Dark Corners - Peter Cushing in Island of Terror: Review

[@rickstone9092]

You must hand it to Peter Cushing though. His hand is chopped off and an hour later he's laughing and behaving as if it were just a minor inconvenience. Now there's a proper British gentleman for you. I'd be hollering my ass off.

[@ColTaylorDyath]

He was high on morphine.

[@annvictor9627]

Reminds me of this Monty Python bit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX3HnGV5Z5qNZ5Y

[@alasdairwatson712]

We all deal with grief in our own way.

[@winternow2242]

He's only laughing on the outside. On the inside, he's hanging onto quiet desperation. He's more English than England.

[@DDlambchop43]

to be fair, it's likely the painkillers talking too...

[@alancestors]

I was in this film. I was the little boy in the Hall when the creatures smash the windows.

[@mindyvaughn8217]

Alan Baulch Oh my gosh! How cool is that. You need to share with us your memories about your experience making this movie.

[@chadcastagana9181]

Alan Baulch And you went all to piecesnover it ;-)

[@BingCherry11]

Maybe you can tell us why they did not do some sequels: 1. Silicates in Japan. 2. Silicates in Rome, Italy and 3. Silicates in Central Park (New York) Dr. Phillips and his assistant said in the beginning of the movie said that the experiment was going to be completed at these three additional locations!!!!!! Where are my cool sequels ... We are all still waiting!!!!

[@dagnabbit6187]

Cool Alan . I will believe you because I have a policy . Unless one is a religitard , tries to take up time I don't have , or reaches in my wallet , I always go with it. I am a people person even it I do live a introverted kind of hermetic life now !

[@varanid9]

@@BingCherry11 Films like these rarely got sequels, but, I'm all on board for it!

[@williamhiers5348]

Despite all the shortcomings, this is still a fairly decent little film because of its original premise, in my opinion; I can't think of another movie where the monsters suck people's skeletons out.

[@matthewpage848]

And it was certainly creepy.

[@chraighe]

No it's a great movie...I saw this when I was a kid it scared the crap out of me.Love the sound track.

[@elaynedavis1190]

+Mot Chraighe ~ i have been looking for this forever , always thought the word mystery was in title ...so i finally use google *** old turtle freak terror movie !! ;)

[@jorgelopez-pr6dr]

It terrified me, even when I saw it on tv.

[@teresawallace8263]

@@elaynedavis1190 Yes, I saw this when I was a young child, I'm 57 now, and have never seen it since. I just happened to type in, what I thought those Creatures looked like, and finally a movie Title Came up!! I thought for a while that maybe this was just a dream that I had!! LOL.I'm so happy to find it again.

[@teresawallace8263]

@@jorgelopez-pr6dr Yep, It scared me too!

[@varanid9]

I always wished that they had put out a soundtrack of this movie.

[@mkr6214]

After reading a bunch of comments about this movie, I'm happy to add that it also completely freaked me out as a kid. Years later I bought a copy of it and was surprised at how much I remembered (most notably the bone-sucking sounds, lol) and how much I enjoyed seeingb8t again. For me the plot holes actually add to the fun. Yes, it feels cheap and a bit cheesy, and yet it still has the feel of an experienced director who knew how to wring suspense and horror out of the material and budget he was given. I like the script, the acting, the plot, the silicates, the sound effects, the pacing and suspense, and the cinematography. It just works for me and is one of my favorite movies. Terence Fisher is the man.

[@rickypoole965]

I've always enjoyed this movie in spite of its faults. Any movie that has Peter Cushing vaulting over tables and getting his hand lobbed off in true Action Hero fashion can't be all bad.

[@fullblowncranium9110]

No! Island of Terror is great. But so is your review. I'm torn, almost like a silicate dividing.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

FullBlown Cranium There is some great talent in this film that makes it watchable.

