Tetrady not as good as all the hype

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

poe-48833 The first time I saw ROBOT MONSTER, it was televised in 3-D. We had to get our 3-Dimensional glasses from a convenience store. While I can't really say that the effort was worth it, I will say that revisiting ROBOT MONSTER just the other day WAS worth the effort. I'd all but forgotten the fact that the whole thing was "just a dream." THAT explains the numerous sequences from so many cheesy Monster movies: the kid was simply dredging up some of the things he'd seen at the movies over the years. This framing device harks back to classics like THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and INVADERS FROM MARS, to mention but a few. ROBOT MONSTER also seems to have had its roots in the pre-Code Horror comics of the early 1950s: the movie actually opens with a shot of an assortment of such comics which includes an issue of ROBOT MONSTER itself. Any enterprising filmmakers out there looking for comics to bring to the Big Screen would do well to check out MIGHTY SAMSON (in which a Herculean strongman battles mutants in a post-apocalyptic future), DR. SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM (which features a super hero not unlike the Dr. Manhattan character in WATCHMEN), or MAGNUS, ROBOT FIGHTER (in which a future Martial Artist battles robots intent on ruling the world; an idea ripped off for the Will Smith stinker, I, ROBOT).

dougdoepke No need to get into the loony plot. Thanks to this ghastly treasure, I nominate Ordung and Tucker for the Outpatient Hall of Fame. After all, who else but the ditzy would think a gorilla suit topped by a diving bell is the stuff of nightmares. And if that's not scary enough, top it off with a menacing Lawrence Welk bubble machine. Still, when those alien bubbles came flying at me, I was under the bed in nothing flat. Yes indeed, this lunatic mess qualifies for not just any award, but for a big fat Golden Turkey. I love it when the world's at stake, and a shirtless Roy and a busty Alice traipse off to the weeds for some serious canoodling. Nice to know Hollywood won't let world's end interfere with a commercial product. But the movie's real star is lowly Bronson Canyon. It's a burned up pimple on the face of LA that no 50's schlock would be complete without. Then too, I love the way a waddling Ro-Man clumps up and down the desiccated slopes like he's looking for Humane Society rescue. Oh well, what can you say about a near home-movie that cost all of sixteen grand. Heck, production companies spend that much on lunch these days. Still, someone should have let the cast in on the joke. They play things like there's an Oscar at stake. Anyway, a tip of the diving helmet to the makers of this inspired mess. Meanwhile-- Is it safe to come out now?

bigcatthetall There's not much to say about this movie that hasn't already been said. I could talk about the plot or the characters and how bad they are, or how this movie has no sense of pacing and environment. But that's not why anyone would watch this movie. They'd watch it for the stupidity. And boy, will they not be disappointed. A quick list of idiocy: -The "robot monster" is a scuba diving gorilla. -His radio to his home planet spits out bubbles. -Somehow this lumbering buffoon has wiped out the entire human race. -His death ray is just random, seizure-inducing flashes. -"Dinosaurs" randomly pop in the middle of the movie for no reason. -Said dinosaurs are either reused footage or two wrestling crocodiles, one with a fin taped to his back. -And once again, the robot monster is a scuba gorilla. It's really quite remarkable. I suggest you all stop whatever measly activity you are currently partaking in and go view this movie on your nearest public domain website. It's free and you can also find an old Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode to ease you into the madness. You've been warned.

njnya This movie is often considered one of the worst movies ever made, but is it really that bad? To be honest, it's really not. Sure, the villain is no more than a guy in a gorilla suite, and the TVs are made of wood, but that's about it. In other words, the only real problem is the low budget, other than that it's fine. Let me explain.The movie is about the last few people on Earth who are being stocked by a monster named Ro-man. Despite the fact that Ro-man is just a guy in a gorilla suite, the movie does a nice job of making an interesting survival movie. Not to mention the spooky atmosphere with the constant sounds of sirens in the back round. Now some people may ask, "why does Ro-man have a bubble machine, why does he wear a diver's helmet?" The answer is simple. In the beginning of the movie, the boy (one of the characters) is seen playing with a bubble wand and wearing goggles. In other words, Ro-man is a work of the boy's imagination (the whole movie is supposedly a dream). Not to mention the fact that this is one of the rare movies to actually kill off a child character.In the end, if you imagine this movie to have a more threatening villain and a higher budget, it's not that bad. It's a shame these kinds of movies are always getting picked on by people who don't properly judge them.PS: It's better than Plan 9!