"Martha sedates him by telling him about her day" I'm howling.

@euansmith3699

2 жыл бұрын

The nail clippings comment really cracked me up.

@TheSadCthulhu

Жыл бұрын

Came here to post that this joke was underrated…glad I was not the only one who noticed 😊

You could argue that, because of all of the famous actors and directors he helped start, Roger Corman might be the most important person in cinema history.

@TheRealNormanBates

2 жыл бұрын

You could probably add the 2 producer guys who gave Cronenberg his start in Canada, but I know what you mean.

@Eisenwulf666

2 жыл бұрын

not the most important but one of the most important for sure. Not even joking

@DrQuagmire1

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!!! because if it wasn't for Corman, we wouldn't have James Cameron and Bill Paxton

@rezaqalam482

2 жыл бұрын

@@DrQuagmire1 and jack nicholson

@Malum09

2 жыл бұрын

Coppola, Scorsese, Cameron, Demme, Bogdanovich, even if not all the directors have done remarkable work in their later years they still did important works in their prime

“It’s come to my attention that I’ve never covered any of the old black and white monster movies from the 50’s. Allow me to remedy that.” I approve of this 👌

@brandonpage7087

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

Giant killer crabs? Quick! Someone bring me a giant mallet, 130 gallons of drawn butter, and all the lemons you can find

@brandonpage7087

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁

@Blackshirt123

2 жыл бұрын

"Ominous drawn butter footage!"

@mikegrossberg8624

2 жыл бұрын

You wanna talk about 130 gallons of butter, watch Harryhausen's Mysterious Island, particularly the part where they start exploring, then talk to me about butter!

Those poor fish. The horrors they witnessed during the Atlantian Wars haunts them still.

A throwback to all the Roger Corman movies that everyone grew up watching.

When I saw this on TV as a child (raised Catholic) I was so terrified after a character got his hand severed in the cave I ran out of the room. It was several years before I finally saw the entire film. I am so embarrassed. It came out the year of my birth. And the "Professor" IS a scientist. I remember "This Island Earth." LOL.

@wraithstrongopark

2 жыл бұрын

do you suppose he was typecast?

@SirSmoldham

2 жыл бұрын

@@wraithstrongopark I'm sure... standard Hollywood procedure.

I grew up in the 80's, but watched lots of these old movies on the Saturday afternoon creature feature. I love the B movies of the 70's - 90's, but also these oldies. Thanks for making this video.

@GoodBadFlicks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

These old giant monster movies were some fun films to watch back in the 70's when i was a child watching them with my dad!

Love him or hate him, Roger Corman is still a legend.

@HellecticMojo

2 жыл бұрын

I don't know much about him, why is he hated?

There has long been a bit of an unconfirmed urban legend that a young Jack Nicholson was one of the crew members "inside" the crab monster moving it around. The timing is about right (he worked for Corman as a crew member for short while before he got his first acting gig with him the following year). No clue how legitimate it is, but I've seen reputable sources both claim and dismiss it.

@Visitor7474

2 жыл бұрын

CRAB NICHOLSON

@sparkfilms558

2 жыл бұрын

I want so bad for this to be true

@Blutteufel

2 жыл бұрын

@@Visitor7474 Oh, God... Is _this_ how that started?!

@notahotshot

Жыл бұрын

It's absolutely true. I know, I was there. I was his left shoe lace.

I like how the crabs have Steve Buscemi eyes

That manta ray was in such a good mood!

@KarlBunker

2 жыл бұрын

He was happy to be ogling Martha in her swimsuit.

@Zenlore6499

2 жыл бұрын

@@KarlBunker Too bad her stories put people to sleep!

Every guy's worst nightmare attack of the Crab monsters 🦀😵🦀😂😂

Russel Johnson might have a ton of acting credits but most of those were guest starring roles in shows like Rawhide or Cannon. However he will ALWAYS be the Professor!

@stephenpmurphy591

2 жыл бұрын

He was the beefcake in this movie! Beefcake & giant crab legs! Butter makes everything better. Uh oh, no homo. I'm glad I cleared that up! Eatables are a trip.

Love this movie. It’s a childhood favorite, since it aired constantly in the 70s. More classics from this period, The Monster That Challenged The World, Field Without A Face, Them!, The Black Scorpion, The Deadly Mantis, Earth vs The Spider and Tarantula.

@Madbandit77

2 жыл бұрын

Them! is a favorite of mine. It has the mood of a mystery.