[@JimParshall]

I remember this movie from when I was a kid. It was quite scary to me. Strange. Never got scared by Halloween or Friday the 13th but this movie freaked me out. I suppose because I was pretty young when this came out even on Saturday afternoon scifi locally on TV.

[@varanid9]

Well, those other movies were about human killers (initially); I was never scared of people because I knew you could always just shoot them. Silicates, on the other hand.........especially ones that threaten to over-run the world and leave you no place to hide.......

[@johnw8578]

Yep, I was 8 or 9 when I first saw this on Sir Graves Ghastly or maybe The Ghoul (I'm from Michigan). I loved this movie and The Horror Express!

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Same here

[@bhbluebird]

Well, I saw it when I was ten years old and it was pretty darn scary back then:)

[@DarkCornersReviews]

It's one of the films we are overly harsh on.

[@walterfechter8080]

No bones about it -- this one's a thriller. Peter Cushing (RIP)

[@boneeatingsilicate580]

This guy is full of it...this is a GREAT movie, maybe a little dated today, but we were talking about it the next day at school and everybody agreed it SCARED the crap out of us!

[@georginarucklidge9118]

Yes , Jason , i agree : its a very unkind , dismissive type of review ;the tiny dialogue inserts from various scenes all strung together , just irritated me. Like how teaser trailers are put together. To be fair , the presenter is too young to remember the atmosphere in a large cinema auditorium of the day , sitting there in the dark , a few other people dotted around - you hadn't seen the film before and didnt know much about it ; you had only seen the title of the film in the local press : these low budget films were often shown as a late night double bill starting at 11.00pm. Its a good story ; the effects are basic , but the film inspires your imagination -what is UNSEEN can be more scary ; i remember distinctly two good short instances in the film (my two contributions) where good direction and "in- depth character portrayal" are prominent.

[@randyacuna3248]

Jason Henry I saw this with the project ed man in 1967 at the drive in . Had a great time watching this great movie.

[@varanid9]

@@randyacuna3248 The Projected Man, I remember seeing that not too long after the film reviewed here back when I was around 13; I believe I watched both on "Dialing for Dollars", LOL!

[@BingCherry11]

I remember my friends commenting about the movie on my block and at school!!!!! They all agreed in that it scared the crap out of them and they were never going eat chicken noodle soup again!!!!! Lol!!!

[@ian_b]

Were you at a school for children who move very, very slowly?

[@hcu4359]

I don't care how much people bitch about the effects and the plot holes, I own this because Dr. Brian Stanley is funny.

[@susanwillis4919]

Watched this movie as a kid and in my house (randomly) we would say "NO BONES!" in our best English accents. I hadn't thought about that in years, but I got curious so I looked it up :) Glad I found it.

[@BingCherry11]

That is very strange my friends and I found ourselves doing the same thing!!! We would say to ourselves "No bones??? Absolutely no bones??? in a heavy British accent. Lol!!!!

[@electricalstar]

I saw this when I was seven or eight years old, back in 1988 or 89. I was terrified.

[@bingcherry1190]

Don't feel bad Liza. All my friends saw this movie when were are all around 12 years old and it scared the living daylights out of all of us. We checked under our beds and on the ceiling every night to make sure there were no Silicates there and we all stopped eating chicken noodle soup!!!! Lol!!!!!

[@johnw8578]

I remember trying so hard to stay up late to watch this on Saturday but fell asleep before the movie started. I did catch it a year or so later (age 8 or 9) and loved it!

[@martinradcliffe4798]

Seen this may times down the years. As so often Peter Cushing's presence gives it a certain dignity it would otherwise lack.- to say the least!

[@lurkerrekrul]

I like this movie. It has its problems, but it's decently made and not completely stupid.

[@3985uprr]

Scary movie. Lots of dry British humor. I love Peter Cushing when he says “”Any more transfusions and I’ll be a full bloodied Irishman”. “ I don’t want to stay out here. It’s too damn creepy” “Nasty little creatures, aren’t they?” He seemed to recover quickly after getting his hand chopped off. Loved the straw sucking sounds the silicates made when they were bone sucking. Liked the music and I got a kick out of Edward Judd’s silly head shaking drunken expression on his face before he says “We’ve done it. They’re dead”. They must’ve used leftover spaghetti to add a special effect when the silicates divided.

