Tag: Bert I. Gordon
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Earth vs. the Spider
Teens track down a giant spider that comes back to haunt their small town in Bert I. Gordon’s 1958 schlocker. Mr. B.I.G. has never bee associated with quality, but this is one of his least bad movies. 4/10
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War of the Colossal Beast
The Amazing Colossal Man is back! However, in this 1958 sequel his greatest adversaries are the tight shooting budget, the lacklustre script, the indifferent acting, and the fact that not even director Bert I. Gordon seemed to care. 3/10
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Attack of the Puppet People
A lonely doll-maker shrinks people in order to have them keep him company in Bert I Gordon’s 1958 film. Decent performances help counteract a plodding script and special effects of varying quality. 5/10
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The Amazing Colossal Man
After surviving a nuclear explosion, Glenn Langan is moved to a military test site where he continues to grow ever larger. There’s a rugged charm to Bert I. Gordon’s 1957 film that helps counteract the dull script and the poor effects. 5/10
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The Cyclops
Susan Winters finds her lost husband in a remote Mexican vally, now radioactively mutated into a giant monster. The first in Bert I. Gordon’s trilogy of giant bald monsters. 4/10
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Beginning of the End
Radiation is once again to blame as giant grasshoppers devour Chicago in Bert I. Gordon’s 1957 cult classic. While inept in most departments, it boasts a decent cast and is a lot of fun to watch. 4/10.
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King Dinosaur
Bert I. Gordon’s 1955 directorial debut sees four scientists completely uninterested in exploring a new planet and doing “darn science stuff”. After battling stock footage and superimposed insects, they detonate a nuclear bomb and go home. 0/10
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