I would've been -16
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Great comment!
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Ray Harryhausen was a special effects genius.
Every part where the monster was, all the actors were spot on and made the beast real for us.
20 Million Miles from Earth remains my FAVORITE.
Me too 🤗
He really was !!
This is one of my top 5 sci Fi movies of all time
Seems like the Human's were the real monsters . This thing didnt ask to get bought to Earth and it didnt attack anyone first
@@badtrekee4348 typical human behavior
Some things never get old. A good Harryhausen flick or a good Twilight Zone episode are prime examples.
For sure!
Very true.
considering when this was made the effects are quite impressive massive respect to the film makers
Also keep in mind that just one person was the whole special effects department…
@@kimmathis1945 ray harryhausen
Loved this movie as a kid. Saw a re-release in the cinema in the mid '60s. It has always stuck with me - as most of Harryhausen's classics have!
In the 1960's, our CBS TV station in Chicago would show sci-fi/monster movies at 3:30, when we got home from school. This movie, with the Ymir, was my favorite. Thanks for this restored version!
Same deal down the road in Indy!
Thank you Ray Harryhausen. You filled my childhood with such absolute wonder, and after over 60 years, your work still holds up (often better than the movie itself). Not sure if today's CGI will fare so well 60 years from now.
Mighty Joe Young (!!!!)
The Beast from 10,000 Fathoms
Jason and the Argonauts
Thre 7th Voyage of Sinbad
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
Earth vs the Flying Saucers (!!!!)
One Million BC
Gulliver
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Clash of the Titans
The Valley of Gwangi
(Sorry. Brain fart. Missing some.)
Ray Harryhausen (1920-2013). A motion picture pioneer & master craftsman.
Thanks to The Stream for posting this less frequently seen example, Hope making it to the end, and commenting helps your analytics.
I prefer his special effects talent over any of today's CGI, if there could be a balance of the two it would be truly remarkable. I would love to find a complete DVD collection of his (best) movies, ps. thanks for the list
I love all the Sinbad movies... I've watched them a hundred times.
@@shaneh7129 as a kid finding one of those movies on TV, like a sat. or sun. afternoon was awesome, because back then it was the only way you could see them, no VHS, no cable TV, no laser disc(lol), maybe beta but what was that? we can appreciate being able to just touch a screen and watch whatever we're in the mood for, right then right now, kids today have no idea what it was like
Add MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1961) and FIRST MEN IN THE MOON (1964); the correct titles are THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER (1960) and ONE MILLION YEARS B.C. (1966). Every one of Ray Harryhausen’s movies are a classic of the fantastic film. I have watched them all and enjoyed every one,
Actually, the correct title is THE BEAST FROM 20.000 FATHOMS.* Based on a short story called "The Foghorn" (originally published in Collier's, I believe) by Mr. Harryhausen's long-time friend, near-namesake, and fellow dino-enthusiast, Ray Bradbury.
*Equals 120,000 feet!
Another one of my favorite type movies. I love these type of sci-fi movies. I grew up watching them from early rerun childhood in the 70's, I like them.
At 80 years old, there’s not many horror/ sci/fi movies I haven’t watched including Harry’s many films. He was the master of B-flicks as known back then.
There's a big difference between a $500,000 "B" like this and a $60,000 "quickie" like "Attack of the Crab Monsters."
The creature from this film should be way more iconic than it currently is.
I felt so sorry for it
The stop motion here is the best I’ve seen…nice and smooth 🎉
This is the best black & white sci-fi monster movie i have ever seen👾🎥👏👏👏
Agreed. Very well made for its day.
1957 -- What a great year for Sci-fi, if you are old enough to remember......
I don't remember. I never seen this movie until today (3/20/24) I was born in 57. lol. But I do remember seeing actual greasers driving in a 1938 olds.
The best one was ofcource Plan 9 from Outer Space
@@romanschautfilme Also excellent - - - my favorite was forbidden planet
@@vebnew inlove forbidden planet! Leslie looks like Daniel Craig in that movie xD
@@romanschautfilme My personal favorite!