[@50goingon15]

Saw this as a young lad and it scared the heck out of me. Because of that, I love this film!

[@RX552VBK]

Oooooo! I loved this film as kid! It scared the SHIT out of me--we watched it on Thriller Theater on ch. 11 WPIX in NYC! Great memories!

[@garyreid6165]

I saw this film on WNEW-Channel 5 in NYC on a Sunday afternoon. It was a great film. A little better than Island Of The Burning Doomed (or the British title, Night Of The Big Heat, with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, which I saw on WPIX-Channel 11).

[@Sutterjack]

Excellent review! Still scared me as a kid - great movie!

[@dannyspitzer1267]

This movie creeped me out as a kid. That being said I still loved your review... I always like the humor in your reviews 👍😆

[@SpiderKing389]

I think in the battle you suggested, the Silicates would win. The Creeping Terror is too slow, even for the Silicates, whilst the Elf would just need to touch the Silicates to become their next meal. Plus, I doubt the Elf has knowledge of radiation to be able to effectively combat the Silicates. Regardless of the fantasy battle, another excellent review!

[@VonWenk]

Was the Jedi reference a nod to Peter Cushing and Eddie Byrne both being in the original Star Wars?

[@DarkCornersReviews]

.... yeah, sure.

[@alphawoolf5981]

I'll go along with your critiques of the film, but it's still an effective little movie. When you're watching a movie called Island of Terror you don't really put your thinking cap on. And Peter Cushing makes it easy to switch of your brain and enjoy.

[@GodzillaSr]

It's always nice to see some kid "review" a campy movie... it was campy 40 years ago when I watched it as a kid and it's still campy today as I watch it with my grandson.

[@AdamqK]

I have to admit, I've got a soft spot for this film (no pun intended). It's a nice little chiller with, yes, a few plot holes (and, I seem to remember, a totally useless female lead) but it's got a good cast and decent suspense.

[@danddoty3981]

Lets see ... first silicone is what you call a ... ROCK! So dynamite would in fact, you know ... blow them to tiny, tiny bits. Yes, some how these monsters are all over the place and no one seems to able find them until the second act. Some how these monsters can climb trees ( and nobody notices that either). You're right, how can a fishing village have NO BOATS; the local population should have living off of roots and twigs. Leaving island was really the best plan ( worked in THE KILLER SHREWS). Special note ... Japan is an island.

[@mindyvaughn8217]

Dan D Doty Another Great Movie 😊

[@diamonddog257]

.... uhhhh ..... they were all ....uhhhh......'Fly fisherman'........ hmmmm .....

[@bingcherry1190]

The problem lies in the fact that Japan has bridges that connect to the mainland!!! The Silicates can easily crawl across them!!!!

[@BingCherry11]

@@bingcherry1190 Plus as we know from the story if a Silicate is run over by a car, truck, etc, the Silicate will NOT be harmed in the least bit!!!!!

[@BingCherry11]

I noticed that the Silicates were smart. At the beginning the Silicates did not know if humans could harm them. For this reason they would hide themselves in caves, or attached themselves to a ceiling and launch surprise attacks! However, once they saw how easily they could kill people and that people could do nothing to hurt them.... The Silicates became brazen!!! They came out into the open and started making direct attacks!!! And they started to make "frenzied" excited sounds now that they knew they were going to devour all the living creatures on that island!!! As Peter Cushing put it so well "Nasty little creatures aren't they?"

[@garyjust.johnson1436]

Fun Fact: the island of terror wasnt actually an island! It was a peninsula!

[@VonWenk]

Was Edward Judd wearing a toupee in this? And I remember being startled when they cut off Peter Cushing's hand.

