I was intrigued with finally seeing this film as it starred Forrest Tucker, who made a few of my favorite 1950’s science fiction films namely “Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas” and “The Crawling Eye”. “Monsters” is my least favorite entry.
I found it very difficult to follow the action for a couple of reasons:
- There isn’t any!
- The actors all seem to mumble through their dialogue so you don’t know what the heck is going on!
What I can glean from this snoozer is that scientists are conducting experiments concerning magnetism and cosmic rays and seem to have F’ed up and ripped a hole between our dimension and an unseen parallel dimension thus allowing an unwelcome invisible intruder to enter our space and enact nefarious deeds on unsuspecting inhabitants of Earth. This includes the wildlife in the countryside outside the lab which grow to tremendous size and want to quench their thirst with Earthlings who stumble upon them.
There is also an angle where a benevolent alien who appears in human form and speaks perfect English arrives in a spacecraft, allegedly aware of the scientists’ cataclysmic gaffe, and assists on sewing up the torn dimensional fabrics and providing sage advice to the scientists on how best to clean up their mess. Shades of “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951)!
For a more satisfying dimensional fabric tatter-fest, go check out “The Mist” (2007).
If you do find yourself in a position to watch “The Cosmic Monsters”, be sure to crank up your television volume and see if you can decipher what is going on. Hearing aids are NOT optional.
