{"id":11082,"date":"2010-05-19T17:13:12","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T00:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11082"},"modified":"2020-11-26T03:37:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T10:37:20","slug":"attack-of-the-crab-monsters-1957","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11082","title":{"rendered":"Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We are dealing with a man who is dead, but whose voice and memory live &#8212; how this can be, I do not know, but its implications are far more terrible than any ghost could be.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-55014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster-666x1024.png 666w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster-176x270.png 176w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Attack-of-the-Crab-Monsters-Poster.png 729w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA group of scientists studying the effects of nuclear testing on an island find themselves pursued by giant mind-controlling crabs.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mind Control and Hypnosis<\/li>\n<li>Mutant Monsters<\/li>\n<li>Roger Corman Films<\/li>\n<li>Science Fiction<\/li>\n<li>Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nMaverick B-director Roger Corman made no less than nine films in 1957 &#8212; including this infamously titled mutant monster flick, featuring mind-controlling styrofoam crabs. The acting is just as campy as you might imagine from such a low-budget venture, with Pamela Duncan&#8217;s terrible performance as the busty female marine scientist &#8220;Dr. Martha Hunter&#8221; particularly noteworthy and giggle-inducing &#8212; and the dialogue is equally ludicrous: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Crab Monster:<\/strong> &#8220;So you have wounded me! I must grow a new claw, well and good, for I can do it in a day &#8212; but will you grow new lives when I have taken yours from you?&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, the storyline is simply too ridiculous to take seriously on any level, with atomically-charged crabs channeling the minds of the humans they&#8217;ve devoured through metal objects (?!). Despite such ludicrous plot devices, however, the story as a whole is surprisingly dull, especially in comparison with screenwriter Charles B. Griffith&#8217;s deliciously satirical collaboration with Corman two years later &#8212; 1959&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3108\"><em>A Bucket of Blood<\/em><\/a>. Only true fans of low-grade sci-fi need to bother checking this one out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> Fans of <em>Gilligan&#8217;s Island<\/em> will surely be thrilled to see &#8220;The Professor&#8221; (Russell Johnson) in a key role here; note in particular his final heroic act &#8212; very &#8220;Professor-worthy&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ridiculously campy performances and special effects<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-performances.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-performances.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11085\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-special-effects.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-special-effects.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11086\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-axe.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/attack-crab-axe.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11087\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plenty of chuckle-worthy dialogue: &#8220;Once, they were men; now, they are crabs.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but diehard Corman fans won&#8217;t want to miss it. Listed as a Camp Classic in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0050147\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3398corm.html\">DVD Savant Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.badmovies.org\/movies\/crabmonsters\/\">BadMovies.org Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=3176&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scifilm.org\/musing5.html\">SciFilm Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/67771\/attack-of-the-crab-monsters#articles-reviews\">TCM Articles<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We are dealing with a man who is dead, but whose voice and memory live &#8212; how this can be, I do not know, but its implications are far more terrible than any ghost could be.&#8221; Synopsis: A group of scientists studying the effects of nuclear testing on an island find themselves pursued by giant mind-controlling crabs. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Mind Control and Hypnosis Mutant Monsters Roger Corman Films Science Fiction Scientists Review: Maverick B-director Roger Corman made&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=11082\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11082"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55018,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11082\/revisions\/55018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}