That the alien is able to both exhibit and evoke strong feelings is a testament to Harryhausen’s wizardry.

The plot is simple and the characters are few, which leaves the bipedal beast as the primary source of amusement, screaming and clawing its way across the screen.

A very effective monster film of the golden age of B cinema, and Harryhausen is still the king.

The lead actor looks a little like Steve Martin, which got me to thinking that digitally inserting that comedian could make something out of this imploded building of a movie.