Up From The Depths Reviews | The Giant Behemoth (1959)
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- Опубликовано: 27 окт 2020
- A radioactive enhanced Palaeosaurus rises from the ocean to terrorize London.
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Released: March 3, 1959
Producer: Ted Lloyd
Director: Eugène Lourié
Screenplay: Daniel James and Eugene Lourie
Music: Edwin Astley
Special Effects: Willis O'Brien
Starring:
Gene Evans as Steve Karnes
André Morell as Prof. James Bickford
John Turner as John
Leigh Madison as Jean Trevethan
Jack MacGowran as Dr. Sampson, the paleontologist
Maurice Kaufmann as the mini-submarine officer
Henri Vidon as Thomas Trevethan
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Personally, I find the Behemoth an interesting creature simply by way of the fact that it's dying. It hasn't come ashore to attack for some reason, but because it's like an elephant. It knows it's going to die, and it can't help that it's taking the rest of London down with it. There's a tragedy to the Behemoth that, under the right circumstances, could make for some very compelling storytelling. I admit the film as-is doesn't do too much with it, but it's still a good detail that sets it apart.
I actually never knew that the creature was dying, and this movie predates Godzilla’s meltdown in Godzilla vs destoroyah by 4 decades!
@@SaurianStudios1207 isn't this movie kinda Godzilla rip off to with the whole radiation covering the land and it being created by radiation and scientists working to kill it so I guess it went full circle
@@jamalwalker well it’s not really a ripoff the monster is attacking the UK 🇬🇧 it’s like a rhedosaurus but with a long neck and radioactive, it can make a sound that turns flesh into bones, it’s like the Loch Ness monster and it looks different and almost every country has a giant monster the UK 🇬🇧 has gorgo and the giant behemoth, Japan 🇯🇵 has Godzilla, gamera and ultraman but the most famous is godzillla, the USA 🇺🇸 has the beast from 20 000 fathoms, King Kong, the giant claw, reptilicus, cloverfield, the winged serpent and the worst one zilla but the most famous is King Kong and the beast from 20 000 fathoms and Korea 🇰🇷 has yongary
How can the Monsterverse touch this when there’s already a creature called behemoth?
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As a child I always thought this movie was oddly similar to Beast from 20000 Fathoms. I guess that was for a good reason.
yeah it really is just the beast from 20,000 fathoms.
Gotta say the radiation side of this really makes the behemoth even scarier dispite its design.
Even the godzilla movies rarely used this side effect of the monster in focus save maybe only a couple films.
1954 gojira literally was all about the radiation. and when america re-made it in 1956 or something it was even more focused on the radiation
@@dystroyah8703 well actually my movie was focused on the destructive power of the bombs and the american version was more about the suffering of the humans.
@@stalinchu8024 oh yeaaaaaaah
I always liked this movie, though it was always clear that O'Brien had neither the budget nor the backing to make it what he wanted (which was typical, sadly). The creature was interesting in design and execution, and there was a rather cool extended shot of the creature rampaging with excellent lighting that was uncommon in stop motion animation, esp. for the time. Fun fact -- many of the human screams were lifted from KK 33.
I remember seeing this film on Saturday night in the early 70’s on television. The best scenes were the scene with the creature and the high tension electric towers and the scene in the two man submarine, with the music of Ted Astley providing the suspense. The scene of the futile pursuit of the creature had an element of excitement. Once again, Ted Astley’s score. The photography was pretty good, in my opinion. I saw this before The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. I enjoy watching both films.
I LOVE THIS FILM !!!!!! "THE GIANT BEHEMOTH" IS AN GREAT MOVIE !!!!!!!!
Behemoth is actually the name of a creature that's mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament (it was probably inspired by the hippopotamus). It's the landbound counterpart of the sea monster Leviathan.
As a young earth creationist I believe the behemoth was an apatrosaurus or diplodocusm
The monster was kinda inspired by the Loch Ness monster
@@brianwinters5434 it's apatosaurus and diplodocus
I remember watching the giant behemoth when I was a lot younger and I have childhood memories of watching this movie and the trailers of it back in the early 2010s. The first thing that came into my mind was this is exactly like the beast from 20k fathoms except it’s the British version of it, and this movie predates Gorgo by 2 yrs! Easily the best thing about the movie is the giant behemoth himself, the paleosaurus! I’m actually surprised this movie hasn’t gotten a remake yet.
