7.4
“An alien aiming for the Earth transforms monsters to attack!”
Space Amoeba (1970)
August 1, 19701h 24mJA
6.4
53 votes
Overview
When a space probe crash-lands on a far-flung Pacific atoll, the craft's alien stowaways decide to take over their new world one creature at a time. Soon, the parasitic life forms latch onto three indigenous critters -- a squid, a crab and a snapping turtle -- and transform them into colossal mutant monsters.
Director
Ishirō HondaWriter
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
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N/A
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Production Companies
TOHOToho Eizo BijutsuTokyo Laboratory
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5.0This is certainly not one of Ishiro Honda's better efforts; but it does kind of work. Some would-be alien invaders hitch a ride on a probe returning to the Earth that lands on a Pacific atoll. They set about creating supersized monsters bent on humanity's destruction so they can take over the world. Nothing new so far, nor indeed anywhere really, as a team of human hoteliers and local islanders try to fight off this threat. The visual effects are OK - the monsters; explosions and acting are low budget, but together keep this fun yarn moving along fine. The dubbing actors are way over the top a…
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