The Beast With A Million Eyes (1955) - Movie Review

Official Score = 1 Devil

Have you ever seen a movie that is just not quite there? What I mean by this is that movie has all of the elements to be something good, but for whatever reason this movie just was not what it should have been?

The reason that I asked is because I have seen more then a few of them during my time reviewing horror and science fiction, but the one I have most recently seen is, The Beast With A Million Eyes (1955)!

Had a lot of potential, just couldn't cut it...

Written by: Tom Filer (The Space Children) & Directed by: David Kramarsky (The Crybaby Killer), & Roger Corman (Death Race 2000). Starring: Paul Birch (Cannon Ball), Lorna Thayer (Five Easy Pieces), Dona Cole (The Long Gray Line), Dick Seargent (Bewitched), Leonard Tarver (The Lonesome Trail) & Bruce Whitmore.

Ultimately this movie is not horrible, it just wasn't great, and what I mean by this is that the movie had a great premise... A story that was about an Alien visitor... A emissary from a dying world that has to take over a body and make it the host in an effort to survive, now the thing is, is that they survive on, 'Hate'... Which apparently the Human race has in abundance...

Well it looks like the Alien has decided to use the, 'Kelley' family, and the surrounding animal population to experiment on, and as the animals start getting more and more violent, well ultimately it will be up to the, 'Kelley' family and their servant, 'Him' to stop this Alien from invading Earth and taking over!

The Kelley clan confronting the ultimate evil on Earth, and it's servant... A man it kidnapped!

Ultimately the story is great, the special effects are that awesome, 'B' movie special effects that Roger Corman has always done so well with... The problem is, is that the acting is far over the top (and not in that style that still keeps it fun.)

Anyway, this movie is not the best, and I will be honest and say that this one may be a stretch for B Movie fans as well.. But if you are, give it a try, because again, (this movie is not the best to have come out by Mr. Corman, but it certainly is not the worst movie to have ever come out!)