It's a cheap copy of the best of 20000 fantoms
This film hasn't been remade because, let's be honest, it has no historical, artistic or commercial value. The only people who remember it are people who watched it on TV when they were kids during certain time period and creature feature enthusiasts who see it as "bad british The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms rip-off with more gore".
In the UK, this movie was called Behemoth the Sea Monster, and when distributed in Amereica, extra roars were added, which were all recycled from the Brontosaurus from King Kong, as well as a couple of screams from people.
At least the Brontosaurus roars are fitting, since the Behemoth seems to be a sauropod monster.
Pretty sure i heard a few Rodan roars in there too 😄
@@Gappasaurus Oh, that reminds me, same thing happened with Rodan as a couple of Brontosaurus roars were aded in that movie too.
@@Hewylewis True
I prefer it’s original title Behemoth The Sea Monster. I always found it terrifying as a kid. The people being incinerated was scary.
I thought the creature was nicely animated. The puppet head was well designed. But I read somewhere, that the mechanics never worked, so it was just used to snap up or push things over.
It’s still an enjoyable movie with a great cast.
I like the US title more. It's funnier that way.
It has the Shin Gojira feels in some certain scenes
I love The Giant Behemoth,
love the scene were the
monster attacks the Woolwich Ferry.
Paul Bacchus
Magnificent film. I personally really love it.
Speaking of O'Brien, I'm surprised you haven't reviewed The Lost World from 1925. Any plans on reviewing that, and some older dinosaur movies? Great job, as always! Love the fact you bring serious analysis to the kaiju genre :)
The Rhedasaurus and the Behemoth my look similar, but the Behemoth itself looks more like a sauropod.
yeah and in my opinion the Behemoth looks like a real dinosaur.
It looks like the mix of a sauropod and a theropod
It’s Beast from 20,000 Fathoms in the UK 🇬🇧
I saw this movie once when i was extremely young. Couldn’t remember what it was or honestly if it was real. Good to see this little fever dream again
The creature has an interesting look but the special effects aren't good enough to compare it too Godzilla or King Kong
Honestly can’t even compare it to the Rhedosaurus. The effects really hold this movie back, and that’s not even counting it’s other flaws.
The Behemoth's neck is at this weird curve all the time. Like they posed it in a way for too long (probably while presenting it) and the neck got stuck in that position.
the creature is FINE. the prop looks dumb but the rest is FINE. in my opinion. but ignoring that this thing is strong. really strong. I think its strong enough to fight kong and win probably.
The Giant Behemoth: You took everything from me!
Titanus Behemoth: I don’t even know who you are
I liked that the hero (Gene Evans) was a brainiac, rather than a John Agar-type that we've seen before in these sci-fi features (though I always enjoy John Agar!)
Gene Evans is very good in Operation Petticoat and Support Your Local Sheriff.
Gene Evans works just fine here but it's a bit odd casting because he comes from US westerns. Opposite Andre Morell, who'd a thunk
The kid's eyes though! Brutal!
Mate, I've been glued to this channel for 3 days now. It's awesome! So many films I knew a little about and wanted to explore further. Thank you! And please keep these hidden gems coming!
I personally disagree with the paleosaurus, I think it’s a fantastic design and it’s just as memorable as the Rhedosaurus, both are just different enough, but also similar in the sense that both are aquatic dinosaurs that spew out radioactive poison.
disagree I think its design isn't anywhere close to rhedosaurs the legs of the creature look disproportionate and it feels like I'm watching an after school project compared to Willis other works this is the worst to have his name attached to it
@@jamalwalker im sorry did you compare this to an after school project?! this isn't an after school project! i mean its no masterpiece but an after school project?!?!
@@dystroyah8703 yeah especially for Willis o brian its amateur work the brontosaurus in both the lost world and king kong look better than the behemoth
@@jamalwalker sir. This is a good movie. Do not compare it to crap. Or else
@King Kong Fan I will cut off their legs and then feed them their toe nails then kill their family and friends and feed them to him.
Finally! London gets smashed to bits.
Love your work. Thanks for posting.
