Reptilicus essays

Reptilicus essays I saw this movie on October first at my home. I decided I was in the mood to watch a B-movie, since I havent seen one in awhile. Sidney W. Pink wrote and directed this movie. Two other films he directed were Journey to the seventh planet (1962) and Finger on the Trigger (1965). The story line for this movie is as follows: A man is drilling for copper, and he hits something. He pulls it out of the ground to find flesh and bone. He had no idea what he had just found, but he knew it was something that he should take to scientists. So, he takes the object to a lab to have it examined. The scientists figure out that this object is a tail, and it is nothing has ever seen before, its natures mix of reptile and mammal. They calculate that this animal, with a tail of this size will be huge, about the size of a brontosaurus. To keep the tail preserved they lock it in a frozen compartment, and it has to stay at a certain temperature. This is where the big cliche comes in. The scientist goes into the room to get a tissue sample from the tail, and forgets to lock the door. While hes examining it, he falls asleep and the door (magically) flies open. Through out the night it defrosts, and starts to regenerate (as they say 239488 times in this movie). To sum up the re st of the movie; it grows to its full height and wreaks havoc everywhere, and they have to launch a rocket full of drugs into its mouth to kill it. Oh wow, for my reaction to the film: This was one of the worst films overall that I have ever seen. The fact that it was seriously lacking in the acting department, not to mention, bad voiceovers, horrible directing, unbelievable special effects (if you can even call them that), and worst of all was the plot (or lack thereof). The acting was so horribly over the top, especially with the janitor in the laboratory. There is one scene in particular that stands out. When he is walki...