Actually, quite an entertaining movie! A little sci-fi, an alien creature, superb animation, backgrounds of Rome (with real Romans!) and of course, a little romance. This movie can only be appreciated in black and white, with a fast paced story line that is intriguing right to the end.
Incidentally, of the three feature films that William Hopper is best known for doing (when not playing Paul Drake on PERRY MASON starring Raymond Burr ), two of them were sci-fi. This one...and THE DEADLY MANTIS.
One of the best SF movies ever made. Up there with ,The Day That The Earth Stood Still and Forbidden Planet.😊
one of my favorites - thank you so much for sharing this movie
My dad was not a touchy feely kinda guy, like most from his time. But one of the things he did was every Saturday night we would all watch "old" scifi movies. This was in the late 60's so some of these movies were only 10-15 years old. Anyway, nice memories and bonding time with my dad.
Love how they shoot a bazooka at the monster in the Coliseum. Miss twice, but don't seem to do any damage to the old brickworks. That is some solid construction.
The classic Perry Mason has always been one of my favorite shows, so it’s cool to see William Hopper in some of these-he was also in The Deadly Mantis (1957)
About the same time Raymond Burr was in Japan with Godzilla!
and The Conquest of Space
Already knew it and in western s as well
this movie still puts the chill on me, the creature is horrific and great effects from ray harryhausen saw this as a young kid thanks for the showing.
Is the gargantuan a kaju monster?
Me and my dad met Ray many moons ago. Well respected in the industry.and a lot is owed to him for how we are today
Quite a nice man, very polite.
One of the Sci-fi classics
"They're only ferocious if provoked."
Whereupon they do nothing but provoke it.
I like the part where they tried to force it into a wooden cage, after it had torn an iron bar cage to shreds. LOL
Hah yeah that’s what most humans do without trying.
Lol! Yup. 😆
Anything we don't understand we kill. Who was the real monster here?
Saw this in the theaters back when I was a kid. I remember really loving it.
A high end movie in 1957. Filmed on location in Italy with real helicopters and airplanes plus the best special effects of the time. The stop animation or "clay-mation" as we called it is superb. With no digital cameras or computers it was done using clay figures moved and reanimated frame by frame with film cameras. FYI - Godzilla came out in 1954 using a different method with elaborate models and miniatures destroyed by a guy in a rubber suit. That must have been a fun job.
Ray Harryhausen was one of the best in stop motion animation
@putnam 1953 Well thanks for the tech brief but jeeze, chill out. just saying that back in the day we called it clay mation. we were kids, we didn't know how it was done. We figured it was just like Gumby.
@putnam 1953 Calm down 👎
thanks for the info info i was intrigued how they were able to achieve the effect vary impressive might i add
For Mighty Joe Young, he used a plastic figure, with a wire skeleton inside
I was in the 4th grade in ‘74, on a rainy day they brought us into the auditorium and showed this movie. We were mesmerized. Thanks for sharing it. Watching it tonight.
Wish I’d gone to your school!
Ummm...one of the original best Sunday afternoon (after church) sci-fi delights!!! WOW!! and Thank YOU!!
Another classic. Everything about it was fun. Special effects genius. Thanks for sharing
I was first introduced to this movie via the magazine, 'Famous monsters of film land'. The beast in this movies was referred to by the name 'Ymir'. Ray Harryhausen did the stop motion effects. This will be the second time watching...
Which is odd that the creature is never once referred to as the "Ymir" in the movie. Lol.
Great old time movie. Love the fight with the elephant, but horrible how it was treated.. so true on its reality..thank you
No matter how many times I've watched this, I continue to root for the Venusian.
YO TAMBIEN!!
Yeah it never showed any aggression until it learned it from being caged and hunted down. And scientist dumb enough to fly back to earth carrying alien lifeforms
Un film de science-fiction rétro qui tient en haleine des effets spéciaux remarquables pour l’époque ! Une superproduction en fait un fin haletante merci pour le partage 10/10 .