Good fun! I'm happy that you're getting into slightly more obscure territory now. The English setting made me wonder if you'd ever give the Quatermass films a look. They're more cerebral SF than kaiju, but the first two films, The Quatermass Xperiment (aka. 'The Creeping Unknown') and Quatermass 2 (aka. 'Enemy from space') do build to giant monster appearances. Both are great examples of British-style SF of the time, with the emphasis on writing, atmosphere and characterisation over special effects. Happy viewing!
Hey, I commented about it a few videos ago, but I never expected you to actually do it.
For some reason I really like this one. As a kid, it freaked me the hell out. Also, say what you will about the creature, but something about stop motion will always be super charming and awesome to look at. Even a generic stop motion Monster, stands out more than a generic CGI Monster. It just has soul.
You are absolutely right. Stop-Motion is real, this is what makes the thing more lively.
A lot of that I'd chalk up to O'Brian. A random CGI monster is done by someone probably not too experienced, while Willis was a veteran who knew how to not just do stop motion, but make the motion right and give presence. Him and Harryhausen were the best at it
Stop-Motion is the best thing ever to be seen on the screen. CGI is so bland and fake and boring. Stop-Motion is... perfect...
What about suit-mation? That is good right?
@@stalinchu8024 of course it is
If anything it feels like an unofficial sequel to "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms" which will be how I look at it as for now on
1:10 That's a lot of fish.
Yes.
I love this movie! Caught it on Turner Classic Movies. Cliche as hell but a very enjoyable watch.
It's weird that the idea of radioactive dinosaurs was such a common idea. Was that really a weird fear some people had back then?
Nuclear weapons were very scary back then, and dinosaurs are imposing. It inevitable both would be combined together.
I can agree with you on everything except the Rhedosaurus and the Behemoth looking about the same. Both are very cool designs, but if I'm being honest, I like the Behemoth more for the reason that it looks like a sauropod, with a huge body stature and long neck (and you have to admit, making a normally peaceful herbivore look threatening and evil is hard, so props to the makers for achieving that with this design). While the Rhedosaurus is still plenty realistic and might be better in the effects regard, sure, I'm giving my personal edge to the Behemoth. Plus its movie is way better than the last one you reviewed, and it's a welcome relief.
I wonder what would happen if this Behemoth took on the Monsterverse Behemoth........
Probably this one would win. Its a walking radium bomb, after all.
They’re both evenly matched in terms of size, but I’d argue MV Behemoth wins for 2 reasons:
1. MV Behemoth negates the radiation spew as he could likely absorb it.
2. MV Behemoth actually has experience fighting other monsters. In Godzilla: Dominion (a prequel graphic novel to Godzilla vs Kong) he battled Scylla, the giant spider looking thing. And, while he lost, he did actually manage to hold his own against Scylla
Kinda weird that O’brien’s last film was essentially a remake of one his protégé’s (Harryhausen’s) films. I went in thinking it was just gonna be a rip-off, but I still enjoyed it.
I really do love the human elements. If only the monster had been better- aside from the generic design, there were so many partial shots, it made me wonder if effects shots were done with time constraints
While I don't think it resembles the Beast from 20000 Fathoms that much, it still is hard to block that movie from your mind while seeing this.
One of my fav dinosaur movies!
In an article I once read on the making of this film, it stated the prop head, used in the ferry boat and water scenes, initially was designed so that the jaw opened and closed. A technician inadvertently broke the mechanism prior to filming and it wasn't repaired. Also, in the sound track, some of the screams heard are lifted from the 1933 "King Kong".
I remember watching this movie and The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms as a kid.
The Giant has a since of innocence that is fun to watch. You almost feel as if you are watching a small child at play. These are why these early monster films are so much fun unlike today where we are pushing for more and more realism. This is why the fun has gone out of it. One my favorite modern Monster films is the 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters. This is mostly because all the shots of the monsters are done at a the same eye level as the the Monster them selfs. This harks back to the days when the effects where don with a man in a rubber suite, and the camera was at the eye level with the actor. This gives the film a playfulness that is hard not to pickup on. You feel like a little kids playing with toy cars and trains.
i said it before and i am not afraid to say it again, I really enjoy the stuff you put on the Internet.