[@Navigator87110]

I was just thinking about this movie! I saw it when I was a kid! It terrified me. Once those tentacles grabbed you, you were dead! Even long after I knew it was silly to be afraid of these things... I was. Thanks for reminding me of this. I think.

[@lordshell]

This movie scared the crap out of me as a kid.

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Me too

[@martyc2637]

I would love to see a modern day remake of this. Like in the vein of John Carpenters Thing. None better than the Cush though.

[@BingCherry11]

During the final battle they comment that there are 100 Silicates. I could only see 10. 10 Silicates makes more sense based on the Silicates multiplication factor. And during their final division after they kill the cows they become 20. When David said there about 100 Silicates he said that out of fear. However during the meeting in town hall Peter Cushing said there were 64 Silicates. However, the total number of Silicates after one week will be more than 1 million. The actual total will be 268,435,456!!!! They did not tell the villagers that because that would surely have scared them even more!!!! Scary!!!!!

[@SgtRocko]

I saw this when I had the 'flu when I was 10 or 11 - REALLY bad fever, so I was a bit out of it from a high fever... this scared the SH*TE out of me. The noises, the monsters breaking windows... It was actually a traumatic experience. NOW... I love it, but it took a LONG time before I'd watch it again LOL Thanks for the great review!

[@lewisdoherty7621]

I remember watching this movie as a kid thinking, they are on this island without even telephones and several radios. Boy, this thing is contrived. It might be a better ending if they said, you know those cows we dosed with radiation so the silicates would eat them and die? Yes. Well there is now another problem, some of them survived, mutated into gigantic carnivorous beasts that have swum to the mainland. The video shows these giant cows with glowing eyes and razor like teeth coming ashore on the mainland. Then one of them says, this has turned into an "udder" disaster at which point everyone laughs for the fadeout end shot. Well, maybe not.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

***** There is a weird plot point where run out of radiation injection fluid and can't give the cows a full dose... it has no effect on the plot, I like the mutant cow idea much more.

[@lewisdoherty7621]

One weird thing I also noticed was it appears these monsters came out of an area marked "Danger Radiation" or something similar, yet they appeared to die when ingesting radioactive material. I also remember as a kid thinking that goo out of them when they divided looked like chicken noodle soup. The only thing I can imagine why their art guy might have done it that way was the rather common by that time illustrations of DNA dividing in cells in all sorts of publications and television shows. While they are in a spiral, the art people just did flat strips. What happens when there is cell division? The cell splits, the helixes split and one side goes into each new cell. Everyone has seen the illustrations. This movie also reminded me of the silicate life-forms, the Horta, in STAR TREK'S original series episode, "The Devil in the Dark." So I looked it up. ISLAND OF TERROR came out of production in 1966 and a few months later, "The Devil in the Dark" appeared. Hmmmm..

[@BingCherry11]

True they were not able to give each cow a full dose. As a little kid seeing this movie in the theater I thought to myself "This is very bad news"!!! The Silicates might not die because of the lower dose. And just when you think things can't any worse... The Silicates divide thus reducing the effect of the dose to half! I thought to myself "Oh no!!!!!!!!" The Silicates are going eat every one alive!!!!!!! If the goal is to scare the living daylights out of the audience ... this is a brilliant way to do it. I honestly thought the Silicates would survive and devour every last person in that town hall!!!! Scary!!!!!!

[@harnois75]

@@BingCherry11 Yes, the running low on the radiation dose had a definite effect on the plot - it racked up the tension of whether or not the silicates would be affected or simply wipe out the human population.

[@BingCherry11]

Good joke!!! Lol!!!! Giant Radio Active Cows???? Lol!!!!!!

[@maxsmodels]

It terrified me when I was 12 and that was their main audience. I proper remake could work.

[@shawnfella]

I'm still waiting for the remake. Or, the spin-off sequel, The Silicates Vs. The Triffids.