They don't write classic dialogue like this anymore:-
Doctor - "The creature...?"
General - "Loose, and on the rampage"
I just love the implication that the creature is in one of two states...
1) At home, maybe having a cup of tea and watching the telly.
2) Out "rampaging".
Ray harryhausen the master of stop motion dynamation!🦖🦕🐙🎥
i had to rewind when i thought i saw Ray Harryhausen's name....yeah boy when it comes to special effects he was the man
Brilliantly done.
Takes me back to my childhood. One of Harryhausen's best works. Even the elephant was his work superimposed with a real animal.I enjoyed!😊
The elephant was also a stop motion model!
One of the most impressive sci-fi openings. One of Harryhausen's best, creapiest, and most sympathetic creatures, and one of his most consistently interesting films. One of the most obnoxious leading men.
Well Hello, Almost A Doctor ! 😏
Give Hopper a break. He played Perry Mason's right hand man for years!
I actually felt bad for the creature, he was just on an alien planet trying to survive.
And right away they treated it bad . No food nothing to drink he didn't even attack the farm animals he went in the barn and ate oats
And it's not like he wanted to be here.
@Don DeCaire and the alien creature doesn't attack anyone unless they provoke it...pretty much like the animals of native earth. Sad. 😔
He was literally kidnapped by wannabe colonizers invading his world. As usual, we’re the actual monsters.
So glad to see others feeling the same way I am at watching this. The poor creature wasn’t vicious at all (though it would understandable if he was!) - he was just scared and hungry, and probably very confused at the strange place he’s in (I’m assuming he was a baby and hatched from the gelatinous egg thing?). The dog attacked it first, and even then the creature waited before finally punching it - for all we know the dog is just unconscious. But even the astronaut guy tells everyone it isn’t dangerous unless provoked - and so immediately provokes it with a big pointy stick! How about you humans think and put some Oates in the cart and give it some quiet time to go in and eat, then Quietly shut the gate (not that I want it to be mistreated by scientists either!). But no, let’s threaten it and scare it even more, when quiet and calm gestures and offerings of Coates would have done wonders. Even then it only attacks after being stabbed in the back with a freaking pitchfork! And is then shot multiple times and just runs away. Not a violent or dangerous “beast’ at all. The sad part is this is how humans have typically acted in real life - attack first, kill, maim, wound, before considering or trying better options. Considering humans do these terrible things not only to different species but even other humans, I suppose it’s ridiculous to expect any better. If aliens somehow watch this stuff, then zero reason to wonder why they don’t make contact even if the government is gradually admitting to their presence. I just hope they realize some humans are peaceful and would never harm or be aggressive to peaceful others. And even tho this is a work of fiction, the fact that many of us can still empathize and call out when other humans are acting horribly gives me hope. Congrats fellow good and kind people! :-)
William Hopper was an OSS frogman in WWII, the precursor to today’s Navy Seals. A WWII hero.
I've always loved this movie, ever since seeing it at the age of eight in 1957. Ray Harryhausen's stop-motion animation is admittedly more crude than its modern computerized counterpart, but it invokes a more disturbing kind of frightening realism just the same.
Totally agree, rock on Baby Boomers.
Kronos, This island earth and Panic in the year zero are all on here too
I'm only two years your junior. I saw it at the Saturday kiddie show in the local theatre. I'll bet there are millions of other little boomers who remember it, too!
Its a funny fact that Harryhausens Stop Motion Models were just small, so 40 cm. I wonder why he dont use taller models bec in my opinion Stop Motion moves were much easyer with taller ones.
may 1949
Reminds me a lot of the Kraken from the Clash of the Titans movie in the 80s.
This was a great movie. Love the fight between Elephant and Monster.
Exactly😊
Didn’t he make that movie to
Thanks for sharing this! Now if you could equally bless us with the Hammer Films version of QUATERMASS & THE PIT (aka "5 Million Years To Earth"), my day would be completely made. 🙂
These 1950's movies are really good!!
