Mst3k score: 8/10

Not as fun as the better known Plan 9, this still has the joy that is one of the most inept fight scenes ever. Bela fighting a (stolen from another movie) rubber octopus :-)

Bad without being amusing. Tor Johnson is very, very large.

A delightfully horrid movie, with just about 0 redeeming features except for the fact that it is hilarious.

So awful, and so awesome. Goes on my list of terrible movies that I secretly enjoy, if only because of the monster shots and the bizarre fires/explosions.

At least this TRIES to have a plot. Unfortunately, that's really all it has going for it, apart from the typical hilarity of Ed Wood's inept attempts at making Hollywood writer-director classic history. The problem here, apart from his other films, is that this one is honestly only funny in its badness once you've seen Tim Burton's "Ed Wood".

If you laughed when Lugosi fought the octopus in Burton's Ed Wood, you'll laugh harder here. Even funnier is when Tor Johnson screams and Lugosi just starts shooting him. More naive terribleness from Ed Wood, recommended if you love B-movies.

Hadn't actually watched the MST3K version before. Not one of their better efforts, but Wood's vision remains intact. That is, the vision of Bela Lugosi trying to strangle himself with a rubber octopus. Hilarious in itself.

One of the cheapest, funniest horrors ever made, with a photo enlarger and some kitchen appliances standing in for Bela's mad lab equipment, a supporting cast with all the talent of finger puppets. and some of the best bad dialogue you've ever heard.

terrible..as expected

mst3k

I don't see what all the hate is about. People associate Ed Wood with crappy movies, but this one just doesn't seem to fit in. He did the absolute best with what he had, and I'd say that's pretty damn good. I'd watch this movie again.

Maybe, if he'd had talented actors, enough budget to create good sets and not rely on stock footage, this might have been a halfway decent horror flick. But Wood had none of those things.

Even more entertainingly bad than Plan 9! What I like about Ed Wood's movies is that they're terrible, but you don't have to be a masochist to enjoy them.

I have to give it some creative credit, it's more enjoyable than most Hollywood trash. There's a certain magic about Ed Wood, no matter how terrible of a director he might have been. [MST3k almost tries too hard some times, but when Tor and Bela are up on that screen it all seems to come easily for our boys.]

Deliriously awful.

The monster shots were always good for a laugh.

This is one of the BEST movies ever made. EVER.

Wood directs Lugosi again as the mad scientist Eric Varnoff, out to create a race of atomic supermen by blasting rednecks in the face with radiation. Mostly pretty boring, though the laboratory and rubber octopus scenes are a scream. Plus, Lugosi actually gets to deliver a decent monologue before the end, showing us a brief glimpse of the great actor he once was.

No.

terrible, but it's actually quiet funny if you have sene "Ed Wood" by Tim Burton before.

I must say that I never would have watched that movie, if I had not seen Ed Wood, but it's funny if you have the circumstances in your mind that brought about this movie.

Some weak signs of actual acting in a few selected seconds, otherwise completely hopeless in everything it tries to display. I loved it.

Even at just around an hour, this movie still manages to be painfully boring. What saves it from complete failure is a hands-down excellent speech from the great Lugosi.

yeah another great one by "awesome Eddy". Must have for all fans. He´s the best of the worst. Love it or hate it :D