[@harnois75]

A film called Grabbers is the remake, it's not very good, tongue in cheek horror as with most rehashes. Stick with the original, Island of Terror is great.

[@BingCherry11]

I am waiting for three movies as promised by Dr. Phillips in the beginning of this movie. 1. Silicates Take Tokyo 2. Silicates In Italy 3. Silicates in Central Park (NY)

[@BingCherry11]

@@harnois75 The Grabbers???? Did they use the bodies of the Silicates???

[@harnois75]

@@BingCherry11 No it's takes the same premise of an isolated island community but the monsters are on a much larger scale and CGI. They have an aversion to alcohol rather than radiation so everyone on the island has to get drunk to stay alive.

[@deitcheyedoll]

Loved this movie. Just noticed that the island at 3.49 is Craigleith Island in the Firth of Forth from North Berwick near Edinburgh.

[@archnof0]

I wasn't a kid when I saw this on TV and throughly enjoyed it, warts and all. Loved the review too

[@freakyzed8467]

No bones, no bone cancer. Perfect logic!

[@MrWorf35]

I like this movie, despite its weak writing and execution. The Peter Cushing effect, maybe?

[@BingCherry11]

They did not have the time nor the means to evacuate all those people off the island while the Silicates were in full attack mode! In this story we do not know how long it would take for a silicate to "starve". We also do not know if they can drag themselves into a body of water and then crawl to a mainland area???? I thought it was a nice twist that at the end the Silicates appeared like they were going to escape being poisoned by dividing thereby lowering the dose of the poison each Silicate would have to deal with. That possibility freaked me out!!!! I was just a little kid when saw this and thought to myself "I guess in this movie the monsters win!" (P.S. Great Review) Thank you for posting this.

[@brobdingnagianone900]

Is there a full version on YT? I can't find it on Google movies either.

[@zaphodbbrox]

Never saw this movie, but those scenes with the silicates dropping from above and sliding down the car's windshield gave me a strong The Blob ('80s remake) vibe. I wonder if it's just a coincidence. They also look like they may have been the inspiration behind the "Silacoid" enemies in the original X-COM videogame.

[@MaximumRD]

It's HAMMER TIME!

[@StreetFreak9000]

But it's not is it!? As its not a Hammer film. Are the next generation of horror fans all this ignorant of basic facts about films?

[@varanid9]

@@StreetFreak9000 He meant it's time to get HAMMERED!!

[@donnadeal9404]

This movie scared the crap out of me!

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Me too

[@josepelaez3223]

You make great video reviews

[@NinjaNezumi]

3:38 - there's a damn good reason. There are monsters there. If I got a free pass and didn't care for any of the other humans I'd just forget to come back :D

[@TheRealNormanBates]

2:43 this must have inspired the Mynock scene in *Empire*

[@chadcastagana9181]

Review ISLAND OF THE BURNING DOOMED, with Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing

[@mindyvaughn8217]

Chad Castagana It is also excellent. I was worried the monsters in that were going to win. And I liked Bob and his wife and dog. I was so upset that they killed them off.

[@chadcastagana9181]

Mindy Vaughn It was also titled NIGHT OF THE BIG HEAT. Personally I think it is a little better than this film ISLAND OF TERROR here, where you see the monsters are revealed too soon. I saw this flick on TV in the early 80's when I was young. They were very unimpressive even then :-(

[@TheTwick]

Having watched the "silicates", I'm amazed that they can climb trees! Don't ask which creature is the fastest but which one has the best "creeping" background music. My submission is "The Creeping Terror". Cheers.

[@BingCherry11]

The Silicates have the power of to "stick" to things like a snail. A snail can climb a tree without any trouble so therefore so can a Silicate. One of the Silicates attached itself to the ceiling of the lab. He waited there then reached down with its tentacle and grabbed the police officer by his neck!!!. I strongly suspect the Silicate that killed the scientist in Japan used the same sneak attack!!!