I have always loved this movie. The ghost intelligence thing sets it apart from the others of the time and made the entire thing creepy and a bit surreal.

This was the first monster movie I ever watched and it started my love of them. I was 5 in 1965 and staying at my grandmothers house. She was switching channels (back when there were 4 to chose from) and tuned this on. When I saw the giant crab I asked her if I could watch it. She asked me if my parents allowed me to watch such movies and I remember lying and saying yes. I later felt catholic boy guilt about lying but loved the movie. Thanks for the fun review.

I love how the greatest threat posed by the giant crab is how sneaky they are.

Excellent Episode! I loved 50s B Movies on late night tv as a kid. Your riffs have that great vintage MST3K flavor!

@aucarter

2 жыл бұрын

There are 2 famous lines I recall from 50s B movies 1) "It's crazy, it's so crazy, it ... just ... might ... work" and 2) "If only he had used his powers for good, instead of evil!" :-)

Yes! I was hoping you'd get around to 50's scifi and monster flix. Look forward to many more.

Crab monsters, crab monsters. Look like crabs, act like monsters, crab monsters... I knew the reference was coming and I was ready! I love this movie, one of... the? Sure, I'll go with "the"... the movies he ever made.

I LOVE that you have now turned your attention to '50s monster movies! There's a whole LOT of those to cover. Just from Roger Corman's catalogue alone! Not to mention the others.

You should definitely do a movie review on The Wasp Woman from 1959.

@brandonpage7087

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please, that would be the perfect choice for the next '50s monster movie, covered on here!

@rezaqalam482

2 жыл бұрын

Or the 90s remake

I'm glad that you got into older movies. U should check out Night of the Lepus lol. I think it's perfect for your channel name, for it was the first "so bad that it's good" movie that I watched.

I love this film, my kids love this film. please please PLEASE do THEM!

That Batman v Superman reference is completely earned and somehow fits nicely on a Corman film. hahahahaha "Martha, WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME?" and by the way, these Mutant Crabs are like talking big-eyed cheap looking Mirelurcks hahahahahaha, so now I can see that maybe some of the developers might be a fan of Corman films and giant creature films alike.

I'm surprised Brandon Tenold hasn't done this movie yet.

@Justin_0241

2 жыл бұрын

if Brandon did a review of it u know he will add some humor in it and also those extra effects that he would add

Hey! Just got my Into Darkness vol 1 and 2 discs as well as the Sci Fi doc disc. Can't wait to get watching them. The posters look great, by the way.

Thanks for doing a review of this film, Cecil. It is one of my favorite "guilty pleasure" films. It's rare to find a film that is both suspenseful and hilarious. I think Attack of The Crab Monsters would make for a great film to remake. The premise has some creepy elements, like is the island actually haunted by the previous scientists. The monsters are also intelligent, using both deceptions to target the humans and also causing the island to shrink. Don't get me wrong. It's a great film to poke fun at and I loved the commentary you did on the video. It's just got so much story potential too for a modern remake.

YAY !! Thanks for covering some classic black and white schlock fests 😎

It's nice to be home from work so I can get an early look at a post from this great channel.

I would absolutely love to see you cover the 1989 movie Lobster Man from Mars. If you haven't seen it, it's like the Producers, narrated by Dr. Demento, and stars Deborah Foreman!

@brandonpage7087

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's a good idea. That one deserves more attention!

1957 Roger Corman shot Attack of the Crab Monsters and The Saga of the Viking Women and their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent! Both the silliest sounding and longest titles of his storied careers.

@mikegrossberg8624

2 жыл бұрын

Corman was the KING of low-budget films! He re-used EVERYTHING! FREQUENTLY! Sets, props, sound effects, actors, EVERYTHING!

@mikegrossberg8624

2 жыл бұрын

His film, The Raven, was shot in about three days, because, after shooting a previous film, he still had three days of rental left on the sets, and Karloff, Lorre, and Price, plus Nicholson, were still available!

@big3ye378

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikegrossberg8624 wow! One of the greatest creative minds in film.

12:47 " so you couldnt see the actor's legs" the exact moment when you can actually see the actor's legs between the rocks

Thanks for doing this film. I am totally down with seeing more “CLASSIC” films. These movies were how I was introduced to horror and sci-fi growing up in the 1960s and 70s watching the late late late shows like “It came from beneath the sea”, “20 Million Miles to earth”, “Missile to the Moon” and so on. As a kid I took this stuff dead serious and was totally invested in the characters. I look forward to more.