I saw this movie before and liked it from beginning to end.
Any movie with Ray Harryhausen effects could never be completely bad IMO, though this one comes perilously close. An abrasive yet somehow boring leading man, so much talk, talk, talk, when what we really want is the creature. Glad it got to cause as much mayhem as it did before it bit the dust. Thanks much for sharing!
This is one great sci Fi movie Ray harryhausen did alot of timeless unforgettable masterpiece classics this is one 20 million miles to earth is my personal favorite love it.
A lot
Not Harryhausen, but my favorite B&W movie of that time is "Them!", still some effective horror-parts, which might've been even better if the giant ants would've been stop-motion, though oversized puppets definitely have their own charme
Thanks for posting this classic. I had always missed the opening scenes over the years.
I feel so sorry for the creature. He was taken 20 million miles from his home planet only be murdered. Leave well enough alone..😢😢
Shit always happens when dealing with Humans ?? Murder is a Human PASTIME??
What I love about this film is the sympathy the audience felt for the poor Ymir's death, and the Hope it left us that there would be a sequel.
Also a great job remastering one of my all time favorites. I watch this at least twice Yearly. 👍👍& 100⭐
I remember Creature Features when I was a kid. They would show old movies like this. Such gems. That creature was just scared and the idiots trying not to harm it. The poor thing was just trying to survive in this cruel world. It attack when the idots started to attack. Fun movie for the kids to watch. Wonder why they never did a remake in color. I enjoyed it. Another lost gem. Love these old movies. Nothing to watch on TV anymore. Thanks for sharing.
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HA ..I USED TO WATCH CREATURE FEATURES TOO ...🤣🤣🤣
I LOVE THESE CLASSIC 50S AND 60S OLD MOVIES
At the end, the alien creature from Venus died on/near the Roman colosseum or a version of it. Poetic death indeed. Classic movie, thanks for sharing!
I well remember seeing this at the movies. This one and The Thing, From Another World. A kid could wonder back then. You didn't have to cut some poor guys head off in slow motion.
Thanks for the memories....😱😅
Love these old black and white monster movies. Another Ray Harryhausen gem and a good supporting cast. One of the best from the past. Thanks for the post. Joe S
This was made the year my youngest brother was born. I enjoyed it very much.
Back in the days, this was a pretty cool movie, remember watching it as a young boy for a quarter at our local downtown theater. Peace and God Bless. Rock on Baby Boomers.
Me, too. Great memories!
It's funny that this movie and The Deadly Mantis were the only 2 movies I ever saw with William Hopper where he went up against 2 different giant monsters one from the Planet Venus and the other an oversized giant prehistoric bug man talk about weird.
Harryhausen's work was world class. the creature's motion was persuasive
My great grandmother had 3 stacked TVs, one with picture, one with sound and the other that had the signal. An old and fragile native american (Saponi) lady who had the biggest crush on Ray Harryhausen and the cooking skills of a drunken moose. She played old monster movies and only monster movies on her setup. Her husband was one of the guys who made the Spruce Goose and developed some cool rockets I got to play with as a kid who also introduced me to the joys of machining. Growing up with that lead me to my jobs as an aerospace engineer and game designer for a live action DnD game. I'd still like to use my Stan Winston School of Character Arts training, but meh, I'm happy. Bless the parents of Ray for giving our world his talents.
One of my Favorite Ray Harryhausen films. The Ymir was such a Vivid Character in this Film. He was the Star of the Movie.
If they do a remake of this movie, I hope they have some people wanting to make friends with Ymir (the creature) and want to help return to Venus.
They did. It was called “ET.”
There were many fine stop motion animators, but only one Harryhausen. He was the greatest.
GREAT movie! I watch this every time it‘s shown…some of those old sci-fi movies were AWESOME! This….“THEM“, the original „The Day the Earth Stood Still“ are just a few. Thanks for showing this! Cheers
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Love these classic SCI FI movies from the 1950s.
