The Giant Behemoth (1959)

Director: Douglas Hickox, Eugène Lourié
Starring: Gene Evans, André Morell, John Turner

Synopsis:
Atomic tests in the ocean irradiate the food chain and lead to the emergence of a giant radioactive monster.

Impressions:
I decided to watch this because Willis O'Brien worked on the effects. Now, you shouldn't expect much from these 50's creature features, but there's not a whole lot to be had here. A bad excuse plot, characters nobody cares about, and a monster that doesn't show up until 50 minutes in that breaks no new ground from the sort of work O'Brien was doing nearly 30 years prior. It's not even so bad it's funny. It's just a bad, boring waste of an hour and a half. Skip it.

Also, something that bugs me. It's a sea monster, but they call it a Behemoth. Behemoth is a land monster. Leviathan's the sea monster. Come on, people. (Then again, the critter isn't exactly built for the sea, so maybe it's a land beast after all that just takes an interest in swimming. Whatever.)

Rating:
Avoid It