@GoodBadFlicks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I love. “Im not a scientist I’m a professor “

I absolutely adore this flik. It's got just the right amount of crazy. Roger Corman (legend!) didn't work with much when he first started out but he did know how to entertain. I proudly own many of his films on dvd + Blu and though his Poe/Price run is my all time fave, I find good cheezy fun in almost all his offerings. Thanks for this!

@GoodBadFlicks

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

"The Conqueror Worms"! Love that book.

@jasonsantos3037

2 жыл бұрын

the worms of the Earthfrom Robert E Howard a great story

Having watches a grizzly at the local zoo delicately peal and orange, I am almost willing to at least suspend my disbelief about how dainty a crab monster might be.

Nice to see a fellow Brian Keene fan ! The Conquerer Worms is one of my favorite by him. He has so many great books. Can't say enough good things about them. Love how they are all connected. With the 13 gods of the Labrynth Mythos. Great stuff! Nice to see a shout out to him. :)

@burningmisery

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Keene has some really cool stories. You read 'Castaways'?

@Vegeta8300

2 жыл бұрын

@@burningmisery Yup! I've read most of his stuff. Some of his short story collections and more recent stuff I haven't. He had a meet and greet in NYC years back that my brother and I met him and chatted. Got my copy of "The Rising" signed. His zombie stuff, conquerer worms, gathering of crows, darkness at the edge of town, and stuff with Levi Stoltzfus I quite enjoy. Urban Gothic was brutal, like Castaways. Where every time you hope one of the characters is gonna make it out alive they get brutally killed lol. Well, kinda like most of his stuff.

@weedongding

2 жыл бұрын

The Conquerer Worms was my first book of his I've read, and got me both into his books and reading more in general

@Vegeta8300

2 жыл бұрын

@@weedongding Have you read the sequel? Not sure if it's still available or what. But, he had a PDF of "The Conquerer Worms 2" for free on his website ages ago. If I recall correctly. I read "The Rising " first. Which I quite enjoyed and proceeded to buy a paperback copy of everything of his I could find. His world building is fantastic.

Corman knew to throw out a bit of the bear early to catch viewers interest. You see that skulking crab underwater, you know what kind of ride you're on!

That boat engine noise sounds more like a lawnmower.

@w.b.whitfieldiii8039

2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

I could honestly go for some crab legs right about now.

I think most modern generation's first exposure of Roger Corman is his cameo in Looney Tunes Back in Action as the director of the fake Batman film

@Madbandit77

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Dante, the director of Back In Action, was one of Corman's many proteges.

@TyroneBruinsmaFilms

2 жыл бұрын

@@Madbandit77 very true, I think it's nice Dante wanted to thank and honour Corman all those years later. Also, what would a Corman Batman film have looked like

I LOVE these cheesy 50s horror films! Worth a watch!!!

Fantastic to see a review for this and definitely looking forward to more 50's creature features!!... Great work as always 🙂..... Next....stock footage!

Absolutely LOVED this movie when I was ten.

classics? love it & love your channel

'Martha sedates him by telling him about her day' ROFL Brilliant 😂😆🤣

This scared the shit out of my dad, when he was little.

Thanks cecil this made my week especially since I pasted my last final and am waiting to see if I can graduate by the dean.

The Gilligan's Island jokes had me rolling. Also, more campy 50's monster movies, please! This was great.

I can never look at ominous crabs the same again…thanks for the nightmares, Cecil.

This movie scared the CRAB out of me. ;P Always love your reviews man. Thanks for brightening our days a little!

Possibly your best work yet, Cecil.

Oh my gosh this film! So glad you did a review on it. For how hilarious and stupid it is, it has a certain charm.

Thank goodness in time for my lunch break when I really need it.

Glad to see the dark-haired leading lady from "the Undead" got more work from Corman. His style may be cheesy, but it's always entertaining.

NOW you're getting into some GREAT territory! Dr. X, Food of the Gods, Invisible Man, etc... so much greatness in this era! And more cheese than Wisconsin!

@GoodBadFlicks

2 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of surprised its taken me so long, I grew up watching these movies on Creature Double Feature

@thegood9

2 жыл бұрын

@@GoodBadFlicks Me too! Such a huge palette to choose from. Looking forward to all these!

Love that my buddy Brian's book got a shout out in the vid! heh heh

"Severely sleep deprived fish". Made me laugh, thank you.

I own this one as I saw it as a kid back in the 70s/80s and love me some classic horror/sci-fi/monster movies! It has issues but it's a fun watch.