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Next time you remaster this, try turning up the volume. You levels are definitely too low.
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When i first saw it 45 years ago it was a great adventure story. Today, it's still a really good film, but i feel sorry for the monster.
One of those great Ray Harryhausen special effects classic.
Should have been called 25 million miles to Earth.
Still one of the really greats.
Ray Harryhausen was a National Treasure.
Thanks! So true
One of the few action figures I ever bought is a quite nice little Ymir sculpt. I have it in my living room. Excluding the obnoxious child this is a fun film with some of Harryhausen's neatest character bits, starting with baby Ymir reacting to the light after hatching.
I swear the uncredited soldier providing information to the General is a young Robert Conrad.
First movie I saw as a kid - scary the hell out of me.
This is great, seeing Ray Harryhausen’s stop motion work, some of his best. This movie is frightening and it didn’t strike me that way as a child. Strange.
Indeed, we love Ray Harryhausen!
I love these old films 🎥 thay bring back all of my childhood on a Sunday afternoon watching them with may mam thank you xx
I love watching old classic movies make you feel 9 year old
Poor things all alone, everybody's picking on him.
Although I didn't stay to see the whole show, it's not because I didn't like it. Actually, I have this on DVD and just wanted to take a peek. However, I do agree that it's a great classic, one of the best. If you haven't seen it, stick around. You'll enjoy it.
What’s a DVD?
I love Ray harryhausen stop motion
I do too. I am a huge Harryhausen fan!
Really feel sorry for the creature in this flick. All alone trying to survive on an alien planet. How terrifying & confusing for it. Still, it was a terrifying & very dangerous creature that couldn't be allowed to live here.
66 años después de su estreno este clásico me sigue cautivando como en mi niñez y sintiendo pena por la criatura que solo intenta sobrevivir en un mundo muy lejano y hostil.
E a criatura só queria comer o seu enxofre e viver em paz.
A paranóia e o belicismo dos homens mataram a criatura!
I've always felt sorry for that little guy he didn't know what he was doing they need to do a remake of just to show that it was a very very gentle creature
True classic 🏆
I’m 99.9% certain the creators of the 60s animated show Jonny Quest used the elephant’s roar from this film to voice the pterodactyl in the episode, “Turu the Terrible.”
I'm impressed, with this classic creature si- fi film, the Ymir creture deserves a reboot film of its own, or an addition to the Monsterverse
Good to see Mr. Hopper. His mother was quite a well known person in Hollywood. She was the famous gossip columnist Heda Hopper. There was a quote supposedly attributed to her , “if you don’t have something nice to say about someone come sit beside me.”
Pretty good Stop-Motion technique here!
Not pretty good - the best.
Great Harryhausen movie! I actually felt sorry for the creature!
One of my absolute FAVS! The beginning with the little boy and the sea reminds me of The Valley of The Gwangi!!
Extremely sad.
What did the creature do? Kidnapped as an egg. Caged, chased, shot at, prodded, electrified: tortured. Shot with RPGs.
What an appalling film. Like watching waterboarding.
I feel so bad for Ymir, poor little fella was minding his own business gets kidnapped, brought here, gets stabbed, put in a cage, shot at...it makes me sad. But another Ray Harryhausen masterpiece.
These movies are great i cant help thinking how much work into special effects that today a computer does today in 10 seconds
True, but this is also ONE guy rather than 350 people at computer terminals (who all get listed in tiny lettering in the credits.)
Stop motion at it's best!!! Love this film!!
Now i realize where they got the idea of the beginning of Planet of the Apes with Charlton Heston…this opening scene of the rocket crashing into the sea… 😊
I haven't seen this movie in a long time. Thank you. Enjoyed it very much.
Harryhausen's monsters - always flavoured with a touch of pathos.
I'm 68 years old. This movie remains my favorite monster movie.
The ads have so much more volume than the movie, its wrecked it for me
500,000 lire sounds like a lot, but at the exchange rates in 1957, that was about $800 USD.
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