Softwing
Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??
GurlyIamBeach
Instant Favorite.
Erica Derrick
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Chase_Witherspoon
From the opening credits introducing the cast members scampering across the wilderness, pursued by an unknown assailant, you know you're going to get something a little different and that promise lives up to expectation in this Spanish thriller. A trio of treasure hunters converge on a haunted cave searching for an elusive cache of rare antiquities that has evaded them since their first brush when they were soldiers in WWII. But after discovering what may have been the long lost chest, they inadvertently release a terrible, shrieking creature that also happens to be invisible.More than meets the eye to this cast, with Amercian James Philbrook cast as the stoic, unofficial leader of the trio (the other two Casas and Bodalo), his girlfriend Polish bombshell Ingrid Pitt in her film debut, while the ill-fated Soledad Miranda is the leading lady, a rising star who died prematurely in a car accident only a few years following this film. All the cast discharge themselves with professionalism and tact, no hysterics or over-zealous rants, very measured, solid performances. I thought Lola Gaos as the superstitious Greek housekeeper - whose frequent warnings go ignored until too late, - was a highlight, the scene in which she fetches the water, suspenseful and exceptionally well photographed.There's plenty of atmosphere in the black and white cinematography, decent sets and calculated suspense, the film's multi-pronged climax is engaging and leads to an unexpected conclusion that won't disappoint. Perhaps the only faux pas is the fictitious Greek setting and characters, all of which looks and sounds very Spanish. Better than expected, worth a look.
action-express
If you are a fan of vintage, cult horror movies like I am then you will absolutely love this movie. I cannot believe that it has no cult following! I can't even find a movie poster for it. Although it is a low budget, dubbed, Spanish movie it has a great story with very good acting and the effects are as cool as can be. Overall it is made in the typical fashion of horror movies of this period but has some real surprises along the way. The acting and dubbing is far superior than most. The sets are good. The camera work is average or a little above. But the story is very good and interesting with many scenes that I do not want to give away. The black and white make it moody and pretty scary. There are some rather gory effects especially for the time. The monster is invisible for the most part yet you can really imagine it from some cool footprints and the blood curdling noise that it makes. You really worry for the people in this movie. It also has one of the most surprise endings that I have ever seen in a movie of this era. Another reason that I can't understand why this movie is not out there is that it is Ingrid Pitt's first movie role. She is lovely as ever but looks a lot different than her 1970's roles.This movie is a must for vintage horror fans.
winner55
The producers of "night of the Demon" have long been blasted for inserting the image of the monster at the end of that film, thus deflating some of its rich suspense. Yet the makers of the present film have been equally blasted for not providing more than a few brief glimpses of the monster from the cave on the Greek island explored here. Ya jus' can't win.Noramally, I would also be upset with the lack of visual monster, but here, it is quite clear that insisting on the monster's visibility misses the whole point of the movie. First the movie is about the people trapped by the monster, and is really a suspense film, not a monster movie. Second the whole gist of the movie is that the origins of the monster are unclear - it is not really a 'dinosaur,' as critics claim, but a residual creature from the mythic period of ancient Greece. If the audience doesn't catch that, the movie is lost - yet, it is hard to see how this could be missed - the archaeologists are not searching for remnants of the past or simply gold, they seek the stolen treasure of Troy - cursed since first buried.Granting this premise lifts the film considerably. There are gaffes along the way, to be sure, and it's never more than a B-movie - but taken on its own terms, its an OK B-movie, and certainly one of the best to be produced by the Spanish cinema of its day.
unbrokenmetal
Professor Andre and a bunch of friends are searching a cave for a treasure from the days of Ancient Greece. What they find is much older than even that: a prehistoric monster, invisible (!) but stalking them day and night, uttering a horrible scream (see movie title). Everybody in this movie is heroic (although one coward type is what you'd expect for the genre), so the rest is almost a competition who can sacrifice himself first for the escape of the others.Even if it began a bit silly - I mean, the actors stand 5 meters away from the dynamite explosion and don't bother to take cover - it got better and better! The invisible enemy is quite effective, and the movie is old-fashioned in a positive sense, more like a horror classic from the 1930s than the 1960s. Good cast including the one and only Soledad Miranda, Ingrid Pitt of Hammer fame, plus experienced character actors such as Jose Bodalo ("Django") and Antonio Casas ("A Gun For Ringo").