Lol, "the great east coast earthquake of 2011." We. Still. Remember.

OMG! A Brian Keene reference. He's my favorite author

I remember that earthquake. I was in front of Salisbury University, and it was like...I was walking down the street like nothing happened

Love these reviews. Rogue Corman is an American treasure. I always enjoy his movies. Some are actually good movies. I feel as if he is a movie fan making movies.

YES!!! You just made my day. Thanks

I literally(1) just re-watched this the other day here on KZread. Groovy flick.

Haven't started the video yet, but the title is Attack of the Crab Monsters, so LETS GO!

Damn man, jokes were on point. "Soviet Russia, crab eats you"! I have outgrown many channels, but not this one. Keep going

@GoodBadFlicks

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

omg man, I'm a Mainah, the east coast earthquake reference had me in stitches.

That boat noise is definitely a lawnmower.

Funny thing about that earthquake joke. I actually remember that day. My Uncle said he tried calamari for the first time and completely missed it.

I love Roger Corman. I love Goodbadflicks.

Wow! I completely forgot about this film. But when I saw those ridiculous EYES on that crab, all my memories came flooding back. As a boy, I kept thinking these people are acting silly. Stop listening to strange voices! 🤣🤣🤣

Another great video. Keep up the great work!

Whenever you're in a mood for another 50s monster movie I'd like to see you cover The Monster That Challenged the World

This movie scared the heck out of me, back when I was a kid, in the 60’s. I wish you would do “The Night Walker”. It is a neat black and white Corman horror movie that doesn’t seem to get much coverage.

@kennethholland6697

2 жыл бұрын

The Night Walker is a William Castle film.

...the professor and Mary Ann Here on giant crab isle. Sing it!

OMG if you go this route you have a ton of material for my dad (and he watches the worst he can find) 1950's go!!

The professor better get used to being on an island.

... I saw this in-theatre when I was a small kid. Except for 2 shots, we all *howled* through it.

I'd LOVE to see an Exploring on this movie given how influential it was! My dad still remembers being terrified by the concept of a monster that could eat your friends...and then steal their voices!

Great video and hilarious! 😂

The crab on the poster got those Anya Forger eyes.

"So you couldn't see the actors legs" Notice right after he says legs, you actually do see a leg under the crab.

One of my all time favorite movies! It's ptobably been sixty years since I first saw it and it has never failed to thrill, amaze and astound me. In its own bizarre way, Attack of the Crab Monsters is cinematic perfection!

I wish I was making movies in those times. Excellent

I've enjoyed this Roger Corman B movie scifi horror creature features....yes its a wacky premise even goofy, but fun little tongue in cheek flick. enjoyed the review. the 1950s "Atomic Age" scifi/ horror is the era that jumpstarted my passion for the genre thru the decades. I hope that you will have time to review more "Atomic Age" scifi horror creature features movies Cecil...a lot of fun.

This derserves a reboot XD

@mikegrossberg8624

2 жыл бұрын

Do you KNOW how much Hollywood would fuck it up?

It's The Professor from Gillian's Island!!! I forgot he was in this.

This is awesome, yes please more black and white movies reviews, that would be great

That Yakov Smirnoff joke was the money...lol

THIS MOVIE SCARED ME WHEN I WAS A CHILD.

Thx for this! You uploaded this video on my birthday! 😊

0:55 Nothing like going to a deserted tropical island in a trenchcoat.

More Roger Corman PLEASE!

Ominous clouds, pigeons and now crabs. Great Scott! What could be next?

I remember seeing this when I was four, five one Saturday afternoon on Channel 33 WYTV's old "Creature Features" movie program. Then right after that seeing that changed the channel to the NBC affiliate to watch GODZILLA'S REVENGE !. The first live-action G-Film I had ever watched. As I was familiar with the Big-G from his Hanna Barbera animated series from back then. With the news of Roger Corman's passing, I've been checking out all your vids on his flicks. Say what you would about some of his productions, Corman was one of the great ones. And there shall not be another. Started a lot of careers the man did. Also watching your review I see you were also a fan of Brian Keene's THE CONQUER WORMS/THE EARTHWORM GODS. If your a fan of Keene's works, and malicious crustaceans. Check out the CLICKERS novels which Brian Keene collaborated on with Jorge Gonzalez. I think you'll enjoy them if you haven't already.

@GoodBadFlicks

Ай бұрын

The Conqueror Worms is one of my all time favorite books. I've read other Keene but not Clickers so I'll give it a look!