The Astounding She-Monster (1957)

The Ridiculous She-Monster, 30 June 2005

The Astounding She-Monster is a creature from outer space who has come to Earth to check things out. I'm not sure what makes her so astounding and she's about the least frightening monster I've seen. Let' see, she has blond hair, wears a spandex bodysuit, and has some of the funkiest eyebrows I've ever seen. Oh, and there's that whole thing about how she can kill with her touch. But I'm not sure how anyone is stupid enough to let her get close enough. She does this walk like she's modeling and about as fast as a snail.
Ed Wood was an uncredited adviser on this movie - and it shows. Dialogue and special effects are straight from the Ed Wood school of movie making. Oh, and what dialogue it is. Characters with little or no scientific training babble on and on about theories involving space travel and radium poisoning. Once the She-Monster is dead, you would expect the remaining characters to seek help or just get out of there. But no, this couple stands around to trade scientific lectures.

A better name for the movie might be The Ridiculous She-Monster.

2/10