The visual effects are by far the strongest part, with most of them holding up really well, and they allow the film to make the most out of a simple concept. The performances have issues but they're good enough to keep things moving along and it's all pretty fun.

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Wife was better actor than the main protagonist. The story was lame, but sweet. There was no explanation for incident though they build up an cosmic conclusion. Action and special effects were well executed instead the production year.

Okay, here's the deal: It's a low budget, existensial, unashamedly pretentious AND entertaining sci-fi classic that goes off on one of the most wildly overblown and awesome tangents in cinematic history. I mean, what hutzpah! What sheer testicular mass! This film kicks ass for miles and still has energy left for a victory dance that, believe you me, will become the latest craze. Okay, so I'm not sure what that last part meant. Leave me alone, this film rules.

Much of the narration is annoying and unnecessary, and the ending is very heavy-handed, but over all this is quite an enjoyable movie. The special effects, while not always perfect, are well done. The enlarged sets are especially convincing. The movie has a fun sense of adventure that makes it a thoroughly entertaining experience.

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for being a bit simplistic and having some very bad acting i found this movie to be very watchable. i could have done without that whole speech at the end, and some of the exposition dragged, but i can see why this is on so many lists.

Campy, with impressive props and effect for its time, but not without glaring inconsistencies (while the guy's wedding ring drops off his finger early in his shrinking process, his incredible shrinking clothes opt to continue shrinking along with him), anti-feline characterizations (cats don't scream at their prey) and general silliness, particularly the precious ending sermon.

Because of the spider.

Rewatched, up from 80. What an amazing, existential film this is.

Dated, but really fun piece of pop culture, based on a Richard Matheson screenplay. LOVE the seen where his cat tries to kill him Toe knee :-)

Premise doesn't seem all that credible today, but, good Lord, how fondly I remember this one

Excellent film with extraordinary special effects considering when it was made.

The only thing that doesn't shrink in this movie is the rating i gave it. Also everything else except for the Man.

Still a very enjoyable film. The FX are still credible and the story well paced and exciting. Shame about the last 3 minutes though...

An excellent piece of sci-fi horror from the 50s. The story of a man becoming increasingly dominated by his surroundings and losing his humanity in the process continues to work to this day. The effects are astounding given the time period, and the scenes with the cat and the spider provide fantastic thrills for a film like this. Both contemplative and good fun, I can forgive the overly talky ending.

A thoughtful, well-made low budget sci-fi film. Great special effects for the period, and--what is rarer--a genuine philosophical perspective on man and his swindling place in the world.

In the better class of sci-fi thrillers -- expert trick photography brings much suspense to scenes of a tiny man pitted against nature. Script always makes it seem believable.

Although the ending gets a little too over its own head, the effects are quite remarkable for the time and the tension is palpable enough. Top-shelf entertainment that manages to work on a few levels, if not as many as it aimed for.