The Monster That Challenged the World

The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) – Here’s a by-the-numbers but generally competent B-horror film with surprisingly respectable creatures (even if they look like larvae rather than mollusks and they mostly just stand there); however, it drags in the middle, it’s got some dumb moments, and it doesn’t build to much of anything (The Monster That Challenged the Salton Watershed doesn’t have quite the same ring to it); Milton Parsons steals his few scenes, but there’s not much to get excited about otherwise. 5