I saw this film once as a kid, maybe 8 or 9, and never saw it again until it came on Turner Movie Classics in my 40s. It wasn't bad. I liked the London backdrop. I also liked the radiation burn aspect. But yes, it did pale to Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
A nifty little film. If you see this film first and then watch The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, you might take this to be a remake; with better special effects. AKA Behemoth The Sea Monster, which is probably a more apt title. Behemoth means giant or giant monster so adding giant to the title really is not necessary. The director Eugene Lourie earned an Academy Award nomination for or his visual effects on the film Krakatoa, East of Java. He also directed Gorgo.
Even as a little kid this felt exactly like the beast from 2000 fathoms but where I thought the beast was fun and awesome this one with the radiation and dog death scared me pretty good. To this day I blame it for my fear of being too close to radioactive stuff lol
The Behemoth looks like a carnivorous sauropod
Very good explanation. Nice and scholarly. Enjoyed the sequences. Happy to know it wasn't a Harryhausen monster. Thanks for the run down.
I remember watching this one a lot as a kid (it played a lot on American Movie Classics, back when they actually showed real classic movies). I like the atmosphere and full paleosaurus design, and it was fun to see the guy who played Professor Quatermass from the original BBC QUATERMASS AND THE PIT in this one, but this is definitely a lesser effort. Willis O'Brien's stop-motion FX were pretty stilted compared to the superior advanced Dynamation being accomplished by his protege Ray Harryhausen (whose 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD came out in the same year as this) and apparently it was also a rushed job, as the creature was originally supposed to be invisible in the script, but had to be made visible to appeal to the movie-going crowds.
I have a soft spot for this one, the effects are way better for the budget than they ought to be. I also thought the proto-ecological message was well presented and was internally consistent. It added some verisimilitude to the film. It's also some of the earliest eco-themed content in a film I can remember. It's a bit gruesome in a good way (speaking of which, will you be looking at "X The Unknown?")
I loved this movie .. Awesome .
At 16 years old in 2016 I watched this movie
0:20 Strange how there were still unproduced scripts circulating about radioactive blobs even tho “X the Unknown” had come out in 1956 🤨
that movie. that... movie... when i was a lad I saw this movie. and for some reason it scared me. i mean i saw gojira before I saw x the unknown but X always scared me more. its kinda like when i watched the blob and i slept with a fire extinguisher the entire night. weird unstoppable blob things just... scared me. Now i see the blob as something i can just consume but x is just.... spoopy.
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It didn’t bother me _too_ much as a kid, though i do recall closing my eyes when the scene with the x-ray tech guy melting would come on... so i guess i wasn’t so brave after all 😅 I also remember wondering who would win in a fight between X and the Blob 😄
@@Gappasaurus the big scary mud gonna slurp me up like soup
Have you thought of a review of Gorgo? That was another British monster flick...actually pretty good from my memory...
man i love your channel, it reminds me of simple times when you could go to a local blockbusters up the street :)
This movie is my favorite just like the beast from 20,000 fathoms 1953 and god bless Willis o brien because he created the best effects along side Ray harryhausen
Fun review! But I disagree that the Behemoth is "pedestrian." Seeing it as a kid, back in the late 1960's, it had all kinds of personality that a radioactive blob never would. You know, I'm 59 years old, almost 60, and I'm getting increasingly irritated at critical charges that giant monsters are "kid stuff." They are not. They are mythic.
Yes it is VERY similar to the Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, however, I always enjoyed it ever since I first saw it as a small boy - when it actually gave me nightmares! A very fine movie!
Yeah I wish we got the villagers more.
Pretty cool monster although I don't remember watching the whole film, wish we got to see Rhadasaurs vs. the Behemoth lol
Cool monster. You know who’s not cool. A little dumbass named Ian Womack. He says that Legendary Godzilla is a disgrace to Godzilla. Um hello? He made Toho cried tears of joy.
So comment said he wanted the behemoth in the Monsterverse and Ian got mad because he hates Legendary Godzilla and those who defend him and give him evidence.
@@rickyrackey7930 lol I never even herd of him. The people at Toho even said MV Goji made Gojira handsome again too haha
@@ShinGoji1987Official Find the comment that says I want behemoth in the Monsterverse with 17 comments in the section.
Let Asylum do their rip-off of Monsterverse and you'll get it.