[@WinLindsay_CushingContent]

I actually love this film! Still found this review very enjoyable though. I don't know how I missed the plot hole about the magically disappearing boat. 🤭 Xx

[@robertcubinelli4961]

For its time & age , it was eye-candy for horror buffs. It was ahead of its time and the S/T is cool. Cushing is majestic and the plot sticks.....ohhh how it sticks to.......human bones :):)heheheheheheh :)

[@randyacuna3248]

Is this movie out on d v d? I want to by a copy, it's a good monster movie.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

See link in description ;)

[@Boppinabe]

Island of Terror is the greatest example of a weak script saved by the lead actors (Cushing, Judd, and Gray) bringing their A#1 game to their respective roles. And they drink Guinness in the morning, so what's not to like?

[@dougpergamella3851]

I'm 61 years old now. This movie scared the crap out of me when I saw it as a young boy! Ha!

[@harnois75]

Great movie. Great Script. Slow but relentless monsters are always the most menacing too.

[@mindyvaughn8217]

I loved your review but I love this movie more. I have been trying like crazy to get a DVD of it but it seems they don't make them to play in our region. That is so bizarre to me. Amazon has several with the warning " By the way these won't play in America". At one time it was on a Universal DVD. A syfy collection. But now it's not there. Anyway, this could be one of the greatest classic horror movies ever made.💖

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Not quite a DVD, but the quality is good kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWjNmJuKabVgY80

[@harnois75]

Scream Factory released it on Blu-ray In America this year.

[@bingcherry1190]

@@harnois75 I purchased one on Blu-Ray. It looks awesome!!!

[@DarthTriffid]

With music “lifted” from Dr Who and the Daleks

[@GeneSavage]

I'm so glad to hear you saw this as a bad film. I got about an hour in and finally thought, "this HAS to have a "Bad Movie" review on Dark Corners." Was shocked when it wasn't labeled as a bad review, but was relieved after seeing what you had to say. The basic storyline is, "cure for cancer attacks island." Said that way, I would think it would be obvious to just about anybody that this was a bad idea. The woman and her relationship with the leading man are painfully stereotypical at a time when I would have thought we were moving away from these sort of tropes, but... nope. I don't like the look of the film, either. Yours looked color corrected if a bit muddier than the copy I watched on Tubi, but either way the island NEVER looked menacing to me, ever. I'd happily plop down and spend some time reading on a park bench on this island, given the opportunity. The creatures look like the burnt lasagna monster from Star Trek without as much color, and I was glad to hear I wasn't the only one who thought they were filled with chicken noodle soup. That was ROUGH.

[@herbertkeithmiller]

I don't know who would win in a race but I do know which I wouldn't want to attacking me. The silicates at least are able to attack people without having to wait for them to crawl into their friggin mouths like the creeping terror.

[@colleencrouch4346]

The film spends the first 5 minutes emphasizing how isolated the island is, without explaining why they don't even have a radio. The doctor takes the emergency launch to the mainland to get help, but already knows that he might be coming back by plane, so why not take a 2nd person along to bring the launch back? And you can see a small row boat in the harbour... These are Alfred Hitchcock "icebox" moments, plot holes you might not think about until much later, but once noticed, you cannot forget them!

[@jasonjuneau3554]

The sound effect of the silicates reminds me of the seaweed in Lost Continent. Pity that Cushing could not be is that film.

[@BingCherry11]

When I saw this movie in the theater all the kids in the audience were screaming "Why didn't they board up the windows"??? And the kids were all angry about it too!!! The people who made this movie still owe us a sequel. At the start of the movie the scientists say that Tokyo , Rome and New York were also going perform the same experiment that created the Silicates. At the end we can see that Tokyo has a problem. But what about Rome and New York????????? I am sure that Dr. Phillip's notes must have mentioned that Tokyo, Rome and New York were going to perform the same experiment!!!! They needed to be warned!!! We are now awaiting the sequel! We only know one thing it is not going to be pretty! Scary!!!!

[@sharno98]

Can you review White Zombie staring Bela Lugosi?