@@MrSomebodyStrange I can't stand the asylum films, the cgi makes them unwatchable to me lol
I remember the movie but I keep forgetting the title. And I have mixed it up with the beast from 20,000 fathoms as a kid.
Awesome movie!!
Can you look at The Monster That Challenged the World and The Black Scorpion next?
HE SHOULD
You should review the Lost World (the original Stop Motion version)
it`s fun to watch any way
Hay I liked this movie CLASSIC
Potential idea for your next series of reviews: monster movies from the silent era, such as The Lost World
I think The Behmoth was also inspired by The Lost World (the part where the Diplodocus goes on a rampage in London) and Godzilla (with the nuclear war allegory)
It’s review request time!: REPTILICUS, please.
Hope to see a video on another O’Brien film, “The Valley of Gwangi.” A wild movie with a lot fun effects, and a seemingly bloodthirsty dinosaur. Would love to see your opinion of it.
my favorite blue dinosaur
All respect to Willis O'Brien, but Valley of Gwangi is a Ray Harryhausen film. (I checked my DVD just to make sure) Great film :)
When I was young I did get the two movies confused
He's much deadlier than the beast from 20,000 fathoms. He could chat broil king kong in 30 secounds
Char broil
In my head the behemoth is a relative of the rhedosaurus
Loves these reviews! Keep at it! Have a suggestion. How about doing the original War of the Worlds? You can always do each of the remakes but the original is the best
It's rather melancholic that O'Brien was "beaten at his own game" by Harryhausen, and a similar fate would befall him by Tippett. Sad, but there's also that old martial arts adage about the student surpassing the teacher.
it's 15,000 bloomin' roentgen.
3 stars = Okay.
4:27 Protonicholascagesaurus
I always thought this was a neat little movie
I always thought the creature design was pretty good-kind of a stubby sauropod. I particularly like the musculoskeletal detail in the chest and front leg region. But agree the prop head/neck is horrible.
I dunno a part of me wishes the director got to stick to his blob monster idea. However blob monsters are kinda hard to make interesting since they can't emote much so I like the shiny slimy dinosaur monster. The radiation issue is kinda neat, rather than spitting it like Godzilla they play up how radioactive it is. Of Eugene's 3 giant reptile movies I think Behemoth is the weakest. I really like Gorgo.
the blob already existed (1958) so having a film come out about a similar thing a year or couple months later it would just be labelled a rip off before it hit theaters
@@jamalwalker
Comparison to “X the Unknown” would have been more likely, as it was both a blob AND radioactive 😅
@@Gappasaurus yeah looking at the directors filmography he didn't seem to be a very creative person when it came to his films concepts
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Not too long ago I bought this and Beast From 20,000 Fathoms on bluray and watched them back to back. While I'll always acknowledge 20,000 Fathoms as the better film for its immeasurable cultural impact, I was a little surprised when I found myself enjoying watching Behemoth as just a good old-fashioned monster flick just a little bit more. Sure it's derivative, but it still does it well.
I just want kaiju action in kaiju movies
It feel like the beast from 20000 fathoms
Great movie not as good as Beast from 20000 Fathoms but still a great giant monster movie!
Speilberg ripped off the sinking of the ferry boat sequence.
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RUN! IT’S GODZILLA!!!
They did that to the kid? 😮
Big boi
Yes
.....I thought it was the same monster in the thumbnail....
I watched the 70 minutes version of this film. Was it a classic version or it was cut?
I will give this film a 6
des is nice
And? Its still a fun movie.
Will you do gorgo or reptilicus next?
I'm pretty sure that Reptilicus was confirmed a while back, and it would be silly for him to not review Gorgo, so stay tuned
Check out the British film Gorgo and the Dansih film Reptilicus. I find your review scores in terms of stars to be far too generous but I tend to agree with your actual thoughts on the films. But those would be two good kaiju films for you to see, Gorgo is oddly good and Reptilicus is, despite childhood charm and decent-ish action, laughably terrible.
Can you look at THEM!🐜1954
Them came out same time as my movie
So its supposed to be like the behemoth?
The nuclear bomb theme is very exaggerating in this movie
Behemoths are supposed to be a land animal. Leviathan is the sea monster
Channel 9 brought me here...,
Looks like a Brachiosaurus
I slightly disagree, I think the Behemoth is an interesting giant monster character. But I concur the Special Effects don't do it justice.