[@DarkCornersReviews]

sharno98 Added to the list.

[@harnois75]

That isn't the island from the mainland, that's just another smaller island viewed from the harbour. Keep up.

[@therealPT302]

Wish I found this channel years ago

[@rsacchi100]

Considering recent events this is somewhat phrophetic. Another fun review.

[@wilmamichel8158]

Loved the review. Hilarious.

[@brianfuller5868]

Didn't agree. This was a great movie. Easily The Creeping Terror could beat a silicate.

[@BingCherry11]

Silicates response: "Give us a couple of weeks of "dividing" and we will occupy every square inch of the island which include all the space before the start line of the race and all the space after the Finish line!!!! So therefore we would win by default before the race would even get started!!!! (I tested this on my calculator ... the numbers show what a nightmare it would be if the Silicates are allowed to "divide" for a long period of time!!!! ) Ayyyyy!!!!!!

[@bingcherry1122]

In this movie I noticed something very interesting and that is that on three (3) different occasions a Silicate had a opportunity to kill Toni!!! 1. The first one was when she is in the car with the window open. A Silicate on top of the car could have easily grabbed her neck just like the silicate that killed Constable Harris in Silicate Mansion. The silicate instead decided to leave. Not because she screamed or because it was afraid of Dr. West or Dr. Stanley!!! Something repulsed it. It ran into that cave in effort get one them using a surprise attack!!!! The silicates know they can't run after people so they "set up" surprise attacks!!!! 2. Attack on Toni #2. At Silicate Mansion two silicates trap Toni, Dr. West, Dr. Stanley and Dr. Landers. The first silicate shoots out its tentacle but does not grab Landers. Something repulses the silicate. Landers steps away from Toni and goes to the silicate with an ax. The silicate promptly kills him. However, silicate No. 2 does not advance towards West and Stanley who are standing shoulder to shoulder with Toni. Silicate No. 2 is being repulsed by something??? . 3. Silicate Attack No. 3. In the Town House at the end a Silicate has Toni pinned up against a wall. (This scene is on seen in the original theater version which I was fortunate enough to see when it was first released in the theaters.) On the internet a picture of that confrontation can be found. The silicate appears to be "smelling" Toni and does not like what he is smelling. The silicate does not attack her???? Instead it decides to kill someone else. It seems to me that Toni must be wearing a perfume which irritates the silicate's respiratory system!!!!! Amazing!!!

[@basketofpuppys]

i love this movie they look like turtles with long necks

[@scottmouse1921]

Scared the hell outa me as a kid. Slow story building, but disturbing creatures.

[@andrewyoung2796]

I liked this film. But I'm a slappy for ALL thing Cushing

[@archnof0]

The creatures look like they were taken from a very old dr who set

[@jamesgrassia844]

That would be me, my hand getting cut off and the other becoming itchy.

[@hneugiii1245]

I actually like this one. Yeah it's cheesy but definitely a fun watch for a late night Monster Madness. I may be the only person to have bought it on Bluray 😄

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Read the comments. You are far from alone. This film holds a special place in many people's hearts.

[@brianfuller7691]

I'm split on this one. I liked it when it was made and still like the acting and Fishers' direction. But... The points in this review were spot on.

[@BingCherry11]

If anyone was able to see this movie when it was first released in theaters you would know that the "First Autopsy of Ian Bellos" performed by Dr. Landers and Constable Harris was the scariest part of the entire movie. And for some unknown reason has been edited out!!!! Dark Corners Reviewer please tell me you saw this movie in the theater and you remember seeing the "First Autopsy of Ian Bellos"!!! On the DVD and TV versions all you see is Ian Bello's corpse already covered up at the conclusion of the first autopsy!!!

[@mikesands4681]

I remember this one as a kid. I thought they were dangerous ravioli at the time.

[@timhutchinson3264]

Was I imaging it or is the sound level of your voice now the same as the movie soundtrack? (And did I see a lapel mic?) This isn't a complaint....I'm happy! :) In the past the movie soundtrack was so much louder than your voice it was difficult to adjust correctly.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

Tim Hutchinson Every film depending on the source has very different sound levels, some terribly quiet and turning up the volume also turns up the garbage on the sound track. Some (like next week's review) peaks all over the place. I try to get them to match and often fail to varying degree, when I get it right like in this review it is more from luck. It might depend on how you listen to it as well. I find it sounds better with headphones. But thanks I will put more effort into the sound mix in the future.

[@thribs]

This looks like a Doctor Who story. I imagine most British horror movies would be so

[@matthewh.9544]

As I've said before, Salems Lot the two part series with David Soul. It's a masterpiece

[@jsl151850b]

1:33 *Ah. The 'Dropbear' strategeum.* I kind of liked the movie.

[@grumpyoldwizard]

How did that creature get up in the tree in order to fall on its victim?

[@tymbershade]

Let's not forget the radiation suits....brought to you, by Trojan.

[@BingCherry11]

Could you please review the movie "The Reptile"???? I can't believe you have not reviewed that one. Thank you. When it comes to monster movies you are the best reviewer above and beyond the rest!!!!!

[@trashcanhands19]

Dwight K Schrute would win any and all foot races, a musket loader biathlon and not only excels at Dungeons & Dragons, but Swords & Sorcerers and is co-creator of Goblins & Guardians.

[@dbsommers1]

Fun review.

[@michaeldjarmotsky1820]

like i married a monster from outerspace 1958

[@isabellacarta1120]

This movie did really scared me a loooooooong time ago but I did looked for its DVD and I own It! By the way, I think that Island Is in Italy, One boat that comes once in a day sounds tipical. 😁

[@WilAdams]

I really like this film. It is nothing more than a sci-monster flick with 'break out the bong' written into every line of the script. I don't think the acting was bad and clearly the fact that it is set on an island is no different from films like the 'Deadly Bees'. I think of this film as a guilty pleasure, you know, like the early Gamera films.

[@elvinposey5251]

As a kid I use to watch the Sunday Morning MONSTER MOVIE which showed all theclassic Universal and Hammer Horror movies. Of course I have them all now in mycollection. This is one of my favorites with a great story and acting by Cushing andmost of the cast. The only problem I find is the lead actor and his girl friend who areboring and annoying. but the movie is so cool they don't ruin it. The creatures areso cool with the tentacles and hard tortoise shell that can't be destroyed. I think the ending is excellent. It has the feel of a Hammer film even though it's not. I wishthey would release this on DVD in America. I'm still watching my VHS. Classic Horror.

[@varanid9]

Quite the contrary, I thought the directing was tense and well paced. Now that I'm an adult, listening to what you say.......yeah, I never thought about that before: just why DO island dwellers not have any boats?? As for why 2 different scientists would create the same thing, I'd say they were simply pursuing a similar line of research; they weren't trying to create monsters, the monsters were an accidental result. And, I think that for the time and budget, the FX were adequate. Great musical score, too.

[@nickmitsialis]

well I kind of enjoyed this movie as a child watching it on creature features...but how about reviewing the movie they filmed almost at the same time using the same sets: "Island of The Burning Damned"--which this time starred Christopher Lee fending off an alien invasion.

[@matiascortezdiaz3991]

muy buena peli, de la cual romero tomo un par de cosas para la noche de los muertos vivos

[@keithbrown8490]

I remember seeing this on a TV late show in the 70's and except for the bad creature effects (Doctor Who budget creatures) I liked it. Someone should do a plot hole script fix and with today's effects masters a good remake could be made.

[@The-Artless-Gallery]

AHA!!! I remember this movie. I told my family this was a real film!!! But they doubted. they...doubted. Who's laughing now!!! 😵😲😵😲😵😲😵

[@radiofiendify]

Goddammit! I wanted a Godzilla vs Silicants sequel.